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dark_glaive
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: Canon Powershot A560....does it work with Linux? |
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According to gphoto's list of supported cameras, Canon Powershot A560's aren't officially supported, but has anyone just tried it out to see if it works?
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bjlockie
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Canon Powershot A560....does it work with Linux? |
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| dark_glaive wrote: | | According to gphoto's list of supported cameras, Canon Powershot A560's aren't officially supported, but has anyone just tried it out to see if it works? |
I sent Canon an email asking if the "Powershot A560 is a mass storage device.
gphoto doesn't list all mass storage device cameras.
Any mass storage device works as a mountable disk drive.
Even if it is not, you can use a card reader that is a mass storage device.  |
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bjlockie
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 3:54 am Post subject: |
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This is what Canon tech support said
| Quote: | Unfortunately none of our cameras when connected to a computer are
recognized as a mass storage device. They are recognized as a imaging
device. I am sorry any inconvenience this may have caused you. |
This is a pretty useless answer.
I get the impression the tech support person doesn't know what mass storage is and is a very Windows-centric answer.
Hopefully you can find some mention of mass storage on the net. |
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tboloo
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: |
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According to specs, Powershot A560 supports following interfaces:
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Interfaces: USB 2.0 High Speed (Mini-B, MTP, PTP)
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Which AFAIK means that it can be attached either through ptp protocol (which should be supported under gphoto, mtp protocol of which I don't know anything and eventually through plain usb protocol, as a mass storage device (much like pendrives & stuff).
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dark_glaive
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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I just got this camera in the mail and it works fine with basic gphoto2 stuff.
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