# Connect a Panasonic Lumix

> Lumix settings for VowPix, step by step with pictures.

Section: Camera app (Android) · Source: https://www.vowpix.in/docs/camera-app/panasonic · Markdown: https://www.vowpix.in/docs/camera-app/panasonic.md

Find your camera below. Lumix support is new: if it does not connect, send us Diagnostics from the app.

**Find your camera:**

- [S5 / S5II / S5IIX / GH6](#s5-s5ii-s5iix-gh6) · S5, S5II, S5IIX, GH6
- [GH5 / G9 (original)](#gh5-g9-original) · GH5, G9

## S5 / S5II / S5IIX / GH6

*S5, S5II, S5IIX, GH6*

**1. Set USB Mode to PC(Tether)**

![Set USB Mode to PC(Tether)](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/panasonic-panasonic-lumix-tabbed-1.png)

Open Setup > IN/OUT > USB > USB Mode and choose PC(Tether), not PC(Storage).

**2. Stop charging from the phone**

![Stop charging from the phone](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/panasonic-panasonic-lumix-tabbed-2.png)

In the same USB menu set USB Power Supply to OFF so the camera does not draw power from the phone.

**3. Turn off sleep mode**

![Turn off sleep mode](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/panasonic-panasonic-lumix-tabbed-3.png)

Set Setup > Monitor / Display > Power Save Mode > Sleep Mode to OFF.

**4. Plug the camera into the phone**

![Plug the camera into the phone](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/phone-cable.png)

Insert a card, switch the camera off, plug the USB-C cable straight into the phone, switch on; if asked, pick PC(Tether).

**5. Choose VowPix and tap OK**

![Choose VowPix and tap OK](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/phone-allow-panasonic-camera.png)

If Android asks which app should open the camera, pick VowPix and tick Always (never Files or Gallery). Then tap OK to allow USB access.

> **Good to know:** PC(Storage) makes the camera a USB drive; VowPix reports wrong USB mode. Do not pick PictBridge(PTP) (S5, GH6) or LUMIX Flow (newer firmware); pick PC(Tether). S5IIX: leave USB > Tether(USB ethernet adaptor) at OFF.

## GH5 / G9 (original)

*GH5, G9*

**1. Set USB Mode to PC(Tether)**

![Set USB Mode to PC(Tether)](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/panasonic-panasonic-lumix-classic-1.png)

Open Setup > USB Mode and choose PC(Tether); the GH5 needs firmware 2.0 or later to show it.

**2. Stop charging from the phone**

![Stop charging from the phone](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/panasonic-panasonic-lumix-classic-2.png)

G9 only: set Setup > USB Power Supply to OFF so the camera does not drain the phone.

**3. Turn off sleep mode**

![Turn off sleep mode](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/panasonic-panasonic-lumix-classic-3.png)

Set Setup > Economy > Sleep Mode to OFF.

**4. Plug the camera into the phone**

![Plug the camera into the phone](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/phone-cable.png)

Insert a card, switch the camera off, plug the USB-C cable straight into the phone, switch on; if asked, pick PC(Tether).

**5. Choose VowPix and tap OK**

![Choose VowPix and tap OK](https://pub-53d2f40332f849028f57401c40448a94.r2.dev/docs/camera-guides/v1/phone-allow-panasonic-camera.png)

If Android asks which app should open the camera, pick VowPix and tick Always (never Files or Gallery). Then tap OK to allow USB access.

> **Good to know:** GH5 before firmware 2.0 offers only PC and PictBridge(PTP); update first. PC(Storage) makes the camera a USB drive; VowPix reports wrong USB mode. Do not pick PictBridge(PTP); it is a printer mode.

## Still not connecting?

Open **VowPix → Sync → Fix it step by step**, or see [Camera app troubleshooting](https://www.vowpix.in/docs/camera-app/troubleshooting).

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