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

[Caulier Gilles]

Le Samedi 06 Mai 2006 12:09 AM, Richard E Miles a écrit :
> 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?

I think that you use stable release, 0.8.1. In camera GUI, select an item from 
your camera and click with right button : a pop up menu will appear. Choose 
Properties option and look Read and Write flags.

Gilles