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Finally: Wi-Fi Cameras

Nikon says that by the end of this month it will make available two new digital cameras with integrated Wi-Fi (802.11g/b).

The Coolpix P1 is an 8-megapixel digital camera in black with 32MB internal memory that will sell for $550; the Coolpix P2 is a 5.1-megapixel version in silver with 16MB of internal memory for $400. Both weigh only six ounces (without the battery or optional SD memory card) and feature built-in flash and a 3.5x optical zoom lens, plus a 4x digital zoom. They can also shoot 30 frames-per-second (fps) video with sound in QuickTime format. They will even do time-lapse shots.

Nikon says the cameras’ Wi-Fi signals will travel about 100 feet or so, depending on conditions. There’s a Shoot and Transfer Mode for sending pictures to the computer as soon as they’re taken — they don’t even go on the memory card — or Easy Transfer to do it either manually or in a batch by date, so only new images are copied over the network. A computer needs to be running Nikon’s PictureProject software to get pictures — it doesn’t connect to the Internet at hotspots. Each model comes with Version 1.6 of PictureProject, and a Wireless Camera Setup Utility wizard.

By Eric Griffith

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