[Linux4christians] Speaking of Kodak L4C Vol 81, Issue 6

[Georges]

Le mercredi 05 janvier 2011 à 20:47 -0500,
linux4christians-request at thelinuxlink.net a écrit :
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> From: "pastordavid at bibleseven.com" <pastordavid at bibleseven.com>
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> We have an old Kodak EasyShare DX6490 camera and it has
> been very reliable.  We had to remove the SD card to get at
> the pictures.  After a while it showed up in Linux so that we
> could just connect the cable and use Gtkam.
> 
> We bought a new Kodak EasyShare Z981 for Christ-mas.
> Terrific zoom features and much higher resolution.  It is not
> yet recognized in Linux, so we are back to pulling the SD card.
> 
> I don't know if that is Kodak not providing data or Linux not
> yet catching up to the newer equipment.
> 
> -- 
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I'm still enjoying using our somewhat aging Kodak EasyShare DX7440. With
Ubuntu (currently at 10.04 LTS) I am able to mount the SD card as a
drive via a USB cable to the camera. I move image files using Nautilus.

However having gained a strong preference for FOSS, I will certainly
include a check for Linux friendliness prior to any and every future
purchase of a camera or other PC peripheral.

Regarding Kodak, I do not see them as cooperating - but rather as living
in their own bubble.

Georges