Steve’s Digicam’s reviews the $500 Canon PowerShot SD430 Wireless camera with built-in 802.11b.
The point and shooter (specs) features a 3X zoom, SD cards, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, and records 640×480 video at 30fps. The SD430 can be remotely operated wirelessly from a PC (Windows XP w/SP2 only).
Steve’s Digicam’s liked it (Engadet photo above)
I was very surprised at how well the SD430’s wireless system works. We had no problems connecting to our D-Link router to test the remote capture software as well as do some screen shots. Transferring your pictures is a snap and takes about 5 - 6 seconds to copy over a 5-megapixel image.
When using the included Canon Wireless Print Adapter, I was extremely impressed at how fast and easy it was to connect to our Canon PIXMA IP5000 printer. It only takes about 6 - 10 seconds for the camera to make a connection, depending on how far away you are.
The wireless camera competes with the $600, 4 megapixel Kodak EasyShare One (which now comes with the WiFi card) and two models of consumer Nikons; the $400, 5 megapixel Nikon P2 and the $500, 8 megapixel Nikon P1 (both have 3.5x optical zooms). PC World found the Coolpix P1 “extremely frustrating to operate as a wireless device“.
Only the $600, 4 Megapixel Kodak Easyshare, apparently, can operate as a webcam, sending photos direct to a webpage.
But cool your jets. The big Photo Marketing Association show runs February 26th through March 1st, in Orlando, Florida. Expect new WiFi camera announcements. Faster, cheaper, longer, better. And if I were rich, I’d buy Tony Pierce a Nikon D200 with a 18-200 mm VR zoom. Just because.
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