You know, I don’t think most people care whether their camera has Wi-Fi or not. I mean really, it’s not that hard to plug in the camera via USB, or even take out the SD card and stick it in a reader to get pictures from the snapper to your computer. But there’s a subset of people who would find Wi-Fi very useful in a camera — and I’m one of them.
Every single time I’ve tried to Liveblog for Giz, I’m hamstrung by the fact that I’m one man with a laptop, a camera, a wireless connection and talent (OK, I made that last one up), but have to connect them all the old fashioned way. If only I could wirelessly stream the photos directly to the laptop from the camera as soon as its taken.
The Samsung ST1000 has got almost everything in the way of connections — Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth, plus GPS, 720p video recording at 30fps, and is available for an RRP of $749. There’s also a haptic touchscreen and 5x optical zoom.
If you’re a part of that sub market that needs Wi-Fi in its cameras, the ST1000 is available now.
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Davo1111
November 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM
seems *very* gimmicky. I dont think the wifi feature will be as easy as you have described, plus you’ll need software on your laptop to accept it. Save you money and buy a camera with an SD slot and better features
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November 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Now to add inductive charging, and some good seals, and it would be a great waterproof camera. Without the need to break seals to get photos off or to charge the battery there would be no risk of sand in the seals compromising the water blocking.
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