Re: Linux-friendly digital camera?
Michael Osten <mosten-CQFAP1yJWv5Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
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On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 22:33, Ann Hughes wrote: > > I recently got a Canon A40, which I really like. I spent a few days trying > to compile and install gphoto for it - it is supposed to be supported - > and finally bought a SanDisk card reader which works great in Linux. > I set it up in about 5 minutes. It transfers photos about three times as > fast as my son's Windows 98 machine or my other son's new Mac laptop. It > also doesn't run down the batteries on my camera. > > I'd sure recommend a card reader. > > Good luck Most of the USB cameras that are made fall under the USB storage device driver for Linux. Linux simply sees the camera as a USB hard drive, and is mounted to a mount point like a zip drive or such. A google search on "digital camera" "usb-storage" is enlightening. ------- Michael Osten www.bleepyou.com -- This is the [email protected] list. To unsubscribe, visit http://www.complete.org/cgi-bin/listargate-aclug.cgi