Nikon’s new COOLPIX S50c, like the earlier Coolpix S-7c before it, has built-in WiFi that lets users transfer images directly from the camera through open access wireless hotspots. It comes with VR image stabilization, a 38-114mm Zoom, 7.2 effective megapixels and a 3 inch LCD monitor.
The S50c can also store up to 2 gigabytes of images and movies to a secure Nikon server, providing a back-up or an opportunity to clear memory from the SD card when capturing images away from home.
Both the COOLPIX S50 and the COOLPIX S50c come bundled with Nikon’s PictureProject software that makes transferring, organizing, editing, and sharing photos easier. The S50c is distinguished from the S50 by its Wi-Fi capabilities.
The COOLPIX S50 and the COOLPIX S50c will be available nationwide in April 2007. The S50c has an MSRP of $349.95, and the S50 has a MSRP of $299.95.
In other photo news, the Gigapan robot platform developed by Carnegie Mellon University and the NASA Ames Intelligent Robot Group enables an inexpensive digital camera to click snapshots that a software program then assembles into a 360 degree panorama.
The result is a grand, scenic shot that also allows exploration deep into the photograph to reveal startling detail. The robot takes up to 300 photos in 10 to 30 minutes. Software then assembles them together. BBC’s “The World” includes Gigapans on its Web site to provide listeners with detailed visuals.
DailyWireless has more on Gigapixel Imaging, Microsoft’s 3D Photo Flyby, Panoramic EventCam, Nikon WiFi, Nikon’s S7c WiFi Shooter, HDTV from Aircraft, and Panoramic Video.
