SOLVED Fujifilm AV100 not being recognised

[bigal]

Hi anyone any idea how to get the system to recognise Fuji AV100?
Under Linux XFCE on this computer its not recognised.
Using LSUSB term command, the camera is shown with the other USB ports.

[djohnston]

If you're wanting to transfer photos, you might try installing gtkam package in Synaptic. I use that for my Kodak digital camera.

[bigal]

If you're wanting to transfer photos, you might try installing gtkam package in Synaptic. I use that for my Kodak digital camera.

Already had thanks.

[djohnston]

Hmmm. Well, you might try the package rapid-photo-downloader. Package description says "It does not download images directly from a camera unless the camera is recognized as an external drive."

Doing a Google Linux search for Fuji AV100 turns up almost nothing.

[bigal]

Hmmm. Well, you might try the package rapid-photo-downloader. Package description says "It does not download images directly from a camera unless the camera is recognized as an external drive."
Doing a Google Linux search for Fuji AV100 turns up almost nothing.

No that does not work either. Quite disconcerting I phoned up Fuji, but they never came up with anything constructive either.

[kalwisti]

Hi, bigal,

(I apologize if you've already tried this). Have you tried using a USB media card reader ( http://tinyurl.com/28jdp9a )? They are inexpensive and allow you to bypass downloading from the camera altogether -- you just insert your SD card into the reader, it mounts as a mass-storage device, and you transfer your photos into your application of choice.

Based on my experience, uploading photos from the card reader is significantly faster than downloading them from the digital camera. I wouldn't want to go back to directly connecting the camera again ...

The other thing you might check is looking at your owner's manual to learn if there is an option to set your camera to behave as a mass-storage device. (Our HP Photosmart R742 has such a setting, under the menu Camera Setup > USB Configuration > Disk Drive [uses MSDC (Mass Storage Device Class)]).

< Edit:
I found the owner's manual for your camera here (http://tinyurl.com/285ead2) and skimmed through it. Although the section on using the supplied Windows and Mac software (PDF file pages 64 and following; actual manual pages 50 and following) makes it sound like connecting the camera to your computer and using the software is the only way to transfer photos, it is curious that on file page 95 (manual page 81), there is a diagram showing the camera's SD/SDHC card being inserted into an SD card slot or card reader. So that option may be possible, even though Fuji is not explicitly stating it. I think it should work; I hope other forum members with more digital camera experience will correct me if this is inaccurate. >

 

[bigal]

Thanks for the concise info above. Fuji always has done things in a non-standard way. If it weren't for the fact they use best lense I would not bother buying another one.
Re the SD reader yes, it was an option, but was trying to avoid that due to kids and wife using the camera too.
Appreciate!
Alistair.

[bigal]

PTP picture transfer protocol which these cameras are supported by Linux software Digikam and F-Spot. So after installation of Digikam, the camera was recognised.
Some PTP cameras can enable as a media device within settings, but alas, not this Fuji model.
More info from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Transfer_Protocol

Thanks all for valued input.
Alistair.

[djohnston]

Nice going, Alistair. Persistence paid off.