Panasonic HC-V180 Camcorder: Creating One Large Video File Instead of Multiple Files on SD Card

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Hello. I just bought a Panasonic HC-V180 camcorder. Records to SD card. I can't get, despite the instructions on how to record, to create one video file on the card. When I record a movie, a video file is created after pressing pause. After resuming recording, there is already another file...

Polon_us · Accepted Answer

This is the normal recording mode of the digital camera to the memory card. The camera should be equipped with software that sticks these short video files into one larger file. Merging occurs after these files are downloaded to your computer. No way.

jarrod · Accepted Answer

You have HD Writer for your Panasonic camcorder -

Polon_us · Accepted Answer

And what does it look like when played back on the camera? According to the manual, if the recording format is set to mp4, then the progressive mode, i.e. 50 frames, is set for the 1080 resolution. In my opinion, the camera does not cope with compression while changing the content of the image relatively quickly, eg the quoted moving the camera. A colleague can perform a simple test - change the resolution to 720/25 (leaving the mp4 format) and record a similar sequence with problems. Nothing prevents you from making the test by switching the camera to the AVCHD standard and the resolution of 1080i or 1080p. Maybe the camera will do better in this format.

jarrod · Accepted Answer

Ok, let's do an experiment. Download the file from my Panasonic - AVCHD 1080p 50fps. How is it reproduced for you?

Polon_us · Accepted Answer

Hmm, but this test will only confirm if the topic author's computer can handle the standard. Which in itself will also be useful information, because such a possibility cannot be ruled out - a computer problem. It would be good if the author of the topic included a fragment of his recording where these problems occur. We could thus confirm whether our computers are also experiencing the same interference.

jarrod · Accepted Answer

That's what I meant, but a sample recording from the author would also be useful.

niewolno2 · Answer

Maybe you have the camera function turned on?

lufa9999 · Answer

No, I have a video recording mode.

lufa9999 · Answer

Downloaded, thanks. Multiple files problem solved. I have a different problem for that. The videos I have recorded cut a bit as I move the camera. I have a class 10 SD card. Can someone tell me what recording functions are better to have on and off? I mean the traffic stabilizer, etc. So that nothing gets cut ...

Polon_us · Answer

What record mode and format are set on the camera? AVCHD or mp4? 1080p, 1080i or 720p? What is the card capacity?

jarrod · Answer

The image is not smooth? Is it visible when recording on the camera screen? Or when playing on a computer? The specifications show that you can record in 50 frames, if you want to smoothly set such a mode in the camera.

lufa9999 · Answer

The write mode is mp4, 1080, no choice and whether p, is only 1080. The card is 8GB.
Video cuts off when played back on a computer, while recording is smooth. I have no choice of the number of frames anywhere. Maybe the default is 50?

lufa9999 · Answer

Hmm. The problem was in the computer. I downloaded the material to a USB and played it on the TV. Nothing gets pruned. This video from a friend Jarrod also goes smoothly, and the computer cuts. I suspect defective codecs, I will deal with this later. The most important thing is that the camera turned out to be ok. By the way, I tested the recording formats and found that the best quality is AVCHD 1080p 50fps ...
Thanks a lot for your help!

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