Disclaimer: This tutorial is intended for experienced professionals and made available to you for informational purposes only. Tampering with your camera will void your manufacturer’s warranty. If you decide to perform the conversion you could damage your camera or be hurt or get killed from the high voltage present – you do so at your own risk, we are not responsible for camera damage or any harm you may suffer or any special or consequential damages. Also, by visiting this site you are legally bound by our Terms of Use Agreement, we highly recommend you read it.
Focus Warning: Because of the complexity and requirement for specialized precision equipment, advanced training and experience, we do not provide any information regarding focus calibration whatsoever.
The mere act of removing the sensor from within the camera could potentially ruin the original factory calibration and render your camera completely incapable of achieving proper focus. If this happens we will be unable to help you and even the manufacturer may refuse to service your camera. This is very serious stuff folks.
Focus and dust are in fact the most difficult parts of the conversion process. We highly recommend you send your camera in for conversion instead of attempting to do this yourself.
You will need at least these tools & supplies to follow the Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared conversion tutorial:
– Our custom glass infrared filter to replace the hotmirror
– Small philips type screwdriver
– Tweezers
– Canned air
– Lens cleaning solution & tissue
– Grounding strap /w current limit resistor
If you prefer not to risk damage to your camera, have us convert it to infrared for you. It would be best to perform the conversion in a well lit area that is as clean and dust free as possible. Wearing a grounding strap will minimize the chance of zapping your camera with static and most likely rendering it dead.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 1
Remove marked screws.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 2
Remove marked screws.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 3
Remove marked screws.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 4
Remove marked screws.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 5
Remove the eye cup.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 6
Flip open the rear cover and disconnect the marked ribbon cables.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 7
Disconnect marked cables.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 8
Remove the side cover.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 9
Remove the I/O cover.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 10
Remove marked screws.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 11
Separate the rear and front assemblies.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 12
Remove marked screws and lift out the sensor unit.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 13
Cut adhesive to separate the dust reduction filter from the sensor assembly.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 14
Remove marked screws.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 15
Remove the filter frame.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 16
Remove the IR blocking filter.

Panasonic Lumix G3 infrared DIY tutorial step 17
Install our infrared replacement filter and follow the tutorial in reverse starting with step 15 to reassemble your camera. Don’t reinstall the dust reduction filter from step 13.