:NewsForge: Linux Digital Camera Compatibility is No Longer an Issue
NewsForge: Linux Digital Camera Compatibility is No Longer an Issue Mar 8, 2004, 10 :00 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (8267 reads) (Other stories by Robin Miller)
"I just bought a new digital camera, and before I bought it I didn't bother to check whether it was a Linux-compatible model. I didn't care. I knew that I would have no trouble getting its output into my computer with a USB cardreader. USB cardreaders have effectively made almost all digital cameras Linux-compatible.
"My new camera -- although its exact make and model is unimportant for the purposes of this article -- is a Nikon Coolpix 4300 I got from a chain electronics store for about 60% of its theoretical retail price. And like most people who want to take a lot of pictures at high resolution, I immediately bought more memory than was furnished with the camera, in this case a 128 MB CompactFlash card..."
