Nikon’s COOLPIX S51c, an $350, 8 megapixel point and shoot with Wi-Fi, can now use Starbucks WiFi to upload pictures. Nikon is now bundling a complimentary six month subscription to T-Mobile’s HotSpot® Wi-Fi service for digital cameras.
Like the Nikon Coolpix S50c, 7.2 megapixel that preceded it, users can send images and videos to friends and family from the nearly 8,500 T-Mobile HotSpot locations nationwide, using Nikon’s my Picturetown server, for instant sharing. You can upload and save pictures to Picturetown’s server (although not at native resolutions).
“No Wi-Fi camera has yet been released for the consumer market that simply allows file transfers at full resolution over any network reachable when connected via Wi-Fi, nor full-resolution image transmission”.
But Nikon’s S50c and the S51c can upload directly to Flickr. The COOLPIX S50c came with 3 months of Flickr pro service. The S51c can be automatically linked to your Flickr account so as soon as you take a picture, it can be uploaded (via WiFi) and shared via your Flickr photostream.
Nikon’s new Wireless Transmitter 4 (WT-4), supports 802.11a/g and connects with the new Nikon D3 or D300, for wirelessly image transfer or using Ethernet cable. Furthermore, wireless transfer of images taken with up to 5 cameras connected to the WT-4 is possible.
Nikon’s earlier camera, the D200, supports WiFi using the earlier WT-3, but lower cost cameras, like the D80, D70, D50, and D40 don’t support WiFi.
Canon’s Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A, is a wireless transmitter as well as remote control. Canon’s original Wireless File Transmitter (WFT-E1) was replaced a couple years ago by the WFT-E2 which supports two-way communication via peer to peer (PTP) and HTTP protocols. Remote users can trigger the shutter button or download images from the camera via an internet browser window.
DailyWireless has more on WiFi Camera Adapters.
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