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Hi, want a Digital camera that "just works" with GNU/Linux. Ideally GNOME tools... I guess USB or 802.11b interface would be best. I've no ambitions to be a great photographer, I need something I can point and click, and get something vaguely reasonable out most of the time. So automatic flash, auto-focus, auto everything(?). Something I can't break would also be good, as I have a deadly effect on most cameras. So fiddly bits, dodgy plastic covers, or easily breakable components are probably best avoided. Also something with long battery life or easily recharged (such as via USB - please not another transformer to plug in). Although I have a steady charging of AA and AAA batteries here for torches, remotes, pagers etc, so I guess they would be fine as well. Other thing I've found with Digital cameras are... They can be slow to take a picture (point, click, scene changes, picture of what is there now, argh... Digital technology should be quick). The user interfaces can be bewildering complex. I don't want to have to learn more than about 15 minutes of manual, and definitely no learning of bizarre symbols that mean things, anything beyond a lighting like symbol for flash is going to be forgotten in 10 minutes. So I guess "fast and simple" is what I want...... Probably the exact opposite of what most camera fanatics wants. Oh and loads of memory - but I guess that comes down to SD cards or other plug-in storage. But I'm happy to take a zillion pictures and throw away lots, than struggle to try and take one good one. Any recommendations? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html