VHS VIDEO CASSETTE; VHS-C Adaptor |
VHS video cassette
Year | VHS Cassettes | ||
1976 | VHS cassette(VHS tape) | ||
1982 | VHS-C cassette (VHS tape) | ||
1987 | S-VHS
cassette (S-VHS tape) S-VHS-C cassette (S-VHS tape) |
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1990 | S-VHS DA (For S-VHS Digital Audio) | ||
1992 | W-VHS cassette (W-VHS tape) | ||
1995 | D-VHS cassette (D-VHS tape) |
The characteristics of VHS video cassettes |
Tape classification VHS tape, S-VHS (S-VHS Digital Audio) tape, D-VHS tape, W-VHS tape Cassette size |
VHS cassette | ||
Tape | 1/2" iron oxide tape | |
Recording time | 210 min. (T-210 cassette) | |
Dimensions [mm] | 188(W) x 25(H) x 104(D) | |
Tape thickness | 0.019mm (T-20 --- 130) 0.0156mm (T-140 --- 168) 0.0144mm (T-180) 0.0134mm (T-200) 0.0124mm (T-210) | |
VHS cassette:
T-20,30,40,60,80,90,100,120,130,140,160,168,180,200,210 T-XXX" indicates cassette type. "XXX" shows recording time (min) in standard mode. |
S-VHS cassette | ||
Tape | 1/2" iron oxide tape | |
Recording time | 210 min. (ST-210 cassette) | |
Dimensions [mm] | 188(W) x 25(H) x 104(D) | |
Tape thickness | 0.019mm(ST-20 --- 130) 0.0156mm(ST-140 --- 168) 0.0144mm(ST-180) 0.0134mm(ST-200) 0.0124mm(ST-210) | |
S-VHS cassette -
ST-20,30,40,60,80,90,100,120,140,160,168,180,200,210 T-XXX" indicates cassette type. "XXX" shows recording time (min) in standard mode. |
VHS/S-VHS compact cassette | |||
VHS-C cassette |
Cassette adaptor - How to use VHS-C cassette & adaptor - VHS-C cassette can play on table type VCRs by means of the cassette adaptor. | ||
Tape | 1/2" iron oxide tape | ||
Recording time | 40 minutes (TC-40/ST-C40) | ||
Dimensions [mm] | 92(W) x 22.5(H) x 59(D) | ||
Tape thickness | 0.019mm(TC-3 --- 20 / ST-C10 ---
C20) 0.0156mm(TC-30) 0.0139mm(TC-35) 0.0123mm(TC/ST-C40) | ||
VHS-C cassette - TC - 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 35,
40 S-VHS-C cassette - ST- C10, C20, C30, C35, C40 TC/ST-CXXX" indicates cassette type. "XXX" shows recording time (min) in standard mode. "TC" means VHS-C compact cassette, "ST-C" means S-VHS-C compact cassette. |
W-VHS cassette | ||
Tape | 1/2" Metal tape | |
Recording time | 180 min. (WT-180 cassette) | |
Dimensions [mm] | 188(W) x 25(H) x 104(D) | |
Tape thickness | 0.0144mm(WT-40 --- 180) | |
W-VHS cassette -
WT-40,60,120,180 "WT-XXX" indicates cassette type. "XXX" shows recording time(min) in HD mode or SD2 mode. |
D-VHS cassette (DIGITAL) | ||
Tape | 1/2" iron oxide tape | |
Recording time | 480 min. (DF-480 cassette) | |
Dimensions [mm] | 188(W) x 25(H) x 104(D) | |
Tape thickness | 0.0175mm(DF-160 ---
300) 0.0144mm(DF-360) 0.0124mm(DF-420) 0.0113mm(DF-480) | |
D-VHS cassette -
DF-160,180,240,300,360,420,480 "DF-XXX" indicates cassette type and "XXX" shows recording time (min) in standard mode. |