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  • Decapod 0.4 now uses gphoto v2.4.9 and libgphoto2 v2.4.9.
  • Previously Decapod 0.3 used gphoto2 v2.4.7 and libgphoto2 v2.4.8.

Cameras

  • Remove memory cards from cameras before using Decapod for best results. Otherwise Ubuntu may try to mount the memory card file system and lock out Decapod.
  • Set cameras to capture in JPG. Other capture formats not supported or tested.
  • Recommend using identical pair of cameras with identical settings for capturing.

Changes

  • The Canon PowerShot G10 is the only camera supported in this release because gphoto2 can uniquely identify these cameras by serial numbers. Unique identification of cameras is required to preserve the ordering of left and right pages in the event cameras are disconnected and reconnected during a session.
  • Previously Nikon D50, and Nikon D200 have support has been dropped in this release , and may because neither camera reported serial numbers in gphoto2. May be added back in the future.
  • Remove memory cards from cameras before using Decapod for best results. Otherwise Ubuntu may try to mount the memory card file system and lock out Decapod.
  • Set cameras to capture in JPG. Other capture formats not supported or tested.
  • Recommend using identical pair of cameras with identical settings for capturing.

Camera Setup Interface

New in this release is the Camera Setup interface. This UI detects attached cameras, reports any problems or incompatibility, and then allows the user to test capture using the cameras.

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