alt Hacker NewsA Special Wireless-Free Nikon Camera Is Publicly Available for the First Time
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> no Nikon SnapBridge
Unless they significantly improved that app, in the last eight years or so, it may not be a great loss.
Unitl 2016 cameras with GPS could not be sold in mainland China (old secrecy regulations), so this is not anything new.
I guess modern integration has put Bluetooth and other devices together with GPS in one module.
It's a shame it costs more. I'm sure there are people who would like the non-wireless option, but would rather "save" $400.
I assume the average person buying the standard model could then just disable WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS if they so chose? So this really is for high security situations?
>Nikon tells PetaPixel that this is to evaluate potential market demand for similar products moving forward.
Yes, evaluate market demand by making it more expensive and doing 0 marketing. /s
Am I crazy in thinking that doing it this way is close to meaningless?
I understand it's probably because the GPS functionality is integrated into the same RF chipset that's handling wifi/bluetooth, but it would be possible to make a "no transmit capability" camera that still has GPS metadata functionality, with GPS receiver chip and an antenna tuned for 1400-1600 MHz, since ordinary consumer grade GPS is a receive-only technology.
But that would still possibly present a problem for serious government use where it can't have an antenna of any form in it.