On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 01:34:10AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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...). >
Played with it a bit yesterday. It apparently supports both (method needs to be chosen in the menu). > > For some more information have a look > > http://www.teaser.fr/~hfiguiere/linux/digicam.html > > Found also this one lately which gives access to all kinds of raw formats including a gimp plugin: http://www.cybercom.net/~dcoffin/dcraw/ > > 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... > Depending on what they have done, it looks like gphoto and ptp may be your friend. > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
