cameras offer wireless xfer yet?

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Rob wrote:
> just wondering if we were at the point yet where cameras had
> something like 802.11g to transfer photos wirelessly, or if
> that just chews up too much power to run off a battery still
> (notebooks do it but they tend to have much larger batteries).
> bluetooth is too slow unfortunately, otherwise i guess that would be
> a no brainer.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/ [...] n_d2hs.asp

"High-speed wireless data transfer and camera control
The D2Hs is compatible with both the original Wireless Transmitter WT-1/1A
that expanded photographic possibilities and with the optional Wireless
Transmitter WT-2/2A, which supports IEEE 802.11g for faster transfer
speeds as well as IEEE 802.11b networks. The WT-2/2A also strengthens
wireless security options and supports a wider variety of network
protocols, including the new PTP/IP protocol that realizes wireless
Capture Control from a computer running Nikon Capture 4 (Ver. 4.2.1 or
later)."

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Rob wrote:
> just wondering if we were at the point yet where cameras had something like
> 802.11g to transfer photos wirelessly, or if
> that just chews up too much power to run off a battery still (notebooks do
> it but they tend to have much larger batteries).
> bluetooth is too slow unfortunately, otherwise i guess that would be a no
> brainer.
>
>
Kodak has a new model that uses wireless transfer. Don't know the
method, or the speed.
Some professional cameras do WiFi now, but they are VERY expensive.


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Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net

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"Rob" <rob@nospam.com> writes:

> just wondering if we were at the point yet where cameras had something like
> 802.11g to transfer photos wirelessly, or if
> that just chews up too much power to run off a battery still (notebooks do
> it but they tend to have much larger batteries).
> bluetooth is too slow unfortunately, otherwise i guess that would be a no
> brainer.

As other people have mentioned, many of the high end DSLRs (Nikon D2H/D2X,
Canon 1Ds mark2, and evidently the new Kodak) have 802.11b/g connections (D2H
is 802.11b only if memory serves).

Another option is the Jobo Giga Vu Pro digital storage device, that you can
copy your memory cards to the internal disk, and then use a CF 802.11b/g card
to upload to your sever. I haven't used it, but it does sound interesting:
http://www.adorama.com/ICDGVP.html

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Michael Meissner
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