Loading... Please wait...There are mainly 2 different scanning systems widely used in the world. One is PAL, another is NTSC.
PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line which is the analog television display standard that is used in Europe and certain other parts of the world. PAL is one of the three major TV standards together with the American National Television Systems Committee(NTSC) color television system and the French Sequential Couleur avec Memoire (SECAM). Whereas NTSC delivers 525 lines of resolution at 60 half-frames per second, PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half-frames per second.
NTSC stands for National Television Systems Committee. Formulated the standards with the FCC for color television in the U.S. This format is often used in North America and Pacific ocean countries.
| Abu Dhabi | PAL |
| Afghanistan | PAL/SECAM |
| Albania | PAL |
| Algeria | PAL |
| American Samoa | NTSC |
| Andorra | SECAM/PAL |
| Angola | PAL |
| Antigua | NTSC |
| Antilles (Dutch) | NTSC |
| Argentina | PAL |
| Aruba | NTSC |
| Ascension Island | PAL |
| Australia | PAL |
| Austria | PAL |
| Azores | PAL |
| Azerbaijan | SECAM |
| Bahamas | NTSC |
| Bahrain | PAL |
| Bangladesh | PAL |
| Barbados | NTSC |
| Barbuda | NTSC |
| Belarus | SECAM |
| Belgium | PAL |
| Belize | NTSC |
| Benin | SECAM |
| Bermuda | NTSC |
| Bolivia | NTSC |
| Bosnia Herzegovinia | PAL |
| Botswana | PAL |
| Brazil | PAL M (NTSC can be used) |
| British Virgin Islands | NTSC |
| Brunei | PAL |
| Bulgaria | SECAM |
| Burkina Faso | SECAM |
| Burma | NTSC |
| Burundi | SECAM |
| Cambodia (Kampuchea) | SECAM |
| Cameroon | PAL |
| Canada | NTSC |
| Canary Islands | PAL |
| Cape Verde | PAL |
| Caymen Islands | PAL/NTSC |
| Central African Republic | SECAM |
| Chad | SECAM |
| Chile | NTSC |
| China, Peoples Republic | PAL |
| Christmas Island | PAL |
| Colombia | NTSC |
| Congo, Peoples Republic | SECAM |
| Cook Island | PAL |
| Corsica | SECAM |
| Costa Rica | NTSC |
| Croatia | PAL |
| Cuba | NTSC |
| Curacao | NTSC |
| Cyprus | PAL |
| Cyprus, Turkish | PAL |
| Czech Republic | SECAM/PAL |
| Dahomey | SECAM |
| Denmark | PAL |
| Diego Garcia | NTSC |
| Djibouti | SECAM |
| Dominica | NTSC |
| Dominican Republic | NTSC |
| Dubai | PAL |
| Easter Island | PAL |
| Ecuador | NTSC |
| Egypt | SECAM/PAL |
| El Salvador | NTSC |
| Equatorial Guinea | SECAM |
| Eritrea | PAL |
| Estonia | PAL |
| Ethiopia | PAL |
| Falkland Islands | PAL |
| Faro Islands | PAL |
| Fiji | PAL |
| Finland | PAL |
| France | SECAM |
| Gabon | SECAM |
| Galapagos Islands | NTSC |
| Gambia | PAL |
| Gaza & West Bank | PAL |
| Georgia | SECAM |
| Germany | PAL |
| Ghana | PAL |
| Gibraltar | PAL |
| Greece | SECAM/PAL |
| Greenland | NTSC/PAL |
| Grenada | NTSC |
| Guadeloupe | SECAM |
| Guam | NTSC |
| Guatemala | NTSC |
| Guinea | PAL |
| Guinea-Bissau | PAL |
| Guyana, French | SECAM |
| Guyana Republic | NTSC |
| Haiti | NTSC |
| Holland | PAL |
| Honduras | NTSC |
| Hong Kong | PAL |
| Hungary | SECAM/PAL |
| Iceland | PAL |
| India | PAL |
| Indonesia | PAL |
| Iran | SECAM |
| Iraq | SECAM |
| Ireland | PAL |
| Israel | PAL |
| Italy | PAL |
| Ivory Coast | SECAM |
| Jamaica | NTSC |
| Japan | NTSC |
| Johnston Islands | NTSC |
| Jordan | PAL |
| Kampuchea | SECAM |
| Kazakhstan | SECAM |
| Kenya | PAL |
| Korea, North | SECAM |
| Korea, South | NTSC |
| Kuwait | PAL |
| Kyrgyzstan | SECAM |
| Laos | PAL |
| Latvia | PAL/SECAM |
| Lebanon | PAL |
| Leeward Islands | NTSC |
| Lesotho | PAL |
| Liberia | PAL |
| Libya | SECAM |
| Liechtenstein | PAL |
| Lithuania | PAL/SECAM |
| Luxembourg | PAL/SECAM |
| Macau | PAL |
| Macedonia | PAL |
| Madagascar | SECAM |
| Madeira | PAL |
| Malawi | PAL |
| Malaysia | PAL |
| Maldives | PAL |
| Mali | SECAM |
| Mariana Islands | NTSC |
| Malta | PAL |
| Marshall Islands | NTSC |
| Martinique | SECAM |
| Mauritania | SECAM |
| Mauritius | SECAM |
| Mexico | NTSC |
| Micronesia | NTSC |
| Midway Islands | NTSC |
| Monaco | SECAM/PAL |
| Montenegro | PAL |
| Mongolia | SECAM |
| Montserrat | NTSC |
| Morocco | SECAM |
| Mozambique | PAL |
| Myanmar | NTSC |
| Namibia | PAL |
| Nepal | PAL |
| Netherlands | PAL |
| New Caledonia | SECAM |
| New Zealand | PAL |
| Nicaragua | NTSC |
| Niger | SECAM |
| Nigeria | PAL |
| Norfolk Island | PAL |
| Norway | PAL |
| Okinawa | NTSC |
| Oman | PAL |
| Pakistan | PAL |
| Palau | NTSC |
| Panama | NTSC |
| Papua New Guinea | PAL |
| Paraguay | PAL |
| Peru | NTSC |
| Philippines | NTSC |
| Poland | SECAM/PAL |
| Polynesia | SECAM |
| Portugal | PAL |
| Puerto Rico | NTSC |
| Qatar | PAL |
| Reunion | SECAM |
| Romania | SECAM/PAL |
| Russia | SECAM |
| Rwanda | SECAM |
| Samoa | NTSC |
| Sardinia | PAL |
| Saudi Arabia | SECAM/PAL |
| Senegal | SECAM |
| Serbia | PAL |
| Seychelles | PAL |
| Sierra Leone | PAL |
| Singapore | PAL |
| Slovakia, Republic | PAL |
| Slovenia | PAL |
| Solomon Islands | PAL |
| Somalia | PAL |
| South Africa | PAL |
| Spain | PAL |
| Sri Lanka | PAL |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | NTSC |
| St. Lucia | NTSC |
| St. Pierre | SECAM |
| St. Vincent | NTSC |
| Sudan | PAL |
| Surinam | NTSC |
| Swaziland | PAL |
| Sweden | PAL |
| Switzerland | PAL |
| Syria | SECAM/PAL |
| Tahiti | SECAM |
| Tajikistan | SECAM |
| Taiwan | NTSC |
| Tanzania | PAL |
| Thailand | PAL |
| Togo | SECAM |
| Tonga | Tonga |
| Trinidad & Tobago | NTSC |
| Tunisia | SECAM |
| Turkey | PAL |
| Turkmenistan | SECAM |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | ? |
| Ukraine | SECAM |
| Uganda | PAL |
| United Arab Emirates | PAL |
| United Kingdom | PAL |
| Uruguay | PAL |
| United States of America | NTSC |
| Uzbekistan | SECAM |
| Vanuatu | PAL |
| Vatican | PAL |
| Venezuela | NTSC |
| Vietnam | NTSC/SECAM |
| Virgin Islands | NTSC |
| Wallis Island | SECAM |
| Yemen | PAL |
| Yugoslavia | PAL |
| Zaire | SECAM |
| Zambia | PAL |
| Zanzibar | PAL |
| Zimbabwe | PAL |