Nikon's Coolpix S51c with a lick of WiFi sugar

Mmm mm, WiFi and digital photography go together like brown on Zune (whatever that means). Sprinkle in a 3-inch LCD, optical lens shift vibration reduction, SDHC expansion, and Nikon's new EXPEED image processing and you've got Nikon's Coolpix S51c. Under the hood you'll find an 8.1 megapixel, 1/2.5-inch CCD pumping away in support of that 3x Zoom-NIKKOR glass. All well and good, but the WiFi seems limited to pushing photos up to Nikon's new "My Picturetown" service only. At least from there it "supports picture transfer to various imaging devices as well as Internet services." €299/$407 -- less if you opt for the WiFi-less S51.

Nikon's S51c with a lick of WiFi sugar

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 30th 2007 11:33AM]

Looks like they FINALLY fixed that damn tiny zoom lever. This one looks damn sexy.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 30th 2007 12:02PM]

I had an S7c and loved the WiFi on it. When the S50c came out, I sold my S7c to a co-worker and bought a S50c. The WiFi on it sucks! Why do I want to upload the photos to Nikon's server when my computer is where I want them? I returned it within 10 days. Unless I can transfer directly to my computer, and not have to go through Nikon, I don't see the WiFi being worth the extra money. Maybe that's just me though.

The S50c was a decent camera, nice form. Hope they get the WiFi right.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 4th 2007 9:51AM]

Taken from Nikon website... Can anyone confirm that you don't need to be in a hotspot to to use your wifi?

"Built-in Wi-Fi & COOLPIX CONNECT: a built-in Wi-Fi unit enables the transfer of images directly from your camera to your computer or a compatible printer, and provides access to COOLPIX CONNECT services."

[Alex R Posted Aug 30th 2007 12:33PM]

Nice frame...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 31st 2007 3:19PM]

Well, I know the most annoying feature of the s50c is that you can't access the wifi from places that require you to agree with their legal disclaimer for going online (like Panera Bread). Without a browser on the camera to allow you to do this, it limits your ability to use the wifi effectively.