NewsForge: Linux Digital Camera Compatibility is No Longer an Issue

"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..."

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