Import Images | Basic Operations

Make a Wi-Fi connection to the camera, and import the images stored in the camera to the smartphone to playback and save these images.

Preparations

  1. 1Connect to a camera.
  2. 2Tap Home Import Images[Import images].
    • (iOS devices) When a message to confirm the change of destination is displayed, select [Join].

Basic Operations

The images stored in the camera are displayed as thumbnails (multi playback).
Tap a thumbnail to display one image.

Thumbnail display

Thumbnail display
  1. 1. Switch the destinations
  2. 2. Select images
  3. 3. Transfer image menu

* Images are displayed in the descending order of the recording date and time.

* Scroll up or down the screen to display previous or next thumbnails, respectively.

* Tap a thumbnail in group images to display the list of the images in the group.
(This function is not available in the models that the recording setting does not support.)

* Tap [Select] to display Transfer image (Transfer image) and Rating (Rating) at the lower area of the screen.

Meaning of the icons

Video Rec Video
Movie group Segmented File Recording
Burst Burst
(Picture saved using [6K/4K PHOTO Bulk Saving])
Time Lapse Shot Time Lapse Shot
Stop Motion Animation Stop Motion Animation
Focus Bracket Focus Bracket
6K/4K 6K/4K Photo
(6K/4K burst file)
Post Focus Post Focus
Protect Protected picture
(Images protected on digital camera)
Rating Rating
icon Images that cannot be saved to a smartphone

*Group images

Single image display

Single image display
  1. 1. Image format/file name
  2. 2. Transfer image menu
  3. 3. Recording date and time
  4. 4. Rating
  5. 5. Transfer image

* Flick the screen to left and right to display previous or next images, respectively.

* For videos and [6K/4K PHOTO] images, Playback is displayed at the center of the screen. Tap it to play back the video or image.

  • If the radio wave is weak, it may take time to display thumbnails or playback high definition videos, or you may experience slow performance.
  • When displaying enlarged images, there may be some grid-shaped noise in the enlarged image. This noise appears when the image is enlarged, and it does not mean that there is noise in the original image.
  • Images may not be saved or displayed on some the smartphone models. Refer to the specification of your smartphone for the supported image types.
  • Depending on your smartphone or its OS version, pictures in RAW format may not be displayed correctly.
  • For the images that cannot be played back with this application, “!” thumbnail is displayed.
  • Images in the camera cannot be deleted.

Switching the Destinations

  1. 1Tap SD card/SD card.
  2. 2Tap the desired destination.

    The destination switches.

    • The destination is the card inserted in either the card slot 1 or the card slot 2 of the camera connected via Wi-Fi.
    • If no card is inserted into the camera, card slot 1 is displayed.
    • Displaying may be slow.

Selecting Images

  1. 1Tap Select in the thumbnail display.
    • Thumbnails have check icon, allowing them to be selected.
  2. 2Tap the thumbnail of the image to select.
    • The thumbnails of the selected images will have checked icon.
    • Tap [Cancel] to exit the selection screen.

Filtering Images

You can filter images by the recording period, image type, and rating.

  1. 1Tap Menu in the thumbnail display, and enable [Filtering].
  2. 2Select filtering items

    Setting Items:
    Recording period, Image types, Rating

  3. 3Tap [OK].

    The thumbnails of the filtered images are displayed.
    Filtering Images
    A Edit setup
    B Cancel filtering

Canceling Filtering

  1. 1Tap Menu in the thumbnail display screen.
  2. 2Disable [Filtering].
    • Or tap [☓] (B).
  • In the list where a thumbnail of group images, [Filtering] is not available.

Setting the Rating

  1. 1Tap Select to select images.
    • This step is not required for single image display.
  2. 2Tap Rating to select a rating level (1 – 5).

    Tap [Cancel] to exit.

    Rating
  • For [AVCHD] videos, only [OFF] or [5] can be selected.
  • If multiple images are selected and a rating other than [OFF] is selected, [AVCHD] videos are set to [★5].
  • This rating cannot be applied to images protected by the camera.

Importing images to the smartphone

Transfer the images stored in the card in the camera to the smartphone.

  1. 1Connect to a camera.
  2. 2On the smartphone, start up “LUMIX Sync”.
  3. 3Tap Home Import Images[Import images].
    • (iOS devices) When a message to confirm the change of destination is displayed, select [Join].
  4. 4Tap Select to select images.
    • This step is not required for single image display.
  5. 5Tap Image Transfer.

    The selected images are stored in the smartphone.

    Transferring images
  • If images with [Protect] setting enabled on the camera are transferred to the smartphone, the protection is not setup for these images transferred to the smartphone.
  • Images that cannot be saved to the smartphone are excluded.
  • (When playing back a single image) Images that cannot be saved to the smartphone, Image Transfer is displayed in gray and disabled for selection.

The following images cannot be saved to the smartphone.

  • – MPO+JPG
  • – RAW *1
  • – RAW+JPG *2
  • – AVCHD
  • – [MP4] 4K videos
  • – [MP4 HEVC] videos
  • – [MOV] videos
  • – 6K/4K PHOTO
  • – Post-Focus
  • – HLG Photo (HLG format pictures)
  • – Images with icon displayed on the thumbnail *3

*1 For Android 7.0 or earlier

*2 For Android 7.0 or earlier, only the JPEG files associated with the RAW file are saved to the smartphone. (The RAW file is not saved.)

*3 There is a possibility that even if the icon is not displayed, depending on the model of your smartphone, you will be unable to save.


  • When copying images from the camera to the smartphone, it may take time depending on the Wi-Fi radio wave environment.
  • Depending on the type of smartphone, you may not be able to save or play. Please check your smartphone specifications to confirm compatible video types.
  • Group images cannot be transferred/saved in bulk.
  • 3D pictures (MPO format) are played back/saved as 2D pictures (JPEG).
  • Images saved to the smartphone can be viewed using “Gallery” or “Photos” app in the smartphone.