YI Mirrorless vs Panasonic LUMIX Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YI Mirrorless
Control your mirrorless camera remotely, transfer photos instantly via Bluetooth, and enhance your portrait photography with guided templates. The app also facilitates smart firmware updates for your camera and lens.
- Remote camera control
- Instant image sharing via Bluetooth
- Guided portrait shooting templates
- Smart firmware updates
- High-resolution image and 4K video support
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YI mirrorless camera, the camera for new generation. 1.Redefining the MILC with 20 million pixels + 4k video. Standing on the shoulder of giants, YI MILC is equipped with the newest Sony M4/3 system IMX269 AQR sensor giving it an expressive 20-million-pixel resolution. Color and tone transition will be vividly depicted, bringing you an ultimate high quality visual experience. 2.BLE Bluetooth real time connection. Share your images in an instant. YI camera can maintain a connection to your phone through low-power BLE Bluetooth. Share your life’s moments with our friendly APP that enables you to download images and share to social platforms easily. 3.Master Guide, a revolutionizer in portrait shooting. YI MILC captures the pain points of photographer beginners and introduces a revolutionizing portrait shooting feature‘Master Guide’. Templates in Master Guide are based on experiences of world-class portrait photographers. The camera will automatically adjust settings in accordance with the templates. All you need to do is to guide your model with help from the templates and press the shutter button. Become a master in an instant! 4.Smart firmware update designed with internet thinking. The YI Mirrorless App will automatically notify you when there is a firmware upgrade available. You can quickly download new firmware and upgrade your camera and lens to experience the newest features.
Panasonic LUMIX Lab
Connect your LUMIX camera to your mobile device to easily transfer and edit photos and videos. Apply custom color styles using LUTs, save your edits, and even transfer LUTs back to your camera for consistent color expression. Share your creations with friends and on social media.
- Camera and mobile device connection
- Photo and video transfer
- Color editing with LUTs
- Save and reuse editing parameters
- Transfer LUTs to camera
- Share photos and videos
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[Key Features of LUMIX Lab] ■ LUT (*1) Functions for Creating the Look You Want • Create and Save LUTs In addition to basic brightness and contrast adjustments, LUMIX Lab supports tone curves, HSL adjustments (individual control of hue, saturation, and luminance), color adjustments for highlights and shadows, and a wide range of advanced editing options. Your edits can be saved as LUTs, and you can also add effects such as grain and sharpness. • Magic LUT (*2) Select a photo with your preferred color style from your smartphone’s camera roll. Based on the selected reference photo, AI generates a LUT, making it easy to achieve the look you want. • Creator LUTs Download from around 200 LUTs created by over 40 well-known creators from around the world. These LUTs can be used for editing and with the real-time LUT function. • Real-Time LUT Transfer LUTs to your camera and shoot photos and videos with the selected LUT applied and saved directly. *1 A LUT (Look Up Table) is a color filter that transforms the color values of photos and videos. *2 *Please use images that do not violate license terms, applicable laws and regulations, or legal rights such as copyright and portrait rights. To use Magic LUT, please ensure that your device is supported and verified. ■ Editing Features That Expand Your Creative Expression • RAW Editing Edit and export RAW files shot with supported LUMIX cameras at no cost. • S&Q (Slow & Quick) Video Creation Easily create slow-motion effects up to 5x speed or quick-motion (time-lapse-style) effects up to 10x speed. • Photo Frames Add original frames to your photos and customize colors, size, Exif information, and text. ■ Camera Connectivity and Integration • Photo / Video Transfer Transfer photos and videos shot with LUMIX cameras to your smartphone. In addition to wireless connections via Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi, wired transfer using a USB cable is also supported. • Remote Shooting Control the camera remotely via Wi-Fi. Use your smartphone screen to see your camera live view and capture photos. • Firmware Update(*3) Update your camera’s firmware directly through the app without a PC. You will also receive update notifications within the app. *3 Requires the latest firmware as of May 2026. [Compatible Cameras] DC-S1M2, DC-S1M2NT, DC-S1M2ES , DC-S1RM2, DC-S5M2, DC-S5M2X, DC-S9, DC-GH7, DC-G9M2, DC-L10 [Supported OS] iOS17 - 26 [Notes] • Some features may not be available depending on the camera model. For details on how to use the app and supported models, please visit the support page below: https://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/soft/lumix_lab/en/index.html • When using location data recording, continuous use of GPS may significantly reduce battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Panasonic LUMIX Lab at 4.0 against YI Mirrorless's 1.7. Panasonic LUMIX Lab also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 3%) and ratings volume (265 vs 44). YI Mirrorless's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Panasonic LUMIX Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Panasonic LUMIX Lab has 265 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of YI Mirrorless's written reviews are positive against 21% of Panasonic LUMIX Lab's.
YI Mirrorless ships an update every 3 weeks, Panasonic LUMIX Lab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YI Mirrorless | Panasonic LUMIX Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (44 ratings) | 4.0 (265 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 20.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 265 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 386 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Xiaoyi Technology Co., Ltd. | PANASONIC ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
YI Mirrorless
Panasonic LUMIX Lab
User reviews
YI Mirrorless
From 44 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great camera quality
- 👍 Excellent camera features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🤔 Outdated app
- 😕 Language support problems
- 🤯 Lack of updates
Panasonic LUMIX Lab
From 265 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great concept
- 🚀 Smooth performance
- 🚀 Seamless camera connectivity
- 👍 Useful editing features
- 👍 Versatile LUT support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Blurry image quality
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Incomplete camera support
Bugs and requests
YI Mirrorless
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to connect camera to phone
- App crashes or freezes
- Incompatible with iOS 11 and above
Requested features
3 requests- Update app to support latest iOS versions
- Add English language support
- Improve app stability and connectivity
Panasonic LUMIX Lab
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when loading multiple LUTs
- Unable to connect on iPad and iPhone
- Video transfer issues on iOS
- EXIF data lost after editing photos
- Inconsistent performance after firmware updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add landscape mode for iPad
- Ability to group LUTs into folders
- Ability to mark LUTs as favorites
- Improve grain/texture feature
- Add support for more camera models (GH6, S5II/S5IIX)
In-app purchases
YI Mirrorless
No in-app purchases
Panasonic LUMIX Lab
No in-app purchases
Questions
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