Panasonic G3 and GF3 Firmware Bug and Fix

Amin Sabet · Oct 13, 2011

Today I received this information from Panasonic:

We discovered a bug in the recently released firmware update that added "X" series lens compatibility to the DMC-G3 & DMC-GF3.
The bug only affects Four Third lenses.

Problem: After the first three photos shot in either the Medium or Low burst mode rates, subsequent photos may be over-exposed, especially in very bright environments.

It occurs with the following Four Thirds lenses:

OLYMPUS 15 lens 8/F3.5, 35/F3.5, ...)
SIGMA 10 lens 24/F1.8, 105/F2.8,...)
PANASONIC 1 lens(14-50/ F2.8-3.5)

This bug does not affect any Micro Four Third lenses, so we do not expect this to cause many problems.

The firmware update will be posted on the US Panasonic.com web page in a few days. In the interim, customers can download it from our Japanese site at:
Joint update service for Four Thirds lenses | Digital Camera | Digital AV | Consumer Products | Support | Panasonic Global

The DMC-GF3 Support page was also added:
DIGITAL CAMERA LUMIX*|*Customer Support*|*Panasonic
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drizek · Oct 13, 2011

*affects

Amin Sabet · Oct 14, 2011

drizek said: ↑

*affects
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Thanks. I was directly quoting without editing. Now fixed :smile:.

drizek · Oct 14, 2011

Amin Sabet said: ↑

Thanks. I was directly quoting without editing. Now fixed :smile:.
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Ya, it just kind of bothers me when companies put out press releases with bad grammar.

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