Ubuntu automatically detects most digital cameras when you plug them in, and will offer to import your photos automatically.
To import photos from your camera:
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Plug-in and switch on the camera by placing it in review mode. Ubuntu should ask you if you would like to import the photos that the camera contains.
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Click on . You should then see a preview of the photos.
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Choose a location to save your photos to, then click on . The photos will be saved to your hard drive.
If Ubuntu does not ask you if it can import the photos:
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Open → → . If you are using F-Spot for the first time, the Import window will open automatically. Otherwise, choose → .
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Select your digital camera, hard drive or memory card as the Import Source and then click . You will then see a preview of your photos.
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Click to begin to import your photos. By default, your photos are saved to the Pictures folder in your → .
If your camera does not appear as an import source, press → and check if your camera is visible there as a removable storage device.
