1 /* This is one of the README files for libgphoto2/camlibs/digigr8. This is an
2 * integral part of the libgphoto2/camlibs/digigr8 library source code and is
3 * distributed with that source code under the LGPL license. a copy of which
4 * license may be seen in the head directory of libgphoto2, in the file
6 * This file copyright Theodore Kilgore, 01/21/2008.
9 CONCERNING 0x2770:0x9050 CAMERAS:
11 As of 01/20/2008, the only known camera with this USB ID string is the
12 "Disney pix micro," found at KB Toys. Its functionality is very basic. On the
13 package it says the camera is able to take 20 photos, but in fact the number
14 of photos is variable. For, they are all compressed.
16 Since the compression algorithm is the same as that in the 0x905C cameras, this
17 camera is quite usable, for what it is. Resolution for this camera is fixed at
18 352x288 and can not be adjusted. In fact, the only thing on the camera which
19 can be controlled at all, aside from snapping photos one at a time, is to
20 delete photos one at a time or to delete all. To delete one photo with the
21 delete button on the camera, press the button. To delete all, hold it down
22 longer. To the best of my ability to determine, the camera has no clip option,
23 no delayed-shooting option, and no multi-frame clips intended for AVI images.
24 However, the camera will do software deletion of all photos using the option
25 gphoto2 -D, while for the other cameras supported in camlibs/digigr8 the
26 gphoto2 -D option does nothing at all and is therefore considered as an
27 unsupported operation for those other cameras. However:
29 The USB command to delete is the same as the command to shoot a frame
30 (gphoto2 option is --capture-preview). If you shoot a frame with the Disney
31 pix micro, it will delete whatever photos are on the camera !!!
34 PLEASE TEST THE STANDALONE RAW PHOTO CONVERTER/DISPLAYER
36 An experimental program for processing raw files into finished photos is
37 available now, in gphoto2/trunk/playground/raw_converters/sq_raw_converter
38 Please try this program. If the results are good, I will incorporate the
39 routines used there directly into libgphot02/camlibs/digigr8. I like the
40 results, but they need testing.
45 Absolutely not. No warranty. Never. Not responsible for any actual
46 or potential damage or consequences to anyone or to the equipment of
47 anyone for using this program, whether the alleged damage or alleged
48 consequences are claimed to be real, imaginary, direct, collateral,
49 for pain and suffering, or are claimed to be inflicted upon any
50 "third party" who is not the user or installer of the program. The
51 program has been written for my pleasure and to broaden and deepen
52 my knowledge of computer hardware and software. The program has not
53 been written with the immediate expectation of financial gain or
54 profit on my part, nor has it been commissioned for pay. It is
55 presumed that any end-user of this program will have access to the
56 source code of the program and can judge for himself or herself
57 whether he/she wishes to use it or not, or can consult someone with
58 appropriate expertise to make such a judgment.
62 01/21/2008, revised 01/22/2008