Re: Adding support for an old camera: Where to start?

Hi,


On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 03:40:40PM +0200, Joe Rahme wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm looking to add support for my old Canon Powershot A3300 IS. This model
> doesn't appear in the list of supported cameras[1].
> 
> I know my way around C, but I've never really manipulated drivers, USBs and
> other subsystems. Looking around the code, libgphoto2 is huge and I'm not
> sure where to start. Is there a documentation/guide for people like me to
> start adding support for their old Canons?
> 
> Also, I've been looking around the issues tracker on github[2] and didn't
> see any mention of my model. How can I check if work has already been
> done/started on this model?
> 
> Thank you for your help,
> -- 
> 
> J.
> 
> [1]: http://www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/support.php
> [2]: https://github.com/gphoto/libgphoto2/search?q=a3300&type=issues

As we do a lot of "camera suport by class", there is not much you need
to do actually.

You can start by sending report of e.g. 
	gphoto2 --summary
	gphoto2 --list-all-config
here.


The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS dpoes likely not support remote control at all if
you are looking for that specifically.

Ciao, Marcus