Elektronika VM-12

Elektronika VM-12

Elektronika VM-12 was the first Soviet VHS-compatible videocassette recorder. It was capable to record SECAM-IIIB D/K (OIRT), PAL and black-and-white video on a 12,65-mm wide magnetic tape.^[1]

Elektronika VM-12 was 480х367х136 mm in size and weighted 10 kg. PAL SP - 2,339±0,5%

The device was developed on the basis of the Panasonic NV-2000 video cassette recorder manufactured in Japan. The equipment for the production of some parts and units was purchased in Japan as well

References

1. Крапчатов, А. (2000). Отечественные видеомагнитофоны (in Russian). ДМК. p. 25. ISBN 5898180303.