

Not verified for MacOS.” From my proof-of-concept testing, I can verify the app runs on my MacBook Air and almost everything I tried works. When I minimized the app in order to check my folder of screen captures, that resulted in the unexpected loss of the Wi-Fi connection.Ī few surprises might be expected given the disclaimer for “Panasonic Image App” that appears on the Mac App Store: “Designed for iPad. There was noticeable lag when I moved the tripod head to change the camera view, but it’s not something with which you can’t live. In particular, I changed the aperture and shutter speed and recorded a few photos. I clicked the green dot in the Menu Bar and the app filled the screen! I wanted to see a larger view of the window, but the app doesn’t allow the user to click-and-drag in order to resize the smallish window. Then I looked under Settings/Wi-Fi (on my MacBook Air) for an access point to connect with the camera.Īfter the Wi-Fi connection was established successfully, I clicked on the “Remote operation” button on the “ Home” screen and voilà, the “Live Control” panel appeared on-screen.

Notice the “Home” screen on my MacBook Air is almost identical to the “Home” screen on my Apple iPad mini 6.

I followed the directions in the Macworld article and downloaded/installed the Panasonic Image App from the Mac App Store, shown on the left in the following screen capture from my MacBook Air. I read a recent article from Macworld entitled “ How to run your favorite iPhone and iPad apps on an M1 Mac.” Naturally I wondered whether the “ Panasonic Image App” for iOS would run on my MacBook Air (13″, M1, 2020).
