Camera Not Listed in LUMIX Tether Device Dropdown — Fix

This is a focused fix for one specific LUMIX Tether problem: Camera Not Listed in LUMIX Tether Device Dropdown. Walk the list top-to-bottom — the first item is the most common cause in support tickets.

Root causes, in order of frequency

1. Set USB Mode to PC(Tether) not PC(Storage)
2. Reinstall PTP driver on Windows
3. Try PTP/IP over LAN as fallback

Confirm the fix

After each step, close LUMIX Tether completely, unplug USB for 5 seconds, replug and relaunch. The connection state is cached — without a full power-cycle of the link you cannot tell which fix worked.

Still stuck?

If none of the above resolved it, swap the cable for a known-good USB 3.2 Gen 2 cable (this fixes ~40% of remaining cases) and reinstall LUMIX Tether v2.12 from the how to tether. Related: how to tether. troubleshooting guide.