A Comparison of Color TV Cameras for NTSC and PAL Color Standards

The differences between NTSC and PAL color standards are concentrated in the area of the specification of the encoded composite color signal. Considerations of generation, transmission, reception and display of the reconstituted color picture are all of vital importance in establishing the specification for the encoded composite color signal. It is the purpose of this discussion to describe how the two types of signals are generated in the RCA color cameras and thus draw a comparison of the resulting equipments. In the following discussion, it is assumed that the reader is generally familiar with NTSC and PAL signal specifications. Further, in order to make the comparisons very explicit, the NTSC and PAL specifications as published in the February 1966 Amendments to the Report of the EBU AD-HOC Group, 2nd Edition dated February 1965 are the basis for the discussion that follows. Thus both signals are for 625 lines, 50 field systems.