Anton Aylward wrote:

On 04/24/2014 08:25 AM, Per Jessen wrote:

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I'm slowly getting used to managing photos with digikam, but one thing I have not worked out is -

connect my camera start digikam, download a couple of pictures disconnect camera take another picture reconnect camera --> how do I get the list of photos refreshed now? F5 does nothing.

I used to do that. The I moved to using the FUSE file system to mount the camera's memory and use the Konqueror file manager. Now I just pop the card and put it into the computer's card reader slot.

I don't have a card-reader slot, but using a FUSE file system and Konqueror appeals to me. I'm not sure how it would work with this though - I don't seem to get the option.

I manipulate the downloaded directories using Darktable. I've tried things like ufraw, RawTherapee and the RAW plugins for Gimp but I seem to keep coming back to Darktable.

Haven't tried that one, will have a look.

After all that I've fund the card reader is the quickest, and the least hassle. I think it would also avoid your problem.

I would prefer the USB connection, even with my laptop that does have a card-reader, it's too much hassle popping the micro card from the camera, putting it in the adapter (one I've found it), then popping it into the laptop etc. It seems to me it ought to work over USB. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (16.8°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On 04/24/2014 02:49 PM, Per Jessen wrote:

I would prefer the USB connection, even with my laptop that does have a card-reader, it's too much hassle popping the micro card from the camera, putting it in the adapter (one I've found it), then popping it into the laptop etc. It seems to me it ought to work over USB.

Yes, I used to do that with gphotoFS. Popping the card may seem more hassle but I found that the USB link was a terrible batter drain and Unless I downloaded and disconnected right away it could die on me. The card is just a card, no different from anything you might plug in, and transfers from the card are FAST! I was sceptical as well but Patrick suggested I try it and I'm a convert now. -- "What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that's another matter." -- Peter Drucker -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Daniel Bauer wrote:

Am 24.04.2014 22:46, schrieb Anton Aylward:

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On 04/24/2014 02:49 PM, Per Jessen wrote:

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I would prefer the USB connection, even with my laptop that does have a card-reader, it's too much hassle popping the micro card from the camera, putting it in the adapter (one I've found it), then popping it into the laptop etc. It seems to me it ought to work over USB.

Yes, I used to do that with gphotoFS.

Popping the card may seem more hassle but I found that the USB link was a terrible batter drain and Unless I downloaded and disconnected right away it could die on me.

The card is just a card, no different from anything you might plug in, and transfers from the card are FAST!

I was sceptical as well but Patrick suggested I try it and I'm a convert now.

I subscribe. While my canon is quite fast in direct connect, my nikon is fairly slow and my little sony (a fantastic camera with f*****g crap of software) lets me feel that it sends an image every hour to the computer.

A cheap multi-card-reader solved it all. Click with dolphin, copy to a folder, import in digikam, done.

I do the same. I can plug my camera direct to the USB hub but the file transfer is slow (both Windows and Linux, so not a "Linux thing") as others have noted. A simple USB Card Reader for a couple of Euros solved it all. Pop out the card, stick it in the reader, stick the reader into the USB socket and copy/paste in the file manager. I can still do the same with the camera plugged in to the USB port, and if I've got only one or two photos to transfer, I will do that instead of popping out the memory card. Photo management... I was using GPhoto, but I've switched entirely to DarkTable. I shoot (almost) everything in RAW anyway, and DarkTable handles RAW very nicely. I've never used the "copy from camera" feature in DarkTable. C. -- openSUSE 13.1 x86_64, KDE 4.12 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Per Jessen wrote:

I guess it's a matter of habit, but I prefer just plugging in the USB cable. I also think that connector is more resistant to wear-and-tear than the Micro-SD card and the plastic flap.

That's fine. I find it to be a case of "6 of one, half dozen of the other". The only reason I pull the card out is my transfer is "simpler" than booting up the DSLR and copying via cable. The result is the same. Just for fun, I plugged in my DSLR via USB cable and fired up DarkTable. It found it right away and allowed me to do an import. I didn't do any special configuration (with FUSE for example)... just a standard install of 13.1 and plugged in the camera. Recognizes it immediately. C -- openSUSE 13.1 x86_64, KDE 4.13 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On 04/25/2014 05:45 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:

You also save your expensive batteries as the camera is required to be powered on and us its power to transfer files over usb. I have done both but the batteries for my D3 and D7100 are much toooooo expensive :^(

YMMV but with my Fuji and Canon the USB link seems to be a battery-eater mode of operation. With the Fuji I have to start with a fully charged battery and I have to be prompt about the download. The card reader approach gives me more latitude and also doesn't need any special software. Not that I'm prejudiced against using gphotoFS or digicam or Darktable to download, per se, but the card is just another bulk storage, no different from plugging in a usb stick. -- HTML has followed nature's example... bright, sometimes flashing, colors are a sign of indigestiblility. -- Rob Hartill -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org

On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 05:11:30PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:

On 04/25/2014 12:06 PM, Per Jessen wrote:

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DarkTable. I shoot (almost) everything in RAW anyway, and DarkTable handles RAW very nicely. I've never used the "copy from camera" feature in DarkTable.

C. I guess it's a matter of habit, but I prefer just plugging in the USB cable. I also think that connector is more resistant to wear-and-tear

Photo management... I was using GPhoto, but I've switched entirely to than the Micro-SD card and the plastic flap. The transfer is very snappy (Nikon D5200), no speed problems so far. Anton, thanks for the gphotoFS tip, it worked quite well, although I ran into to trouble once I wanted to view anything. The default gwenview is launched, but from a temp-copy, so you can't just skip back and forth within gwenview. I have to say, I would much prefer the oldfashioned built-in viewer in konqueror. Also, I don't see any FUSE mounted filesystem with gphotofs ? There is a "camera:" uri, but 'df' shows no mounted filesystem. I'm about to try out Darktable, I'll be back ...

+1 for gphoto download/upload from camera devices. Command-line is simple and flexible. The only issue (not with gphoto, but usb in general) is that the usb hub will hang at times leaving the usb camera interface locked. I've used the attached usbreset.c to reset the hub. It works about 80% of the time -- the other 20%, you just have to reboot :(

These hangs should not happen... Which libgphoto2 and gphoto2 versions do you have? gphoto2 2.5.2 has --reset built in, but also libgphoto2 should be fixed regarding some of those hangs. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org