With my Canon SX620HS, when I try to take a capture (--image-capture),
an error appears :
ERROR: Could not capture image.
ERROR: Could not capture.
The photo is successfully taken and saved in the SD card.
Preview works. (--capture-preview)
Movie works. (--capture-movie)
Tested on Raspberry Pi OS or Debian 10 and Debian 11, same error.
Thanks for your help
Model Port
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Canon SX 620HS usb:001,010
gphoto2 2.5.28
Copyright (c) 2000-2021 Marcus Meissner and others
gphoto2 comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. You may
redistribute copies of gphoto2 under the terms of the GNU General Public
License. For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING.
This version of gphoto2 is using the following software versions and options:
gphoto2 2.5.28 gcc, popt(m), exif, no cdk, no aa, no jpeg, no readline
libgphoto2 2.5.27 standard camlibs, gcc, ltdl, EXIF
libgphoto2_port 0.12.0 iolibs: disk ptpip serial usb1 usbdiskdirect usbscsi, gcc, ltdl, EXIF, USB, serial without locking
Abilities for camera : Canon SX 620HS
Serial port support : no
USB support : yes
Capture choices :
: Image
: Preview
Configuration support : yes
Delete selected files on camera : yes
Delete all files on camera : no
File preview (thumbnail) support : yes
File upload support : yes
* Preview compatible: True
* Capture compatible: True
/actions/syncdatetimeutc
Label : Synchronize camera date and time with PC
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Toggle button (or check box)
Current : 0
Choices : [0, 1]
/actions/uilock
Label : UI Lock
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Toggle button (or check box)
Current : 2
Choices : [0, 1]
/actions/viewfinder
Label : Canon EOS Viewfinder
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Toggle button (or check box)
Current : 0
Choices : [0, 1]
/actions/eosremoterelease
Label : Canon EOS Remote Release
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : None
Choices : ['None', 'Press Half', 'Press Full', 'Release Half', 'Release Full', 'Immediate', 'Press 1', 'Press 2', 'Press 3', 'Release 1', 'Release 2', 'Release 3']
/actions/eosmoviemode
Label : Movie Mode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Toggle button (or check box)
Current : 2
Choices : [0, 1]
/actions/opcode
Label : PTP Opcode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0x1001,0xparam1,0xparam2
Choices : n/a
/settings/datetimeutc
Label : Camera Date and Time
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Date entering
Current : 1682851061
Choices : n/a
/settings/datetime
Label : Camera Date and Time
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Date entering
Current : 1682851064
Choices : n/a
/settings/output
Label : Camera Output
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : MOBILE2
Choices : ['Off', 'MOBILE2']
/settings/evfmode
Label : EVF Mode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : 1
Choices : ['1']
/settings/ownername
Label : Owner Name
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current :
Choices : n/a
/settings/ownername
Label : Owner Name
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current :
Choices : n/a
/settings/artist
Label : Artist
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current :
Choices : n/a
/settings/copyright
Label : Copyright
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current :
Choices : n/a
/settings/depthoffield
Label : Depth of Field
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0
Choices : n/a
/settings/capturetarget
Label : Capture Target
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : Memory card
Choices : ['Internal RAM', 'Memory card']
/settings/capture
Label : Capture
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'int'>
Widget type : Toggle button (or check box)
Current : 0
Choices : [0, 1]
/settings/remotemode
Label : Remote Mode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0
Choices : n/a
/settings/eventmode
Label : Event Mode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0
Choices : n/a
/status/serialnumber
Label : Serial Number
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 7590DAA2818947439434ED2F921AA826
Choices : n/a
/status/manufacturer
Label : Camera Manufacturer
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : Canon Inc.
Choices : n/a
/status/cameramodel
Label : Camera Model
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
Choices : n/a
/status/deviceversion
Label : Device Version
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 1-15.0.1.0
Choices : n/a
/status/vendorextension
Label : Vendor Extension
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current :
Choices : n/a
/status/model
Label : Camera Model
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
Choices : n/a
/status/model
Label : Camera Model
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 67502080
Choices : n/a
/status/firmwareversion
Label : Firmware Version
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 1.0.0.0
Choices : n/a
/status/
Label : Battery Level
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 3%
Choices : n/a
/status/batterylevel
Label : Battery Level
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 100%
Choices : n/a
/status/eosserialnumber
Label : Serial Number
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 493062011977
Choices : n/a
/status/availableshots
Label : Available Shots
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 5869
Choices : n/a
/imgsettings/imageformat
Label : Image Format
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : Unknown value 0500
Choices : ['Unknown value 0500']
/capturesettings/zoom
Label : Zoom
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : 0
Choices : ['103']
/capturesettings/aspectratio
Label : Aspect Ratio
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : 16:9
Choices : ['16:9']
/capturesettings/storageid
Label : Storage Device
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 00010001
Choices : n/a
/capturesettings/autoexposuremodedial
Label : Canon Auto Exposure Mode Dial
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : Auto
Choices : ['P', 'TV', 'AV', 'Manual', 'Bulb', 'A_DEP', 'DEP', 'Custom', 'Lock', 'Green', 'Night Portrait', 'Sports', 'Portrait', 'Landscape', 'Closeup', 'Flash Off', 'Auto', 'Handheld Night Scen
[... -> see log file for full message]
/capturesettings/drivemode
Label : Drive Mode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : Single
Choices : ['Single', 'Timer 10 sec', 'Timer 2 sec', 'Timer 2 sec']
/capturesettings/liveviewsize
Label : Live View Size
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Radio button
Current : Small
Choices : ['Small']
/other/d045
Label : Event Emulate Mode
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Menu widget (same as Radio)
Current : 9
Choices : ['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']
/other/d04a
Label : PTP Property 0xd04a
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Menu widget (same as Radio)
Current : 0
Choices : ['0', '1', '2', '3']
/other/d02e
Label : Size of Output Data from Camera
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 524288
Choices : n/a
/other/d02f
Label : Size of Input Data to Camera
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 524288
Choices : n/a
/other/5001
Label : Battery Level
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Menu widget (same as Radio)
Current : 3
Choices : ['0', '1', '2', '3']
/other/d002
Label : Battery Type
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Menu widget (same as Radio)
Current : 0
Choices : ['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5']
/other/d003
Label : Battery Mode
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Menu widget (same as Radio)
Current : 1
Choices : ['0', '1', '2', '3']
/other/d034
Label : UNIX Time
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 1682858264
Choices : n/a
/other/d047
Label : Type of Slideshow
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0
Choices : n/a
/other/d046
Label : DPOF Version
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 257
Choices : n/a
/other/d030
Label : Remote API Version
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 256
Choices : n/a
/other/d049
Label : Model ID
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 67502080
Choices : n/a
/other/d032
Label : Camera Model
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
Choices : n/a
/other/d033
Label : Camera Owner
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'NoneType'>
Widget type : Text
Current : None
Choices : n/a
/other/d031
Label : Firmware Version
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 16777216
Choices : n/a
/other/d050
Label : PTP Property 0xd050
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0
Choices : n/a
/other/d052
Label : PTP Property 0xd052
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 0
Choices : n/a
/other/d057
Label : PTP Property 0xd057
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 493062011977
Choices : n/a
/other/d402
Label : PTP Property 0xd402
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : Canon PowerShot SX620 HS
Choices : n/a
/other/d406
Label : PTP Property 0xd406
Readonly : no
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : Windows
Choices : n/a
/other/d407
Label : PTP Property 0xd407
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 1
Choices : n/a
/other/d303
Label : PTP Property 0xd303
Readonly : yes
Data type : <class 'str'>
Widget type : Text
Current : 1
Choices : n/a
Hello,
With my Canon SX620HS, when I try to take a capture (--image-capture), an error appears : ERROR: Could not capture image.
ERROR: Could not capture.
The photo is successfully taken and saved in the SD card.
Preview works. (--capture-preview) Movie works. (--capture-movie)
Tested on Raspberry Pi OS or Debian 10 and Debian 11, same error.
Thanks for your help
To Reproduce
gphoto2 --capture-image
debug.log