[nflug] Linux compatable digi cameras

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Boice wrote:
> anthonyriga wrote:
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>> Looking to buy digi camera 100-150 price range. Any
>> recommendations on easy no hassle dont want to drop to
>> bash shell setup? What to buy?  
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> Personally, we have a couple digital cameras that take SD cards. Pop the
> card out, transfer the files to my HDD, pop the card back into the camera
>
> You can get a multi-card reader with a usb connection for under $10 if
> you look around. Some computers --especially newer laptops-- have SD
> card readers built in.  All the Linux distros I've tried recognize an SD
> card-reader as a USB thumb drive and usually automount it as sdb [I have
> a SATA HDD that is sda].
>
> My wife bought a Vivitar Vivicam 3635 a couple years ago for $100 at the
> local WalMart. only 2.1 MegaPixels, but with a 3X optical zoom and 2X
> digital zoom, it takes a nice, clear 1600x1200 jpg. Autofocus,
> autoflash, and the 2 AA cell batteries last a long time with moderate
> flash use.  Whenever I get my act together, I'll post the link to a
> webpage I'm working on with some pix from a Chris Isaak concert up in
> Niagara Falls, Ont.  Despite the extremes of lighting with stage
> spotlights, that little workhorse took some darn nice jpgs.
>
> Here's a good online dealer for various computer parts & electronics.
> What they have in stock at any time varies.  They're running a post-Xmas
> sale.  Judge for yourself --online reviews, whatever-- if any of what
> they have suits you.
>
> http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=CAM
>
> --John
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I would have suggested the card reader option as well but didn't because
of an instance once with a Kodak camera a client had. The card had the
jpeg files on it but if the card was read without the camera, you could
see the files but it would not render the picture. If you plugged in the
camera with the memory card in it, the pictures could then be seen fine
from the usb card icon that popped up on the desktop. The pics could
then be copied to the pc and they were fine to copy around and edit,
etc.. So that camera was doing something to the jpeg structure of the
files so that they could only be rendered via the camera. The camera
used the smaller sd card. Ever since then I was leery of using the
memory sticks by themselves.
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