Accessing Serial Camera

Vincent_Vega · 01-08-2004, 06:44 PM

Hello,
I have a Polaroid PDC640 digital camera that is old and connects only through the serial port. Can someone tell me how to get into it once I plug it in? I've searched all over for information on serial devices but I haven't found anything useful.
Thanks for any advice!

tyfoid kid · 01-08-2004, 07:59 PM

I'm trying to figure out the same thing. I found this site. I did this with my serial attached GPS and it worked so now I'm on to the old Olympus D340. Hope this helps.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html

Vincent_Vega · 01-08-2004, 11:16 PM

Thanks for your reply but I've read through that and I didn't find anything real obvious about hooking up this camera. I know about /dev/ttyS0 and all that but I'm still seeing how to download the pictures.
If you get any more info that might help me, I would greatly appreciate it!!

Vincent_Vega · 01-11-2004, 11:26 AM

Have you tried gPhoto for that camera? I just read about it and it supports serial connections...seems like a fit for this problem. I'm away without my camera so I can't do anything with it but if you do, post what you find.