[linux-help] Re: Linux-friendly digital camera?

[Michael Osten <mosten@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

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Michael Osten
www.bleepyou.com




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