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

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] USB control of digital camera shutter or focus
  • From: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb [ at ] tricolour [ dot ] net>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:57:34 -0400
On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 08:46:38PM -0400, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote:
> 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.

I've had good success with gphoto2 with my DSLR connected by USB.

> JN

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