On Wednesday 24 September 2003 09:10 pm, Jason Cooper wrote: > Ernie Schroder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: > > On Wednesday 24 September 2003 08:47 pm, Carl Hudkins wrote: > > > Hi, all... > > > > > > Ok, an upcoming vacation and my seeming inability to > > > completely shoot a roll of film and get it developed before > > > it's so old that half the pictures look like they were shot > > > from behind brown draperies have got me thinking about getting > > > a digital camera. Since I live in a Windows-free environment, > > > any such camera must be compatible with Linux in at least these > > > ways: > > > > > > * Appears to the system as a USB mass-storage device -- that > > > means, no special software or drivers are needed; you just plug > > > it in and you can then get your pictures off it like a normal > > > filesystem. + This would also be a benefit if I needed to plug > > > it into someone else's computer in order to upload the pix to > > > myself or something. I've tried to deal with cameras at work > > > (Kinko's) that needed special drivers, and had to give up when > > > even the manufacturer's web site did not have have (Win2k) > > > drivers that would work. > > > > > > * No more than two hours of screwing with config files or > > > kernel rebuilds should be required to get it working. > > > > > > Further, it must be compatible with my budget, which means it > > > costs less than $300 (US). :) I know this will not get me an > > > ultra-high-quality camera, but from what I've read the photos > > > from such a device should be more than sufficient for my meager > > > needs. > > > > > > Does such a thing exist? If anyone has one, I'd sure like to > > > know about it! > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > I'm using a Olympus D-550 here It meets your requirments and it's > > a 3 megapixle camera with 2.8 optical and 3x digital zoom Cost is > > about $250 (US) The camera itself looks just like a card reader > > to Linux so If you've gotten usb-mass storage working, you're > > good to go. I recommend a card reader as uploading photos to a > > computer is tough on the batteries. > > What media format does it use for storage? I'm also looking for a > digital camera, and was considering the Olympus weatherproof one. > > Cooper. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
It uses "Smart Media" a 64 meg card holds 109 1024x768 jpeg's -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
