Re: Sony DSC HX50

Hi,

On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 08:18:00PM +0100, Joachim Ripken via Gphoto-user wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to run gphoto2 with a Sony DSC HX50 in MTP mode. This camera is
> not on the list of supported cameras, but I started the experiments
> nevertheless.
> 
> Here are some problems, which I noticed:
> 1.) The lenses are retracted when the camera is connected via USB to a
> computer, even when MTP mode is selected.
> 
> 2.) When I try to command the camera it switched off respectively into
> charge mode. For example
> "gphoto2 --list-files" gives a list of images on the card, but after this
> the camera goes into charge mode.
> 
> Is it planned to support also this camera? Do you know perhaps a work
> around to these problems?

There are some command codes in MTP mode where we could send that the 
camera does not go into powersaving.

The parameters we know however only work for Sony Alpha, on HX they either crash the camera
or do not work.

If you are looking for remote capture, the camera needs to be in "PC Control" mode.

Ciao, Marcus