Re: Panasonic Lumix G9 support

Hi,

What gphoto2 version is it? (use gphoto2 --version )

Can you check if USB settings can be changed in the camera to include PC Tethering or similar?

Ciao, Marcus

On Sat, Jan 02, 2021 at 01:18:19PM -0500, Jonny Bravo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am writing in regards to hopefully getting support for my Panasonic Lumix
> G9 camera. As per the instructions listed on the support page, the
> requested information is below.
> 
> Output of lsusb:
> 
> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04da:2382 Panasonic (Matsushita)
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
> SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMC9514 Hub
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> 
> 
> Output of gphoto2 --auto-detect:
> 
> Model                          Port
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Panasonic DC-GH5               usb:001,005
> 
> 
> Output of summary (LANG=C gphoto2 --summary):
> 
> Camera summary:
> Manufacturer: Panasonic
> Model: DC-G9
>   Version: 2.3
>   Serial Number: 000000000000000000XHL2001120098
> Vendor Extension ID: 0x1c (1.0)
> Vendor Extension Description:
> 
> Capture Formats:
> Display Formats: Association/Directory, DPOF, Apple Quicktime, Defined
> Type, JPEG
> 
> Device Capabilities:
> 	File Download, File Deletion, No File Upload
> 	No Image Capture, No Open Capture, No vendor specific capture
> 
> Storage Devices Summary:
> 
> Device Property Summary:
> Battery Level(0x5001):(read only) (type=0x2) Range [0 - 100, step 1]
> value: 50% (50)
> 
> 
> 
> Output of config (LANG=C gphoto2 --list-all-config > config.txt 2>&1):
> 
> *** Error ***
> (null)
> 
> *** Error ***
> (null)
> 
> *** Error ***
> (null)
> 
> *** Error ***
> (null)
> 
> *** Error ***
> (null)
> 
> *** Error ***
> (null)
> /main/actions/viewfinder
> Label: Panasonic Viewfinder
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TOGGLE
> Current: 2
> END
> /main/actions/opcode
> Label: PTP Opcode
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TEXT
> Current: 0x1001,0xparam1,0xparam2
> END
> /main/settings/capturetarget
> Label: Capture Target
> Readonly: 0
> Type: RADIO
> Current: Internal RAM
> Choice: 0 Internal RAM
> Choice: 1 Memory card
> END
> /main/status/serialnumber
> Label: Serial Number
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TEXT
> Current: 000000000000000000XHL2001120098
> END
> /main/status/manufacturer
> Label: Camera Manufacturer
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TEXT
> Current: Panasonic
> END
> /main/status/cameramodel
> Label: Camera Model
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TEXT
> Current: DC-G9
> END
> /main/status/deviceversion
> Label: Device Version
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TEXT
> Current: 2.3
> END
> /main/status/vendorextension
> Label: Vendor Extension
> Readonly: 0
> Type: TEXT
> Current:
> END
> /main/status/batterylevel
> Label: Battery Level
> Readonly: 1
> Type: TEXT
> Current: 50%
> END
> /main/other/5001
> Label: Battery Level
> Readonly: 1
> Type: MENU
> Current: 50
> Choice: 0 0
> Choice: 1 1
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> END
> 
> 
> Output of gphoto2 --capture-image:
> 
> An image is captured; however, the problem is there is no bulb control.
> This makes it exceedingly difficult to use for long exposure
> astrophotography. For example, running the command gphoto2 --set-config
> bulb=1 --wait-event=61s --set-config capturetarget=1  results in errors
> being thrown.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Jonny


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