[plug] Digital cameras with gphoto/linux...

[Paul Wilson]

I dunno if the memory card readers work under Linux, but I have a pro.
photographer mate who has a PCMCIA card designed to take memory cards from his
cameras. He works with 2 cameras (up-market Canon's), half a dozen 256 Mb
cards and a laptop. He's now completely sold on digital 'cos it would be
pretty near impossible to do the kind of work he does with film. He prints up
to 10x8 with satisfactory results.

Understandably, he runs Win-Xp on the laptop.

Hook

----- Original Email -----
From: David & Lisa Buddrige <buddrige at wasp.net.au>
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Date: 26-Dec-2003 17:58
Subject: Re: [plug] Digital cameras with gphoto/linux...

> 
> >David & Lisa Buddrige wrote:
> >>Does this mean that I should be able to read pic's or movies off any
given
> >>digital camera as long as it supports USB?
> >It would mean you'd have to buy a separate memory card reader, I think
> >you can get ones that do every type of memory card for around $60.
> >
> >Basically I'd buy a digital camera based on features / image quality and
> >if it doesn't work under Linux (yet), then buy a memory card reader to
> >read whatever type of memory card the digital camera you buy takes (e.g.
> >compact flash, secure digital, memorystick etc.).
> 
> 
> Can all memory card readers be read under linux?  I have a laptop running
> mandrake, but only with usb ports - (no serial or parallel ports at all). 
I
> want to be able to download pic's onto this laptop when I'm out-and-about
> (ie. on holiday)
> 
> I've not actually heard of "memory card readers" specifically - I assume
> they're some kind of gadget that can be plugged into a computer.  Is this
> correct assumption?
> 
> Also, can they [memory-card-readers] be purchased for <= $50?
> 
> thanks
> 
> David.
> 
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