V-Cord
| Media type | Magnetic cassette tape, ½-inch |
|---|---|
| Encoding | NTSC, PAL |
| Capacity | 60 minutes, 120 minutes |
| Developed by | Sanyo |
| Usage | Home movies |
| Released | 1974 |
V-Cord is an analog recording videocassette format developed and released by Sanyo. V-Cord (later referred to as V-Cord I) was released in 1974, and could record 60 minutes on a cassette. V-Cord II, released in 1976, could record 120 minutes on a V-Cord II cassette.
The V-Cord II machines were the first consumer VCRs to offer two recording speeds.