[TriLUG] seeking a Kodak DC4800, DC290, DC265 or other remote-control-able digital camera

[P. L. Charles Fischer]

We just got a DX-3900 at work.  I will try to get it to shoot with both
Linux and MS-Windows.  If I have any luck I will let you know.  I looked for
a 4800 on the web, without much luck.


Good luck
-Charles

 At 11:06 AM 1/3/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Hi folks,
>
>Our lab is desperately seeking a digital camera that we can control
>(that is: shoot, download, delete-images-from-flash-card, and repeat)
>from a computer, preferably a Linux-based machine.
>
>In the past, I've written PERL scripts calling the OpenDigita
>(http://ods.sourceforge.net) "ks" program for this purpose and it has
>worked well.  More recently, I've been trying to use the jPhoto
>(http://jphoto.sourceforge.net) interface to accomplish the same with
>newer (DX series) Kodak cameras.  I can get downloads to work with the
>DX models, but they do not support the image capture ("shoot")
>functionality.  Unfortunately, it appears that the only recently
>manufactured consumer-grade Kodak camera that supports this level of
>functionality is the DC-4800 model which has almost entirely disappeared
>from retail shelves.
>
>So, would anyone of you consider trading one of the following models 
>
>  - Kodak DC 4800
>  - Kodak DC 290
>  - Kodak DC 265
>
>for a BRAND NEW 3.1 Mpixel Kodak DX-3900 and, potentially, some cash? 
>If you have a DC-4800, we'll consider covering part of the difference in
>cost.
>
>If you have a friend with one of the above models, please pass this
>email along.
>
>thanks for your help,
>Ed
>
>ps - I'm researching the remode-control functionality of non-Kodak 
>     cameras and its a lot of docs to dig through.  If anyone can 
>     recommend or is even willing to swap for a model that supports 
>     the computer-control functionality we need, I'd be very grateful!
>
>
>-- 
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P. L. Charles Fischer                                      fischer at zedec.com
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