Elektronika VM-12

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

Elektronika VM-12 was in size and weighed . PAL SP - 2,339±0.5%

The device was developed on the basis of the Panasonic NV-2000 video cassette recorder manufactured in Japan starting 1981. The equipment for the production of some parts and units was purchased in Japan as well.

The VM-12 was produced from 1984 until about 1995.

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