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peci1 / lumix-link-desktop

A unofficial desktop version of the Panasonic Lumix Link app for remote control of your Lumix camera.
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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How To #13

Open ShonkaiDJ opened 4 years ago

ShonkaiDJ commented 4 years ago

Hey there. I understand you refer to the original post on pv. I think by now that's a bit shallow but I'm very much willing to help out with some user instructions. I have been working in IT for 20+ years and though I'm not a developper, I've read quite some scripts to figure out if I could find the flaws. This script doesn't seem too complicated. I do get the feeling you added some functionality that I cannot find in the orinal post. This could very well be because I didn't have the time to read all of it.

The directions however on how to use the Java-script are really outdated. And though I do not know how they might have changed from a developers point of view, I do know the security has been updated and upgraded for Java as well as to how execute it from a browser like IE. Fact is: in my simple, unchaged version the video streaming does not start the way it's supposed to. Is it supposed to start outside of the browser or in the web page?

I've been trying to figure out what is supposed to happen in the script but I can't see it. I can't get it to start from firefox either but I'm working in a custom secured firefox. So both firefox and IE would have security reasons not to make it happen.

What can do to be of any help? I think this app is the rescue of my recently bought GH3 and I'm guessing I'm not the only one who has been on a quest to make this camera work for HD film making purposes. That's why I'm fully prepared to help out making an updated version of the user instructions.

I may be wrong about the Java script not starting for security reasons. I'm sorry if I am, but please allow me to understand how I can get both the control-website and video stream to start working. I'll write an instruction update for people like me ;-)

NylonDiamond commented 4 years ago

I'm in the same boat. Can't figure out exactly how to use the tool. I wish there was a wiki or a step by step that was easy to follow. :(

peci1 commented 4 years ago

Hi, I've just tested these instructions again. Let me know if they work for you. This was tested on Windows 10.

  1. Start the camera, click wifi button. New connection, Remote shooting or view, Change method, Via network, From list, select your home wifi and connect (at least this is the menu structure on my GX80).
  2. Figure out the IP address of the camera (that one's on you; either your router can tell it to you, or you can use a tool like Zenmap). Let's assume the camera connected on 192.168.18.182.
  3. Download lumix-link-desktop and unzip it.
  4. Run control.bat from it.
  5. An Internet Explorer window pops up asking for activex activation. Allow it. The page should ask you for camera IP in a dialog. Fill in 192.168.18.182 (your camera's IP).
  6. If you're connecting for the first time, the camera should ask you to authorize the app.
  7. Now you should be able to control the camera, e.g. click the Shoot button and hear the shutter snapping.
  8. When you launched control.bat, a terminal window has opened in the background. Open it and fill the camera ip, netmask should probably work with the default value 24.
  9. Once you fill the required data in the terminal, a Java window should open up and show you the image stream from the camera. If not, it's possible the camera switched to sleep, so try to do something with the camera controls to wake it up.
peci1 commented 4 years ago

You can also try https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NC2W8KC526F .