- 8. Connections with External Devices
- Importing Images to a PC

Importing Images to a PC

After connecting to the PC, you can copy the recorded images by dragging files and folders on this camera to the PC.

The camera can be connected to a PC running any of the following OSs which can detect mass storage devices.

Supported OS

Windows: Windows 10

Mac: OS X v10.11, macOS 10.12 to macOS 10.15

[USB] terminal

USB connection cable (commercially available)

Plug in/out straight holding onto the plug. (Inserting these at an angle may cause deformation or malfunction)

Do not connect the cable to the wrong terminals. This may cause a malfunction.

Preparation:

Turn on the camera and PC.

1Set [USB Mode] to [PC(Storage)].

[MENU/SET] [] [] [USB Mode] [PC(Storage)]

2Connect the camera and PC with the USB connection cable.

Windows: A drive (“LUMIX”) is displayed in [This PC].

Mac: A drive (“LUMIX”) is displayed on the desktop.

3Drag the files and folders from the camera to the PC.

Folder Structure Inside Card

The camera’s setup information

Images

Folder number

MP4: MP4 videos
MOV: MOV videos
JPG: JPEG format pictures

File number

For the USB connection cable, use one that is a shielded product with a ferrite core compliant to USB Type C (USB3.1) that is less than 1.5 m (4.9 feet).

Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB connection cable before removing the card from the camera. Otherwise, the recorded data may be damaged.

The camera image cannot be output to an external device via HDMI/SDI when [USB Mode] is set to [PC(Storage)] and the camera is connected to the PC with a USB connection cable.