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

[frederic chaume]

ok, will try to find how to configure it, otherwise I will wait for DK 
supporting MTP

good evening
Frederic


Le 18/01/2022 à 18:02, Gilles Caulier a écrit :
> 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 :
>
>
>     Just found the path:
>
>     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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     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:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     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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