You asked. We listened. These updates deliver efficiency in both production and post-production workflows, providing important savings in time (and therefore cost). The firmware improves the shooting experience and enhances sharing functionality for both images and videos.
July 2026 Updates
LUMIX S Series Lenses (S 14-28mm F4-5.6 / S 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 / S 28-200 F4-7.1 / S 70-300mm F4.5-5.6)
- The focus ring can now be used as a control ring, enabling the assignment of key functions. Additionally, the focus rotation direction can be selected in MF mode.
Compatible with S1II / S1RII / S1IIE / S5II / S5IIX / S9*
*Firmware update is needed for S1RII / S5II / S5IIX / S9
May 2026 Updates
LUMIX Lab App Ver. 3.0.0
- RAW editing support (*3) has been added, enabling more detailed editing tailored to user preferences.
- Slow & Quick (S&Q) video editing has been added, allowing users to edit dynamic video scenes directly on their smartphones.
- Camera firmware update can be performed via the LUMIX Lab app. (*1) (*2)
- LUTs can now be created with additional parameters such as grain, color noise, sharpness, and noise reduction. (*4)
- The app’s UI has been updated.
Features limited to LUMIX L10 and S9 (Ver.2.0)
- My Photo Style can now be edited within the app for greater customization.
- Wired connection is now supported for transferring images, LUTs and My Photo Style edits, allowing for faster file transfers and more stable connection.
- LUTs created with additional parameters such as grain, color noise, sharpness, and noise reduction can be applied directly in-camera to photos and videos using REAL TIME LUT. (*5)
LUMIX S9 Ver. 2.0
- Support for LUMIX Lab app ver.3.0.0 has been added.
April 2026 Updates
LUMIX GH7 Ver 1.7
- Compatibility with the new digital shotgun microphone DMW-DMS1 has been added.
- Support for LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver. 1.5 has been added (see details below in the "February 2026 Update" section).
- Operational stability has been improved.
LUMIX G9II Ver. 2.6
- Compatibility with the new digital shotgun microphone DMW-DMS1 has been added.
- Operational stability has been improved.
February 2026 Updates
LUMIX S1RII Firmware Ver. 1.5 / S1II Ver. 1.4 / S1IIE Ver. 1.4 / S5II Ver. 3.7 / S5IIX Ver. 2.7
- Compatibility with the new digital shotgun microphone DMW-DMS1 has been added¹.
- Support for LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver.1.5 has been added.
- Operational stability has been improved.
LUMIX S9 Ver. 1.9
- Operational stability has been improved.
LUMIX S Series Lenses (LUMIX S PRO 16-35mm F4 / S PRO 24-70mm F2.8 / S PRO 70-200mm F2.8 O.I.S. / S PRO 70-200mm F4 O.I.S. Ver. 2.0)
- The focus ring can now be used as a control ring, enabling the assignment of key functions. Additionally, the focus rotation direction can be selected in MF mode².
LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver. 1.5.0
- New “Director Monitor” mode has been added, allowing clip selection, video playback, and rating changes on a mirrored monitor.
- LUTs can be selected for LUT View Assist directly within the app.
- Frame markers can now be customized and adjusted directly within the app.
- Operational stability has been improved.
LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Lab Ver. 2.0.4
- You can now select multiple LUTs stored on the camera and transfer or delete them directly from the app.
- You can now zoom in/out images and adjust the cropping position while editing photo frames.
- The stability of location logging while running in the background has been improved.
- Connection quality when pairing the camera via Bluetooth has been improved.
- UI has been improved.
*¹ Compatibility with GH7 and G9II is planned in the future.
*² Compatible models as of Feb 25, 2026: LUMIX S1RII, S1II, S1IIE, S5IIX, S5II, S9
