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From: Philip Hallstrom <philip@adhesivemedia.com>
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Subject: Re: Digital Camera & FreeBSD 4.3
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> 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.

Be careful which one you get however.  I have the Sandisk SDDR-05 which
does not work (it's not actually a Sandisk, but some other party and due
to some licensing agreement no specs can be released).  There's another
one, the SDDR-05a (I think) that looks the same and does work.  Also the
SDDR-31 (I think, can't check at the moment) works as well.

If you search the archives for "SDDR" you'll find the posts.

Mine only cost about $30... and works just like any removable disk as far
as FreeBSD is concerned.


BTW - my camera is a Kodak DC215.

-philip


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