Samsung A13 not Recognized for Import

[Remco Viëtor]

On mercredi 16 octobre 2024 22:14:39 CEST Griffin wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I have a Samsung A13, and I would like to import images and vide0s from it.
> 
> With the photo connected to the Windows PC by a USB cable, and the
> connection type set to either "Transfer Images" or "Transfer files, AND
> with the phone showing up in File Explorer, DigiKam 8.4.0 will not
> recognize the phone either as a camera, or a USB . I therefore cannot
> import from it, neither can I add it to a removable collection.
> 
> I have tried to add the phone manually, but I don't  understand the
> camera mount path box. Again the camera is not recognized.
> 
> With the A13, am I SOL?
> 
> Any thoughts and advice?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Grace

It may be your phone connects in mode MTP or PTP, which allows only one 
connection at a time. Windows is known to "grab" the device as soon as you 
plug in the USB, so there's no connection available for Digikam.

But as you can connect with File Explorer, you can use that to transfer your 
files to your hard disk, Digikam's albums are directories on your disk. You 
may have to tell Digikam to refresh a new directory, or one where you have 
added images.