[oclug]samsung digital camera

[GR Gaudreau]

> > [gr]  Hi Mike.  Unfortunately, gphoto2 doesn't support the Digimax
> > 130. IT only supports two Samsung digital cameras: the Digimax
> > 800k and the Samsung Kenox SSC-350N, both of which are
> > incompatible with my wife's camera. Well, guess it's back to Win2K
> > for downloading from that camera.
> [mike]
>     Give them time. They didn't support my Canon Powershot A40 until
>     a while
> ago either. Last night I finally talked to it with Linux. 

[gr]   Mike, I'm not getting any younger. <LOL>
 
> > In Windows, you have to install the proper driver from the CD that
> > comes with the camera. It works very nicely. When you plug in the
> > camera, it creates another drive letter, 'G' on my computer, and
> > you can download the images using Explorer. Way cool.
> 
>     Yeah, that's how my Canon works on windows too. 
> 
> > On my son's iMac, it's even better: the drivers aren't even
> > needed. The iMac uploads the photos from the Samsung without
> > having to install drivers and without a hitch. Linux could learn a
> > few tricks from the Mac people on multimedia; the Macs are awesome
> > when it comes to multimedia.
> 
>     It's probably mounting it as a usb mass storage device. Linux
>     can do that
> too. 

[gr]   Yeah, I just read Brad's post on that. There's hope on the
horizon.... maybe? :-)

-- 
GR Gaudreau
"Half the lies they told me aren't true!"
~ Yogi Berra