On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, William Lovaton wrote:
El dom, 26-12-2004 a las 15:24 -0600, Gustavo Seabra escribió:Hi,
I have a Panasonic PF-GS9 camcorder that I'd like to use with Linux. It has a USB port, that I'm guessing it must be compatible only with USB 2.0, but I'm not completely sure. I'd appreciate some help with a couple of questions i have:
the usb port is typically only for transfering pictures off the cameras memory card and maybe as a webcam. if you want to get vido recorded with it off you'll need to connect it via ieee-1394
1. I'm not sure what kind of USB port do I have here. How can I find ithat out for sure?
Try hwbrowser. You will need root password. Execute it from the terminal or from the main menu: Apps -> System tools -> Hardware browser
You could use lspci as root too.
2. In case I have the correct port, what program(s) would I need to use this camera with the computer? With that i mean what is needed/suggested to upload and edit the videos?
I think just connecting the camera to the USB port should do the trick. It will be treated as a storage device (I guess) so you can copy the files to your hard disk with nautilus.
If you plug your camera and nothing happens you can check /var/log/messages to check kernel events.
Before connecting do this as root in a terminal window: # tail -f /var/log/messages
plug your camera in and post the kernel events to the list.
-William
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