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Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> writes:

> I have a Canon Powershot S5IS that behaves similarly. I have found
> that it can't be mounted like a disk drive, even though you would
> think it should work that way. Instead, I have to use gtkam to get the
> pictures off of it - /usr/ports/graphics/gtkam

I prefer extracting the memory card from the camera and loading it
through a card reader.  The advantages are speed and lack of battery
drain on the camera.  This only matters when there are a lot of pictures
involved.