[ale] Linux and Kodak Digital Camera

[Chris Ricker]

On 16 Sep, Robert L Harris wrote:
> No,
>   This isn't really off topic.  

As if anything on this list ever is ;-).

>   I have a Kodak DC25 digital cam that's actually pretty good.  The problem
> is the only way to d/l pics is in 95.  I'm looking for a way to do this from
> Linux.  I don't care if it's a netscape plugin although I'd prefer a really
> sick little C program that can d/l and/or erase the pics from the camera.
> Does anyone have anything like this?  If not,  I have someon who might be
> able to accomplish this if I can get the specs on communication with the
> camera.  Problem is he hasn't written under linux.  Can someone give me
> some code fragments on opening "com1" (would that be ttys0 or cua0?)
> on linux?

I dunno if this will help you or not.  I've played with a few different
digital cameras (at work, borrowed from friends, etc.) and tried a
couple under linux.  Here's the software I know of; perhaps it'll be
enough to give your friend ideas:

http://www.mit.edu/people/mkgray/ephoto (for the Agfa ePhoto; worth
visiting just for the image of Tux the Linux Penguin using an Agfa ;-).

ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/apps/graphics/capture/photopc-1.5.tar.gz
(for the Epson PhotoPC; more importantly, this comes with source code
you can show your friend)

http://www.lyot.obspm.fr/~dl/dc20/ has the beginnings of Linux support
for the Kodak DC20 (I'd hope Kodak uses basically the same access
protocol for all their digital cameras).

good luck!

later,
chris

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Chris Ricker                                 gt1355b at prism.gatech.edu