WebCam Cannon powershot A520

[Knapp]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:54 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 09/24/2009 09:40 PM, Knapp wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 3:10 AM, NoOp <snip> wrote:
>>> On 09/24/2009 05:35 AM, Knapp wrote:
>>>> Hello, I have a Cannon Powershot a520. I know in MS I can veiw what
>>>> the video camera seen like on the computer screen. I was trying to
>>>> find out how to do this with Ubuntu but having no luck at all. I have
>>>> found a few links to stuff but they are always 3 years old or dead.
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>
>>> What happens when you plug the A520 into your computer? Do you show it
>>> as a mounted device via Nautilus? If so, can you browse the camera files
>>> & copy the video from the device to your computer?
>>
>> Yes it does see and mount it but as the wrong camera.
>
> Not sure, but these may help:
> https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=Cannon+Powershot+A520
>
>  https://launchpad.net/bugs/339563
> [Unable to mount Canon cameras via USB (Jaunty)]
>
>
> I can get the
>> pictures from the camera but it often fails on the first few tries and
>> then it works and gets all the pictures without error. I have seen the
>> same error mentioned when googling but no fix.
>
> That sounds like a usb issue. Check your dmesg/message logs immediately
> after it fails to see if you can detect what is happening.

I see no entries in dmesg using the dmegs command. How should I do this?


> Can't help you there... I only have an A75. However it sounds to me that
> the software that comes with the camera for Windows is designed to
> accomodate the take picture mode. My A75 will mount in view picture mode
> but unmounts in take picture mode - which I think/thought is pretty
> standard.

That is what I get, when it work, also but not what you could get with XP.

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Douglas E Knapp

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