Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:03:59 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: trouble mounting USB digital camera Message-ID: <20100713160359.GA87503@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20100713175211.6990d08d.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20100713085921.GA85064@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20100713121540.eabdb2ee.freebsd@edvax.de> <20100713145930.GB86788@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20100713175211.6990d08d.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 05:52:11PM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:59:30 +0100, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: > > This is some ancient Kodak DC280. > > I couldn't find how to do (b), > > but (a) worked fine. > > It's quite possible that this camera is PTP only, so using programs > like gphoto2, gtkam or digikam are a very easy way to use them - and > gphoto2 can also be used to automate things. > > The Kodak DC280 really looks ancient (that's nothing bad per se), in > fact, I thought I looked at my Kodak DC210 because the rear panel > nearly looks the same; this one IS ancient because it doesn't even > have USB - it's serial connected. > > I think your camera has a CF card you can eject? In this case, you > can, if available, use an USB card reader to go the regular mount > way. So if you wish to use a mount-based way of accessing files, > maybe using the pure card is a way to go. well.. I do hope that I'll find a better camera lying around next time. This one has some problems with focus as well. Anyway, gphoto2 is an excellent program, it does all I need, so I don't really need to do anything else. many thanks for your advice anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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