Panasonic Hc V380 Hc V580 Owners Manual

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About [Link to Cell]
Smartphone screen shots are example displayed in Motion Picture Recording Mode and Playback 
Mode.
≥ Depending on your OS or the version of the smartphone applicati on “Image App”, the screens 
may differ from the ones above.
Screen display during remote operations
Recording screen
1Recording media/remaining recordable 
time
2 Remaining battery power of this unit
3 Zoom
4 Photoshot button
5 Menu display
6 Playback mode button
7 Remote control button
8 Recording start/stop button
9 Motion Picture Recording Mode/Still 
Picture Recording Mode toggle button
: Name of the connected device
Playback screen
1Camera function button
2 Number of scenes
3 Remaining battery power of this unit
4 Delete
5 Upload
6 Copy
7 Name of the connected device
8 Scene information display
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When this unit and one or more smartphones are connected via Wi-Fi, you can display the image 
transmitted from the smartphone on this unit’s Sub Window and r ecord it simultaneously with the 
Main Camera’s image. (Wireless Twin/Multi-Camera)
Use your Wireless Sub Camera to enjoy recording your own face o r any scenery different from what 
is being recorded with the Main Camera.
∫ Wireless Twin Camera function
∫Wireless Multi-Camera function (l 27)
≥For information on how to connect this unit and a smartphone an d other details, refer to 
the Owner’s Manual (PDF format).
Wi-Fi
Wireless Twin/Multi-Camera function
≥ In this owner’s manual, a function that displays an image from  one smartphone in one Sub 
Window is referred to as “Wireless Twin Camera”, and a function  that displays images 
from up to three smartphones and the Sub Camera of this unit* i n two Sub Windows is 
referred to as “Wireless Multi-Camera”.
* only
For information on non-smartphone devices that support the Wire less Sub Camera 
function and the procedures for using them, check the support w ebsite below. (As of 
November 2015)
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/e_cam
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A Smartphone (Wireless Sub Camera)
B This unit (Main Camera)
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∫It is not a malfunction in following cases
Others
Troubleshooting
A clicking sound is heard 
when the unit is shaken. ≥
This is the sound of the lens moving and is not a defect.
This sound will no longer be heard when the unit is turned on 
and set this unit to the Motion Picture Recording Mode or Still  
Picture Recording Mode.
Object seems to be 
warped. ≥
Object seems to be warped slightly when the object moves 
across the image very fast, but this is because the unit is 
using MOS for the image sensor. This is not a malfunction.
The lens or LCD monitor 
fog up. ≥
This is due to condensation. It i s not a malfunction. Please 
refer to page 8.
Power
ProblemCheck points
This unit cannot be turned 
on.
This unit does not stay on 
long enough.
Battery runs down quickly. ≥
Charge the battery again to ensure it is sufficiently charged. 
(l 13)
≥ In cold places, the battery u sing time becomes shorter.
≥ The battery has a limited life. If the operating time is still  too 
short even after the battery is fully charged, the battery has 
worn out and needs to be replaced.
This unit cannot be 
operated though it is 
turned on.
This unit does not operate 
normally. ≥
Remove the battery or AC adaptor, wait about 1 minute and 
then reconnect the battery or AC adaptor. Then about 
1 minute later, turn on the unit again. (Conducting the above 
operation while the media is being accessed may damage the 
data on the media.)
≥ If normal operation is still not restored, detach the power 
connected, and consult the dealer who you purchased this 
unit from.
“ERROR OCCURRED. 
PLEASE TURN UNIT OFF, 
THEN TURN ON AGAIN.” 
is displayed. ≥
The unit has automatically detected an error. Restart the unit 
by turning the unit off and on.
≥ The unit will be turned off in about 1 minute if the unit is no t 
turned off and on.
≥ Repair is needed if it is repeatedly displayed even if it is 
restarted. Detach the power connected, and consult the 
dealer who you purchased this unit from. Do not attempt to 
repair the unit by yourself.
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Please refer to “Owner’s Manual (PDF format)” for details.
Recording
ProblemCheck points
Color or brightness of the 
image changes, or you 
may see horizontal bars in 
the image.
The LCD monitor flickers 
indoors. ≥
Color or brightness of the image may change, or you may see 
horizontal bars in the image when the object is recorded 
under fluorescent light, mercury  light or sodium light, etc., but 
this is not a malfunction.
≥ In Motion Picture Recording Mode, record in Intelligent Auto 
Mode/Intelligent Auto Plus Mode or set the shutter speed to 
1/60 in areas where the power supply frequency is 60 Hz, or 
1/100 in areas of 50 Hz.
≥ In Still Picture Recording Mode, this will not affect the 
recorded image.
Playback
ProblemCheck points
Scenes/still pictures 
cannot be played back. ≥
Any scenes/still pictures where the thumbnails are displayed 
as   cannot be played back.
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∫Carefully observe copyright 
laws
Whatever you have recorded and created 
can be used for your personal entertainment 
only. Under copyright laws, other materials 
cannot be used without obtaining 
permission from the holders of the 
copyrights.
∫Licenses
≥SDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
≥ “AVCHD”, “AVCHD Progressive” and the 
“AVCHD Progressive” logo are trademarks of 
Panasonic Corporation and Sony 
Corporation.
≥ Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol 
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
≥ The terms HDMI and HDMI High-Definition 
Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are 
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI 
Licensing, LLC in the United States and other 
countries.
≥ x.v.Color
™ is a trademark.
≥ iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Mac and OS X are 
trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the 
U.S. and other countries.
≥ App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
≥ Android and Google Play are trademarks or 
registered trademarks of Google Inc.
≥ The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
™ Logo is a 
certification mark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
≥ The Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ Identifier mark is 
a certification mark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
≥ “Wi-Fi®” is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi 
Alliance®.
≥ “Wi-Fi Protected Setup™”, “WPA™”, and 
“WPA2™” are trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
≥ DLNA, the DLNA Logo and DLNA 
CERTIFIED are trademarks, service marks, 
or certification marks of the Digital Living 
Network Alliance.
≥ QR Code is a registered trademark of 
DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED. ≥
Other names of systems and products 
mentioned in these instructions are usually 
the registered trademarks or trademarks of 
the manufacturers who developed the system 
or product concerned.
This product is licensed under the AVC Patent 
Portfolio License for the personal use of a 
consumer or other uses in which it does not 
receive remuneration to (i) encode video in 
compliance with the AVC Standard (“AVC 
Video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC Video that was 
encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal 
activity and/or was obtained from a video 
provider licensed to provide AVC Video. No 
license is granted or shall be implied for any 
other use. Additional information may be 
obtained from MPEG LA, L.L.C. 
See http://www.mpegla.com
Others
About copyright
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This product incorporates the following software:
(1) the software developed independently by or for Panasonic Corporation,
(2) the software owned by third party and licensed to Panasonic  Corporation,
(3) the software licensed under the GNU General Public License,  Version 2.0 (GPL V2.0),
(4) the software licensed under the GNU LESSER General Public L icense, Version 2.1 
(LGPL V2.1), and/or
(5) open source software other than the software licensed under the GPL V2.0 and/or LGPL V2.1.
The software categorized as (3) - (5) are distributed in the ho pe that it will be useful, but WITHOUT 
ANY WARRANTY, without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABIL ITY or FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Refer to the detailed terms and conditions  thereof, which can be 
displayed by following the procedure described in [SOFTWARE INF O] under “Using the Setup 
Menu” in the Owner’s Manual (PDF format).
At least three (3) years from delivery of this product, Panason ic will give to any third party who 
contacts us at the contact information provided below, for a ch arge no more than our cost of 
physically performing source code distribution, a complete mach ine-readable copy of the 
corresponding source code covered under GPL V2.0 or LGPL V2.1,  as well as the respective 
copyright notice thereof.
Contact Information: [email protected]
The source code and the copyright notice are also available for  free in our website below.
http://panasonic.net/avc/oss/index.html
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High Definition Video Camera
Information for your safety
Others
Specifications
Power source:DC 5.0 V (When using AC adaptor)
DC 3.6 V (When using battery)
Power consumption: Recording; 5.4 W
Charging; 7.7 W
Motion picture recording format: [AVCHD];AVCHD format version 2.0 compliant 
(AVCHD Progressive)
[MP4/iFrame]; MPEG-4 AVC file format compliant (.MP4)
Motion picture compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio compression: [AVCHD];Dolby
® Digital/2 ch
[MP4/iFrame]; AAC/2 ch
Recording mode and transfer rate:
[AVCHD] [1080/60p];Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR)
[PH]; Maximum 24 Mbps (VBR)
[HA]; Average 17 Mbps (VBR)
[HG]; Average 13 Mbps (VBR)
[HE]; Average 5 Mbps (VBR)
[MP4/iFrame] [1080/50M];Maximum 50 Mbps (VBR)
[1080/28M]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR)
[720]; Average 9 Mbps (VBR)
[iFrame]; Maximum 28 Mbps (VBR)
≥Refer to the owner’s manual (PDF format) 
for the picture size and recordable time of a 
motion picture.
Still picture recording format: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, 
based on Exif 2.2 standard)
≥ Refer to the owner’s manual (PDF format) 
for picture size of a still picture and number 
of recordable pictures.
Recording media: SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
SDXC Memory Card
≥ Refer to the owner’s manual (PDF format) 
for details on SD cards usable in this unit.
Image sensor: 1/5.8  z 1MOS image sensor
To t a l ;   2 5 1 0 K
Effective pixels; Motion picture; 2200 K (16:9)*
Still picture; 
2200 K (16:9), 1700 K (4:3), 1670 K (3:2)
Lens: Auto Iris, 50 k optical zoom, F1.8 to F4.2
Focal length;
2.06 mm to 103 mm
Macro (Full range AF)
35 mm equivalent; Motion picture;
28.0 mm to 1740 mm (16:9)*
Still picture;
28.0 mm to 1740 mm (16:9),
34.0 mm to 1766 mm (4:3),
33.6 mm to 1714 mm (3:2)
Minimum focus distance; Normal; Approx. 2.0 cm (0.8q ) (Wide)/
Approx. 2.2 m (7.2 feet) (Tele)
Tele Macro; Approx. 1.1 m (3.6 feet) (Tele)
Intelligent Auto Macro;
Approx. 1.0 cm (0.4 q) (Wide)/
Approx. 1.1 m (3.6 feet) (Tele)
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Sub Camera ( )
Zoom:i.Zoom OFF 62 k*, 90 k i.Zoom, 150 k/
3000 k digital zoom
(Using image sensor effective area)
* When [O.I.S.] is set to [Standard] and Level  Shot Function is set to off.
Image stabilizer function: Optical (Hybrid Optical Image Stabilizer, 
Active Mode (Rotation correction), Optical 
Image Stabilizer Lock function)
Level Shot Function: Off/Normal/Strong
Creative Control: [Miniature Effect]/[Silent movie]/[8mm 
movie]/[Time Lapse Rec]
HDR movie ( ): Low/High
Monitor: 3.0 z wide LCD monitor (Approx. 460 K dots)
Microphone: Stereo (with a Zoom Microphone)
Minimum required illumination: Approx. 4 lx (1/30 with Low Light Mode in the 
Scene Mode)
Approx. 1 lx with the Night Mode function
AV connector video output level: 1.0 Vp-p, 75 h, NTSC system
HDMI mini connector video output level: HDMI™ (x.v.Color™) 1080p/1080i/480p
AV connector audio output level (Line): 251 mV, 600 h, 2 ch
HDMI mini connector audio output level: [AVCHD];Dolby Digital/Linear PCM
[iFrame], [MP4]; Linear PCM
USB: Reader functionSD card; Read only (No copyright 
protection support)
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0), USB terminal 
Type  micr o AB
USB host function (for USB HDD)
Battery charging function (Charges from 
USB terminal when the main unit is off)
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Dimensions: 60 mm (W) k62 mm (H) k129 mm (D)
[2.362 q (W) k2.441 q (H) k5.079 q (D)]
(including projecting parts)
Mass (Weight):
Approx. 264
g (Approx. 0.582 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card 
(optional)]
Approx. 252
g (Approx. 0.556 lbs.)
[without battery (supplied) and an SD card 
(optional)]
Mass (Weight) in operation:
Approx. 309
g (Approx. 0.681 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card 
(optional)]
Approx. 295
g (Approx. 0.650 lbs.)
[with battery (supplied) and an SD card 
(optional)]
Operating temperature: 0°Cto40°C (32°Fto104°F)
Operating humidity: 10%RH to 80%RH
Battery operation time: See page 14
Wireless transmitter: Compliance standard; IEEE802.11b/g/n
Frequency range used;
Central frequency 2412 MHz to 2462 MHz 
[11ch]
Encryption method; Wi-Fi compliant WPA™/
WPA2™/WEP
Access method; Infrastructure mode
Image sensor: 1/5  z 1MOS image sensor
To t a l ;   2 0 0 0 K
Lens: 35 mm equivalent (Motion picture);
30.6 mm
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V380
W580
V380
W580
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AC adaptor
Information for your safetyPower source: AC 110 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz
AC input: 0.25 A
DC output: DC 5.0 V, 1.8 A
Dimensions: 66.4 mm (W) k58.5 mm (H) k31 mm (D)
[2.62 q (W) k2.30 q (H) k1.22 q (D)]
Mass (Weight): Approx. 60
g (Approx. 0.132 lbs.)
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Some optional accessories may not be available in some countries.
* Please refer to page 14, concerning the battery charging time  and available recording time.
(For U.S.A. only)
To order optional accessories please visit http://shop.panasoni c.com
 
or your local Photo Specialty Dealer.
NOTE:
Accessories and/or model numbers may vary by country. Please co nsult your local dealer.
Product numbers correct as of Nov. 2015. These may be subject t o change.
Others
Optional accessories
Accessory No.FigureDescription
VW-BC10PP Battery charger
VW-VBT190
*Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 
Pack
VW-VBT380 Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery 
Pack
RP-CDHM15
RP-CDHM30 HDMI mini cable
VW-ACT190PP Accessory kit
VW-ACT380PP Accessory kit
VW-CTR1PP Remote Pan Tilt Cradle
RP-CMC10PP Video Camera Mount (For Handlebar)
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