[OCLUG-Tech] USB control of digital camera shutter or focus

["Prof J C Nash (U30A)" <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca>]

There are numerous, rather random posts about controlling digital 
cameras via USB. Most success seems to be with high-end digital SLR 
types. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience locally. I've a ton of 
old docs to capture, and have built a copy stand which sort of works 
with a cheap Webcam, and probably would work better with a good 
autofocus webcam. However, my wife's digital camera on same stand with 
flash does quite well, but is tricky to trigger as I've no remote.

This is likely tangential to list, but I know there's some digital photo 
fans out there in that SIG. Happy to go off-list and submit a summary in 
a couple of weeks.

JN