[digiKam-users] The woes of a Windows 10 digikam newbie user

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Þann 20.2.2021 17:37, skrifaði The Man in Black:
>   Ok, so I downloaded 7.2.0-rc, installed it.I went to Import and added camera Nikon D800E via usb.
> I hook up my camera via usb to the computer.I turn on the camera.Up pops up immediately the Windows Explorer dialog box showing the two drives (for the two cards: jpeg, raw) on my camera.That confirms the OS acknowledges the camera and drives are visible to it via usb.
> I go to digiKam and Import-Camera-NikonD800E and up pops up the digiKam dialog box that says"Failed to connect to camera.  Make sure it's connected properly and turned on."

But in this case you should be able to go for 'Import > USB media > 
(name of memory-card)' and get an import dialog, right?
The camera is presenting itself as an USB-device, I mostly use that route.

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> Remco, what am I doing wrong and what should I do to get digiKam7.2.0-rc to register my Nikon D800E connected via usb and allow import of the raw and jpeg images on the drives there?
> The "good news" (if any) is that (for now), under Import I can see Add Folders, Add Images.They were grayed out in the 7.1.0-stable version.Assuming they are what I expect them to be, I believe this allows for me to COPY the files from the camera's drives to folders on the computer and then have digiKam Add those folders (and their images) to constitute Albums.An improvement over 7.1.0 but far from being able to import directly from the camera...
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>      On Saturday, February 20, 2021, 09:09:46 AM PST, The Man in Black <kolam72002 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Remco, my gratitude for your attention and responses to my queries.
> "As for Digikam not recognising the camera: does the OS recognise the camera(or at least that it is attached as a known device)?"Yes, that's been no problem.I hook the camera up via USB and the computer instantly recognizes its presence.Nikon FX2 software recognizes it.And so on.
> I could of course use the Nikon software but it doesn't do what digiKam doesAnd in trying to get what digiKam offers I end up in the Land of Woes!
> I shall download the 7.2.0-rc later today and execute your suggestions and post the update.
> Along with digiKam I also get a separate app called "Showfoto".It appears to be a simple, quick way to view pics (compared to the Microsoft Windows PhotoViewer).So, excited about that, I went about trying to set up Showfoto as my default app for viewing pics.Another land of woes...for Windows doesn't even acknowledge Showfoto (or digiKam) are apps installed on the system (even though they are indeed installed and I can click on them to bring them up).  And without those apps showing in Windows list of applications I am limited in setting Showfoto as the default app for jpeg images...
> Note that I have darktable and RT and GIMP also installed, they show up in the list of applications, I COULD choose them as the default app for jpeg images but they are too heavy duty and take a lot longer than Showfoto to fire up and display the image I clicked on....
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>      On Saturday, February 20, 2021, 08:39:10 AM PST, Remco Viëtor <remco.vietor at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
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>   On samedi 20 février 2021 16:41:51 CET The Man in Black wrote:
>>    My appreciation to Remco for his response to my post detailing my woes with
>> digiKam.A modest update following Remco's suggestions: "My digikam version,
>> 7.1.0, shows support for both Nikon D800E"Could you direct me to where I
>> would find, and set up support, in my installation of 7.1.0 for my Nikon
>> D800E?
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> You can check that under Help -> Supported RAW cameras.
> I'd expect it to be present on your version as well, if not, you cannot do
> much about it...
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>> I'd prefer digiKam import directly from the camera.I'd like to avoid
>> extracting the two cards (for jpeg and raw) from the camera, insert them in
>> an external card reader, just so digiKam can import from that reader.
>> That's just the kind of overhead which would motivate some users (like me!)
>> to dodge using digiKam!
> Depends also on your photography, and computer setup. I find it as easy to
> extract (one) memory card and put it in the already attached card reader, as
> to connect the usb cable. In addition, if I end up with several cards to read,
> card reader becomes *much* easier. And also, I don't use raw+jpeg.
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>> Lastly:  I had set up the root of my Collections
>> tree.  I added folders containing new images under that root i.e., I copied
>> the images from the camera onto those folders.  I expected digiKam would
>> pick those new folders up and show them up as new albums.
> To have Digikam check for new folders etc. *on startup*, you may have to
> activate that under "Settings" -> "Configure Digikam" -> Miscellaneous", then
> it's the first option in the "behaviour" tab. That picks up folders and images
> added from outside Digikam. It's an option, as it can slow down startup (e.g.
> collections stored on network devices). I dont think Digikam picks up folders
> and images added to its collection(s) while it is running, though.
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> As for Digikam not recognising the camera: does the OS recognise the camera
> (or at least that it is attached as a known device)? If not, Digikam won't see
> there's a camera attached...
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>> That's not
>> working for me yet but I shall persevere... My whole intent of using
>> digiKam is:a) quick import of RAW and jpeg images from my camera, the Nikon
>> D800E.b) quick review of the RAW for culling: e.g., I flag the acceptable,
>> pending, and rejectsc) move the acceptable and pending to appropriate
>> folders for darktable or rawtherapee to take over. That should be easy,
>> right? It's harder than I thought so what am I doing wrong?
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