Digital Camera meets Wi-Fi
by Chris Christensen Add commentscategories: Gadgets and Inventions, Photography
I saw this in New York Times recently.
New digital cameras now have more extras than a Ridley Scott epic. Nikon’s latest Coolpix digital cameras, for example, have a built-in Wi-Fi feature aimed at eliminating bothersome wires.
With the Coolpix P1 (eight megapixels) and P2 (five megapixels), users can point and shoot and then wirelessly transfer their pictures to a computer or printer from a menu on the cameras’ 2.5-inch L.C.D. screens.
The cameras transmit images up to 100 feet over 802.11b and 802.11g-compatible wireless networks and use a Nikon wireless printer adapter to link to any PictBridge-enabled printers, said Bill Giordano, general manager of marketing for Nikon.
In Shoot and Transfer mode, users can share pictures on a computer monitor almost as soon as they are taken. Another mode sends pictures to a computer’s hard drive. Included software can display the pictures in a slide-show format or automatically print pictures as they are transferred to a computer.
The Coolpix P1, which costs $550, and the P2, which costs $400, is now widely available in stores. The wireless printer adapter (PD-10) will cost $50.
The idea of shooting a picture and having it show up on the computer almost immediately is cool, although probably of limited use to me in practice.
Davy
Says:December 3rd, 2005 at 7:49 pm
I have the P1… it’s sweet, though I haven’t gotten the WiFi to work yet.
-Davy