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Connecting to “LUMIX Lab” (Bluetooth Connection)

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

bullet02For the first-time connection, pairing settings are required.

When connecting the second and subsequent times, the connection is automatic when you set [Bluetooth Function] to [SMARTPHONE] on the camera.


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Supported smartphones

Android™: Android 11 or higher with Bluetooth 4.0 or higher (excluding those that do not support Bluetooth Low Energy)

iOS: iOS 17 or higher

bullet02Turn on the Bluetooth function on the smartphone beforehand.


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

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  1. View the content in the displayed guidance and start using the app.

  1. Switch to the [Camera] screen and select [Add Camera].

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(A) [Add Camera]

  1. Select [Connect via Bluetooth].

  1. Set the camera to Bluetooth pairing standby state.

character_bullet-largebutton_menu-set character_arrow [icon_setup-menu] character_arrow [icon_setup-inout] character_arrow [Bluetooth] character_arrow [Bluetooth Function] character_arrow [SMARTPHONE]

bullet02The camera enters the pairing standby state.

bullet02If there is a paired smartphone, the camera enters the connection standby state. If you want to pair with a new smartphone, use the following procedure to put the camera in the pairing standby state.

button_menu-set character_arrow [icon_setup-menu] character_arrow [icon_setup-inout] character_arrow [Bluetooth] character_arrow [Pairing] character_arrow [Add Smartphone]

  1. Select the camera to be connected in “LUMIX Lab”.

bullet02Pairing is executed when you select [Pairing] in the confirmation screen.


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bullet02The paired smartphone is registered as a paired device.

bullet02Even if you set up pairing with more than one smartphone, you can only connect to one smartphone at a time.

bullet02When 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.

bullet02During Bluetooth connection, [icon_bluetooth_s] is displayed in the recording screen.

When the Bluetooth function is enabled, but a connection is not established with the smartphone, [icon_bluetooth_s] appears translucent.

bullet02Up to a total of 16 Bluetooth devices can be paired. If you try to register more than 16 devices, the registration information will be deleted from the oldest first.


character_diamondEnd Bluetooth Connection

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


button_menu-set character_arrow [icon_setup-menu] character_arrow [icon_setup-inout] character_arrow [Bluetooth] character_arrow [Bluetooth Function] character_arrow Select [OFF]


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bullet02Even if you terminate the connection, the pairing information for it will not be deleted.


character_diamondCanceling Pairing

  1. Cancel the pairing setting of the camera.

bullet02button_menu-set character_arrow [icon_setup-menu] character_arrow [icon_setup-inout] character_arrow [Bluetooth] character_arrow [Pairing] character_arrow [Delete]

  1. Select the smartphone for which to cancel the pairing.


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bullet02Also cancel the pairing setting on the smartphone.

bullet02When [Reset] in the [Setup] ([Setting]) menu is used to reset the network settings, the information for registered devices is deleted.