lumix-upnp-dump

Program that dumps media from Lumix cameras on the network, removing them from the device. Allows to automatically dump all media from the camera, including videos, not limited by the number of files being dumped. Once media are transferred to the computer, they're deleted from the camera.

Caution

This software comes with no warranty whatsoever. Take note your photos might get unrecoverably deleted or camera might misbehave. You're using this on your own risk and responsibility.

Installation

Requires python3.10.

pipx install lumix-upnp-dump

Supported cameras

The table below shows cameras which have been tested with this software. It can potentially support other models as well.

Model	Dumps JPEG	Dumps videos	Dumps RAW	Notes
GX7	✅	✅	❌	RAW images are dumped as JPEGs
GX800	✅	✅	✅
G80	✅	✅	✅	Needs an additional one-time setup step. Connect to the real Panasonic Image App first in the same network as the one you'll use lumix-upnp-dump in. After you disconnect and start lumix-upnp-dump, it should be able to connect to the camera.

Usage

1. Run the program with

   lumix-upnp-dump -o output/

2. Connect camera to the Wi-Fi network (see Connecting via a wireless access point in the device manual), using Remote shooting & view function. The camera will ask you to launch the smartphone application upon successful connection. lumix-upnp-dump acts as the smartphone application, so if the program is running, there's nothing else you need to do.

3. The program iterates all Lumix cameras on the network. When a download from your camera starts, you'll see a prompt message on the camera screen - Under remote control.

4. After all media is dumped, the program will inform you by logging appropriate information, but the camera connection will not close. The screen on your camera will be black all this time. It's easy to forget the camera is runnng and drain the battery this way. You can interrupt the connection on the camera now by half-pressing the shutter button and turning the camera off or terminating the network connection (see the device manual).

Full help text

Warning

Be careful what you put in --command-after-finish. It uses python's subprocess.run under the hood, hence allows to execute arbitraty code.

usage: lumix-upnp-dump [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE] -o OUTPUT_DIR [--command-after-finish COMMAND_AFTER_FINISH]

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG_FILE, --config-file CONFIG_FILE
                        Config file path
  -o OUTPUT_DIR, --output-dir OUTPUT_DIR
                        Directory where the photos should be saved
  --command-after-finish COMMAND_AFTER_FINISH
                        A shell command to run when downloading media from a camera is finished. Also run if
                        downloading was interrupted. The command can include the following special tags which will be
                        replaced by appropriate values when run:
                          - ${camera}: the camera name
                          - ${n}: number of media files fetched (a picture is only counted once even if both JPEG and
                            RAW were saved)
                          - ${total}: total number of media files on the device prior to download or '-' if unknown
                        For example:
                        
                          lumix-upnp-dump [...] --command-after-finish 'echo Downloaded ${n}/${total} media files from
                          ${camera} >> /tmp/lumix-dump.log'

Args that start with '--' (eg. -o) can also be set in a config file (specified via -c). Config file syntax allows:
key=value, flag=true, stuff=[a,b,c] (for details, see syntax at https://goo.gl/R74nmi). If an arg is specified in more
than one place, then commandline values override config file values which override defaults.