[LUNI] OT: Digital Cameras

[Jim Harvey]

Jeff Y. wrote:
>> What brand of digital cameras do people on the list use? Right now, I
>> have one by Fuji, but it's a bit on the cheap side and I am thinking of
>> getting a new one.
>>
>> I am not too concerned about Linux compatibility, since I think just
>> about all cameras these days are accessible from Linux.
>>
> 
> 
> I'm still using a seven year old Kodak DC210 with CF cards -- no USB, on
> the rare times I connect to a computer directly it has a serial port. :-)
> Have you looked at http://dcresource.com/ already? There are pages for
> digital camera reviews, shopping tips, etc.
> 
> I prefer digikam over gphoto2 (mostly because the startup pic is prettier).
> Jeff

I have a Fuji S602 and am happy with it.  Fuji and all the other 
manufacturers make many different grades of camera for different 
audiences.  You get what you pay for.

I have never used any of the camera programs.  I plug the camera in to 
the computer via the supplied USB cable, mount it as a USB drive and 
copy the jpeg files to hard drive.  I also have a USB card reader ( the 
602 uses compact flash) but connecting the camera directly seems to work 
better and saves wear on the compact flash socket.  For viewing photos I 
  use Gwenview which came with SuSE 10 and easily links to the GIMP.