On 07 Feb 2003, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 02:07:22PM +0000, Anthony Campbell wrote: > > I'm thinking of buying a Canon Powershot A40 but need to confirm that it > > is supported in Linux. The gphoto2 website only lists the A50, which > > seems to be an older model. One or two people found on Google seem to > > think the A40 is supported but I need to be sure. Has anyone here used > > this camera? > > Yes. I bought an A40 last month, which works perfectly using Debian > (kernel 2.4.20) and gphoto2 2.1.1. I use gtkam as a front-end. The only > problem I had right at first was forgetting to switch the camera into > playback mode and spending an hour or so wondering why the USB subsystem > had no idea of its existence. :-) That was entirely user error. > > If you google for "A40 Debian", you should find > http://www.edginet.org/techie/linux/canon.html, which is an excellent > reference. > > I don't print pictures these days, so I've no idea what the A40 is like > for that, but it seems to produce excellent results for photos on web > pages. > > Cheers, > > -- > Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Thanks to all for helpful replies. Slight problem: gphoto2 2.2.1.1 is in unstable, and depends on libc6 > 2.3.1-1; are there not unresolved issues with upgrading to this version at present? AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
