5. Use your Digital Camera

Some Digital Camera devices are detected as Camera and others are detected as Mass Storage Media. How Mandriva Linux will detect your device, depends on the camera type.

Connecting and Disconnecting your Camera. Most digital cameras connect to a computer using a USB interface. When connecting a Digital Camera it is good practice to power on the device only after it has been connected to the computer. The inverse is applicable when removing the device. Ensure that the camera is powered off before disconnection.

Procedure 2.8. Camera as a Mass Storage Media

  1. Plug and power the camera on. If the following popup shows, that means it is recognized as a storage media. Otherwise, see Section 5.1, “Transfer and Process Images with Digikam”.

  2. Click OK, the file browser opens, showing the content of the camera folders. You can then copy the images to your local folder to further process or display them.

5.1. Transfer and Process Images with Digikam

The nicest way to use a Digital Camera with Mandriva Linux is with the help of digiKam, a digital photo management application.

Procedure 2.9. Configure your Digital Camera

  1. Select Main menuMultimediaGraphicsDigiKam to start digiKam.

    The Images Library Path dialog is displayed.

  2. Select the folder in which you want to store photographs, then click the OK button to display digiKam main interface.

  3. From the menu select CameraAdd Camera. to display the Configure dialog.

  4. Click the Auto Detect button.

    Your Digital camera should be listed in the Cameras list. Click the OK button to return to theDigikam main interface.

Procedure 2.10. Import Photos

  1. Your camera now appears in the Camera menu. Select the menu entry corresponding to your camera, this opens the camera thumbnails window.

  2. Select DownloadDownload All

  3. Click New Album, and enter the album name, click OK again at the album choice dialog.

  4. All images are now transferred from the camera to the album chosen. Click Close to go back to the main digiKam interface and browse your albums and pictures.

Digikam is a Complete Images Handling Application. To learn how to use its many features, consult The digiKam Handbook and The digiKam Image Plugins Handbook.