Functional Changes to Enhance Security
Changes to Wi-Fi Functionality
Changes to Streaming Functionality
Changes to Wi-Fi Functionality
In order to enhance security, password authentication will always be used when establishing direct Wi-Fi connections between the camera and a smartphone.
For this reason, the [Wi-Fi Password] menu item in [LAN / Wi-Fi Setup] has been removed, and [Wi-Fi Password] will always be [ON].
For European and Ukrainian models (DC-GH7E/DC-GH7LE/DC-GH7ME)
The functionality to send images to a PC via Wi-Fi is no longer supported.
The [Send Images to PC While Recording]/[Send Images Stored in the Camera to PC] menus in [Wi-Fi Function] can no longer be selected.
The composition of the menu to connect a smartphone with Wi-Fi has also been changed to the following:
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[LAN / Wi-Fi]
[Wi-Fi Function]
[Control With Smartphone]
The [PC Connection] menu item in [LAN / Wi-Fi Setup] has been removed.
Changes to Streaming Functionality
The functionality to stream to a PC via a wired LAN connection (RTP/RTSP) is no longer supported.
Support for streaming function connections has been changed to Wi-Fi connection/USB tethering only.
For European and Ukrainian models (DC-GH7E/DC-GH7LE/DC-GH7ME)
The functionality to stream with RTMP is no longer supported.
Streaming via Wi-Fi connection/USB tethering supports RTMPS only.
The composition of the [Streaming] menu in [Setup] ([IN/OUT]) has been changed due to changes to the connection method and supported protocols.
[Streaming Quality] of the streaming functions for the connection methods and supported protocols have also been changed as follows.
[Streaming]
[Streaming Function] |
[ON] / |
[Connection Method] |
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[Streaming Setup] |
[Streaming Quality] |
[Streaming Address] |
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[Save/Load Streaming Address] |
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[Wi-Fi Connection Setting] |
: Default settings
[Streaming Quality]
Video compression format:
– [H.264] streaming quality: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
Audio format: AAC (2ch)
(A) Frame rate
(B) Bit rate (Mbps)
(C) [Wi-Fi]
(D) [USB Tethering]
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This cannot be set when the streaming destination is RTMPS.