uploading photos from canon 350d..??

dingdong1 · 24-05-2009 11:28pm #1

trying to upload photos for the 1st time from my 350d onto my laptop, an acer one running linux. i dont have any manual for the camera and when i connect the usb to laptop[with the camera turned on] it doesnt register with my laptop. do i need to piuchase a card reader or..? sorry if this is a complete novice question!!

AnCatDubh · 24-05-2009 11:45pm

I use a card reader on my Linux netbook from time to time and it works fine. Just shows as another drive. You'll pick up a reader for a couple of euro handy enough so it might be worth having one anyway.

TelePaul · 25-05-2009 12:52am

I dunno if it makes a difference, but try connecting with the camer off then switching it on. FWIW I love my 350D.

CabanSail · 25-05-2009 9:32am

It's good practice to have a device turned off when connecting to the USB.

I am not familar with Linux, but on other oerating systems the camera will show up as an external drive. It's then just a matter of dragging the images, or folder, across to the main HDD.

I tend to use a Card Reader. They are very cheap. You can pick them up in Tesco for about €10.

Fionn · 25-05-2009 10:34am

Some Linux distros wont connect using USB, so the options might be limited, although I would have thought that most (at this stage) would have USB implemented, have you tried the camera on a windows box - to make sure its working correctly? other than that a card reader is the way to go!
if the distro can use USB try gphoto2

nilhg · 25-05-2009 2:05pm

I not 100% certain of this but I have a feeling that Canon cameras use PTP instead of USB Mass Storage. PTP may not be natively supported on the linux netbook so the options would be to install some software to support it or pop the card into a card reader.

uploading photos from canon 350d..??

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