Kodak C530

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, David Bandel wrote:
> On 11/15/06, Federico Voges <ftc at ftc.com.ar> wrote:
>> David Bandel wrote:
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> Bought my daughter a digital camera, specifically a Kodak C530
>>> EasyShare.  Well, seems the USB device is not seen as a storage (hard
>>> disk) unit.
>>>
>>> Wrote Kodak, and got the familiar "we don't support Linux" chant from support.
>>>
>>> Besides taking a hammer to it, any suggestions on how one might go
>>> about grabbing the photos off?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> David A. Bandel
>>>
>>
>> Some cameras don't use the mass storage USB class and use PTP or
>> proprietary protocols (e.g., Canon). You might want to check gphoto2
>> (www.gphoto.org) which has support for many cameras. gphoto2 is just  a
>> library. There are many front ends for it.
>>
>> PTP is a standard protocol for digital cameras. If your camera supports
>> it, you'll probably be able to use it under Linux.
>>
>> The other option (as the other already suggested) is to buy a USB ready
>> for whatever type of memory is used by the camera.
>>
>> --
>
> Thanx for the responses.  Will try gphoto2 and one of its front ends.
>
> The memory can't be removed.  You can add more, but at that, I'm not
> sure which memory will be used by the camera.

How much storage does it have by default?  In my (limited) experience, any 
camera which doesn't have removable storage tends to come with a 
ridiculously small amount, with the assumption that you'll be adding your 
own.  I know that my camera came with 12MB which is basically 3 or 4 
pictures worth.  I added a 1GB card.

>
> I hate proprietary nonsense.  Kodak's response suggested they are
> looking at support, but I guess not enough folks have bugged them to
> make it worth their while.

Just because it doesn't do USB storage doesn't mean that its propiretary.

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