[CALUG] modest camera for linux ??

[John Alan Hastings]

I have a Canon, but I gave up on the software for syncing the contents
of the camera.  I found that everything I tried wanted to do too much.
What I am doing now is simply removing the SD card and mounting it
directly and using rsync to copy the stuff into my directories.  On one
of my computers there is a slot for SD cards which works, and also I
have a USB adapter which makes an SD card look like a thumbdrive.

Alan

Walt Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Looking for modest camera that works on USB for F12.
> 
> Recently bought cheap $20 Vivitar to play with that isn't seen by linux.
> Meaning, nothing mounts.
> googling showed nothing.
> 
> So, I'm looking for a linux compat camera with some pretty
> basic requirements.  I guess it may depend as much on brand.
> Would like to buy off the shelf in local box store.
> 
> price: expected about $80-$120 
> 8 megpixels or better, I would guess  ( whats the res on this ?)
> 3X optical zoom "is good 'nuff"
> I would hope for stable pix..  It's hard holding the camera steady.
> is daylight readable LCD possible? size doesn't matter.
> webcam or D/L pix modes.
> Should store reasonable number of images? say, 50 minimum ??
> I don't care about other fancy features unless there's 
> something I missed for the casual user.
> 
> Oh, and my gnome has gthumb, gimp, and eye of gnome...
> What do I need to "capture" or D/L  software ??
> 
> Walt......
> 
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