This fall, many buyers will consider the compact, 8-megapixel Nikon Coolpix P1 for its novel built-in Wi-Fi transmitter. They'll find, however, that its wireless capabilities are limited compared with those of other consumer Wi-Fi cameras, such as the Kodak EasyShare One and the Canon PowerShot...

The Nikon Coolpix P1 looks like all of its other compact Coolpix cousins with its 3.6 x 2.4 x 1.5-inch body, but it comes with a little something extra—wireless technology. The P1 and its sibling, the P2, were announced in September 2005 and hit the market a month later for a $549 retail price.

At the IFA in Berlin Nikon held their press conference where a new range of Coolpix digital cameras was introduced. Among them the new Nikon Coolpix P1 digital camera. At first glance there is nothing really special to report from this introduction, that is to say... at first glance. With the...