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U-matic

Videocassette format; the first of its kind U-maticSony U-matic cassetteMedia typeMagnetic cassette tape, ¾-inchEncodingNTSC, PAL, SECAMRead mechanismHelical scan drumWrite mechanismHelical scan drumDeveloped bySonyUsageVideo productionReleasedSeptember 1971DiscontinuedJune 2004Technical support: 2016 3⁄4-inch Type E Helical Scan or SMPTE E is an analog recording videocassette format marketed by Sony Electronics Corporation, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Panasonic) and Victor Co. of Japan (JVC).

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