[digiKam-users] DigiKam in Windows not recognizing cameras

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

Supporting Gphoto2 driver under windows is problematic as it needs a
replacement of the usb driver in the OS. Even if it works I'm not sure that
it will be the best solution.

In fact Windows provides a camera driver de facto (PTP and UMS as Gphoto2),
but we don't have code to dialog with this native API.
Also by experience, the Windows API changes reguliary and breaks all at
each major Windows version. So using the gphoto2 API will be better, but we
have the USB driver problem...

Well, nothing is perfect.

Best

Gilles Caulier



Le dim. 30 janv. 2022 à 19:01, Will Rose <will.rose at outlook.com> a écrit :

> Wow, seems like the team is very hard at work trying to fix this. Good to
> know, thanks!
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> *From:* Digikam-users <digikam-users-bounces at kde.org> on behalf of Maik
> Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* January 30, 2022 1:56 PM
> *To:* digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
> power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [digiKam-users] DigiKam in Windows not recognizing cameras
>
>
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398166
>
> Maik
>
> Am Sonntag, 30. Januar 2022, 18:53:30 CET schrieb Will Rose:
>
> > On Windows 10 I've tried to import both from a low-end Motorola
> smartphone
>
> > and an old Canon digital camera, and neither are detected by digiKam
> 7.5.0.
>
> > I have to import via some other Windows program and it doesn't do a very
>
> > good job, especially since it seems to mess up the "creation date" on
> some
>
> > of my videos.
>
> >
>
> > However, when I attempt to import from digiKam 7.5.0 (appimage) on
> Ubuntu,
>
> > both the smartphone and the camera are detected just fine, and import
> works
>
> > great.
>
> >
>
> > Is this a known issue with the Windows version of the program? Is there a
>
> > way to get it working?
>
> >
>
> > Thanks!
>
>
>
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