The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ50 is a new 9 megapixel, 10x zoom compact camera with built-in Wi-Fi. It can connect to a standard 802.11b/g wireless LAN, or access T-Mobile’s HotSpot service with uploading to Google’s Picasa Web Albums. The LUMIX TZ50 comes with an offer for 12-months of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot W-FI service.
Users can register one email account with their TZ50, so after uploading their photos to Picasa Web Albums, they can have the URL to that album sent to the registered account. Since many cell phones and smartphones receive emails, users can register their own email address and then forward that Picasa Web Album’s URL to friends and family, without using a computer.
In addition, users can browse their albums to confirm that photos have been successfully uploaded, and choose to delete uploaded photos directly on the digital camera.
The point and shoot camera also features 848 x 480 video at 30 fps, and 1280 x 720 video at 30fps or 15fps. No word yet on a similar T-Mobile tie-up or camera for European customers. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ50 will be available in silver in May 2008 for $449.95.
Meanwhile, DigiTimes reports that Altek, a Taiwanese OEM maker of digicams, has just unveiled an 8 megapixel point and shoot with built-in GPS which will enable users to “automatically record the longitude and latitude of where a picture is taken.” The information can then be displayed on services like Google Earth, Google Map or Flickr, according to Altek.
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