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Procedure for update
Please make sure that your camera body firmware is updated to the latest version first, when updating the lens firmware.
Step 1.Preparation of update program
- 1-1. Check the current version of firmware of your camera and lens
- 1-2. Download the file for update
- 1-3. Copy the extracted firmware update program into an SD memory card.
(For a camera using a microSD memory card, please use a microSD memory card.)
Step 2.Procedure for camera body and lens update
- 1. Fully charged battery
※Updating may fail when the battery is not fully charged.
- 2. SD Memory Card
※Be sure to format the SD Memory Card with the camera that you are using.
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Camera Body and Lens
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The procedures to check the firmware version of your camera body and lens, are explained in this section.
The firmware version display method
- Mount a lens onto the camera body.
- Set the camera's power switch to ON.
- Press the MENU/SET button.
- Go to the SETUP menu and select the "Version DISP", then press [
(Right Cursor button)].
Firmware version of camera/lens is displayed.
Confirm that the version of the firmware is lower than the new firmware.
*If the version is the same, updating is not necessary.You can update firmware of Four Thirds lenses as well by using a Mount Adaptor (DMW-MA1).
Remove the accessory attached to the Mount Adaptor (such as Teleconvertor) before updating.
*You can not update nor even see the firmware version if it is attached.
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For exe file
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- Please click "download" button on the download page to download the update contents to your PC.
* Procedure depend on your browser and it's version, so please make sure the procedure and where the contents will be saved by your browser in advance.
- Check the file size first by selecting "properties" in the right click menu.
Double click the contents (xxxxxxxx.exe) to run self-extract.* You may see following message after double click the downloaded files, please ignore it and just click Run and move to the next step.
- Clink "Install".
* If you want to change the folder to install the file, designate the folder to install.
- Confirm [xxxxxxxx.bin] or [xxxxxxxx.lin] file is extracted in the designated folder.
- Please click "download" button on the download page to download the update contents to your PC.
Copy the firmware file ( [xxxxxxxx.bin] or [xxxxxxxx.lin] ) to the SD Memory Card.
* Do not copy 2 or more firmware files ( [xxxxxxxx.bin] or [xxxxxxxx.lin] ) to the same SD Memory Card.
Firmware update may fail if 2 or more firmware files are saved in the SD Memory Card.
Check if the camera is turned off.
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When installing the firmware using the SD Memory Card slot on PC or external SD Memory Card reader/writer
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- Insert an SD Memory Card you use for firmware update into the SD Memory Card slot or SD Memory Card reader/writer.
* Format the SD Memory Card in the camera in advance.
- Copy the firmware file ( [xxxxxxxx.bin] or [xxxxxxxx.lin] ) saved through the process of "1-2.Download the file for update and Extraction of the file" at the root(*1) of the SD Memory Card.
(*1) Root means the top-level directory.
Example (Windows10 Explorer): It may look different depending on the PC environment.
- Insert an SD Memory Card you use for firmware update into the SD Memory Card slot or SD Memory Card reader/writer.
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When installing the firmware via USB connection
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- Insert an SD Memory Card you use for firmware update into the camera.
- Connect the camera and the PC via USB.
- Turn on the camera.
- When USB mode menu is displayed, select [PC] or [PC(storage)] and press [MENU/SET] button.
- Check "Removal Disk(LUMIX)" is recognized on the PC.
- Copy the firmware file ( [xxxxxxxx.bin] or [xxxxxxxx.lin] ) saved through the process of "1-2.Download the file for update and Extraction of the file" at the root(*1) of the Removal Disk (LUMIX).
(*1) Root means the top-level directory.Example (Windows10 Explorer): It may look different depending on the PC environment.