Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:10:09 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Jonathan Slivko" <js43064n@pace.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Digital Camera & FreeBSD 4.3 Message-ID: <15150.28209.824830.995938@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <14890890@toto.iv>
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Jonathan Slivko <js43064n@pace.edu> types: > Does anyone know what models of digital cameras are supported > under the FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE operating system? I am looking for > one in the $200-$250 range. TIA! FreeBSD doesn't support cameras. What it does support are various I/O devices that cameras - or their memory cards - can be plugged into, and applications for moving the images across those devices, or possibly file systems for using them. Look in /usr/ports/graphics for applications for reading from cameras attached to serial ports, and possibly to USB ports as well, though I have no experience with those. The pkg-descr files for those ports should either list the cameras they support, or point you at a web site that will list them. You might also give /usr/ports/graphics/sane-backends, as it also supports some cameras. There are USB readers/writers available for both SmartMedia and CompactFlash that use the USB protocols supported by the umass device, so that you can read those cards like disks. That's a lot faster than using a serial line connected to the camera, but will cost a significant fraction of your budget for the reader/writer. Readers/writers for other formats may also exist. At least one USB-capable camera uses those protocols, and hence looks like a disk itself without having to move the memory card. FWIW, I've always liked the Olympus D series cameras, though I haven't looked at the D-100. They serial interface works with photopc, gphoto and camediaplay in the ports tree. They use Smart Media, which means you can read the cards on FreeBSD with a reader. I haven't gotten a chance to play with one with a USB interface, so I don't know how well that works. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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