Panasonic Hc V180 Owners Manual

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∫
To set the music
1 Touch [Music].
2 Touch the desired sound.
≥When [NO MUSIC] is selected, the audio recorded at the time of  shooting is played back.
(To test the music audio)
Touch [START].≥ Touch the other music option to  change the music to be tested.
≥ When you touch [STOP], the music playback stops.
3 Touch [ENTER].
∫To save a manually-edited scene
You can save manually edited scenes as a single scene.
The recorded scenes can be saved in the SD card.
1 Stop the playback of a manually-edited scene or wait until the  playback is 
finished.
2 To u c h   [ S AV E ] .
3 Select the format to save.
(When [AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i] is selected)
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60p are converted to 1080/60i (picture  quality [HA] of [REC MODE]) 
and saved.
≥ Scenes recorded in 1080/60i are recorded in [HA] regardless of  [REC MODE] ([PH]/[HA]/[HG]/
[HE]) of a scene.
4 Touch [YES].≥If you are using the battery, a message recommending that you u se the AC adaptor will be 
displayed. To start the saving operation, touch [START].
5 Touch [EXIT].
≥You can save scenes even when using the battery, but we recomme nd that you use the AC 
adaptor.
≥ For information on the approximate free space requirements for  saving a manually edited scene, 
refer to page  79.
[AVCHD 1920 k1080/60i]:It will be saved in high-definition image quality.
[MP4 1280 k720/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality that allows you to 
upload it on the Internet in higher image quality. The format 
supports playback on a PC.
[MP4 640 k360/30p]:It will be saved with an image quality that allows you to 
upload it on the Internet faster. The format supports 
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Baby Calendar
When a baby’s birthday and name are registered, scenes recorded since the baby’s birthday are 
displayed as thumbnails for each age in months.
≥ Scenes recorded before the birthday are not displayed.
≥ Scenes with no baby in them are also displayed.
≥ You can register up to 3 babies.
1To u c h   .
2(When registering for the first time)Enter the baby’s birthday.≥Touch the date to be set, then set the desired value using  / .
≥ The year can be set between 2000 and 2039.
≥ Touch [Enter].
3(When registering for the first time)Touch [YES], and enter the baby’s name.≥If you touch [NO], the Baby Calen dar will be displayed without the baby’s name registered.
([Baby 1] is displayed.)
≥ Input method is same operation as for setting up the title. ( l77)
≥ After entering the name, touch [Enter].
≥ A maximum of 9 characters can be entered.
4Check the Baby Calendar.≥The name of the registered baby  and its age in months are 
displayed.
≥ You can switch the age in months display by touching  / .
≥ Except for months with no recordings, the age in months 
display is available for each month.
≥ If you touch the name display, the screen for selecting a regis tered baby is displayed. From 
among the 3 registered babies, select the baby you want to disp lay and touch [ENTER].
If you touch a name with no registered birthday ([Baby 1]/[Baby  2]/[Baby 3]), you can register a 
new baby. Perform Steps 2-3.
MENU
: Changes the age in months display to that of 
the previous month
If you touch this icon when the youngest age in months is 
displayed, the oldest age in months will be displayed.
: Changes the age in months display to that of 
the next month
If you touch this icon when the oldest age in months is 
displayed, the youngest age in months will be displayed.
MENU
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AName display
B Age in months display
C Thumbnail for the 
previous age in months
D Thumbnail for the next 
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5Touch the thumbnail in the center.≥The thumbnails of the scenes recorded in the same age in months  are displayed. Touch the 
desired scene to select the playback operation. ( l25)
≥ The thumbnail display cannot be set to 1 scene/20 scenes displa y or to the Highlight & Time 
Frame Index.
≥ You cannot perform Highlight Playback if the number of scenes exceeds 99.
≥ Touching   returns you to the screen that lets you select the ag e in months.
To return to the normal thumbnail displayTouch the   while the Baby Calendar is displayed.
To change/add a baby’s registered details
1Touch the name display on the Baby Calendar ( l82) or select the menu.
2 Touch the name of the baby whose details are to be changed.
≥When [Baby 1]/[Baby 2]/[Baby 3] is displayed, the birthday and  name or name only are not 
registered.
3 Touch the desired item.
≥The setting method is the same as when registering for the firs t time. (l82)4 Touch [ENTER].≥The Baby Calendar of the registered baby is displayed.
To delete a baby’s registered details
1 Touch the name display on the Baby Calendar ( l82) or select the menu.
2 Touch the name of the baby whose details are to be deleted.
3 Touch [DELETE].
≥To delete the registered details of other babies, repeat Steps  2 to 3.
≥When the Baby Calendar is displayed, the following operations are not available:
j[SCENE PROTECT]
j [SECTION DELETE]
j [DIVIDE]
j [MANUAL EDIT]
j [SPLIT&DELETE]
j [CONVERT TO MP4]: [VIDEO SETUP] 
# [Baby Calendar Setup]
Name:Register/change the name.
Birthday:Register/change the birthday.
: [VIDEO SETUP]  # [Baby Calendar Setup]
MENU
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Changing the playback settings and playing back the 
slide show
1To u c h   .   (l17)
2(Only when you would like to change the settings)Touch [SET] to select the item to change.
3(When [DATE SETUP] is selected)Touch the playback date.
(When [SLIDE INTERVAL] is selected)Touch the interval of playback for the slide show.
(When [EFFECT SETUP] is selected)
Touch the desired effect.≥Touch [ENTER].
≥ When [EFFECT SETUP] is changed, [MUSIC SELECT] will be 
set the same as [EFFECT SETUP]. (To set [EFFECT SETUP] 
and [MUSIC SELECT] to different settings, change 
[MUSIC SELECT] after setting [EFFECT SETUP].)
≥ [SLIDE INTERVAL] cannot be set, when [EFFECT SETUP] is set.
(When [MUSIC SELECT] is selected)
Touch the desired sound.≥Touch [ENTER].
(To test the music audio)
Touch [START] and start the audio testing.≥Touch the other music option to  change the music to be tested.
≥ When you touch [STOP], the music playback stops.
4Touch [START].
5Select the playback operation. ( l25)≥When the playback is finished or stopped, the screen to select  [REPLAY], [SELECT AGAIN] or 
[EXIT] is displayed. Touch the desired item.
[DATE SETUP]:Select the date to be played back.
[SLIDE INTERVAL]:Select the interval between still pictures at playback.
[EFFECT SETUP]:Select the effect for playback.
[MUSIC SELECT]:Select the music to be played on playback.
[SHORT]:Approx. 1 second
[NORMAL]:Approx. 5 seconds
[LONG]:Approx. 15 seconds
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¬Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the  Playback Mode.
∫To delete the scene or still picture being played back
Touch   while scenes or still pictures to be deleted 
are being played back.
∫To delete scenes or still pictures from the 
thumbnail display
≥Switch to the thumbnail display of the scenes or still pictures  to delete. (l24)
1To u c h   .   ( l17)≥When the thumbnail display is 1 scene display or Highlight & 
Time Frame Index, the scene or still picture being displayed is  
deleted.
2Touch [ALL SCENES], [MULTI] or [SINGLE].≥ All the scenes or still pictures displayed as thumbnails will b e 
deleted by selecting [ALL SCENES].
(In case of playing back scenes or still pictures by date, all  the 
scenes or still pictures on the selected date will be deleted.)
≥ Protected scenes/still pictures cannot be deleted.
3(When [MULTI] is selected in Step 2)Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted.≥When touched, the scene/still picture is selected and the   indi cation appears on the thumbnail. 
Touch the scene/still picture again to cancel the operation.
≥ Up to 99 scenes can be selected to be deleted.
(When [SINGLE] is selected in Step 2)
Touch the scene/still picture to be deleted.
4(When [MULTI] is selected in Step 2)Touch [Delete].≥To continuously delete other scenes/still pictures, repeat Step s 3-4.
When you stop deleting halfway:Touch [CANCEL] while deleting.
≥The scenes or still pictures that have already been deleted when the deletion is canceled cannot be restored.
To complete editing:Touch [Return].
Advanced (Playback)
Deleting scenes/still pictures
Deleted scenes/still pictures cannot be restored, so perform ap propriate confirmation of 
the contents before proceeding with deletion.
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≥You can also delete scenes by touching  , selecting [EDIT SCENE]  # [DELETE]  # [ALL 
SCENES], [MULTI] or [SINGLE].
≥ You can also delete still pictures by touching  , selecting [PIC T.   S E T U P ]  # [DELETE] # [ALL 
SCENES], [MULTI] or [SINGLE].
≥ During Highlight Playback, scenes/still pictures cannot be dele ted.
≥ Scenes that cannot be played back (the thumbnails are displayed  as  ) cannot be deleted.
≥ In case of [ALL SCENES], the deletion may take time if there ar e many scenes or still pictures.
≥ If you delete scenes recorded on other products or still pictur es conforming to DCF standard with 
this unit, all the data related to the scenes/still pictures ma y be deleted.
≥ When still pictures recorded on an SD card by other products ar e deleted, a still picture (other 
than JPEG) that cannot be played back on this unit, may be erased.
Deleting part of a scene (AVCHD)
Unnecessary part of an AVCHD scene can be deleted.
The deleted scenes cannot be restored.
≥ Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode, and touch 
the play mode select icon. Then, select the AVCHD scene. ( l24)
1Select the menu.
2Touch the scene with a part to delete.
3Set the section to delete by touching and sliding 
the top and bottom section selection buttons 
.
≥It is convenient to use Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-
frame Playback. ( l68)
4Touch [ENTER].
5Confirm (play back) the scene after editing by touching [YES].≥A confirmation message appears when [NO] is touched. Proceed to  Step 7.
6Stop the playback.≥A confirmation message appears.
7Touch [ENTER].≥Repeat Steps 2-7 to continuously delete parts from other scenes .To complete editingTouch [Return].
≥Deleting a part of a scene cannot be performed when there are 9 9 scenes in a single date.
≥ It may not be possible to delete part of a scene with a short r ecording time.
≥ The scene will be divided into two scenes when the middle part  of a scene is deleted.
: [EDIT SCENE] 
# [SECTION DELETE]
MENU
MENU
MENU
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Dividing a scene (AVCHD)
It is possible to divide an AVCHD scene. 
Any unwanted parts in the scene can be deleted after dividing.
≥Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode, and touch 
the play mode select icon. Then, select the AVCHD scene. ( l24)
1Select the menu.
2Touch and play back the scene you want to divide.≥It is convenient to use Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-frame  Playback. (l68)
3Touch   to set the dividing point.≥Touch [YES].
≥ Touch [YES] to continue dividing the same scene. To continue 
dividing other scenes, touch [NO] and repeat Steps 2-3.
4Touch [Return] to complete dividing.≥Unwanted parts can be deleted. ( l85)
To delete all the divided points
≥The scenes that were deleted after division cannot be recovered .
≥You cannot divide a scene if the number of scenes of a given date would exceed 99 scenes.
≥ It may not be possible to divide scenes with a short recording  time.
≥ Data that has been recorded or edited on another device cannot be divided and the divided points 
cannot be deleted. : [EDIT SCENE] 
# [DIVIDE] # [SET]
: [EDIT SCENE]  # [DIVIDE] # [CANCEL ALL]
MENU
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Dividing a scene to partially delete (MP4/iFrame)
Divide the MP4/iFrame scenes, and delete unnecessary parts.
This divides the recorded scenes in two and deletes the front half or back half.
The scenes deleted by dividing cannot be restored.
≥ Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the Playback Mode, and touch 
the play mode select icon. Then, select the MP4/iFrame scene. ( l24)
1Select the menu.
2Touch and play back the scene you want to divide.≥It is convenient to use Slow-motion Playback and Frame-by-frame  Playback. (l68)
3Touch   to set the dividing point.≥Set the dividing point so there will be 2 seconds or more for t he 
part for deletion, and 3 seconds or more for the part to be kep t.
4Touch the part for deletion ([FRONT] or [BACK]).
5Touch [YES] and confirm (play back) the part for deletion.≥A confirmation message appears when [NO] is touched. Proceed to  Step 7.
6Stop the playback.≥A confirmation message appears.
7Touch [YES].≥To continue dividing and deleting other scenes, repeat Steps 2- 7.To complete editingTouch [Return].
≥It may not be possible to divide scenes with a short recording  time.
≥ The actual division may slightly slip off the previously design ated dividing point.
Protecting scenes/still pictures
Scenes/still pictures can be protected so that they are not del eted by mistake.
(Even if you protect some scenes/still pictures, formatting the  media will delete them.)
≥ Press the recording/playback button to switch this unit to the  Playback Mode.
1Select the menu.
* [TRANSFER/PROTECT] is displayed when using the Eye-Fi card tha t is set as the selected 
transfer setting device in advance on the computer.
2Touch the scene/still picture to be protected.≥ When touched, the scene/still picture is selected and the   indi cation appears on the 
thumbnail. Touch the scene/still picture again to cancel the op eration.
≥ Touch [Return] to complete the settings. : [EDIT SCENE] 
# [SPLIT&DELETE]
: [VIDEO SETUP] or [PICT. SETUP]  # [SCENE PROTECT]
*
MENU
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Before copying, convert AVCHD or MP4 scenes to those with the image quality (MP4 (1280k720/
30p) or MP4 (640 k360/30p)) that supports playback on a PC or uploading on the in ternet.
≥ Scenes recorded in iFrame or saved as MP4 (640 k360/30p) cannot be converted to MP4.
1Select the menu.
2Touch the scene you want to convert.≥ The scene selection is made as you touch it, and the   indicatio n appears on the thumbnail. To 
cancel the operation, touch the scene again.
≥ You can select up to 99 scenes in succession.
3Touch [Enter].
4Select the quality after conversion.
≥MP4 scenes after conversion are saved to the same media as the scenes before conversion.
5Touch [YES].≥To continue converting scenes to MP4, repeat steps 2 to 5.
To stop converting to MP4 halfwayTouch [CANCEL] during format conversion.
To exit the MP4 conversionTouch [Return].
≥A scene recorded over a long time may take time.
≥ When converting and copying the scenes recorded in AVCHD to an  MP4 scene, the scene 
exceeding approximately 20 minutes is automatically divided.
≥ If you convert protected scenes to MP4, their protection will b e cleared after the conversion.
Advanced (Playback)
Convert to MP4
: [EDIT SCENE] # [CONVERT TO MP4]
[HD (1280k720/30p)]*:Convert to MP4 (1280 k720/30p) and copy.
[VGA (640 k360/30p)]:Convert to MP4 (640 k360/30p) and copy.
* You cannot convert and copy MP4 [720/30p] scenes.
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≥Use the HDMI mini cable (supplied).
≥ HDMI is the interface for digital devices. If you connect this  unit to an HDMI compatible high-
definition TV and then play bac k the recorded high-definition images, you can enjoy them in high 
resolution with high quality sound.
1Connect this unit to a TV.
≥ Check that the plugs are inserted as far as they go.
≥ Always use the supplied HDMI mini cable or a genuine Panasonic  HDMI mini cable 
(RP-CDHM15, RP-CDHM30: optional).
Advanced (Playback)
Watching Video/Pictures on your TV
Confirm the terminals on your TV and use a cable compatible with the terminals. Image 
quality may vary with the connected terminals.
A High quality
1 HDMI terminal
2 Video terminal
AHDMI mini cable (supplied)
≥ Be sure to connect to the 
HDMI terminal.
≥ Connecting with an HDMI 
mini cable ( l92)
≥ Playback using VIERA Link 
(l 93)
B Composite vide cable 
(commercially-available)
Picture quality
1 High-definition images 
when connecting to HDMI 
terminal
2 Standard images when 
connecting to video 
terminal
A/V