[Digikam-users] Digikam does cannot find camera

[Simon Cropper]

On 05/07/13 04:58, Fabio wrote:
> I think the issue here is that you camera is being mounted as a storage
> device rather than a camera.
>
> When connecting, don't select "Open in folder" view (I think that is
> what it is called). Tell Windows to mount as a camera and point to
> digikam, or don't do anything then try and mount via digikam.
>
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> resending it as my previous response got stuck due to the size. I
> attached screenshots and I got a reply:
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> Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval.
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> The reason it is being held:
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> So here is what I said:
>
> When I connect the camera I choose no options (just close the pop up
> window). When I check in file manager the camera shows up under "Devices
> and Printer" and not under "Storage" or "Hard Drives"
>
> I tried also with a Nikon D70 with same results. Only difference is the
> autoplay window. In Nikon D70 it pops up the default autoplayer asking
> how to open it. With nikon D5000 I get a Nikon window with same purpose
> (asking what to do with it).
>
> In both cases it does not allow me to open it using digiKam.. Only
> options are Dropbox and Windows default.
>
> Thanks
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If you are in digikam can you access the camera?

Personally I don't have a Windows version of digiKam running as it is a 
KDE package but even on Ubuntu it does not appear in the list of 
packages to use when the camera is plugged in. If I want digiKam to see 
the camera I open digiKam and attempt to connect from the menu.

On my machine however I have never actually got this working properly. I 
connect the camera as a USB storage device and copy the files to the 
directory I want under the main album. DigiKam rescans its albums every 
time you open it so all these images are sucked in quite quickly.

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