August 23, 2012 By

Nikon Coolpix S800c: Does a digital camera running Android interest you?

Nikon has just announced its first digital camera running Android (2.3 Gingerbread) – the Nikon S800c. We’ll start to see a range of consumer electronics running Android in the coming years and cameras are a logical place to start given the crossover that already exists with mobile phones. Many of our readers are the early adopters that would be potential buyers of products like this, so we’d like to hear what you think of it.

As far as digital cameras go, the Nikon S800c specs are towards the top of the compact range and it then has the added benefits of Android functionality – being able to easily install apps to easily share photos video and apply filters. However, with a reported UK price tag of £379.99, that’s quite a premium that you’d be paying to have Android built in. It also seems especially high given the US price tag of $349.95. The S800c is due for release on September 27th, so there could still be room for a bit of movement on the price.

We’re keen to know your thoughts on the Android camera, so please vote in our poll or leave a comment below.

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Comments

  1. Mike Paterson says:
    August 26, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Thanks Chris….
    Just got back from a vacation and would have loved to have taken one of these with me.
    As always when I go on vacation I take with me a couple of Digital Cameras suitable for my holiday and truth be it for the first time I found I never used any of my digitals.

    I found using my Galaxy SIII and auto uploading to my 50GB Dropbox account suited my needs just fine.
    Now one of these “AndroCam’s” (my name and my protection but use it if you wish) would have been ideal, especially with Wifi & a Cloud service (which hopefully works).

    I have been saying for a number of years the small compact Digital Camera in it’s own design and use has a limited use and appeal.
    The only way any of these cameras are going to survive is be re-inventing their use and that means having Android built in.

    Count me in as an interested party.

    Mike

    • Chris Ward says:
      August 28, 2012 at 9:16 am

      Thanks Mike,

      Nice to have your comment as I know you’re a keen user of both camera and Android technology. You’re right about the design of the compact camera – they’ll all end up running Android eventually, but we’ll just pay a premium for the early handsets.