HC V180 Every Feature Demonstrated &Test Footage - Panasonic HD Camcorder (Saturn V Moon Rocket)

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HC V180 Every Feature Demonstrated &Test Footage - Panasonic HD Camcorder (Saturn V Moon Rocket)

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‪@WaybackRewind‬ My Most ambitious video yet, I set out to demonstrate every single feature on the Panasonic HC-V180 HD Camcorder. And then I shot some test footage (@50:32) to give you an idea of the quality, (Saturn V at the Rocket Park)
I hope this is helpful if you are considering buying this camera. This camcorder came out in 2016, but it's still sold brand new on Panasonic's website and all retailers.
This video is almost an hour long and nearly brought my computer to it's knees to produce. And yet there is no padding, I went through every relevant page of the User Manual and demonstrated every function possible.
@0:46 - Intro
@1:14 - Start
@1:20 - Name and function of main parts
@1:25 - Charging the battery
@1:36 - Turning the unit on and off
@1:39 - Names and Functions of main parts
@1:51 - Power Supply
@2:01 - Charging and recording time
@2:13 - How to use the touch screen
@2:32 - Hooking to monitor
@2:36 - Recording to an SD Card
@2:50 - Selecting a mode
@3:17 - About the touch menu
@3:23 - Setting the time and date
@3:48 - Before recording
@4:00 - Recording motion pictures
@4:34 - Screen indicators
@4:47 - Recording still pictures
@5:09 - Motion picture/Still Picture Playback
@6:24 - Speaker Volume Adjustment
@7:15 - Using the menu Screen
@7:43 - Using the setup menu
@8:35 - Daylight saving time
@10:11 - Select Operation Icons
@13:32 - Using the Zoom
@13:42 - Level shot
@14:14 - Changing the recording mode
@19:02 - Manual Recording
@20:43 - Record Setup
@20:49 - Recording with touch Function
@21:27 - Record Functions of Operation Icons
@22:37 - Select Operation Icons
@24:23 - Night Mode
@25:39 - Setup for the Record Menus
@26:23 - Record Format (AVCHD versus MP4)
@32:25 - Record Settings for Still Mode
@32:56 - Playback Mode for Video
@33:13 - Highlight and time frame index
@36:58 - Highlight Playback
@36:35 - Favorite Scene Setup
@38:22 - Manual Edit
@39:45 - Baby Calendar
@40:13 - Deleting Scenes/Still Pictures
@42:12 - Converting the MP4
@42:31 - Watching Pictures/Video on your TV
@43:04 - Copying/Playing back with a USB Harddrive
@47:47 - Copying to a Blu-Ray
@48:24 - Indications
@48:44 - Connection to a PC
@49:47 - There you have it, every feature demonstrated
@50:32 - Sample Footage
Let me know if you want to see more long-form videos like this or if you prefer the more condensed camera reviews. This is essentially a sequel to my very first video.
#video #television #camcorder #panasonic
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@WaybackRewind 9 ай бұрын

I added an index to be able to go directly to the item you are interested in

@Sawlon 13 күн бұрын

I bought 2 of these some years back where I live. Still love them! Thanks for your demonstrations!

@johnjohnson9923 2 ай бұрын

MOST EXCELLENT CLEAR AND CONCISE AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL HAVE HAD THIS FOR 1.5 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY USED TWICE DUE TO FEAR OF SCREWING SOMETHING UP NOW HAVE A MONTH TO PRACTICE BEFORE GRANDSONS 3RD BIRTHDAY THANKS FORM AN OLD TECH BASARD LOL- DON'T HAVE TO TRY AND REVIVE MY 1999 $1200.00 JVC DIGITAL CAMCORDER

@WaybackRewind 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Thanks for watching.

@ChrisWright2000 9 ай бұрын

Absolute gold dust! Thank you for this work and posting it.

@WaybackRewind 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and thanks for watching.😃

@user-fg6yv9lj9p 8 ай бұрын

😢😢😢y😢😢😢😢

@WaybackRewind 8 ай бұрын

@@user-fg6yv9lj9p Not sure what this means, but thank you for watching.

@johnjohnson9923 2 ай бұрын

@@WaybackRewind Technologically Challenged = Strange and I was born in 1962 !

@WaybackRewind 2 ай бұрын

@johnjohnson9923 me too!

@udo9999 5 ай бұрын

I just bought this camera and found your video. Thanks a LOT for putting so much work into it, and expecially also thanks for giving the timeline of your video so we can jump to the appropriate place. Very much appreciated, thanks again!

@WaybackRewind 5 ай бұрын

You are so very welcome. It was a lot of work and happy to know it was appreciated. Thanks for watching.

@udo9999 5 ай бұрын

Yes, DEFINITELY much appreciated!!!@@WaybackRewind

@jscott1000 11 ай бұрын

❤

@alexgabriel5423 9 ай бұрын

Excellent Work!! Many Thanks!

@WaybackRewind 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it.

@inovatas 6 ай бұрын

Outstanding 😮 Thank you so much 🙏

@WaybackRewind 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching.

@faffu9185 9 ай бұрын

hey dude, what tripod works for this camera any idea? cant seem to find one? what is the one that is suitable for it?

@WaybackRewind 9 ай бұрын

I wanted to do some research to give you a good answer. Tripods come in all different price ranges. This is a small camera so it doesn't need much, but a fluid head is a necessity if you want to pan while shooting. This would be my choice. Thanks for watching. www.amazon.com/SmallRig-Aluminum-Panorama-Streaming-Adjustable/dp/B09R426H2C/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2IU404047Q8XA&psr=EY17&qid=1701071592&s=cyber-monday&sprefix=tripods,cyber-monday,105&ufe=app_do:amzn1.fos.18ed3cb5-28d5-4975-8bc7-93deae8f9840&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&m=A22PRX6WI8E2K6&SPES=1

@aubthread 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, thanks for all the effort. Any major difference between the HC V180 and the Sony - HDRCX405? Leaning toward the former but seem fairly comparable

@WaybackRewind 7 ай бұрын

The Sony HDRCX405 and the V180 are very similar. The major difference is that the V180 has 50x optical zoom to the Sony 30x. The other major difference is Sony uses XAVC S instead of MP4. It has a higher bit rate but might be compatible with fewer devices. Although XAVC S uses an MP4 wrapper and this difference is mostly academic. But typical for Sony to do things differently and you have to be okay with that. I think the higher zoom might he the only reason I would prefer the Panasonic. Thanks for watching.

@aubthread 7 ай бұрын

@@WaybackRewind thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! Going to go with the Panasonic :)

@WaybackRewind 7 ай бұрын

@@aubthread You're Welcome

@byrondelgado5521 10 ай бұрын

So i purchased the camcorder and received it Saturday morning. I don’t see the night mode icon available. I went to select my three icons from the operations menu and night mode isn’t an option. How do did you have to update the firmware to get the night mode icon? This camcorder is a Panasonic HC-V180. Any advice you can offer would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Also, my Basic owners manual is not as comprehensive as the one you’re demoing.

@WaybackRewind 10 ай бұрын

@22:37 show you how the menu can only show three buttons and nightvision is not one of them by default. You can change that easily the way I demonstrated. Go to page 4 of the setup menu and "select operation icons" I have 7 to choose from and the one with the crescent moon and star is night vision. You have to remove something from the menu to be able to add that one. Touch a highlighted icon to remove it then you can add nightvision. My camera was purchased in 2016 with firmware version 1.01 so it's most likely the original. What version do you have? Thanks for watching.

@WaybackRewind 10 ай бұрын

I downloaded the detailed owners manual from Panasonic and screenshot every page.

@Garedot 10 ай бұрын

Best camcorder's Zoom, very powerful

@WaybackRewind 9 ай бұрын

Zoom is amazing. I demonstrated that in the sample footage. Thanks for watching

@danielstone4134 4 ай бұрын

I’m no expert but the zoom seems to perform as good as my 83x optical zoom P900. Unless i’m specifically gonna be shooting stills, my P900 just collects dust. Much prefer lugging around the V180.

@nicvlaeminck 4 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for this video. Can you get the date and time (burned in) on your recorded videos? Like it was back in the old days? 😊

@WaybackRewind 4 ай бұрын

Not really. The time and date is burned into the meta data and you can force it to be displayed at will any time you like. But it is not burned into the video permanantly like it was in the old days. I wish you could do that because when you copy the files the metadata may or may not carry over. Thanks for watching.

@glennvanderbusse4137 2 ай бұрын

hi and great intro vid, I was thinking of getting one and using it as a Dashcam while on a road trip here in NZ as our trusty Sony RX100 III has a broken tilt screen. I would like to know that once it is set up in our car and when turned on record mode that we can close the screen without it turning off as it shall be attached to my right door window ( my drivers side) The loop Recording would be good if used as a Dashcam around town something else the Sony HDRCX405 does not offer. I am also using an old JVC Everio S which was given to me and its still new so never used but the menu is so simple compared to the later models if it recorded in 1080 I would use it. Cheers Glenn v from NZ.

@WaybackRewind 2 ай бұрын

I will check it out and let you know. I pulled all the SD cards for my last video. Need to charge batteries and put in a card. Thanks for watching.

@WaybackRewind 2 ай бұрын

I just tested and it will continue to record if its recording while you close the door. Thanks.

@byrondelgado5521 10 ай бұрын

By far the best video i’ve seen on this camcorder. You answered so many of my questions, thank you for the work you put into making this video. This is the most thorough video I’ve seen on any camcorder. Are you familiar with any of the OEM batteries for extended life? And how long would that battery last how many hours?

@WaybackRewind 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. That was my most ambitious video yet and I'm happy that it was appreciated. Thanks for watching.

@WaybackRewind 10 ай бұрын

I just noticed your question about extended batteries. Yes I have two of the extended batteries the VW-VBT380 But not the OEM because they are so expensive. But I have no issues with the aftermarket ones. I hear rumors that they won't work, but mine work just fine. I can get around 2 1/2 hours of recording time.

@Bacon7666 8 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on the audio of this camcorder? I was looking across to get a camera with awesome zoom and this one is the one that pops up while doing a Google research. I got a bit disappointed that this camcorder doesn't have the small aperture where you can either mount a mic or a light. Neither an external mic port?

@WaybackRewind 8 ай бұрын

Hello, I have not had any issues with the audio on this camera so the lack of a headphone jack has not been an issue. There is no cold shoe to mount a light either but there are ways to wirk around that. Many types of handles could be added to address the light but that hasnt been an issue either. The zoom on this camera is unbelievable. Thanks for watching.

@nathaniel.gibson5 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful video! I bought mine a couple years ago and mine only has 1080p at 60fps and I'm not sure why this is? Is it an older model, any help would be appreciated!

@WaybackRewind 2 ай бұрын

1080p at 60fps is the best it can do. Not sure if you were expecting more? Let me know. Thanks.

@nathaniel.gibson5 2 ай бұрын

@@WaybackRewind kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6mYdMiC38uUp40.html This video fixed it, not sure why mine was in PAL, whatever that means, but switching it to NTSC allows me to record in 1080p 60fps finally. I appreciate your help though.

@user-wc3zt5fq2o 9 ай бұрын

Am i doing something wrong? night mode seems to be laggy.

@WaybackRewind 9 ай бұрын

No, that is how night mode works on this camera. It is a slow speed shutter. It's not perfect but it does provide a useable image. Thanks for watching.

@user-wc3zt5fq2o 9 ай бұрын

oh ok@@WaybackRewind

@ryckarduhryckarduh180 Ай бұрын

I have a question, Im using this cam to record hour long videos but for some reason when I check the SD card the video is always cutted in 22min videos which is annoying since I will need to syncronize the video with the audio Im recording from another source. Supposedly I'd be able to sync video with audio but it doesnt work when I select the several 22min videos, ny choices are to sync the audio with only one of the videos, or make a compound video of all the 22min videos (but for some reason I cant sync audio with a compound video, so I have to export the compound video, open a new session and only then I can sync it with the audio. I'd like to avoid all those extra steps and just have an hour long video that I can sync with the audio. Can I change some definitions to solve this issue? Or (and this only ocurred to my while I'm writing this), I just need to sync the audio with one of the 22min videos and it'll be sync'ed with all the other videos as well? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me with this

@Prismit-m7v 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I have a question about the camcorder. I use the manual mode. However, the picture sometimes gets brighter and darker when I switch between very bright and dark areas than when the exposure is adjusted automatically? Whats the matter?

@WaybackRewind 3 ай бұрын

Sometimes even in manual mode the camera is not 100% manual. I will check amd see if mine does thr same and let you know. Thanks for watching.

@xkeyscore1120 5 ай бұрын

Sorry to ask. How do you stop it recording

@WaybackRewind 5 ай бұрын

@4:09 that silver button with the red dot. Press it to stop recording. Thanks for watching.

@SomberCarlo 4 ай бұрын

Do you know what specific models have infared/ nightvision mode?

@WaybackRewind 4 ай бұрын

In my reviews I will tell you if it has night vision mode. Nearly all cameras have it but sometimes its hidden and not obvious as on this camera. I do not have a list of every camera that has it, but if that is something folks would find useful perhaps I will make such a list.

@fitnesschefen 7 ай бұрын

I have an Sd card that is 256 can it be use with this camera? Do you think this camera is better than the sony 405? Price is the samw

@WaybackRewind 7 ай бұрын

Yes. This camera uses up to 2TB SDXC. I put in my 512GB to check and it worked fine. Thanks for watching.

@WaybackRewind 7 ай бұрын

As for the Sony 405, the Panasonic has a higher optical zoom at 50x, (versus 30x on Sony) and it shoots in conventional MP4 versus XAV C. Which admittedly I don't have any experience with but could be an issue.

@ricardoadao5148 6 ай бұрын

Hey, my monitor is inverted, how do I change it back to normal?

@WaybackRewind 6 ай бұрын

If your monitor is inverted the way I have it in the thumbnail picture it will automatically invert so that the image is right side up. Once you rotate the screen back180 degrees this image should change back to normal. If it's doing something other than that then there is something wrong with the screen. I would suspect the switch that lets it know what orientation it is in has become dirty or perhaps malfunctioning. I would exercise it back and forth and maybe it clears up on it's own. If not, you cannot connect a monitor as it won't output HDMI while it is recording. Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching.

@w.l.graves7228 5 ай бұрын

hello , i recently purchased this camera , [i have several other brands ] and i liked your video , the video and stills quality is very good in the camcorder , but i have a problem with the audio , it is barely audible from the speaker even when i have the input recording signal from the mikes @ + 10 ,and talk into the mikes just 2 feet away , and have the output volume at high level . also when i use headphones there is just a loud buzz thru the headphones. i think it has to be defective audio problem , but any information would help , otherwise it is going back . RSVP ,thank you.

@WaybackRewind 5 ай бұрын

I am sorry to say it appears you have a defective one. The sound quality should be better than that and definitrly no buzzing sound. If you have the option to return it that is what I would do. Thanks for watching.

@w.l.graves7228 5 ай бұрын

thank you for answering so quickly ,! just purchased from amazon , 30 days to return i am subscribed to your channel , the video aspects of the camera are good , but i got it mainly to record basic music instruction videos , many other reviews do nothing but film unboxing of the camcorder or film views of it just from other cameras = worthless ! but your reviews are good , i didn't watch your entire review yet , but i will now , is there a specific chapter in your review that deals more with the sound quality from the onboard mikes and playback thru the speaker that i can listen to ? thanks again !

@WaybackRewind 5 ай бұрын

I am embarrased to say I spent almost an hour reviewing this camera but did not focus on sound acquisition through the on-board mics. I can demonstrate that in a follow-up video.

@w.l.graves7228 5 ай бұрын

that's ok sir , i am pretty sure the audio is not working properly on this unit , i may try another or i am looking at good quality webcams , as that is all i need to record music instr. videos with a great pro mike i have. appreciate your integrity in replying !thank you ! @@WaybackRewind

@jshepard152 4 ай бұрын

Great video. Thanks! The user interface on this camera is clunky and not intuitive, in my opinion.

@WaybackRewind 4 ай бұрын

It is true some festure, like night vision, are so well hidden it's not even clear if they exist or not. But mainly it's a similar interface to other Panasonic cameras. Thanks for watching.

@BMSUN 8 ай бұрын

😊

@WaybackRewind 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@SomberCarlo 4 ай бұрын

Does this camcorder have nightvision filter?

@WaybackRewind 4 ай бұрын

Yes it has a night mode which allows it to see in near complete darkness.

@SomberCarlo 4 ай бұрын

Is nightmode and nightvision the same thing?

@WaybackRewind 4 ай бұрын

@24:23 generally yes night mode and night vision will be the same thing. It is a mode which allows the camera to see in complete darkness. This camera has it obviously. Thanks for watching.

@drewsmith6066 7 ай бұрын

How do i get the red line off the LCD screen on the left side ?

@WaybackRewind 7 ай бұрын

I don't know about a red line on the left side of the screen. I think yours may be broken. Sorry about that.

@drewsmith6066 7 ай бұрын

@@WaybackRewind No its not broke chap, new out the box yesterday, i seen a vid on here showing how you get rid of it but that was weeks ago and cant find it now...

@WaybackRewind 7 ай бұрын

@@drewsmith6066 okay I'm not sure what red line you are referring to then. Does it appear anywhere in this video? If it does then let me know at what time. Thanks

@drewsmith6066 7 ай бұрын

@@WaybackRewind Lol no mate its on my new HC v180 camcorder lcd screen, ...its on the left hand side of the LCD screen...i got the new HC V180 yesterday...you can get rid of it in the cam menu but as of yet i carnt find out how, there is a video on here KZfaq showing you how but i carnt find it again

@DickNemakas 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! I'm in need of a camcorder and you helped me decide, I'm getting one of these. Do you have a recommendation for an off-brand VW-VBT380 battery pack? I'm looking at the panasonic ones and they want $120 each.

@WaybackRewind 5 ай бұрын

For reasons known only to them, the Panasonic batteries are incredibly expensive. In the past some people reported their Panasonic cameras refused to work with after-market batteries. This may have been a marketing strategy but I have had good success using the Wasabi batteries. Perhaps it's only in some markets the cameras are locked to only OEM batteries? Thanks for watching and I recommend the following: Wasabi Power Battery (2-Pack) and Charger for Panasonic VW-VBT380 and Panasonic HC-V250, HC-V380, HC-V510, HC-V520, HC-V710, HC-V720, HC-V750, HC-V770, HC-VX870, HC-VX981K, HC-WXF991K a.co/d/ho4Cf62

@DickNemakas 5 ай бұрын

@@WaybackRewind Thank you, sir!

@jshepard152 4 ай бұрын

For some odd reason, I've had some aftermarket batteries swell to a larger size after a few months. I do buy them and use them, but I do NOT leave them inside my camera while the camera is in storage as it can break the battery compartment when this happens. Hope this helps.