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

[Mike Holland]

On Fri, 26 Dec 2003, David & Lisa Buddrige wrote:

>
> >> >I am currently in the market for a digital camera.  I am specifically
> >> >looking at the Kodak EasyShare CX4310.  Looking at gphoto, I notice that
> it
> >That would be the one in the K-mart TV advert?
>
>
> No, that would be the one in the www.dicksmith.com.au catalog on-line... 8-)

K-mart advertised the cx4310 for "$249 save $150" for the sale tomorrow.
I think.

> Primary concern is to be able to download the pic's and videos onto my
> laptop running mandrake 9 over usb (no serial or parallel ports or firewire
> available)

At worst, you'd need a cardreader, as he said.

> The purpose of the camera is for holiday snap's to load onto my homepage
> and/or email to friends.  Small movies for taking in scene's would also
> handy.  2MP is pretty much adequate for my needs - any more than that is a
> bonus afaiac. 8-)

Then 2MP is more than enough. Consider memory card use.
I've found the movie feature great. I just want the occasional clip, not a
full video camera.

 good luck.