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