[clug] Remote Control and Capture with Digital (Still) Cameras

[Adam Baxter]

What are the requirements for image quality? 1MP, 2MP, more?

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:14 PM, steve jenkin <sjenkin at canb.auug.org.au>wrote:

> I'd like to experiment with controlling a digital camera from a
> computer. i.e. more than just using the camera in USB Mass Storage mode,
> or swapping out the flash memory.
>
> Minimally, I'd like to be able to 'take a picture' and upload the image
> to the computer. Something like the 'Image Capture' App in OS/X.
>
> From what I've read, this requires a camera with "PTP" support.
>
> I've found gphoto, 'capture' (for Canon only. seems old) and libptp2.
> <http://www.gphoto.org/>
> <http://capture.sourceforge.net/>
> <http://ptp.sourceforge.net/>
>
> Second part of the question is related to buying a new camera, does
> anyone in the group do this already?
> Are there cameras to avoid, or ones that work better?
>
> I've seen the notion list of 1100 cameras supported by gphoto/libptp,
> but wanted 'war stories'...
>
> I'm after a low- to mid-priced 'compact' camera for this, not a DSLR
> (unless it's ~$400). 5-12M-pixel. SD-card or CF.
>
> Apparently there are some cameras (Canon Coolpix?) that have 'wireless'
> interfaces. I'm guessing they mean 802.11 or bluetooth.
> Any stories, warnings, caveats about that?
>
> cheers
> steve
>
>
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