Panasonic Lumix FZ50 does not support capture-image via USB

Sadly, the FZ50 firmware does not allow an USB-connected computer to capture anything. It even does not show model/serial/extension fields.

Sniff, sob! :(

While in Ubuntu Linux and gphoto2:

/tmp$ env LANG=C gphoto2 --camera "Panasonic DMC-FZ50" --summary

Camera summary:                                                                

Model: (null)

  device version: 1.0

  serial number:  (null)

Vendor extension ID: 0x00000000

Vendor extension description: (null)

Capture Formats: 

Display Formats: Association/Directory, Script, DPOF, Apple Quicktime, JPEG, TIFF

Device Capabilities:

        File Download, No File Deletion, File Upload

        No Image Capture, No Open Capture, No vendor specific capture

Storage Devices Summary:

store_00010001:

        StorageDescription: None

        VolumeLabel: None

        Storage Type: Removable RAM (memory card)

        Filesystemtype: Digital Camera Layout (DCIM)

        Access Capability: Read-Write

        Maximum Capability: 507379712 (483 MB)

        Free Space (Bytes): 499204096 (476 MB)

        Free Space (Images): 0

Device Property Summary:

(nothing else here)

/tmp$ sudo reboot