Digital cameras

The Wi-Fi camera crew

We're up to the second generation of Wi-Fi-capable snapshot cameras, but it looks as if we're still waiting for some of the breakthrough changes.

By Lori Grunin (November 16, 2005; updated November 10, 2006)

A year later, but with only a handful of models having passed through the marketplace, it still feels premature to talk about a wireless revolution in digital imaging. Based on the models we've seen from Kodak, Nikon, and Canon, we're starting to see some of the necessary refinements--in both the interface and the features--but not quite enough to comfortably recommend them to all but the edgiest of consumer snap-shooters. If you simply must have the latest thing, these qualify. Here's how they compare on their cutting-edge capabilities.

	Canon PowerShot SD430	Kodak EasyShare One/6MP	Nikon Coolpix S7c	Nikon Coolpix P3
Wi-Fi implementation	Integrated 802.11b	802.11b via SDIO card	Integrated 802.11b/g	Integrated 802.11b/g
Copy photos to PC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Control camera via computer	Yes	No	No	No
Upload photos to online service	No	Yes	Yes	No
E-mail photos from camera	No	Yes	Yes	No
Browse photos online	No	Yes	No	No
Print	Yes (only to Canon printers, via optional adapter that plugs into PictBridge port)	Yes (only to Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Plus Series 3 and with optional adapter)	Yes (via optional adapter that plugs into PictBridge port)	Yes (via optional adapter that plugs into PictBridge port)

Read the CNET editor's take

Kodak EasyShare One/6MP

Nikon Coolpix S7c

Nikon Coolpix P3

Canon PowerShot SD430

	Kodak EasyShare One/6MP Run away--the Wi-Fi photo-sharing doesn't compensate for the Kodak EasyShare One/6MP's myriad usability and quality issues. 4.8 out of 10 CNET editor's take Check prices
	Nikon Coolpix S7c Nikon adds T-Mobile hot-spot access to its slim Wi-Fi camera and continues to deliver the image quality we enjoyed in the S6. 7.2 out of 10 CNET editor's take Check prices
	Nikon Coolpix P3 Like its older siblings, the P1 and P2, the Nikon Coolpix P3 has a limited Wi-Fi capability and excellent image quality. Better value and quicker performance can be found in the company's nonwireless offerings. 7.0 out of 10 CNET editor's take Check prices
	Canon PowerShot SD430 The Canon SD430 is the only consumer-level choice out there for wireless remote shooting and capture, but it's an otherwise average camera. 7.0 out of 10 CNET editor's take Check prices

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