You finally have access to advanced thethering features on your GX8 thanks to the P-CTRL-1 Promote control. Until now only the Panasonic GH4 was supported. And below you can watch a video to see how it works on that camera. The Control can be purchased at Amazon (Click here), Bhphoto (Click here) or on [shoplink 55694 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Full press text:

ADVANCED TETHERING FOR THE PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-GX8

Photographers can now externally control the Panasonic GX8 and perform advanced techniques using the handheld Promote Control or USB Tether desktop software.

Promote Control and the GX8:

• Full camera control in a pocket-sized remote
• One Shot Mode
  • Set shutter speed, aperture, ISO; trigger camera externally to avoid camera shake
• Advanced HDR Bracketing
  • Up to 45 images per bracket
  • Steps from 1/3 to 9 EV
  • Rapid HDR workflow
• Fine control Time-Lapse & HDR Time-Lapse
• Integrate with 3rd-party pano heads & dollies
• Weather sealed (great for outdoors)
• Long battery life (up to 100 hours)
• More features will be added in the future with free firmware updates
• Promote Control requires firmware version 3.22 or later

International customers! We are offering $50 discount on shipping of Promote Control outside USA and Canada now through September 30, 2015. Enter code ‘50OFF’ at checkout.

USB Tether software and the GX8:

• Control your camera from PC or laptop
• View camera settings*
  • Exposure Mode, Shutter Mode, Focus Mode
• Change exposure settings*
  • Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO
• Capture images remotely*
• View images as they are taken
• Automatically download full-size images
• A fully functional 14-day trial version can be downloaded at here

*Also available in Promote Control.

GH4 Vlog-L Sample Footage

Sigma 60mm long portrait lens (M43photo).
Panasonic dvx 200 review part 6 – extra features and conclusions (Newsshooter).
In-depth article about Focus Bracketing on E-M10 II (Mirrorlessons).
Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II Sample photos, at all ISO settings, with raw available for download at ePhotozine.
GH4R released on German press Website (Panasonic.de).
A 90 year old photo, taken with a “selfie stick”! (TheNakedCamera).

Odur: “https://vimeo.com/139692298. I’d like to share this hand held shooting test made with GH4 and Panasonic Leica 42.5mm F1.2.”

Eyal: “Please share my review of the G7, I found it a very interesting camera – with some excellent features and some missing ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UkCKQD1nfE”

Lorenzo: “just to share the link to a simple test I made with a Panasonic GH4 and Olympus 7-14/2.8 on a DJI Ronin M: http://lorenzoferrarini.com/testing-panasonic-gh4-olympus-7-14-2-8-dji-ronin-m/”

Victor Bart (Thanks!) posted that interview with JVC. The company unveiled that their 4K Micro Four Thirds camcorder will also get a new firmware update whcih will add the following new features:
1) Cine 4k and 2k so 4096×2160 and 2048×1080 modes!
2) Flat profile! New gamma option now you have 3: J-Log1 Cinema ITU709
3) Histogram Spotmeter
4) Sensorzoom 20% in 4k and 60% in 2k

Great!

Sony A7R II vs Olympus E-M10 II: 5-Axis Stabilization Head-to-head

Today only: Up to 20% off on SD cards at Amazon Germany (Click here to see the list).
A Dynamic Range and Tonality Comparison of V-Log L on the GH4 (Zak Forsman).
The Fastest Memory Cards Money Can Buy (Explora).
Gone fishing: Olympus TG-4 gallery updated (Dpreview).
Sony a7S II vs Panasonic GH4 (Digitalrev).
X-T10 vs E-M5 II vs a6000: Mirrorless Shootout! (Tony Northup).