Nikon unveiled its first Android-powered camera this week, the Coolpix S800c, available next month for $350.
The slim camera features a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, a 3.5-inch OLED WVGA touchscreen, a 10x optical zoom lens, built-in GPS for geotagging and 1080p movie capture mode.
“It possesses the ability to generate its own network and tether with your phone,” reports Engadget, “and users can also download photo sharing applications directly onto the cam’s 4GB of internal storage.”
Engadget takes a closer look at the camera with a hands-on review: “The main selling point here is that said ‘smart camera’ is powered by a slick (and near-vanilla) Android 2.3.3 with Google services, so with the built-in Wi-Fi, you can upload your 16-megapixel images or 1080p videos straight to your various social networks or other cloud services.”
The review notes that battery life may not be ideal for prolonged entertainment, but is complimentary of the camera’s speed and quality and the OLED multitouch display.
“The most interesting thing we discovered was that it seems the camera part of the S800c can run independently from Android while the latter is still booting up,” notes the post. “Rather than letting the device stay on standby like most other Android devices, Nikon uses a shut-down timer that activates once Android goes on standby.”
“When the camera’s completely switched off, hit the power button and you’ll go straight into camera mode which lets you shoot immediately, then about half a minute later the interface seamlessly goes back to smart mode, which is when you can hit the back or home button to toggle the Android unlock screen.”
Nikon unveiled its first Android-powered camera this week, the Coolpix S800c, available next month for $350.
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