Comment 2 for bug 771757

It seems this is a gphoto bug + Android DCIM spec implementation being wrong, if I read upstream's report comments right.

Upstream @gphoto:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3000202&group_id=8874&atid=108874

Android issue 2960: Camera / DCIM compliance problem:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2960

I am raising this to high as Android devices are increasingly common and many replace hand-held cameras now. This problem essentially makes Shotwell import (and others depending on gphoto, I presume) unusable for practical purposes. Shotwell being a core application and given Android devices increasing penetration, this issue will only affect an increasing number of users.

Although there is a proposed fix in Android's code, it won't make it in a practical timeframe (or at all) for most Android phones/devices users (unless perhaps those using CyanogenMod or other modified code). Perhaps Shotwell could implement a configurable preference to only scan certain directories and exclude Thumbnails. I'll comment on that upstream @Shotwell.