/* 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:
First, a general remark. The reader is strongly encouraged to read
README.905C as well as this file. That file in fact pertains to all of the
cameras which are supported by libgphoto2/camlibs/digigr8. All of what it says
pertains to the 0x2770:0x9050 cameras, too, unless something to the contrary is
stated below.
As of 01/20/2008, the only known camera with USB ID string 0x2770:0x9050 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:
WARNING
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 !!!
WARNING
The camera has kernel support as a webcam, at 320x240 resolution.
Use of the camera in webcam mode will delete all photos stored on the
camera, too !!!
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, 01/12/2012
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