Re: [kde-linux] Camera support

John Andersen wrote:
On Wednesday 22 November 2006 11:52, Paulo J. Matos wrote:
Hi all,

I have an Olympus photographic camera which is not listed in the
control panel as supported. Obviously I can see photos and transfer
them just like any USB but what exactly the support does? And why is
it so limited to those cameras?

Regards,

Many cameras can be seen as either a USB storage device or
as a separate kind of device (often called ptp mode)
which allows photo software like digicam to interact with
the camera and obtain data from pictures, (exif info, photo
settings etc) and even print requests directly from the camera itself.

Its usually slower than just just using it as a usb mass storage
device, but it does offer some features for some users that
they can't get with USB mass storage.

I've been happiest just reading the camera's memory card using my
external memory card reader. For one thing, it doesn't use up the camera
battery. The card appears as a standard removable drive, so I can use
all my standard tools for accessing it.

I don't know if it's still true, but I've heard that establishing USB
connections with some cameras can be problematic.

--
David
gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
authenticity, honesty, community
___________________________________________________
This message is from the kde-linux mailing list.
Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux.
Archives: http://lists.kde.org/.
More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: California Drivers: Watch out for Snitch Tickets
    ... if you get a photo ticket and it doesen't have a pic ... then it's not a real ticket. ... yellow at the photo camera intersection like a red, ... > accidents at intersections with cameras, ...
    (rec.autos.tech)
  • Re: Two favorite photos of American 20th century salutes
    ... The camera is a Nikon 880, ... which although at the lower end of the Nikon spectrum, ... black and white photo that I posted of the model posing with a firing ... a sheet film processing tank that accepts up ...
    (rec.pyrotechnics)
  • Re: Some things Ive noticed ...
    ... It was because he was compressing his 1 Mpx images down ... camera were already compressed at around 100 to 1: ... speckly photo with absolutely no detail. ... I know someone who genuinely believes that digital zoom is better than ...
    (rec.photo.equipment.35mm)
  • Re: introductory digital photo course for teenagers
    ... --Know how your camera sets exposure and focus ... -What do you do with your pictures once you have them? ... --Take your memory card to a one-hour photo lab ... --Insert memory card in your computer and copy pictures as you would any files ...
    (rec.photo.digital)
  • Re: introductory digital photo course for teenagers
    ... --Know how your camera sets exposure and focus ... -What do you do with your pictures once you have them? ... --Take your memory card to a one-hour photo lab ... --Insert memory card in your computer and copy pictures as you would any files ...
    (rec.photo.digital)