Nikon announces world’s first Wi-Fi enabled cameras |
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Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:35
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The digital camera just became richer by the addition of the Wi-Fi technology by Nikon. The company is rolling out two such cameras in September and is confident of making early inroads into the market.
The Coolpix P1 and P2 happen to the first cameras to have an in-built Wi-Fi. This system allows users to directly transmit their images to a PC wirelessly and also to a printer through the 802.11b and 802.11g-compatible wireless networks. The Wi-Fi LAN support also allows users to connect a camera to any printers working on the PictBridge technology. Nikon will release an adapter that makes this task easier in October.
The Nikon Coolpix P1 is to retail for a cool $549.95* and has an 8-megapixel resolution and a 3.5x Optical zoom which is common to the Coolpix P2 as well. The powerful 36-126mm Zoom-Nikkor lens makes the task of shooting images an easy one for both professional as well as amateur photo buffs. The camera is equipped with 16 scene modes among which 11 have new advanced features like the D-Lighting which allows users to correct pictures shot in insufficient light on the camera.
Other features like the In-Camera Red-Eye Fix function take care of unwanted red-eye while shooting at night. An Aperture-priority Auto Mode equipped with a 10-step manual control over the settings in 1/3EV increments.
Like the P1, the Coolpix P2 also measures 3.6 inches by 2.4 inches by 1.5 inches. The only significant difference is the resolution, which is just 5.0 megapixels in the P2 as against the 8.0 megapixels in the P1. Hence, the P2 is cheaper at $399.95*. The Wireless Print Adaptor will retail for $49.95*.
Though, the digital camera buffs are bound to welcome the new Nikons enthusiastically, New York Times writer David Pogue is not so sure, "This process is far more technical and jargon-laden than it needs to be; in fact, the whole ritual should be unnecessary. Why can't the P1 auto-detect and auto-join wireless networks the way palmtops and laptops can?" he wrote in Thursday's editions.
*Price in USD $ and subject to change without notice
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