Panasonic Service Manuals
Panasonic makes operating instructions and user guides for its Lumix cameras freely available as pdf-downloads at panasonic.com. Yet, beyond these user manuals the company also publishes separate Service and Repair Guides that are intended for use by support and maintenance personnel. These booklets provide detailed information on the different components of the camera, such as parts lists and block diagrams. So, if you are interested in the inner workings of your Lumix or want to dissemble and repair your camera, these guide books are essential reading.
Moreover, the Service Manuals provide instructions on how to access some hidden information on camera performance and operating errors. One can, for example, put the camera into service mode to see a list of error codes that reveal to the technician where the camera might have malfunctioned in the past, and the Service Manuals decode those entries. Even more relevant perhaps, the user can obtain the shutter count, the number of times the camera has turned on, and the number of instances that the flash has fired by navigating to the respective menus. The procedures to access this information differ slightly across cameras, as their button layout and labeling varies (see the respective pages for the Lumix G-series, LX-series, and FZ-series for details). Exploring the service menus does generally not pose a risk to the camera's functioning, but care should be taken not to push a wrong combination of buttons that might put the camera into permanent (instead of temporary) service mode.
Panasonic's Service Manuals can sometimes be found for sale on amazon (click here for latest offers) or ebay (click here to check current listings). Moreover, some photo sites, such as the French ambroise-charron.com and the Portuguese paulocorceiro.com, have made a number of service and repair guides available for download. These Service Manuals enable owners to repair their devices and thereby to reduce electronic waste. The listings below relay and mirror the links to the pdf-versions of the manuals. Please send me a note if you find Service Manuals for other Panasonic cameras on the web, so that we can add them to the repository.
| Publication | Hard copy | Soft copy | Author, year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panasonic G1 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2008 | |
| 2 | Panasonic G2 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2010 | |
| 3 | Panasonic G3 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2011 | |
| 4 | Panasonic G5 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2012 | |
| 5 | Panasonic G6 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2013 | |
| 6 | Panasonic G7 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2015 | |
| 7 | Panasonic G9 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2017 | |
| 8 | Panasonic G10 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2010 | |
| 9 | Panasonic G80 / G85 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2016 | |
| 10 | Panasonic G90 / G95 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2019 |
| 11 | Panasonic G100 / G110 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2020 |
| 12 | Panasonic GF1 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2009 | |
| 13 | Panasonic GF2 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2010 | |
| 14 | Panasonic GF3 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2011 | |
| 15 | Panasonic GF5 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2012 | |
| 16 | Panasonic GF6 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2013 | |
| 17 | Panasonic GF7 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2015 |
| 18 | Panasonic GF8 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2016 |
| 19 | Panasonic GH1 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2009 | |
| 20 | Panasonic GH2 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2010 | |
| 21 | Panasonic GH3 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2012 | |
| 22 | Panasonic GH4 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2014 | |
| 23 | Panasonic GH5 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2017 |
| 24 | Panasonic GH5S Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2018 |
| 25 | Panasonic GH5 II Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2021 |
| 26 | Panasonic GH6 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2022 |
| 27 | Panasonic GM1 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2013 | |
| 28 | Panasonic GM5 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2014 | |
| 29 | Panasonic GX1 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2011 | |
| 30 | Panasonic GX7 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2013 | |
| 31 | Panasonic GX8 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2015 |
| 32 | Panasonic GX9 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2018 | |
| 33 | Panasonic GX80 / GX85 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2016 | |
| 34 | Panasonic GX800 / GX850 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2017 |
| Publication | Hard copy | Soft copy | Author, year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panasonic S1 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2019 |
| 2 | Panasonic S1H Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2019 |
| 3 | Panasonic S1R Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2019 |
| 4 | Panasonic S5 Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2020 |
| 5 | Panasonic S5 II Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2023 |
| Publication | Hard copy | Soft copy | Author, year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panasonic L1 (Leica Digilux 3) Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2006 | |
| 2 | Panasonic L10 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2007 |
| Publication | Hard copy | Soft copy | Author, year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panasonic LX1 (Leica D-Lux 2) Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2005 | |
| 2 | Panasonic LX2 (Leica D-Lux 3) Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2006 | |
| 3 | Panasonic LX3 (Leica D-Lux 4) Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2008 | |
| 4 | Panasonic LX5 (Leica D-Lux 5) Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2010 | |
| 5 | Panasonic LX7 (Leica D-Lux 6) Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2012 | |
| 6 | Panasonic LX10 / LX15 Service Manual | ebay | Panasonic, 2016 | |
| 7 | Panasonic LX100 (Leica D-Lux Typ 109) Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2014 |
| 8 | Panasonic LX100 II (Leica D-Lux 7) Service Manual | ebay | - | Panasonic, 2018 |
In case the repair manual for your camera is not listed, the site tradebit.com carries many service manuals and lets visitors purchase a pdf copy for about US$ 15-20.
Further Reading
Some of the Lumix cameras have near identical Leica siblings, such as the Digilux-3 (similar to the L1) or several of the D-Lux (similar to the LX-series) and V-Lux (similar to the FZ-series) models. The Panasonic Service Manuals are relevant for these Leica models also, so that, for example, the shutter count for the Digilux-3, the V-Lux super-zooms, or the D-Lux cameras can be accessed through hidden menus. Moreover, additional resources for Leica camera owners are available on the Leica literature page.
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