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Figure 19.1 The Main Window of digiKam
19.1 Configuring Your Camera
To download images from your digital camera, simply connect the camera to the USB
port of your computer using the USB cable provided by the camera manufacturer. De-
pending on your camera model, you may need to switch your camera to a special data
transfer mode. Consult the camera's manual about this.
There are three possibilities for accessing the pictures on the camera. USB mass storage
or PTP (also known as PictBridge) are the most widely used protocols. Some camera
models do not work with either one and need special drivers provided by gphoto2
(Section 19.10, "Troubleshooting"
(page 262)).
If your camera can be switched to a USB mass storage device, select this option. After
you connect the camera to the USB port of your computer and turn the camera on, the
new USB device is automatically detected and mounted. KDE lets you select the action
to take in the event of any such device being mounted. You can choose to start digiKam
or any other image viewing or processing application whenever a device of this type
is mounted.
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