Nikon has released 2 new digital cameras, the CoolPix P1 and CoolPix P2. Both offer the ability to connect to your computer via WiFi connection rather than the standard USB connection.

At a basic level the Wi-Fi connection can be used in place of a USB cable to transfer images to a personal computer for storage or to a Wi-Fi printer for printing. It’s also possible to set the camera to automatically transfer each picture to the PC immediately after it’s taken. In this case, the image is also stored in the camera’s memory so the camera’s temporary buffer memory can be cleared and shooting can continue while images are being transferred.

Communication can take place two ways: in ad hoc mode a direct connection is established between the camera and a host device such as a personal computer and in infrastructure mode the connection runs through a wireless LAN base station to a device connected to the network.

Will this be any faster than the current USB connections on most cameras? Also, could this be set up somewhere as a wireless webcam?

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