On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Marcus Meissner wrote:

On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 08:21:07AM -0400, Boris Epstein wrote:

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Hi all,

I've got this camera which I control via gtkam. All seems well but for some reason camera settings (color, flash, etc.) seem to sometimes never take. For instance, you set it up to take a color picture and it continues spitting out monochrome images. What would this be? A dead BIOS battery (or some equivalent) inside the camera? Any ideas?

Also, there does not seem to be a TWAIN driver for this one. Or is there? If not, are there other cameras that have a lens mount on the outside of the lens for which there exists a TWAIN driver? Thing is we are trying to attach this one to a microscope and hence need a mount that would make it possible.

TWAIN driver?

In Linux its libgphoto2 that drives cameras.

The Nikon DSLRs are well supported by libgphoto2. Canon EOS not so well :/

Ciao, Marcus

Thanks Marcus! OK, in, say, GIMP, you can scan an image off of a scanner but not capture it from the libgphoto2-supported Nikon Coolpix 900. Now, are there cameras that I could control via GIMP or any generic image-processing application as opposed to gtkam? Boris. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 03:43:55PM +0100, Dave Howorth wrote:

Boris Epstein wrote:

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OK, in, say, GIMP, you can scan an image off of a scanner but not capture it from the libgphoto2-supported Nikon Coolpix 900. Now, are there cameras that I could control via GIMP or any generic image-processing application as opposed to gtkam?

Perhaps you're looking for gphoto? http://www.gphoto.org/

gtkam comes with a GIMP plugin that allows such import. So you need to install g tkam. (both gtkam and this plugin use gphoto). Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

* Boris Epstein [07-09-09 12:06]:

Yes, gphoto may do too but GIMP is what we are used to when it comes to image processing. And, indeed, I only tried GIMP before I installed gtkam; now that I have, I tried it again and I saw the plugin. It didn't work right butthat may have to do with the camera which seems a bit flaky.

Are you trying to control the camera with your computer or just access the stored photos for viewing or transfer? Other than BibblePro, I know of no software available for direct camera control, and do not know if it supports your Coolpix. I have been unable to control my D3 and/or D200 with it. -- Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org