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

[Richard E Miles]

On Fri, 5 May 2006 23:46:06 +0200
Caulier Gilles <caulier.gilles at kdemail.net> wrote:

> 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
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I'm using gphoto2 driver. I dont see op-up menu in digikam?

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Richard Miles
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