----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Hudkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:47 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] Digital camera recommendations?
> 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! > I bought a Kodak DX6340 3.1 megapixel. It has 4x optical/3x digital. I bought it at Costco for $329 and it came with an included base station and the NiMH battery as well. It uses SD memory, which is awesome. It has an included 16MB and I added an additional 256MB ($65 Sandisk from Costco as well). This thing has been very nice and easy to use. It also reportedly works very well with Linux (I haven't yet tried). I am sure you can find this camera for less than $300 by searching the online vendors for better prices. The base station is not stock equipment unless you buy the camera from Costco. Tom Veldhouse -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
