Support for Lumix/ Panasonic DMC-TZ5

[Ole Madsen]

Hi all,
Just received my new Panasonic Lumix camera model DMC-TZ5 and find to my dismay that Digicam (version 0.9.3) will not talk to it.  It identifies the camera as a DMC-FZ20, but that is as far as it goes.  I use KDE 3.5.9, that being the latest available for my distribution (Mandriva 2008.1).
The camera offers two download options, PC and PictBridge (PTP).  Neither one works.  What to do?
Help please.
Ole


     
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[Oliver Dörr]

Hi Ole,

i fear you are on the wrong list. The camera drivers support is
implemented by the gphoto project.

http://www.gphoto.org/

digiKam will use a driver of this project, if you have not a
mass-storage camera.

Sorry
Oliver

Ole Madsen schrieb:

> Hi all,
> Just received my new Panasonic Lumix camera model DMC-TZ5 and find to my dismay that Digicam (version 0.9.3) will not talk to it.  It identifies the camera as a DMC-FZ20, but that is as far as it goes.  I use KDE 3.5.9, that being the latest available for my distribution (Mandriva 2008.1).
> The camera offers two download options, PC and PictBridge (PTP).  Neither one works.  What to do?
> Help please.
> Ole
>
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[Gerhard Kulzer-3]

On Monday 04 August 2008 08:24:08 Oliver Dörr wrote:

> Hi Ole,

>

> i fear you are on the wrong list. The camera drivers support is

> implemented by the gphoto project.

>

> http://www.gphoto.org/

>

> digiKam will use a driver of this project, if you have not a

> mass-storage camera.

>

> Sorry

> Oliver

>

> Ole Madsen schrieb:

> > Hi all,

> > Just received my new Panasonic Lumix camera model DMC-TZ5 and find to my

> > dismay that Digicam (version 0.9.3) will not talk to it. It identifies

> > the camera as a DMC-FZ20, but that is as far as it goes. I use KDE

> > 3.5.9, that being the latest available for my distribution (Mandriva

> > 2008.1). The camera offers two download options, PC and PictBridge (PTP).

> > Neither one works. What to do? Help please.

> > Ole

> >

> >

These are the Panasonic cameras supported by gphoto at the moment:

"Panasonic Coolshot KXL-600A"

"Panasonic Coolshot KXL-601A"

"Panasonic Coolshot NV-DCF5E"

"Panasonic DC1000"

"Panasonic DC1580"

"Panasonic DMC-FZ20"

"Panasonic DMC-FZ50"

"Panasonic DMC-LC1"

"Panasonic DMC-LS3"

"Panasonic DMC-LZ2"

"Panasonic Lumix FZ5"

"Panasonic PV-L691"

"Panasonic PV-L859"

Maybe you can use a similar model (like FZ5 ?) or you have to use a card reader until your camera is supported.

Gerhard

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Dnia Monday 04 of August 2008, Ole Madsen napisał:
> Hi all,
> Just received my new Panasonic Lumix camera model DMC-TZ5 and find to my
> dismay that Digicam (version 0.9.3) will not talk to it.  It identifies
> the camera as a DMC-FZ20, but that is as far as it goes.  I use KDE
> 3.5.9, that being the latest available for my distribution (Mandriva
> 2008.1). The camera offers two download options, PC and PictBridge
> (PTP).  Neither one works.  What to do? Help please.

I found digiKam autodetection unreliable. Better set up camera by hand
and later connect using this connection explicitly. So, go to digiKam
settings, create new camera using "USB PTP Class Camera", change name to
TZ5, OK. Turn on camera change connection mode to PictBridge/PTP connect
to computer and from digiKam use Import->Camera->TZ5. If this doesn't
work try USB Mass Storage in computer and PC mode in camera.

m.

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[Ole Madsen]

The PictBridge/PTP mode you suggested worked like a charm.  Many thanks for your help.
Ole


--- On Mon, 8/4/08, Mikolaj Machowski <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: Mikolaj Machowski <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Digikam-users] Support for  Lumix/ Panasonic DMC-TZ5
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 10:08 AM
> Dnia Monday 04 of August 2008, Ole Madsen napisał:
> > Hi all,
> > Just received my new Panasonic Lumix camera model
> DMC-TZ5 and find to my
> > dismay that Digicam (version 0.9.3) will not talk to
> it.  It identifies
> > the camera as a DMC-FZ20, but that is as far as it
> goes.  I use KDE
> > 3.5.9, that being the latest available for my
> distribution (Mandriva
> > 2008.1). The camera offers two download options, PC
> and PictBridge
> > (PTP).  Neither one works.  What to do? Help please.
>
> I found digiKam autodetection unreliable. Better set up
> camera by hand
> and later connect using this connection explicitly. So, go
> to digiKam
> settings, create new camera using "USB PTP Class
> Camera", change name to
> TZ5, OK. Turn on camera change connection mode to
> PictBridge/PTP connect
> to computer and from digiKam use Import->Camera->TZ5.
> If this doesn't
> work try USB Mass Storage in computer and PC mode in
> camera.
>
> m.
>
>

     
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