Pict Bridge--should it "just work"?
Hi All, One of the friends I converted to Linux has a Canon camera that is one of the Pict-Bridge types. Mine is just a FAT/USB device, and has always "just worked." Does one have to do anything to make such a camera connect, or should it simply show up as a file system somewhere (under /media ?). My friend has tried to plug it in and it doesn't look like it's doing what a FAT/USB thing would do, so I'm going to go try to help her out, but some idea of what to expect would be would be great. (I tried "apropos pict" and "apropos canon" but didn't find anything useful-looking). Thanks in advance, Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." Naguib Mahfouz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 09:53:40AM -0800, Simon Roberts wrote:
Hi All,
One of the friends I converted to Linux has a Canon camera that is one of the Pict-Bridge types. Mine is just a FAT/USB device, and has always "just worked."
Does one have to do anything to make such a camera connect, or should it simply show up as a file system somewhere (under /media ?). My friend has tried to plug it in and it doesn't look like it's doing what a FAT/USB thing would do, so I'm going to go try to help her out, but some idea of what to expect would be would be great. (I tried "apropos pict" and "apropos canon" but didn't find anything useful-looking).
It will just work. Use digikam or f-spot to import photos (gphoto2 on the commandline). Ciao, Marcus
--- Marcus Meissner
On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 09:53:40AM -0800, Simon Roberts wrote: ...
One of the friends I converted to Linux has a Canon camera that is one of the Pict-Bridge types ... It will just work.
Use digikam or f-spot to import photos (gphoto2 on the commandline).
Ciao, Marcus
Thanks, this is great. I find that on her system (SuSE 10), Konqueror doesn't seem to notice the device, and it doesn't mount under /media, but on mine (9.3), Konqueror notices it, albeit unreliably, and it shows up as a camera:/ URL. On mine, Konqueror seems unstable with it, but F-Spot works like a charm. I'll persue that when I get round to her place again. Many thanks for your help, Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." Naguib Mahfouz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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