VHS-C

VHS-C
VHS-C Cassette Adapters (rear) and S-VHS-C cassette (front)
Media typeMagnetic cassette tape, ½-inch
EncodingNTSC, PAL, SECAM
Capacity30, 60 minutes
Read mechanismHelical scan
Write mechanismHelical scan
Standard525 lines, 625 lines
Dimensions92 × 58 × 20 mm
(3⅔ × 2¼ × ¾ in)
UsageHome movies
Extended fromVHS
Released1982; 42 years ago (1982)

VHS-C is the compact variant of the VHS videocassette format, introduced by Victor Company of Japan (JVC) in 1982,[1] and used primarily for consumer-grade compact analog recording camcorders. The format is based on the same video tape as is used in VHS, and can be played back in a standard VHS VCR with an adapter.[2] An improved version named S-VHS-C was also developed. S-VHS's main competitor was Video8; however both became obsolete in the marketplace by the digital video formats MiniDV and MiniDVD, which have smaller form factors.

VHS-C camera, cassette, adapter VHS-C to VHS, VHS-C tape
  1. ^ "1982 VHS-C". Victor Company of Japan Ltd. (JVC). Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-06. HR-C3 The first model of portable VCR to use VHS-C cassette
  2. ^ "Videointerchange.com". Videointerchange.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.