https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage#Hardware_Malfunctions suggest the prblem may be with the kernel.
** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1340461 Title: Nikon CoolPix 5600 camera not recognized Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Hi, My Nikon Coolpix 5600 camera is not automatically detected (no icon in the Launcher or in "Devices"). However it appears in Shotwell. I can import photos from Canon A1000 IS camera with Shotwell but not from the Nikon (error message: Could not claim the USB device (-53)) All the other USB devices work (webcam, flash drives, external HDD, mouse and keyboard). Ubuntu 14.04 LTS shotwell 0.18.0-0ubuntu4.1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1340461/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp