- 12. Remote Operations
- Connecting to a Smartphone
- Connecting to a Smartphone (Bluetooth Connection)

Connecting to a Smartphone (Bluetooth Connection)

Follow a simple connection setup procedure (pairing) to connect to a smartphone that supports Bluetooth Low Energy. When pairing is set up, the Wi-Fi connection will be established automatically by just operating “LUMIX Sync”.

For the first-time connection, pairing settings are required. For information about connecting for the second time onwards (Connecting to a Paired Smartphone)

Supported smartphones

Android™: Android 5 or higher with Bluetooth 4.0 or higher

(excluding those that do not support Bluetooth Low Energy)

iOS: iOS 11 or higher

Turn on the smartphone’s Bluetooth function in advance.

1On the smartphone, start up “LUMIX Sync”.

A message regarding device (camera) registration is displayed. Select [Next].

If you have closed the message, select [], then register the camera using [Camera registration (pairing)].

2Check the content in the displayed guide and select [Next] until the screen to register the camera is displayed.

Operating the camera in accordance with the smartphone guide.

3Set the camera to Bluetooth pairing standby state.

[MENU/SET] [] [] [Bluetooth] [Bluetooth] [SET] [Pairing]

The camera enters pairing standby state and the device name is displayed.

4On the smartphone, select the camera’s device name.

(iOS devices) When a message to confirm the change of destination is displayed, select [Join].

5When a message indicating that device registration is complete, select [OK].

A Bluetooth connection between the camera and the smartphone will be made.

The paired smartphone is registered as a paired device.

During Bluetooth connection, [] is displayed in the recording screen. When the Bluetooth function is enabled, but a connection is not established with the smartphone, [] appears translucent.

Up to 16 smartphones can be registered. If you try to register more than 16 smartphones, the registration information will be deleted from the oldest first.

Wi-Fi connection with a Bluetooth connected smartphone

You can establish Wi-Fi connection by operating “LUMIX Sync”.

Select [] ([Remote shooting]) or [] ([Import images]) in the “LUMIX Sync” home screen.

During Wi-Fi connection, [] is displayed on the recording screen.

End Bluetooth Connection

To terminate the Bluetooth connection, turn off the Bluetooth function of the camera.

[MENU/SET] [] [] [Bluetooth] [Bluetooth] Select [OFF]

Even if you terminate the connection, the pairing information for it will not be deleted.

Connecting to a Paired Smartphone

Connect paired smartphones using the following procedure.

Enable the Bluetooth function of the camera.

[MENU/SET] [] [] [Bluetooth] [Bluetooth] [ON]

On the smartphone, start up “LUMIX Sync”.

If a message is displayed indicating that the smartphone is searching for cameras, close the message.

Select [ ].

Select [Bluetooth Setup].

Turn Bluetooth ON.

From [Camera registered] items, select the camera’s device name.

Even if you set up pairing with more than one smartphone, you can only connect to one smartphone at a time.

When pairing takes some time, canceling the pairing settings on both the smartphone and camera and re-establishing the connection may result in the camera being detected correctly.

Canceling Pairing

Cancel the pairing setting of the camera.

[MENU/SET] [] [] [Bluetooth] [Bluetooth] [SET] [Delete]

Select the smartphone for which to cancel the pairing.

Also cancel the pairing setting on the smartphone.

When [Reset] in the [Setup] ([Setting]) menu is used to reset the network settings, the information for registered devices is deleted.