The PV-L580 is a Panasonic Palmcorder PalmSight from around 2000, judging by the dates in its manual, which it shares with the PV-L680. PalmSight was Panasonic's name for the flip-out screen, 2.5 inches on the 580 and 4 inches on the 680, which also added a light. It's a late VHS-C camera, with an 18x zoom, electronic image stabilization and four video heads plus a flying erase head for clean edits. It came with the VHS PlayPak adapter, so its tapes play in a regular VHS deck. If you want the VHS-C home video look but would rather frame shots on a screen than through an eyepiece, it's a natural pick.
Tape check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
No model-specific faults are documented. Original packs are old by now, and a camera that only powers on hasn't proved its tape transport works.
New to old camcorders? How to check a used camcorder covers the tape transport, heads, screens and power, and getting footage off a camcorder explains FireWire and analog capture.
Buying guide
We'd buy the PV-L580 bundle titled tested and works at $195 delivered, with four batteries, a charger and a case. Only two are for sale, so the $80 to $160 band isn't a market read, and the other one, at $45 delivered, makes no test claim and is titled with a 4-inch screen, the PV-L680's size. Whichever you pick, ask for a short video of a VHS-C tape playing on the flip-out screen, and check for the PV-P1 PlayPak adapter, since without it the tapes won't play in a VHS deck. It's analog only, so capture runs from the A/V output into a USB capture device in real time.
$195.44est. delivered
The only L580 here titled tested and working, at $195 delivered, with four batteries, a charger, a case and VHS-C tapes in the photo. It's about four times the other listing, so ask for a short clip of a tape playing and whether the PlayPak is in the case.
Panasonic PV-L580 VHS-C Camcorder Bundle 4 Batteries Charger Case Tested Works
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Used$195.44est. delivered
$185.00 + $10.44 shipping
Buy It Now$185.00
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Good buy
Titled tested and works, with four batteries, a charger and a case. VHS-C tapes in the photo too.
Seller: kon_9429
98.9% positive
Used$44.80est. delivered
$34.50 + $10.30 shipping
Buy It Now$34.50
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Our take
No test claim. The title says 4-inch LCD, the PV-L680's screen; the L580's is 2.5 inches, so ask which it is.
Seller: ric872990
100% positive
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