Which digital camera works best with Ubuntu

[David Fox]

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:36 PM, Mark <markfpyles at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone:
>
> I have a question. I am running Ubuntu  8.04 and am looking to purchase a
> new inexpensive point and shoot camera and wanted to know which digital
> camera works best with Ubuntu? Thanks.


Most should not have a problem. If you can find out which modes your
prospective camera supports (most either have a PTP mode, or a mode
that can be used to mount the camera device as a solid-state disk).
Most newer cameras should support both modes, although there are some
that only support PTP which means that the camera cannot be mounted
like a regular disk. Still, using gphoto or other software will often
result in a working setup with your camera and Ubuntu.

Or, you can purchase an inexpensive multi card reader (which is what I
do) and then just pop the camera memory card in when you want to grab
photos off of the camera.

PS My camera is a few years old - Kodak EasyShare 4.1 megapixel C310.


> Mark