[digiKam-users] how to import new pictures from Android

[Gilles Caulier]

Ok, under Windows, some parts are not yet implemented.

1/ Gphoto2 (MTP driver) : this library is not yet ported officially under
Windows. I received a Git Merge Request to cross compile code under Linux
for Windows (like all the rest of digiKam for Windows), but i don't find
yet the time to review.

2/ device detection as under Linux : KDE::Solid does not yet support this.

==> if MTP protocol is used to communicate with the device, it's not
recognized as a UMS device. As MTP is not yet supported under Windows with
digiKam, no way.

==> if you find a way to switch from MTP to UMS, well Windows will attach
the device somewhere on the system. Find the path, and under digiKam, use
the Import/Folder... option from the main menu.

Best

Gilles Caulier


Le mar. 18 janv. 2022 à 17:55, frederic chaume <frederic.chaume at gmail.com>
a écrit :

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> Just found the path:
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> mtp:\Galaxy A51 de Frederic\Card\DCIM\Camera (the one I used with
> freefilesync to synchronize my smartphone on my PC))
>
> and then I've been able to create a camera as an USB device , but I have
> an error when launching the import : "unable to connect to the device
> ...."  while the same path is working with freefilesync
>
> any ideas ?
>
> FYI: the smartphone is configured to the "transfert pictures" mode
>
> regards
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> Le 18/01/2022 à 17:42, frederic chaume a écrit :
>
> Hi Gilles
>
> "A smartphone as a network drive ? really..." => was thinking of the SD
> card only 😉
>
> once connected I see it like this (note that I'm on windows)  and didn't
> find anypath that I can use in DK:
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> Le 18/01/2022 à 17:22, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
>
> Hi,
>
> A smartphone as a network drive ? really...
>
> 1/ select the transfert of photo from your smartphone as Usb Mass Storage.
> 2/ connect your smartphone to your computer and look if it detected as an
> USB key.
> 3/ look where is mounted the smartphone by the system (path)
> 4/ Setup a UMS device in digiKam setup camera. configure the mounted path.
> 5/ on your camera, give the right to the computer to read contents (if
> necessary).
> 6/ start the Import tool in digiKam.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
>
>
> Le mar. 18 janv. 2022 à 17:13, frederic chaume <frederic.chaume at gmail.com>
> a écrit :
>
>> High all
>>
>> I'm searching a way to import pictures from my smartphone (Samsung A51)
>> as I'm doing with the SD card of my camera (select only new pictures) .
>> I'm using it in parallel with my camera and importing the pictures
>> manualy is painful and not secure. In a previous discussion there was a
>> proposal to use transfert tools like freefilesync, but it will detect
>> likely only new pictures until you didn't removed some already imported
>> (then you will import them again)
>>
>> So I tried again to investigate on the connection of my smartphone to DK
>> (now using 7.5) but seems Digikam is looking for network drive only and
>> I didn't find how to assign a drive to the SD card of my smartphone. I
>> also look at DK configuration to create a camera , but same problem, DK
>> is looking for a network drive.
>> This may not be a problem on DK side, but I'm wondering if someone found
>> an efficient way for such import
>>
>> thanks all for your feedback
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Frederic
>>
>>
>>
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