Part IV. Multimedia / Chapter 16. Digital Cameras and Linux | ||||
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 | 15.5. For More Information | 16.2. Accessing the Camera |  | |
Part IV. Multimedia / Chapter 16. Digital Cameras and Linux | ||||
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| 15.5. For More Information | 16.2. Accessing the Camera | | |
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Abstract
Managing photos from your camera can be fun, if you have the right tools. Linux offers several handy utilities to sort and organize your photographs. This chapter covers the use of gphoto, gtkam, Konqueror, and Digikam.
A comprehensive list of supported cameras is available at http://www.gphoto.org/. If gphoto2 is installed, retrieve the list
with the command gphoto2 --list-cameras.
Get information about the available commands with gphoto2
--help.
![[Tip]](admon/tip.png) | Unsupported Cameras |
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If you do not find your camera in the list from gphoto, do not despair. It is likely that your camera is supported as a USB mass storage device. Find more information in Section 16.2, “Accessing the Camera”. | |
The fastest and most convenient way to connect digital cameras to the computer is USB, provided the kernel, the camera, and the computer support it. The standard SUSE kernel provides this support. A suitable cable is also required.
Simply connect the camera to the USB port and turn on the camera. You may need to switch your camera to a special data transfer mode. For this procedure, consult the manual of your digital camera.
