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0001 .. meta:: 0002 :description: digiKam Import From Digital Camera 0003 :keywords: digiKam, documentation, user manual, photo management, open source, free, learn, easy, camera, import 0004 0005 .. metadata-placeholder 0006 0007 :authors: - digiKam Team 0008 0009 :license: see Credits and License page for details (https://docs.digikam.org/en/credits_license.html) 0010 0011 .. _camera_import: 0012 0013 Import From Camera 0014 ================== 0015 0016 .. contents:: 0017 0018 .. figure:: images/camera_main_interface.webp 0019 :alt: 0020 :align: center 0021 0022 The digiKam Import Tool Main Interface 0023 0024 Getting Information About The Photographs 0025 ----------------------------------------- 0026 0027 Before downloading photographs to your computer, you may wish to see the camera item information. Using the **Properties** and **Metadata** tabs on the Right Sidebar will launch camera and photograph properties and metadata information. 0028 0029 .. figure:: images/camera_item_properties.webp 0030 :alt: 0031 :align: center 0032 0033 The Item Properties Sidebar Tab from Import Tool 0034 0035 The **Properties** tab displays file information recorded by the camera and a selection of photograph information to describe how the image has been taken. A flag indicates if the image has not yet been **Downloaded** to the computer. Note that all this information may be unavailable with some digital cameras. Another label will show you the **New Mame** of the file from camera when this one will be downloaded on the computer. 0036 0037 The **Metadata** tab displays internal picture's metadata like Exif, Makernotes, GPS, etc. This information is the same as :ref:`Metadata <metadata_view>` from the digiKam Right Sidebar. Note that all these metadata can be unavailable with some digital cameras. 0038 0039 .. figure:: images/camera_item_metadata.webp 0040 :alt: 0041 :align: center 0042 0043 The Item Metadata Sidebar Tab from Import Tool 0044 0045 Geolocation Tab 0046 --------------- 0047 0048 The **Geolocation** tab will open a map that allows you to see and edit the GPS location of the selected photographs. For a detailed description see the :ref:`Geolocation section <maps_view>` of the Right Sidebar chapter of this manual. 0049 0050 0051 .. figure:: images/camera_item_geolocation.webp 0052 :alt: 0053 :align: center 0054 0055 The Item Geolocation Sidebar Tab from Import Tool 0056 0057 .. _camera_download: 0058 0059 Downloading Photographs To Your Computer 0060 ---------------------------------------- 0061 0062 To download photographs from your camera to your computer click the **Download** button on the main toolbar and then click **Download All** (or use :menuselection:`Item --> Download All` from the main menu). This will download all of the photographs on the camera with the settings you used with your last download (Settings tab). The download process will not remove the photographs from the camera. It is always advisable to check that the photographs have downloaded safely into the Album you were expecting before deleting them from the camera. 0063 0064 .. figure:: images/camera_download_select_album.webp 0065 :alt: 0066 :align: center 0067 0068 The Selection of Target Album to Download new Items from Camera 0069 0070 If you do not want to download all of the photographs you can select just those that you need using the standard selection methods. Once you have the photographs selected, click **Download** and then **Download Selected**. The **Download Selected** button will be grayed out until you have selected some photographs. 0071 0072 Another option is **Download New**. New images are marked with a **star** in the upper right corner of the image icon. Once images are downloaded a **downloaded already** entry will be made in the digiKam database and they are marked with a checker. Obviously, if you choose this handy option, it will download the new images only. 0073 0074 .. figure:: images/camera_item_download_indicator.webp 0075 :alt: 0076 :align: center 0077 0078 On the Left an Item not yet Downloaded from the Camera with a Star on the Top Right Corner 0079 On the Right a Check Marker Indicate that Item have been Already Downloaded from Camera 0080 0081 While downloading items on your computer, on the status bar you will seen the operations in progress. 0082 0083 .. tip:: 0084 0085 To download quickly on from your camera, you can setup a common target album from your collection where all new files will be stored automatically. 0086 0087 If files to download already exists on your computer, Import Tool has few options available to operate automatically in these cases. 0088 0089 See :ref:`this section <camera_behavior>` from the manual for details. 0090 0091 .. _camera_upload: 0092 0093 Uploading Photographs To Your Camera 0094 ------------------------------------ 0095 0096 To upload photographs from your computer to your camera click :menuselection:`Item --> Upload...` :kbd:`Ctrl+U` in the Import Tool menu. A standard file selection dialog will appear to select the files from your computer for copying to your camera. You can select more than one file using the standard selection methods. 0097 0098 .. figure:: images/camera_upload_select_items.webp 0099 :alt: 0100 :align: center 0101 0102 The Selection of Items to Upload on the Camera 0103 0104 When images selection is done, digiKam will ask you to where you want to upload the files on your camera. A camera folder selection dialog will appear. Just select one folder and press **OK** to start uploading. No images will be removed from your computer. 0105 0106 .. figure:: images/camera_upload_select_camera_folder.webp 0107 :alt: 0108 :align: center 0109 0110 The Selection of Camera Folder to Upload Items 0111 0112 .. note:: 0113 0114 Uploading feature is not supported by all camera drivers. 0115 0116 While uploading items to your camera, on the status bar you will seen the operations in progress. 0117 0118 .. _camera_delete: 0119 0120 Deleting Photographs From The Camera 0121 ------------------------------------ 0122 0123 Once you are happy with the downloaded photographs that you wanted, you are ready to delete photographs from the Camera. You can delete all of the photographs at once by clicking the :menuselection:`Item --> Delete All` button. If you just want to delete a selection of the photographs, you have to select those that you want to delete and click :menuselection:`Item --> Delete Selected`. You may also select :menuselection:`Item --> Delete New`, for example if you feel that the images marked with the star are not worth downloading. 0124 0125 .. figure:: images/camera_item_delete_warning.webp 0126 :alt: 0127 :align: center 0128 0129 The Warning Dialog When Items Must be Deleted from Camera 0130 0131 .. caution:: 0132 0133 Please note that there is no way to restore a photo that you have deleted from the camera. The photographs are not moved to the internal Trash Can, they are removed completely. It is best to double check that you have successfully downloaded a photograph into a digiKam album before you delete it from the camera. Anyway, if you plan to empty the camera card, you better do that from the camera menu because it is much quicker.