# Ruby \<-\> digital camera **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 22, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-digital-camera/66039 "2006-08-22T23:21:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-digital-camera/66039/1 "2006-08-22T23:21:55Z")
Hello, Can someone point me to some search terms for finding Ruby people or libraries that have used Ruby to grab images from a digital camera? Our iHeat program, [http://hdl.handle.net/2002/11932](http://hdl.handle.net/2002/11932) may be in need of some Ruby assistance. Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-digital-camera/66039/2 "2006-08-23T00:06:01Z")
Bil K. wrote: > Hello, > > Can someone point me to some search terms for finding > Ruby people or libraries that have used Ruby to grab > images from a digital camera? [http://www.google.com/search?q=ruby+exif](http://www.google.com/search?q=ruby+exif) HTH ``` robert ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-digital-camera/66039/3 "2006-08-23T05:28:32Z")
On 8/22/06, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Bil K. wrote: > > > Can someone point me to some search terms for finding > > Ruby people or libraries that have used Ruby to grab > > images from a digital camera? > > [ruby exif - Google Search](http://www.google.com/search?q=ruby+exif) That sort of thing will mostly help getting metadata out of pictures, not necessarily getting the pictures from the hardware. (I have an article that I’m working on talking about EXIFR.) -austin ---
**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-digital-camera/66039/4 "2006-08-23T12:51:09Z")
On 8/22/06, Bil K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > may be in need of some Ruby assistance. > > ## Thanks, > > Bil > [http://fun3d.larc.nasa.gov](http://fun3d.larc.nasa.gov) 1. This thread may of interest to you. Although it seems it went nowhere. [http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/86336](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/86336) gphoto2 is a linux application that (I suppose) allows controlling the camera in addition to downloads. 2. Usb storage and/or some PTP protocol (whatever it is) to download photos from normal (consumer) cameras. So mount, cp 😉 J. ---
**Author:** ![Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-digital-camera/66039/5 "2006-08-23T15:31:25Z")
On 23.08.2006 05:27, Austin Z. wrote: > On 8/22/06, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Bil K. wrote: > > > > > Can someone point me to some search terms for finding > > > Ruby people or libraries that have used Ruby to grab > > > images from a digital camera? > > > > [ruby exif - Google Search](http://www.google.com/search?q=ruby+exif) > > That sort of thing will mostly help getting metadata out of pictures, > not necessarily getting the pictures from the hardware. Well, strictly speaking you are correct. IMHO “getting files from a digicam” is nothing but a simple file copy. But to do that in a nice way and not store all pictures in the same location access to EXIF information is crucial. With that you can place pictures based on creation time, modification time, tags and any other number of criteria derived from EXIF info (“put all pictures with manual white balance taken after 8:00pm into folder EveningShots”). Kind regards ``` robert ```