As mentioned before, gphoto is the standard app for transferring picks from digital cameras. Check the program or their website for the list. ( http://www.gphoto.net/cameras.html ) I have a Kodak DC210+. I recently got tired of transferring via serial cable and picked up a Sandisk ImageMate SDDR-31. Works great with the usb-storage driver. Make sure you don't get any other Sandisk USB drives though, that is the only one that works under Linux. ( http://www.sandisk.com/tech/im_faq.asp ) On the bright side, at $30 the reader is the cheapest CF reader I saw. (actually, reader/writer) The thing doesn't feel cheap either. It feels solid, well made. Stick with cameras that use CF. Some Olympus cameras user their Smart Media that generally uses a floppy and some whacked windows drivers to transfer photos. Not exactly Linux friendly. Never been impressed with the Sony cameras that use floppy drives, but if Sony was smart Memory Stick readers should work with the USB storage drivers. Sony does some neat stuff with Memory Sticks (like a combination mouse and reader) but only Sony has embraced the technology. My opinion is stick with camaras that use Compact Flash. At least then you know you can get to your pictures one way or another under Linux. -- Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX) 132 21801 Industrial Blvd | (FX) 763-428-9126 Rogers, MN 55374 | (PCS) 612-306-6055