Hi, The camera needs to be configured to "PC Control Mode" in its camera USB Menu.
I have one, and it works ;) Ciao, Marcus On Wed, Nov 06, 2024 at 08:41:26AM +0100, jan.niklas.st...@gmail.com wrote: > Dear gphoto2 Development Team, > > I am reaching out regarding the compatibility of my Sony SLT-A55 with > gphoto2. > > While attempting to capture images remotely, I encountered an error > indicating that the capture function is not supported on my camera. It seems > the camera uses the PTP protocol, yet capturing images via gphoto2 does not > appear to be possible. > > > > I wanted to ask if there are any tips or potential workarounds to enable > image capture, or if there might be alternative methods to control my camera > remotely. Additionally, I am curious if there are plans to extend support > for Sony cameras like the SLT-A55 in the future. > > > > Thank you very much for your assistance, and I appreciate all the work that > has gone into making gphoto2 such a valuable tool. > > > > I would be happy to provide feedback or help with testing if needed. > > > > Best regards, > > Jan-Niklas Sturm > > > > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ lsusb > Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver > Bus 001 Device 007: ID 054c:04a3 Sony Corp. SLT-A55V > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC) > SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC) > SMC9514 Hub > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ gphoto2 --auto-detect > Model Port > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Sony SLT-A55 (PTP mode) usb:001,007 > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ LANG=C gphoto2 --summary >summary.txt > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ LANG=C gphoto2 --list-all-config >config.txt > pi@raspberrypi:~ $ gphoto2 --capture-image > > *** Error *** > Sorry, your camera does not support generic capture > ERROR: Could not capture image. > ERROR: Could not capture. > *** Error (-6: 'Unsupported operation') *** > > For debugging messages, please use the --debug option. > Debugging messages may help finding a solution to your problem. > If you intend to send any error or debug messages to the gphoto > developer mailing list <gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>, please run > gphoto2 as follows: > > env LANG=C gphoto2 --debug --debug-logfile=my-logfile.txt --capture-image > > Please make sure there is sufficient quoting around the arguments. > Camera summary: > Manufacturer: Sony Corporation > Model: Sony Digital Still Camera > Version: > Serial Number: > > Capture Formats: > Display Formats: Script, JPEG > > Device Capabilities: > File Download, No File Deletion, File Upload > No Image Capture, No Open Capture, No vendor specific capture > > Storage Devices Summary: > store_00020001: > StorageDescription: > VolumeLabel: > Storage Type: Removable RAM (memory card) > Filesystemtype: Generic Hierarchical > Access Capability: Read-Only > Maximum Capability: 63831015424 (60874 MB) > Free Space (Bytes): 62806425600 (59896 MB) > Free Space (Images): -1 > > Device Property Summary: > /main/actions/opcode > Label: PTP Opcode > Readonly: 0 > Type: TEXT > Current: 0x1001,0xparam1,0xparam2 > END > /main/status/serialnumber > Label: Serial Number > Readonly: 1 > Type: TEXT > Current: > END > /main/status/manufacturer > Label: Camera Manufacturer > Readonly: 1 > Type: TEXT > Current: Sony Corporation > END > /main/status/cameramodel > Label: Camera Model > Readonly: 1 > Type: TEXT > Current: Sony Digital Still Camera > END > /main/status/deviceversion > Label: Device Version > Readonly: 1 > Type: TEXT > Current: > END > /main/status/vendorextension > Label: Vendor Extension > Readonly: 1 > Type: TEXT > Current: > END _______________________________________________ Gphoto-devel mailing list Gphoto-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gphoto-devel
