[wplug] Extracting images from digital camera in Linux?

Patrick Wagstrom patrick at wagstrom.net
Sun Dec 2 21:33:41 EST 2007


Zach wrote:
> I got a cheap digital camera, 0.10 MP, and it comes with a USB cable,
> but I have no clue how I actually transfer the images from the camera
> to my local disk. Any ideas?

In most cases, you'll find it's supported by Gphoto.  In that case, plug
the camera in and run "gphoto2 -P".  For most cameras you'll need to set
the camera to photo view mode before running the command.

Apps like F-Spot can also easily import the photos.

--Patrick



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