Comparison

OM Image Share vs Panasonic LUMIX Lab

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OM Image Share

Wirelessly import photos from your camera to your smartphone. Control your camera remotely for shooting, and access tutorial videos for photography techniques. Organize your images and track data, and enhance photos with creative filters.

Highlights
  • Wireless photo import
  • Remote shooting control
  • Live View on smartphone
  • Tutorial videos for techniques
  • Organize images and track data
  • Add location information
  • Art Filter and Color Creator
Features
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OM Image Share (OI.Share) is an app required for wirelessly importing photos captured on an OM Digital Solutions camera. In addition to importing photos, you can use your smartphone as a remote controller for remote shooting. This smartphone app makes photography more enjoyable than ever, and offers new ways to use your camera. 1. Easily Import Photos to Your Smartphone With OI.Share, you can view photos stored on the camera and import them to your smartphone. Simply select photos you want to share ahead of time on the camera (Share Order) to automatically import them when connected to your smartphone via Wi-Fi. With a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi ready camera, you can use OI.Share on its own to import photos for greater convenience. 2. Two Remote Shooting Modes With remote shooting, you can view Live View images on your smartphone screen while executing shooting techniques in Live View, and in Remote Shutter, you can adjust shooting settings on the camera while using your smartphone to activate the shutter release. 3. Camera How To Offers Shooting Techniques with Tutorial Videos Camera How To shows how to create beautiful bokeh, how to use Art Filter, and other shooting techniques in easy-to-understand videos. You can also view the camera manual. * Supported on some models only. 4. Easy Connection To connect your camera and smartphone, simply scan the QR code displayed on the camera LCD screen with OI.Share. That is all you need to do to complete setup. * The camera whose QR code is scanned is registered to the app. * To connect another camera, you must repeat the QR code is scanned step. 5. Display images and track data on your smartphone During your journey, send your camera's track data by Wi-Fi to your smartphone and you will be able to check the progress that you have made on your journey thus far. Track data will be displayed together with images for easy identification. * Display of movies and altitude/depth data is only possible when using compatible cameras. Compatible cameras: OM-D E-M1X, TG-6, TG-5, TG-Tracker 6. Organize track data and images on your smartphone Manage your images and track data imported to your smartphone as single Activities. Relive the excitement of the moment and the feeling of accomplishment by viewing the track data together with your images. 7. Add location information By simply transferring the GPS log recorded with a smartphone to the camera, location information can be added to photos captured with a compatible camera with built-in Wi-Fi. When connected via Bluetooth, geotags are added during shooting. * Supported on some models only. 8. Art Filter Select from 31 different filter options and 8 supplemental effects to expand your range of expression. Add Art Effects to your Art Filter photos for even more expressive imagery. * Available Art Effects may differ depending on the Art Filter applied. 9. Colour Creator With Color Creator, you can control the hue and color saturation for more dramatic photo finishes. Operate the Color Ring that appears on the screen to adjust the hues (30 levels) and saturation (8 levels) of the colors in your photo. 10. Highlight and Shadow Control Highlight & Shadow Control lets you add variation to photos by controlling light and shadow sections of the image. Highlights, mid-range, and shadows can be individually adjusted using the tone curve that appears on the screen. 11. Dehaze and Clarity You can use popular OM Workspace functions "Dehaze" and "Clarity" to easily enhance photo textures and give images a clearer finish. * This app is not guaranteed to work on all Smartphone and tablet devices. * Available functions will differ by camera. * Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. * The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. * The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by OM Digital Solutions Corporation is under license.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

OM Image Share4 screens
Panasonic LUMIX Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OM Image Share at 4.4 against Panasonic LUMIX Lab's 3.9. OM Image Share also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 243). Panasonic LUMIX Lab's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OM Image Share holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OM Image Share has 4.1K ratings behind it against 243, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of OM Image Share's written reviews are positive against 20% of Panasonic LUMIX Lab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OM Image Share ships an update every 3 months, Panasonic LUMIX Lab every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OM Image Share versus Panasonic LUMIX Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOM Image SharePanasonic LUMIX Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.1K ratings) — better3.9 (243 ratings)
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews — better20.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better243
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB386 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOM Digital Solutions CorporationPANASONIC ENTERTAINMENT & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.

Customer experience

OM Image Share

All ratings4,136 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews657 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral12.6%
Negative60.6%

Panasonic LUMIX Lab

All ratings243 ratings
Positive68.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive20.4%
Neutral15.0%
Negative64.6%

User reviews

OM Image Share

From 4.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient wireless photo transfer
  • 💡 Useful for underwater photography
  • 🚀 Seamless connection with OM-1 camera

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Slow photo transfer speeds
  • 🐛 Crashes during multi-image downloads
  • 🐛 Inability to delete multiple photos at once
  • 🐛 Incompatibility with older camera models

Panasonic LUMIX Lab

From 243 App Store ratings

What 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

OM Image Share

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App fails to recognize or connect to camera
  • Imported photos appear blurry or low-quality
  • GPS tracking data not saved properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow connection and management of multiple cameras
  • Add support for RAW file transfer
  • Improve live view and manual focus capabilities
  • Provide option to overlay GPS data on videos

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

None

OM Image Share

No in-app purchases

None

Panasonic LUMIX Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OM Image Share free?
OM Image Share is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panasonic LUMIX Lab free?
Panasonic LUMIX Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OM Image Share or Panasonic LUMIX Lab?
OM Image Share is rated higher. OM Image Share averages 4.4 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Panasonic LUMIX Lab averages 3.9 from 243 ratings.
Do OM Image Share or Panasonic LUMIX Lab have ads?
Neither OM Image Share nor Panasonic LUMIX Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OM Image Share or Panasonic LUMIX Lab?
OM Image Share ships an update every 3 months, and Panasonic LUMIX Lab every 2 months. Most recently, OM Image Share was updated on September 22, 2026 and Panasonic LUMIX Lab on September 24, 2026.

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