On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Kevin B. McCarty wrote:
> Hi all, > I am using a Nikon CoolPix 3100 digital camera. It is pretty easy to set > up in Debian unstable. It doesn't seem to be supported by gphoto2 or > gtkam, but one can mount it as a USB mass storage device after installing > hotplug, following the directions at this page: > > http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/usbcamera.php > > Here is my question. Once the camera is mounted (in my case, I put it at > /mnt/camera), I can see the pictures here: /mnt/camera/dcim/100nikon/*.jpg > If I want to delete them, can I just do "rm -f /mnt/camera/dcim/100nikon/*.jpg" > or would this cause an internal database of the camera to get out of sync > with the pictures actually present? For obvious reasons I don't want to > try this experiment myself so I'm hoping someone knows the answer. > > If it's safe to do this, it would be more convenient than going through > the camera's menu screens to delete the pictures after they're safely on > my hard disk. > > Please CC me since I'm not subscribed to the list. > > thanks and regards, > Hi Kevin, I dont know about your camera, but on my fujifilm 6800z, it works. my camera does not store any other files on the memory card and I assume that there is no hidden info stored on the camera that is sync'd to the memory card. So, I'd say go ahead. I ususlly just mv /mnt/camera/dcim/*.jpg /home/kevin/picures/spool/001/ and then I'm ready for more pictures! HTH -Kev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
