Re: digital cameras

The Real Bev wrote:
> Karen Wheless wrote:
>
> > > It's hard to find a camera with a serial uploading interface now, and
> > > there's a reason -- miserable slowness.  Make sure you have USB2
> > > capability, even cheesy cameras can't use the older USB ports.
> >
> > It's inexpensive and easy to get a card reader.  Many cameras have USB
> > now, but it's easier to eliminate that as an issue - just get a card
> > reader and the camera is compatible with any computer.  I don't have to
> > use any special software to transfer pictures - just drag and drop.
>
>
> Not necessarily that easy in Linux, although things may have changed in
> the last 3 years.  I bought a 48-meg Lexar Jumpshot CF card because I
> knew that somebody had implemented uploading facilities for it.  

In Mandrake 9.1, both my digital cameras show up as a drive that I can 
mount and then treat as a normal drive.