taking pictures from USB connected digital camera

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hi,
I want to program a digital camera connected to a PC running a linux based OS to take pictures at regular intervals, the code being either in C or shell scripting.
but i am not able to go about this problem as the camera when connected to PC using USB cable, shows only mass storage option.
please help me

Posted 6-Feb-12 9:37am

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DaveAuld 6-Feb-12 15:57pm

The camera will need to provide a suitable sdk and/or functionality that allows this to be done. What make and model of camera are you using? (update your question with this information)

Member 8625663 6-Feb-12 22:54pm

I am using a Sony dsc camera
The objective is to program the camera connected to pc to take pictures automatically after certain regular intervals

Mohibur Rashid 6-Feb-12 18:10pm

did you mount the mass storage ?

Albert Holguin 6-Feb-12 22:46pm

What does that have to do with being able to take pictures with it?

Mohibur Rashid 6-Feb-12 22:57pm

Shoot, I read wrong. He want to operate camera from computer. in this case mounting is not the issue.

I thought he want to check his camera if there is new picture or not

Member 8625663 6-Feb-12 23:00pm

Yes
I want to operate the camera from PC
Or make it self reliant to click pictures after certain interval again and again

Albert Holguin 6-Feb-12 23:38pm

lol, I guess I did the same thing... I recommended WIA, the Windows API for interacting with imaging devices...dope!

Member 8625663 7-Feb-12 7:45am

i did go through those websites
but i am not able to understand or go about the actual implementation..
i would be grateful if u can give me some help as to how i should start with the implementation.

Member 8625663 6-Feb-12 23:06pm

But I need to program it in a linux based OS system
Will WIA help in this cause ?

Albert Holguin 6-Feb-12 23:38pm

Now I failed to read correctly... WIA is the Windows API for that... Linux must have a similar thing...

Member 8625663 6-Feb-12 23:02pm

Yes I did mount the mass storage
I can access the files and save them..
I came across this software gphoto2
But that is not helping me to take pictures

Mohibur Rashid 6-Feb-12 23:04pm

As DaveAuld says,
You will have to have SDK provided by sony(if they offer any).

I found in a blog that Sony's A700 and 900 model offer sdk

please follow the link http://www.pro.sony.eu/biz/lang/en/eu/content/id/1171641885551

here you will get driver and sdk but they are all for windows

Member 8625663 6-Feb-12 23:10pm

bur I need to do in linux platform
Isn't there any other option or way to go about it ?

Mohibur Rashid 7-Feb-12 0:20am

You better communicate with SONY, if you have option to change camera then change the camera

Member 10997768 8-Aug-14 7:21am

I am facing same problem with Nikon D3100, actually i want to get picture on the application at the time when i click on take picture button.
so please give the solution.

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Albert Holguin · Answer 1 · 2012-02-06T16:55:00

Well, you may be able to use WIA...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms630368%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^]

Depends on whether your hardware supports it.

Search google for more info.... or search within CP:
WebCam Fast Image Capture Service using WIA[^]

[edit]
Misread the question, turns out OP asked about Linux not Windows.

Have you looked at gphoto and libgphoto?
http://www.gnu.org/software/gphoto/[^]
http://gphoto.sourceforge.net/[^]
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