PSA: be careful updating your Panasonic S9

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Photo: Dale Baskin Recently, Panasonic released firmware V2 for the Panasonic S9, which lets you use the camera with the latest version of the Lumix Lab app. That makes it a pretty exciting update, as Lumix Lab V3 adds a ton of new features, like the ability to edit Raws, download images via a wired connection, edit your custom color modes with the app and more. However, if you're trying to update your camera, you'll want to do so using a computer, rather than the app. Panasonic posted a notice to its site saying it's "identified an issue with the DC-S9 version 2.0 firmware update released on June 9, 2026," specifically when updating via Lumix Lab. According to the warning, the ability to update using the app should be turned off, but if for some reason it still lets you do it, you should probably cancel the operation. While there are several people who say they successfully updated their camera with L