<sect2 id="using-camera-intro">
    <title>Introduction to the Import Interface</title>

    <para>
        The Import Interface helps you to get photographs into a &digikam; Album, whether it is  directly from your camera, from a USB mass storage device, via a card reader or from a local or remote folder. You can access the Import Interface by 
        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><menuchoice>
                    <guimenu>Import</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cameras</guimenuitem>
                </menuchoice></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para><action>
                            Select one of the cameras from the submenu or choose <guilabel>Add Camera Manually...</guilabel>.
                    </action></para>
                    <para>
                        The latter will open the dialog described in the <link linkend="using-setup-camera">Camera Settings</link>  section of this handbook. If you want to have more information about how &digikam; supports digital cameras, please a take a look at <link linkend="intro-camerasupport">this section</link>.
                    </para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            
            <varlistentry>
                <term><menuchoice>
                    <guimenu>Import</guimenu><guimenuitem>USB Storage Devices</guimenuitem>
                </menuchoice></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para><action>
                            Select one of the USB devices from the submenu.
                    </action></para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            
            <varlistentry>
                <term><menuchoice>
                    <guimenu>Import</guimenu><guimenuitem>Card Readers</guimenuitem>
                </menuchoice></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para><action>
                            Select one of the card readers from the submenu.
                    </action></para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            
            <varlistentry>
                <term><menuchoice>
                    <shortcut><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>I</keycap></keycombo></shortcut>
                    <guimenu>Import</guimenu><guimenuitem>Add Images...</guimenuitem>
                </menuchoice></term>
                <listitem>
                    <para><action>
                            Select a source folder from the dialog that opens.
                    </action></para>
                </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </para>
    <para>
    </para>
    
</sect2>

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