[Digikam-users] Re: Digikam support Nikon D3100

[John Bestevaar]

Dear Giles
Thank you for your quick and clear reply.
I will make more money donations in near future.
The reason for my question is:
Launch Digikam > plug in USB cable > Turn on Nikon D3100 camera.
Digikam tab: Import > cameras > Nikon DSC D3100 ( auto detected )
When i click on the last item there is an Error message.

"Failed to connect to the camera. Please make sure it is connected 
properly and turned on. Would you like to try again?"

I assumed this means that my camera is not supported.

I do have Digikam access to my Nikon D3100 NEF photos by first 
downloading to my computer HDD via Nautilus.
I have not reported this via your Bug reporting system because even 
after reading your Digikam handbook i am not sure that i have not made a 
mistake somewhere.


The flickr link shows Digikam version 2.0.0- beta2 Rev.: 1217876m
As supporting Nikon D3100 in the supported cameras list.
I assume that as this version is not packaged in the Ubuntu repository 
,it is too unstable for Gnome Desktop.
Kind Regards John Bestevaar




On 30/01/11 18:56, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> John,
>
> Thanks to support digiKam project.
>
> I'm glad to said that D3100 is already supported by digiKam, as Nikon
> RAW files :
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/digikam/5400617648/
>
> ... through libraw library : http://www.libraw.org
>
> Also, Nikon metadata are supported very well by Exiv2 library, used in
> background by digiKam :
>
> http://www.exiv2.org
>
> So, there is nothing to do i think, excepted if you has discovered a
> dysfunction somewhere...
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> 2011/1/30 John Bestevaar<Josephus at people.net.au>:
>> Dear Sirs
>> I believe in open source and i believe in embedded metada inside images as
>> the best way to associate symbolic character based information with an
>> image.
>> I am working on a open source free website  project where i hope to make
>> extensive use of XMP/XML as containers for a lot of detailed information
>> about the content/subject of each image.(50,000 images)
>> Therefore as an ordinary user ( i am not a developer or programmer) i am
>> prepared to contribute money to your efforts.
>> Specifically: How much money would it take to enable my Digikam application
>> to support my Nikon D3100 camera on my system?
>>
>> My system: Ubuntu 10.04,1 LTS, Gnome 2.30.2, Nautilus 2.30.1, Digikam
>> 1.2.0-0ubuntu, Kipi-plugins 1.2.0-0ubuntu
>> More information available if you wish.
>> Kind Regards John Bestevaar
>>
>>
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