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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
It's about time there were Wi-Fi cams available for those of us who've
been longing for the next generation to follow up Kodak's EasyShare- One, Canon's PowerShot SD430 and Nikon's own Coolpix P1 and P2. nikon has added two new digital cameras to the Nikon Coolpix Style Series line-up..... http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2007/02/...s-cameras.html Enjoy! |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
On 21 Feb 2007 10:22:25 -0800, rishil wrote:
It's about time there were Wi-Fi cams available for those of us who've been longing for the next generation to follow up Kodak's EasyShare- One, Canon's PowerShot SD430 and Nikon's own Coolpix P1 and P2. nikon has added two new digital cameras to the Nikon Coolpix Style Series line-up..... http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2007/02/...s-cameras.html And if anyone wants some more information than the bit of press release that rishil provided on his/her blog, Nikon has brochures of its new cameras than can be downloaded. More interesting than the two little wifi-cams (S50 and S50c) is Nikon's Coolpix P5000 which has a 10mp sensor, optical VF, optical VR, P S A and M shooting modes, flash hotshoe for the SB-400, SB-600, SB-800, high res. LCD display and up to ISO 3200 (hah!). YMMV S50: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...pix_S50_2p.pdf S50c: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...ix_S50c_2p.pdf P5000: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...x_P5000_2p.pdf S200: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...ix_S200_2p.pdf S500: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...ix_S500_2p.pdf |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
"ASAAR" wrote in message ... And if anyone wants some more information than the bit of press release that rishil provided on his/her blog, Nikon has brochures of its new cameras than can be downloaded. More interesting than the two little wifi-cams (S50 and S50c) is Nikon's Coolpix P5000 which has a 10mp sensor, optical VF, optical VR, P S A and M shooting modes, flash hotshoe for the SB-400, SB-600, SB-800, high res. LCD display and up to ISO 3200 (hah!). YMMV You bet. I hope Nikon continues to expand and refine the Pxxxx line. Just the fact that they've put a hot shoe on that one shows they may be getting serious about compacts again. They haven't had a hot shoe on a Coolpix since the 8800. And that SB-400 is a neat looking little bugger. Just ordered one this morning. It should be perfect for my 5400 especially, which gets awfully top-heavy with an SB-600 on it. Neil |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
ASAAR wrote:
On 21 Feb 2007 10:22:25 -0800, rishil wrote: It's about time there were Wi-Fi cams available for those of us who've been longing for the next generation to follow up Kodak's EasyShare- One, Canon's PowerShot SD430 and Nikon's own Coolpix P1 and P2. nikon has added two new digital cameras to the Nikon Coolpix Style Series line-up..... http://askwiki.blogspot.com/2007/02/...s-cameras.html And if anyone wants some more information than the bit of press release that rishil provided on his/her blog, Nikon has brochures of its new cameras than can be downloaded. More interesting than the two little wifi-cams (S50 and S50c) is Nikon's Coolpix P5000 which has a 10mp sensor, optical VF, optical VR, P S A and M shooting modes, flash hotshoe for the SB-400, SB-600, SB-800, high res. LCD display and up to ISO 3200 (hah!). YMMV S500: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...ix_S500_2p.pdf If only it had a 5MP sensor instead of the 10 (with corresponding decrease in noise levels or increase in ISO), it would start to get interesting. Though I think it'd look *really* strange with my SB-800 on top of it. Isn't the SB-800 about three times the size of the camera? |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:17:30 -0600, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
ASAAR wrote: its new cameras than can be downloaded. More interesting than the two little wifi-cams (S50 and S50c) is Nikon's Coolpix P5000 which has a 10mp sensor, optical VF, optical VR, P S A and M shooting modes, flash hotshoe for the SB-400, SB-600, SB-800, high res. LCD display and up to ISO 3200 (hah!). YMMV S500: http://nikonimaging.com/global/produ...ix_S500_2p.pdf If only it had a 5MP sensor instead of the 10 (with corresponding decrease in noise levels or increase in ISO), it would start to get interesting. Though I think it'd look *really* strange with my SB-800 on top of it. Isn't the SB-800 about three times the size of the camera? Canon, not Nikon, but same basic idea: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/ca...G7-w-580EX.jpg -dms |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:17:30 -0600, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
If only it had a 5MP sensor instead of the 10 (with corresponding decrease in noise levels or increase in ISO), it would start to get interesting. Though I think it'd look *really* strange with my SB-800 on top of it. Isn't the SB-800 about three times the size of the camera? You reverse it so the flash acts as a big handle for the camera which sits above the SB-800. You're right. It would be extremely awkward, but when I've had to attach my old SB-26 to a small digicam I used an old Stroboframe bracket with a cord connecting the camera's hot-shoe to the flash. It not only improved the balance, it made it easier to hold and the additional height practically guaranteed that there'd be no redeye! Even though the P5000 doesn't have the 5mp sensor you'd like, the brochure notes that "ISO 3200 is available only for image sizes of 5M (2592 x 1944) or smaller" so perhaps it's meeting your request half-way. I hope the sensor is at least 1/1.8". Any smaller and I'd think that it would be straining mighty hard to get a usable ISO 800. |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
"David Dyer-Bennet" wrote in message . net... If only it had a 5MP sensor instead of the 10 (with corresponding decrease in noise levels or increase in ISO), it would start to get interesting. I agree, but judging by the ISO numbers offered I wouldn't expect noise to be a problem at more usual settings. Still, the pixel-cramming race is getting pretty silly. Though I think it'd look *really* strange with my SB-800 on top of it. Isn't the SB-800 about three times the size of the camera? Just about, I'd guess. I wouldn't even put my SB-800 on my 5400, which is surely a larger camera than the P5000. The 5400 looks ridiculous enough with the SB-600 on it. The new SB-400 is the answer to that problem. Granted, it's awfully feature-deprived compared to the larger Speedlights but there's only so much you can fit in a unit that size. At least it tilts, is much farther away from the lens axis and more powerful than the built-in, and doesn't use up camera power. Neil |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:44:35 -0800, ASAAR wrote
(in article ): On 21 Feb 2007 10:22:25 -0800, rishil wrote: More interesting than the two little wifi-cams (S50 and S50c) is Nikon's Coolpix P5000 which has a 10mp sensor, optical VF, optical VR, P S A and M shooting modes, flash hotshoe for the SB-400, SB-600, SB-800, high res. LCD display and up to ISO 3200 (hah!). YMMV It would be even nicer with a RAW mode. I agree, though, that 10 megapixels is too much for a point and shoot. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
Daniel Silevitch wrote:
Though I think it'd look *really* strange with my SB-800 on top of it. Isn't the SB-800 about three times the size of the camera? Canon, not Nikon, but same basic idea: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/ca...G7-w-580EX.jpg Yeah, that's about what I was envisioning (and I did mean 3x by volume, so it's not totally crazy). |
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Nikon Launches Two New Wireless Cameras: Coolpix S50 and S50c
ASAAR wrote:
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:17:30 -0600, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: If only it had a 5MP sensor instead of the 10 (with corresponding decrease in noise levels or increase in ISO), it would start to get interesting. Though I think it'd look *really* strange with my SB-800 on top of it. Isn't the SB-800 about three times the size of the camera? You reverse it so the flash acts as a big handle for the camera which sits above the SB-800. I suppose; works for big lenses! You're right. It would be extremely awkward, but when I've had to attach my old SB-26 to a small digicam I used an old Stroboframe bracket with a cord connecting the camera's hot-shoe to the flash. It not only improved the balance, it made it easier to hold and the additional height practically guaranteed that there'd be no redeye! I would use the SB-8000 in bounce mode mostly, for better lighting and no redeye. Even though the P5000 doesn't have the 5mp sensor you'd like, the brochure notes that "ISO 3200 is available only for image sizes of 5M (2592 x 1944) or smaller" so perhaps it's meeting your request half-way. I hope the sensor is at least 1/1.8". Any smaller and I'd think that it would be straining mighty hard to get a usable ISO 800. Yes, one can always downsample to reduce ridiculous resolutions to useful ones. But there's overhead circuitry on the sensor that's per-pixel, so you'd get even better results if the sensor was a sane resolution to begin with. (10MP isn't *inherently* insane, it's not completely ridiculous in my D200 for example; just that in a snapshot camera I'd find 5MP and much lower noise more useful than 10MP.) |
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