Camera icon Camera

Follow a simple connection setup procedure (pairing) to connect to a smartphone that supports Bluetooth Low Energy.

Bluetooth® connection (pairing)

→Connecting to a paired camera

  1. 1Turn on Bluetooth on the smartphone.
  2. 2Start “LUMIX Lab” and tap Camera icon > [Pair The Camera].
  3. 3On the camera, turn on Bluetooth registration.

    MENU/SET[Setup][IN/OUT][Bluetooth][Pairing][Add New Device][ON]

    The camera is now ready to pair, and the device name is displayed.

  4. 4Tap [Pairing].

    The camera is now paired with the smartphone.

  • The paired smartphone is registered as a paired device.
  • If it takes time to set up pairing between a smartphone and camera, try deleting and re-registering the pairing information on both devices, which may enable the devices to be recognized correctly.
  • Bluetooth is displayed on the camera recording screen while the devices are paired.
  • Semitransparent display of Bluetooth on the camera function screen indicates that Bluetooth is on but the smartphone is not paired with the camera.
  • Bluetooth connections are automatically restored after the camera resumes operation after sleep mode.
  • Only the smartphone is needed to establish a connection after pairing is set up initially.
    (On the camera, [Bluetooth] must be on.)
  • Only one camera can be connected at a time, even if multiple cameras have been set up for pairing.

Ending Bluetooth connections

  1. 1Turn off Bluetooth or end current connections from the smartphone settings screen.
  • Pairing settings are retained even after the devices are disconnected.

Reconnecting to a paired camera

  1. 1Turn on [Bluetooth] on the camera.

    MENU/SET[Setup][IN/OUT][Bluetooth][ON]

  2. 2Turn on Bluetooth on the smartphone.
  3. 3Start “LUMIX Lab.”

    After a camera in pairing standby is detected, the camera and smartphone are automatically paired.

    • To switch cameras to pair with, tap Camera icon and swipe left or right, or tap an arrow.

Deleting pairing settings

  1. 1Tap Camera icon > Options icon and select [Delete Connection].
  2. 2Tap [Delete].
  • Also delete the pairing setting on the camera.

Wi-Fi® connection

The smartphone automatically connects to the camera over Wi-Fi when the following functions are used.

Camera icon [Transfer Photo / Video], [LUT Transfer], [Auto Transfer]
[LUT] (library operations on the camera)

  • A [5GHz-Wi-Fi] toggle button is displayed on the Camera icon [Camera] screen when connected via Bluetooth with a model supporting 5 GHz connections.

Ending Wi-Fi connections

  1. 1Turn off Wi-Fi or end current connections from the smartphone settings screen.