The
gtkam window is a front end to gPhoto2, which provides support for dozens of digital cameras in
Linux. The gtkam window works by attaching a supported digital camera to a serial or USB port
on your computer. You can view thumbnails of the digital images from the camera, view full-size
images, and download the ones you select from the camera to your hard disk.
If you have a camera that saves images to a floppy disk, just insert that disk into your
disk drive and the contents of the disk should open automatically on your desktop. In
addition, if your camera saves images to SD or CF cards, you can purchase a USB card reader and
view these files from Linux.
Check the gPhoto2 Web site (www.gphoto.org/proj/libgphoto2/support.php) for information
on supported cameras as well as other topics related to gPhoto. If you include experimental
units and cameras under testing, there are over 900 supported cameras. New cameras are added
frequently, so check the support page regularly if you do not see your camera listed.
Downloading Digital Photos with gtkam
The following procedure describes how to download images from your digital camera.
1. Using a cable provided with your digital camera, connect your camera to the USB or
COM port on your computer (I had better luck with the USB port).
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