On Wednesday 24 September 2003 09:25 pm, Glen Trudgett wrote: > On Thu, 2003-09-25 at 11:10, 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 > > Hi, > > I just purchased the C-750 Olympus and it is a beautiful piece of > machinery. > > 4 Mega Pixel > Effective 40X Zoom 10x optical 4x digital > two 128Mb Cards (one Stills, the other Motion) > a 16Mb card is included and I use this for the "BEST" high res. > pixs > > > I can't comment on the price ( Aus $1099 camera only )but the > camera is superb. > It uses the new xD memory Card. I would also like to be able to > move stuff into my Linux box and put gimp through it's paces. What > is required to test the USB Mass storage option? > > Sorry if a little of topic :/ > > cheers,
I don't know about cameras using xD media but assuming the camera needs no special drivers, you'll need SCSI support, SCSI-disk support and usb-mass storage. All three are built into my kernel -- Regards, Ernie 100% Microsoft and Intel free -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
