Hi, all...
Ok, an upcoming vacation and my seeming inability to completely shoot a
roll of film and get it developed before it's so old that half the
pictures look like they were shot from behind brown draperies have got me
thinking about getting a digital camera. Since I live in a Windows-free
environment, any such camera must be compatible with Linux in at least
these ways:
* Appears to the system as a USB mass-storage device -- that means, no
special software or drivers are needed; you just plug it in and you can
then get your pictures off it like a normal filesystem.
+ This would also be a benefit if I needed to plug it into someone
else's computer in order to upload the pix to myself or something.
I've tried to deal with cameras at work (Kinko's) that needed special
drivers, and had to give up when even the manufacturer's web site did
not have have (Win2k) drivers that would work.
* No more than two hours of screwing with config files or kernel rebuilds
should be required to get it working.
Further, it must be compatible with my budget, which means it costs less
than $300 (US). :) I know this will not get me an ultra-high-quality
camera, but from what I've read the photos from such a device should be
more than sufficient for my meager needs.
Does such a thing exist? If anyone has one, I'd sure like to know about
it!
Thanks in advance,
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