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- Nikon has released three new point-and-shoot cameras: a luxury one for the evolving shooter, a tiny one for kids and purses, and one that runs Google's Android operating system. Considering how many people are taking pictures with their smartphones these days, this may have been inevitable.
It may not look like it, but your camera really does have an operating system. The thing is it's probably quite old and fairly proprietary, made by Canon or Olympus or Nikon specifically to run on their own hardware. Why not put a new OS on there, a free one like Android with camera apps and built-in connectivity with social networks? That's just what Nikon has done with their new S800c point-and-shoot.
The camera runs a full version of Android 2.3, meaning you get Gmail, Maps, access to the Play Store, and everything else you'd get on a phone except, of course, cell service. The S800c has Wi-Fi built in, but you won't be able to make any calls... for details:
Vest our website: http://torabtoday.com/nikon-camera-runs-android/ - Nikon has released three new point-and-shoot cameras: a luxury one for the evolving shooter, a tiny one for kids and purses, and one that runs Google's Android operating system. Considering how many people are taking pictures with their smartphones these days, this may have been inevitable.
It may not look like it, but your camera really does have an operating system. The thing is it's probably quite old and fairly proprietary, made by Canon or Olympus or Nikon specifically to run on their own hardware. Why not put a new OS on there, a free one like Android with camera apps and built-in connectivity with social networks? That's just what Nikon has done with their new S800c point-and-shoot.
The camera runs a full version of Android 2.3, meaning you get Gmail, Maps, access to the Play Store, and everything else you'd get on a phone except, of course, cell service. The S800c has Wi-Fi built in, but you won't be able to make any calls... for details:
Vest our website: http://torabtoday.com/nikon-camera-runs-android/