On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 01:36:29AM +0200, Dieter Blaas wrote: > Hi, > > I installed gphoto2 from the repository under Ubuntu-Mate 20.04 and > tried controlling an old Olympus C-40Z connected to a power supply. I got > the following: > > 1) gphoto2 --list-config > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/resolution > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/shutter > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/aperture > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/color > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/flash > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/whitebalance > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/focus-mode > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/focus-pos > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/exp > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/exp-meter > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/zoom > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/dzoom > /Camera Configuration/Picture Settings/iso > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/date-time > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/lcd-mode > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/lcd-brightness > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/lcd-auto-shutoff > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/camera-power-save > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/host-power-save > /Camera Configuration/Camera Settings/timefmt > > 2) gphoto2 --summary > Camera summary: > Camera Model: SX553 > Manufacturer: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD. > Camera ID: SAUNA > Serial Number: 000203123086 > Software Rev.: v553p-73 > Frames Taken: 0 > Frames Left: 0 > Battery Life: 0 > Memory Left: 0 bytes > Date: Thu Jan 1 00:59:59 1970 > > 3) gphoto2 --capture-preview ------- WORKS > > 4) gphoto2 --capture-movie--------- WORKS > > 5) However, when evoking gphoto2 --capture-image-and-download or just > gphoto2 --capture-image > > I get: > > > *** Error *** > Packet was rejected by camera. Please contact > <gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>. > ERROR: Could not capture image. > ERROR: Could not capture. > > What is wrong? So far I used Sabsik's Cam2Com running under Windows XP to > control three identical cameras but wanted to finally migrate to Linux. > There is a problem with the memory card as the camera says that it is full > and it refuses to format it. With Cam2Com I, therefore, used direct download > without storing the image on the memory card. Is there a way of doing so > under gphoto2 as well? Maybe the error is related to the defective internal > storage. I must say that I have used a number of the same type of camera > over the years as all finally ended with one or another defect that made > them useless. But this one still worked!
Currently our capture goes via card... Can you not try to buy another card as quick workaround? Also a debuglogfile might be useful, but it seems card related. ciao, Marcus _______________________________________________ Gphoto-devel mailing list Gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gphoto-devel
