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Canon's new 16.7MP Digital SLR, with WiFi

Posted by michael on from the whoa dept.

LoudMusic writes "Canon has recently announced the EOS 1Ds Mark II, successor to their previous excellent professional cameras. What makes this one so cool is that it can network. The early review over at dpreview.com says there is an optional part that gives it both 802.11a/g and wired networking capabilities. I can see photographers shooting sporting events with a 12" Powerbook in a backpack receiving images to its 80GB drive and automatically uploading them to SI. And with its full 35mm CMOS it is the first camera to effectively reproduce the image quality of 35mm film. I wonder if it plays mp3s too ..."

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  1. Transfer Images to Web faster! by Ced_Ex · · Score: 0, Redundant

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  2. Blurb is wrong.... by defaultXIX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And with its full 35mm CMOS it is the first camera to effectively reproduce the image quality of 35mm film. I wonder if it plays mp3s too ..."

    Um, the previous generation had a full frame CMOS sensor as well...

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  3. Re:Hrrr by Roofus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What gets me about that statement is that when you close the lid on the Powerbook, it goes into sleep mode. How does he intend to copy images with the laptop while it's asleep?

    Unless he intends to walk around with the PB screen open in his backpack. If so, I give it about 15 minutes before it gets broken.

  4. And what's better than this? by numbware · · Score: 0, Redundant

    16.7MP is nothing compared to the resolution/storage of my eyes/brain. I can store so many high res "photos." Thing is, I haven't figured out how to transfer them from the memory banks of my brain to my computer's hard drive. And for those of you going through the same transfer crisis, the human brain is very sensitive to USB cables, so plug in carefully.

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  5. I don't really see this... by line.at.infinity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I can see photographers shooting sporting events with a 12" Powerbook in a backpack receiving images to its 80GB drive and automatically uploading them to SI.

    I don't think this would be commonplace since Apple laptops go to sleep when you close the lid. The fast transfer speeds is aimed at studio photographers who want to take a lot of photos in quick succession. For ordinary consumers, Bluetooth is nice because it doesn't use too much battery juice, although Bluetooth adapters are expensive...

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