> In that case I would also suggest you avoid anything Sony. I've never > seen worse customer support (and that even for very high end equipment > company customers, not just the small end user), and when they do > bother making a proper piece of hardware they seriously cripple it with > their copyright paranoia (see NetMD for example).
Yipes... I've bought some of their consumer electronics and had good luck with it (including service), but never anything support-intensive (i.e. programmable in any way). I can easily believe they could have gone bad when they got into anything with intelligence in it... I just don't buy anything that has copy protection or blocked channels or anything of the sort, without making sure whatever is blocked/banned/etc. can be defeated somehow. It's a matter of principle; as soon as a government or industry decides to ban something, I run out and buy lots of whatever it is immediately whether I want it or not. > I am looking at linux support for coolpix 4500, and it seems to exist > (haven't had a chance to test yet, its not mine). Nikon seems to > support both mass storage and ptp on their cameras. They do on some of their cameras, at least, according to the website you mention below (interesting site, btw...). > For some more information have a look > http://www.teaser.fr/~hfiguiere/linux/digicam.html > > Canon may be a bit more troublesome, then nikon. You should look for a > camera with both usb-storage support (easiest way to download pictures) > and ptp support which will give you access to some more advanced camera > features. I am not sure if it will allow you to access all the features > of the camera from linux (some of the high end cameras are customizable > and may require dedicated software). *That* is the thing I'm concerned about, when thinking about going to direct Linux support, vs. using Linux with VMware to get at the Gatesware to get at the Nikonware. But I haven't dug into the camera features enough to know what features are available that might be impacted, yet... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
