Tethering LUMIX GH5, G9, and GH5S with Adobe Lightroom Classic
Photo Moment - March 02, 2018
Today we'll learn how to set up tethering on the LUMIX pro cameras and how to integrate with Lightroom.
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Straight forward and to the point! Obviously, if you have any questions still, ask them below!
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i know Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a way to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost the account password. I love any tips you can give me.
I somehow lost the account password. I love any tips you can give me.
perhaps an update video to show off the latest firmware updates?
I think the Lumix Teather program is up to version 1.7 now. You were using 1.3
I think the Lumix Teather program is up to version 1.7 now. You were using 1.3
6 years later, still super helpful. Thanks so much
Thank you for this. One issue with this might be that if you manage your Lightroom catalog by importing to various different directories on your drive (as opposed to "folders" within LRc,) , you'd have to change the auto import settings with each shoot. Say you do product shots, portraits, and landscapes, and want to manage them in different directories, you'd need to set up the import target at each shoot. Something I'd be likely to forget to do. And then I'd have a mess. Am I incorrect?
This is many years old but yeah that sounds right. Picking a destination for your shoot should be standard practice though, not an inconvenience.
Nice video - I'm also looking for a wireless tethering setup... Thanks...
Hi. Thanks for the great tutorial. Does the Tether App give us the option to browse back to previous images? Or do I have to go into Lightroom for that?
Hi photo Joseph, thanks for the videos. Question, how to add pc tether to my lumix g95 camera?
I don’t think it is compatible with that camera. https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/soft/download/d_lumixtether.html
Im finding the app to be a but choppy , despite being plugged into my fasted port. Ive closed all other apps and Im still not getting a consistent 24 fps
Have you done any updated videos tethering through Panasonic’s new LUMIX Webcam Software (Beta) for live streaming?
I have a GH5 and my PC recognizes and captures the live feed just fine but there’s a lag and the feed isn’t smooth (jitters). I suspect it’s my cable but I don’t know which specs to look for in a cable. USB-C to USB-A? USB-C to USB-C? 3.0? 3.1? 100w or 60w? Etc.
I have a GH5 and my PC recognizes and captures the live feed just fine but there’s a lag and the feed isn’t smooth (jitters). I suspect it’s my cable but I don’t know which specs to look for in a cable. USB-C to USB-A? USB-C to USB-C? 3.0? 3.1? 100w or 60w? Etc.
I Pretty sure USB 3.0 is enough and it’s not powering so wattage shouldn’t matter. Connect directly to the computer, not through a hub, and see if that helps?
Can you do this with the lumix G7?
You’ll need to check the website for the camera compatibility list
Is it possible to use hdmi output to record 10:2:2 with Ninja Inferno while controlling the camera through the usb tethering?
(GH5S after the 2021 new firmware)
Why do I get a big lag when connecting to live view...! Thanks
Because there's always a lag on external video
possible to do this wireless?
Not really. You can transfer via the phone app but nowhere near as smoothly as you'd want for a wireless tethered production.
Joseph, do you know by any chance if there is an issue with tethering G9 on MacBook M1 chip it this moment. Tried everything but no luck!!
I have not tried. Check the Panasonic page; it’s usually up to date on what works and doesn’t. It could be a Big Sur issue, not an M1 issue.
Sorry, it doesn’t have the hardware to support this.
Is there any duration limitation?
Hello. I tried to stream with my Nikon D5600. Unfortunately, after 30 minutes the liveview auto shutdown making it unusable on OBS via HDMI link. The Nikon Webcam software provide such poor quality so it's useless.
I want to buy the Lumix G9, but it has 30 min video recording limit.
Will I have the same issue? Does it auto-shutdown? Or I'll be able to use the G9 for livestreaming to OBS via HDMI/Tether without auto shutdown? Or should I go to GH5?
thanks guys
Hello. I tried to stream with my Nikon D5600. Unfortunately, after 30 minutes the liveview auto shutdown making it unusable on OBS via HDMI link. The Nikon Webcam software provide such poor quality so it's useless.
I want to buy the Lumix G9, but it has 30 min video recording limit.
Will I have the same issue? Does it auto-shutdown? Or I'll be able to use the G9 for livestreaming to OBS via HDMI/Tether without auto shutdown? Or should I go to GH5?
thanks guys
@@photojoseph Well dude, thank you very much for your answer.
Just to be sure, it means that, if plug the G9 via HDMI to video capture card (Elgato for exemple) on my PC, I'll be able to record with a software like OBS at maximum quality ?
Or is there a better way to do it ?
Thanks again
Just to be sure, it means that, if plug the G9 via HDMI to video capture card (Elgato for exemple) on my PC, I'll be able to record with a software like OBS at maximum quality ?
Or is there a better way to do it ?
Thanks again
Great question. The 30 minute limit is ONLY for recording. You can have HDMI output enabled indefinitely. I use several G9 cameras in a studio environment where recording is all done on the HDMI output, and the cameras never shut down. In fact, I had a GH4 running for a couple of years without ever turning it off!
I'm at my wits end here trying to figure out why I can't connect... my computer recognizes my camera but lumix tether, or lightroom do not. They just sit there trying to detect the camera. I've tried updating firmware, resetting my camera, different cables.... I just want to tether my freaking camera! lumix g-9/windows 10
Can we tether to a video editing software? Like premiere?
I would not trust it to be not dropping frames. It’s not what it’s designed for. And the image coming over USB will be highly compressed compared to what comes over HDMI. Just get the hardware; an HDMI to USB converter.
@@photojoseph what about Panasonic's new Tethering BETA software? It seems you can capture to a card and then after you stop recording you can transfer the files over to PC. You can monitor and control focus etc... I have been testing and it seems to work but I'm just want to make sure it's not dropping frames or something.
In general, NLEs aren’t designed to capture video in realtime. You can certainly eat software to do that (Blackmagic’s Media Express comes to mind) but then you need a proper HDMI to USB or Thunderbolt interface; not just the USB cable.
awesome thanks,, wow I updated my GH5S firmware to 1.6 this morning and I got this to work with my Macbook. Very cool. Can this be done with an iPad Pro ? All I'm trying to do is control the camera with my iPad and the Image App WiFi method has been extremely frustrating for me. The connection cuts out and disappears and is just very slow and makes shooting a nightmare.
I teathered for years ! Now its Bluetooth and wifi ! G9 has wifi !
Thanks for the video.
What app are you using on the ipad to cycle through different cameras
Thank you.
What app are you using on the ipad to cycle through different cameras
Thank you.
Its just a remote control for a very large ATEM switcher
If you skip the first four minutes you won't have missed any anything to do with the title.
Am I the only one who can't get their gh5 and Tether app to work? Macbook Mojave 10.14.1. The app simply doesn't work. All screens are just solid black. I've reinstalled and can't even get GH5 to communicate with both classic and new Lightroom. Any help?
glad to hear it. And yes, the Panasonic site there can be a little confusing.
You’re right. Thank you. I updated to the latest version of Catalina. It works now.
Their site is confusing. It made me think Catalina in general was the problem. But it was only one version of Catalina. 10.15. - 10.15.4 works.
Their site is confusing. It made me think Catalina in general was the problem. But it was only one version of Catalina. 10.15. - 10.15.4 works.
there were some issues with specific versions of macOS. Check the Panasonic support page here for details: http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/soft/download/d_lumixtether.html
Such a great straight forward tutorial. Thanks so much, you helped me enormously
I can not get it working on my mac. GH5 Firmware V2.5, LUMIXTether V1.7 and my settings got synced but I can not press any button on the tether App. Not even close the window!
Make sure both the LUMIX Tether software and macOS are fully up to date. There was an incompatibility introduced by a recent macOS update that has since been fixed.
One question Joseph, i can't connect my panasonic s1 to a macOS catalina 10.15. Its doesn't recognize the camera on lumix Tether program, any help?
You need the latest version of everything for it to work. See here: https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/info/macos_tether.html
Shoot raw.
Set camera to black and white
Use imbedded oreview.
I did wonder as you were doing it.
Set camera to black and white
Use imbedded oreview.
I did wonder as you were doing it.
Thank you great demo. I'm tethering to Capture One version 11.3.2 with lumix Software. The files import to my selected folder(Hot folder). The issue I'm having is any adjustments i make in Capture One do not apply to incoming files. I've saved adjustments as a Style and no luck. I've also tried every setting in Next Capture Adjustment tool. Any setting I'm forgetting to change?
@@photojoseph Thank you! Will upgrade Capture One soon, maybe new version can keep settings.
I really don’t know, sorry. It’s been years since I played with tethering on C1. On Lightroom, the ability to apply a preset on tethered capture is a setting in the tethering menu. It’s really cool to do. But I don’t know what would be different in C1, sorry.
4:18 I plugged my G9 into my Surface Book, and it says to turn off charging over USB. I checked G9 menus, found a setting that looked relevant, turned it off.
Still the same result.
The G9 has the November update. Any hits?
Still the same result.
The G9 has the November update. Any hits?
Do you have the latest LUMIXTether app? It's been updated a few times since its release. There is a known issue right now on macOS but you said "Surface Book" so that's not the problem… I'd start by making sure EVERYTHING is on the latest version, and take it from there. https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/soft/download/d_lumixtether.html
Hey Joseph, Giacomo from Italy here, thanks for your great content, I really appreciate your videos. I got a question, since I don't know where else to go...With the latest Catalina update, Lumix Tether stopped working either on my late 2012 27" iMac, and on my newest MacBook Pro 16"...same behaviour on each one...Lumix Tether is latest versions, 1.7...anyone can help? Thank you!
@@photojoseph The official page updated...but no good news...https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/info/macos_tether.html
@@photojoseph So, yes, the cable is exactly the one that came with the camera, and before the issue came along, I could use it with a long extension USB cable attached without a problem on my late 2012 27" iMac. I guess it's all about the latest Catalina updates. Now the issue is the same on that iMac AND on my latest 16" MacBook Pro, that just came in with the latest OS version. Firmware on the G9 is 2.0 and Lumix Tether is 1.7. Thanks for the follow up Joseph.
@@GiacomoArdesi A few questions for you. First, can you please test with the USB cable that came with the camera? If the issue still persists, I need all the usual suspect info… what firmware your camera is on (obviously if it's not on the latest, upgrade that and test again first), and then specifically what Mac you are using, what exact version of macOS. Thanks.
@@photojoseph Thanks Joseph. Yes, I got to see that page...and since it's from a couple months ago I wished something was done by Panasonic by now...The issue is quite random...sometimes I do not get any message, the app simply doesn't show up, the interface is missing at all, I can only quit the app which doesn't seem to be frozen or anything.. Sometimes I get this message: "An internal error occurred during camera connection", mostly when I open the app with my G9 already connected on the tether option. This is a real bummer...
I just looked this up, there are some known issues noted here https://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/info/macos_tether.html but that's probably not what you're running into. I just updated to 1.7 and tried it and am getting the error "operation can not currently be performed". Is that what you're seeing? I'll dig into this.
Hey Joseph,
thanks a lot!!! That helped a lot 😊.
Have a nice day
Greetings from Germany 😉
thanks a lot!!! That helped a lot 😊.
Have a nice day
Greetings from Germany 😉
Awesome, thanks for letting me know!
Hello. Long time listener, first time commenter.. lol. Quick question, been using Lumix tether for a while now using GH5. currently using latest firmware and tether software using TetherTools cables, etc. Do you have inside info on if transfer is faster if shooting JPG+ RAW. I only shoot in RAW, but would be intersted if you or anyone has any insight on this. Usually I get a long lag about half way through a long shoot. Thanks for all that you do for our community :)
Rick Campbell The JPEG is probably sent first, so that makes sense.
Sure thing and please let me know what you find!
Hi Rick. Shooting RAW+JPEG would definitely be slower than just RAW, since there’s more data to transfer, but what you MIGHT get (and I haven’t tested this so I’m guessing) is if you shoot RAW+JPEG, especially small JPEG, then the image may appear on the computer faster because the smaller JPEG file could be transferred first. It’s an untested theory but it makes sense. Give it a try!
Thanks for the info. Do you know if can you tether with the Gx8?
No, tethering on the GX8 is not supported.
6:07 I had to watch the video just so I could find the little LV button which I had no idea was how to bring the bloody display up LOL!
Nice tutorial dude. Love your work.
Nice tutorial dude. Love your work.
Thanks man! Glad you found what you were looking for.
Hi, have Lumix G9 trying to tether via Lumix tether to Lightroom. Lumix tether is working, but I can only see one picture at the time/the last taken, wich I dont like. Is that right? Lightroom can not find/detect my camera; trying everything in the book! Do I have to add Lumix tether plugin manually in Lightroom? It is not there in version 9.0?? And where to find the plugin? Thanks!
Did you watch this video? Lumix tether is not a plug-in. Follow the steps here to get your photos into Lightroom.
What about going into capture 1? Is this possible?
gosh, so much empty talk
will this work with a Lumix G7?
did you manage to do it on a g7?
Would you know if the "PC Storage" option is for plugging in a hard and using that to store the captured images???
i wish the tether would have wavemonitor not just histogram
Joseph, Have you looked at your import files? Every time I've used Lumix Tether, shooting just RAW (Only mode I use), my files are saved to PC as 1920 x 1440. But still saved on camera card as 5208 x 3904. It seems that the software is only transfering a copy of a resized image that the LCD uses? I've tried 2 PC's now, both act the same.
@@photojoseph Never mind. Tried on a 3 CPU, it's fine. Deeper look, my other 2 laptops are not showing the proper info for the files. So false alarm on my part. Just crappy Raw codecs. Thanks for the great vids BTW!
That’s weird. I’ve used it on commercial shoots and not noticed this. Have you checked the Tether app settings for options on what it will download?
Hello. It's me again. I'm trying to prep for my first shoot in 2 days, and amongst the nerves, I would like to know which lens that I have, other then the super-telephoto, would suit best. I would like to try some post focus and blurring to accentuate the the products. It is a mens grooming supplies product shoot. Using the G9, a 12-60mm Lumix Leica f / 2.8-4, an 8-18mm f / 2.8-4 or a Lumix 30mm macro? Or should I try ro rush and rent a different lens. Thanks Joseph.
Oh yeah, I do own a G9, I use a nice desktop PC, and I just picked up a Tethertools 15' USB-C 3.0 to Micro-B 3.0 with a Jerk stopper the day before last, shortly afterwards, I found your tutorial. I have heard rumor of certain cameras loosing signal or creating poor, noisy connection through the USB-C option of cables. With you're experience while shooting the Lumix G series cameras while tethered, have you had a problem with these problems? Thank you.
Man I love your content, but please slow down a bit.
@@photojoseph We're not ALL English ;-)
@@photojoseph I suppose it's also mine too, when I speak about something I'm passionate about. I still love your content!
You're reactions when stuff happens you don't expect are brilliant! Also by transferring into LR you can view all of the images in a library view right? I use the Lumix preview but that is only able to view current image shot. By using LR we can display all of the images to pick ones client likes the most and rate them right there in the session, right? Thanks played with this before, but this video will be applied in my afternoon session.
One last quick ?, I think if PC Storage is selected Lumix tether drops then image in a folder, then you can have LR running to watch that folder and use for reviewing the image. In that set up you lose all the live preview and controls on PC right? thanks
One last quick ?, I think if PC Storage is selected Lumix tether drops then image in a folder, then you can have LR running to watch that folder and use for reviewing the image. In that set up you lose all the live preview and controls on PC right? thanks
Great video! Does the Lumix tethering work with GH4? If not, can I directly tether the GH4 into the Lightroom?
Yeah… but it’s not very reliable. There’s a way to do it wirelessly but I’ve never tried this; read this thread https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3689046 plus there’s an app from a company called Promote Systems. Watch this https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CyqCbsysgFM
Thanks for replying. Is there any other way to tether GH4 then?
Unfortunate no to both questions 🙁
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