Nikon Releases WiFi Digital Camera

LegendOfLink writes "Nikon just revealed the world's first WiFi-enabled camera! It runs 802.11b/g and allows users to send files over a network. From the blurb: "Wireless shooting automatically transfers each picture to a selected computer as soon as it is shot. Pictures can then be viewed with Nikon's powerful yet fun-to-use and easy PictureProject software. And wireless printing delivers the convenience of cable-free direct printing to PictBridge-compatible printers. All these functions are easy to implement, too. Just set them up with the Wizard utility to enjoy easy wireless capabilities that add outstanding flexibility to the digital photography experience. "

Comments

World's First?

[cmoney]

Isn't this a WiFi enabled camera from Kodak?

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-pa th=6434&pq-locale=en_US

Re:World's First?

[Gudlyf]

Yep, and apparently they get it right.

Not quite the first ever..

[lcampagn]

We've seen plenty of wifi-enabled cameras before (such as the Canon EOS-1Ds), but this appears to be the first _consumer_ camera with wifi.

Re:Not quite the first ever..

[Andy Smith]

The Canon 1Ds isn't wifi-enabled. You might be thinking of the Nikon D2h which has a wifi add-on and is approximately the same generation, although a little more recent. The newer generation of Canon DSLRs also have wifi add-ons available.

Kodak not first... Nikon D2h and WT-1

[i22y]

Nikon was the first to come out with a camera that was WiFi-capable. Nikon's D2H, which came out in Q3 2003, was also introduced with the Nikon WT-1 (and WT-1A in America), which attached to the camera and provided 802.11b transmission right from the camera. Nikon's latest offerings, the D2Hs and the D2x, are compatible with the new WT-2 and WT-2A, which support 802.11g and some new features. While the camera itself does not have internal WiFi support, it was designed with that function in mind and the optional accessory enabled that. Canon also offers the WFT-E1 transmitter for the EOS-1Dmk2 cameras as well as the EOS-20D. This was introduced after Nikon, however it supports WiFi as well as Ethernet. Mike Isler

Huh?

[dennism]

First WiFi digital camera? Then what is this supposed to be?

Re:Almost correct

[Anonymous Coward]

Not quite right, this ( http://www.wi-pics.com/) is actually the first Commercial WiFi add on, and it supports pretty much any camera that has a CF slot

Not even close. The Nikon D2X came out in Feb

[Anonymous Coward]

The $4999 Nikon D2X has wifi:

http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&p roductNr=25215

Ever hear of this thing called Google?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nikon+wifi&bt nG=Google+Search

Re:pretty useless.

[Peligro]

Pro cameras like D2X do have a need for wifi network - that is if you work in s studio enviroment or have a laptop on location with total control over your camera via wifi. Consumer cameras with wifi are more about conveniance when you enter a photo store with wifi equipped terminals, than uber-cool-must-have, useless feature on a camera.

Re:Not the first. (Ricoh)

[hatless]

Yes, that Ricoh. I think rather than built-in wireless it had a TCP/IP stack, an FTP client and a PC Card slot for whatever kind of compatible network card you wanted to put in: Ethernet, wireless, whatever.

And it was definitely a consumer camera. It had a tiny lens and was designed as a flattish bar similar to old 110-film Instamatics.