[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: digital camera question

[steve]

Fred James wrote:
> All
> I would appreciate any insight or suggestions.  Thank you in advance for 
> any help you may be able to offer
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
> Vivitar ViviCam 3345 1.3 mega pixels
> Mandrake 9.2 Linux
> GIMP 1.2.3
> 
> [Procedure for retrieving JPG files from camera]
> (1) Connect camera to USB
> (2) Make directory to put pictures
> As root
> (3) /sbin/modprobe usb-storage
> (4) mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/removable
> (5) /etc/rc.d/init.d/usb start
> (6) mv /mnt/removable/dcim/100media/*.jpg (new directory - see item 2)
> (7) umount /mnt/removable
> (8) chown -R fredjame:fredjame (new directory - see item 2)
> As self
> (9) view images in GIMP
> 
> [Problem]
> Photos taken at high resolution come out "banded" - first part looks 
> like it might be OK, then it breaks into bands of image fragments and 
> different colors.
> Phots taken at low resolution come out fine.

My old Fujifilm camera had problems if you removed files from
it's memory using the PC.  You might try using 'cp' instead
of 'mv' at step 6, then delete the photos using the camera's
own menu system.

My newer Olympus has no problems in that regard.

Failing that, this sounds like the camera didn't finish storing the
photo for some reason.  Do those same pictures look OK in the cameras
own LCD display?