-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Metzler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, 7 July 2004 2:31 p.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: recommendation for digital camera
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 18:00:42 -0400 (EDT)
Faheem Mitha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> So, I'm looking for a digital camera with the following (tentative)
> requirements. I'm happy to have these requirements questioned.
[ snip ]
> 2) Needs to work well with Debian (obviously). I think the best
support
> is obtained by cameras that are seen as USB mass storage devices,
right?
I don't own a digital camera, unfortunately; so take any advice I may
give with a block-o-salt. But I've seen several people here who *do*
own
digital cameras suggest the purchase of a USB memory card reader. The
idea is that regardless of whether a particular camera is or is not
compatible with the OS, its memory plopped into a reader will be. This
enables you to forget the "compatible with Linux" restriction, and make
your purchase choice entirely on whether a camera will take good
pictures.
-c
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Chris Metzler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"As a child I understood how to give; I have forgotten this grace since
I
have become civilized." - Chief Luther Standing Bear
This is what I did, the USB multi-readers are dirt cheap and allow you
to download to your PC while still continuing to use the camera
(assuming you have 2 memory units).
A slight problem is that some cameras have some inbuilt RAM, say 16 or
32, this is not removable.
Regards
thing
