A Special Wireless-Free Nikon Camera Is Publicly Available for the First Time
petapixel.com11 points by HardwareLust 8 days ago
11 points by HardwareLust 8 days ago
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?
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.
> no Nikon SnapBridge
Unless they significantly improved that app, in the last eight years or so, it may not be a great loss.
Huh. When I rented a Z7 ii about 5 years ago, I found their Android app to be pretty great. (My next big camera is likely to be a Nikon, in part due to the nice app)
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.
It's a Nikon Z6 III with WiFi and Bluetooth removed.
Somehow the article manages to repeat this obvious stuff about 7 or 8 times...
I wonder if that hardware on the normal Z6 III is on a daughterboard, and if removing it makes the OS complain (like having no color ink mean some printer-scanner-combos won't scan).