Re: wireless 802.11b cameras?

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From: Tedd Riggs (T_Riggs_at_msn.cöm)
Date: 05/19/04


Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 13:33:33 -0700

Thanks Simon,
    Had not seen the Veo's before, look like nice units. I wish someone
around here carried them so I could really see how the screen looks.
Thanks for the link.

-- 
Tedd Riggs
PDA Square Content Developer
www.pdasquare.com
Redmond,   WA
"Simon Smith" <News@dancingbear.demon.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:cAteGZC1WoqAFwoh@dancingbear.demon.co.uk...
> Have a look at www.veo.com they have a camera at a price that is v. 
> competitive and as I understand to be easy to setup.
>
>
>
> In message <#nILA2BPEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, Tedd Riggs 
> <T_Riggs@msn.?.invalid> writes
>>Otto,
>>I agree with you about getting the experience as that is the main thing. 
>>Just like if you start with an older digital camera and then move up to a 
>>new 6-8 MP.  The basic functions/Faults will be somewhat close, but the 
>>new ones will have better resolution and more features. However if you 
>>learn all the basics on the early model, most of those can be applied to 
>>the new version, so you would already have a large advantage over the 
>>person that never used one.
>>
>>Same thing in the Wireless Camera options. The new ones I have heard of 
>>act very much the same as the old ones,but have a large CCD for more 
>>resolution and a few more options you can tweak.
>>
>>What I am curious about are 2 new things in that area. Seems like Sprint 
>>has a new cell phone that is a "movie phone" and can transmit live video 
>>instead of the older picture phones.  Now if these catch on, I can see the 
>>wireless camera prices dropping fast as once a cell phone maker picks up a 
>>design, it has alot of people working on it to improve it and the very 
>>large production runs the cell company makes has got to have an effect on 
>>prices. If you have a "video CellPhone" there are not many changes (mainly 
>>just the RF section) that one would have to do to get it on Wifi bands.
>>
>>Second one which is harder to confirm, but does sound like its coming is 
>>Wifi or Bluetooth enabled Digital Camera/Video recorders. Since the 
>>physical interconnect is what causes the most problems with Digital 
>>Phones/Video recorders, it's only natural to be looking at wireless. Also 
>>great for trading pictures when you are in a Wifi Hotspot. I have not 
>>heard any real dates or real specs on this one, but know that Nikon, 
>>Olympia, Konica-Minolta and Canon are working on a joint standard for 
>>this.  When (or if....) this actually gets a product out to market, I 
>>think I will be first in line !  (that is after the first ones have been 
>>on the market for a little time to get bugs out and hopefully dropped 
>>prices..)
>>Just my 2 cents
>>
>
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> Simon Smith
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