[Digikam-users] digikam fails to delete pictures from Canon PowerShot A85

[Caulier Gilles]

Le Vendredi 05 Mai 2006 10:39 PM, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> On Fri, 5 May 2006 17:32:20 +0200
>
> Fabrice Flore-Thebault <fab at centsix.org> wrote:
> > Le Mardi 2 Mai 2006 22:46, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> > > I have noticed that most of the time when I try to delete all the
> > > pictures from the Canon PowerShot A85 camera that a popup window with
> > > failed to delete picture occurs. Is this a problem with digikam for
> > > this type of camera or are other people experiencing this problem with
> > > other cameras? I have to use the camera to delete the pictures.
> >
> > Don't know if it could help you :
> >
> > I experienced such a problem with a broken CompactFlash card (in fact
> > some kind of Microdrive made by Magicstore). The card was the problem,
> > not the camera nor any card reader.
> >
> > Have you tried with another CF card ?
> >
> > Do you have any CF reader you could use to test if the problem comes more
> > from the card or from the camera ?
> >
> > (Anyway, my point is that a (PCMIA or USB) card reader is definitively
> > simpler and safer to use, and far more friendly for the camera
> > batteries.)
> >
> > --
> > Fabrice Flore-Thébault
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> Thanks for your answer. I do not have a CF reader. The compact flash card
> was given to me along with the camera by my wife. She had used the camera
> and compact flash card for about a year and a half before giving it to me.
> She uses iphoto and an apple imac computer. She never had any problems
> erasing the images from the camera using that software. I can erase the
> images using the camera but it is more convenient to use digikam. Do
> compact flash cards wear out with alot of usage?

Check camera files properties in camera interface using item op-up menu. file 
is Read only ?

Are you using UMS or gphoto2 driver ?

Gilles Caulier