C3000Z Olympus  CAMEDIA  uncovered C3030Z
  • 30-Nov-2001 OLYSERV Server application. Allows COM-port designed applications (TWAIN driver, etc) to use high-speed USB camera connection. (i.e. it appears like your camera is connected via 921600 baud virtual COM-port). Also provides access via LAN over TCP/IP.
  • 28-Oct-2001 SmartMedia cards and adapters page added.
  • 2-Oct-2001 OLYUIR Infrared remote control application available for testing. Most camera features available. API wrapper class page updated.
  • 12-Sep-2001 USB interface programming example updated
  • 4-May-2001 OLYGET 1.01 Multiple instances check added.
  • 30-Apr-2001 UIR links fixed. The original site is gone after Yahoo cleanup.
  • 25-Apr-2001 OLYUIR project first application launch!
  • 20-Apr-2001 Updated version of OLCAMAPI.DLL wrapper class.
  • 20-Apr-2001 New version of OLYGET. More reliable, file check added.
  • Programming hints
    Camera USB interface details
    Communicating with camera (bare USB interface, Win32 example)
    Win32 high-level programming using Olcamapi.dll.
    The list of exported functions
    Wrapper class header file
    Wrapper class implementation

    Compiled utilities
    OLYGET.ZIP
    6K bytes
    Console application for batch download. Great time saver! Currently tested with C3000/C3030. Can be used with CGI to build web interface. Olcamapi.dll and MFC42.DLL are required to be present somewhere on the path.
    OLYTAKE.ZIP
    4K bytes
    Console application for taking images.
    OLYPAD Penguin hatches the plot:
    Win GUI camera frontend app with integrated infrared remote (RC5 + UIR) support. Fully programmable to suit your remote. Full control over Oly features
    OLYSET Console application for changing camera settings
    COMING SOON. BE PATIENT
    OLYUIR project Using UIR sensor for camera remote control
    Use almost any remote with your Oly camera!

    Camera hardware
    SmartMedia cards and adapters info
    RM-1 IR remote control details
    Infrared remote protocol details.
    External flash connector
    Serial interface cable.
    Mains power supply unit.
    Snap trigger unit.

    Tools and programming links
    An official SDK info. Free for non-commercial use.
    A collection of useful debugging utilities and guides
    USB programming examples. Accompanying code for the book.
    Implementing a Simple USB Interface For an Embedded Processor
    GNOME photopc (latest sources with USB support)
    Eugene Crosser camera protocol page

    Hardware
    Universal Infrared Receiver
    This page describes a home-built radio control interface for Olympus digital camera

    Communication protocol details
    PhotoPC Software for Windows 95/NT
    Digital Cameras on Fujitsu chipset

    Accessories
    Camera accessories & lenses

    Storage
    Portable Digital Photo Storage Unit (Model CP-150)
    The Nixvue Digital Album
    Iomega's FotoShow TM Digital Image Center is a $249 (plus a $50 rebate thru 6/30/01) hardware and software system for organizing and sharing JPEG-format digital photos without the use of a c#omputer. Once your images have been transfered into the FotoShow you organize them into albums that can be viewed as slideshows. There's a multitude of transition options for the slideshow and photos can be edited, cropped and enhanced by pushing buttons on a remote and following simple onscreen menus. It can also be used as a portable image download device for digital camera users. You can copy the contents of CompactFlash or SmartMedia cards to inexpensive (8-pack for $99.95) 250MB ZIP disks without a connection to a television or computer.
    Digital WalletŪ. The Digital WalletŪ is a Portable Smart Storage (PSS) device that goes beyond conventional storage by adding mobility and versatility. With it's own microprocessor, operating system, 2.5" 6GB hard drive and rechargeable batteries. It is non-PC centric and can operate independently of a computer. Allows upload and download through PCMCIA AND USB ports.

    Software
    Came v0.9 for Win95/98/NT by TsuruZoh Tachibanaya
    gPhoto is a free, redistributable digital camera software application for Unix-like systems
    Qimage Pro Image Viewing/Printing Software
    A tool to test your camera for dead and hot pixels.
    As for a recent digital camera, all almost correspond to the image format named Exif. This software analyzes, and displays the information in image file. For instance, the shutter speed, the state of the flash, and the focus distance, etc. are included.
    Picture Information Extractor
    ThumbsPlus
    PC Photography software library

    Clubs
    Olympus C3030Z photo club. Info+tips / Oly C-3030Z ,C-3000Z, C-3040Z digicams.

    Online Magazines, Digital imaging related sites
    digitalkamera.de
    Digital Photography Review
    Steves-Digicams
    Infrared Photography with your digital camera
    Digital Photography For What It's Worth. Lots of useful info, especially about additional lenses and filters
    http://www.megapixel.net/html/issueindex.html
    New York Institute of Photography (NYI)

    Write me