I need to get a digital camera, to use with Linux.

[The Linuxator]

So from the title of this you would understand that I am looking for a camera that will not need any extra software for it to work so like it show up as a storage device , that way I can just drag and drop pics in there, so I would appreaciate it if someone can link me to a guide or something of that nature so I can look up my options.

 

[phisrow]

http://www.teaser.fr/~hfiguiere/linux/digicam.html is a list, looks a touch outdated. http://www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/support.php is a list of cameras that will play nice with Linux, albeit with libgphoto2(fully Free; but it is extra software).

http://www.dpreview.com/ is the place to look for information on cameras qua cameras.

The impression that I have been given on the subject is that, barring older cameras, most cameras can be made to work with some mixture of libgphoto, libgphoto2, and mass storage class support. Some functions provided by proprietary extensions to protocol(e.g. remote software control and configuration of the camera) may well not be a happening thing, and I'm a little worried about trends in Raw support(Nikon's move to encrypt parts of theirs was disconcerting) most cameras can be made to shove the pictures onto disk, which is more or less what you need. Worst comes to worst, USB mass storage memory card readers are cheap.

I'd look for the camera, qua camera, that appeals to you first, then focus second on software support.

Edit: also: http://dplinux.org/

 

[Jeff7]

Either that, or get a simple USB cardreader, either internal or external, or one of those combo floppy/cardreader dealies, and just pop out the card from the camera and plug it into the drive. I'd think that Linux can easily handle a drive like that. And in my experience, working with the pictures in that method is faster than interfacing with the camera's circuitry.

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Either that, or get a simple USB cardreader, either internal or external, or one of those combo floppy/cardreader dealies, and just pop out the card from the camera and plug it into the drive. I'd think that Linux can easily handle a drive like that. And in my experience, working with the pictures in that method is faster than interfacing with the camera's circuitry.

Well that's something I already knew, but if I had pics on the camera itself you see my point .

 

[PorscheMaD911]

I run Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy), and my Kodak Z700 plugs and plays beautifully. I can copy and then delete all the photos off the camera without installing any extra software beyond the Ubuntu base install.