The concept of shoehorning WiFi and phone-like features isn't new, but Nikon is clearly taking the concept seriously, pushing a full version of Google's Android Gingerbread operating system into the Coolpix S800c. It's certainly not the first connected camera, but it is a bit refreshing in a time when buggy, proprietary connectivity systems are the norm.
From the back, the camera is a lot like a phone. It uses a
big 3.5-inch touchscreen OLED display that can be used to watch video,
surf the web, and pretty much anything else you can do on a typical
Android device. It prefers to be connected via the integrated WiFi, but
if there's no open network around, it can send images and videos
wirelessly to a compatible tablet or smartphone so they can be uploaded
using the data network. It's a bit like the WU-1a wifi adapter that was announced in concert with the D3200 DSLR. It even has built-in GPS like a smartphone.
