Nikon Image Space is now live – get a free 20GB account if you own a Nikon camera

The new online image sharing and storage website Nikon Image Space is now live (see official announcement). All previous myPicturetown accounts are converted over to the new platform. New and improved Nikon Image Space mobile apps are expected later in 2013.

Here is the best part – if you own a Nikon camera, you can get a free “special account” with a storage space of 20GB (up to 10,000 photos per album). You will need to download this utility and connect a Nikon camera to your computer in order to get the upgrade.

I definitely like the 20GB free storage, but the service may not be ready for prime time yet – after I logged in for the first time, I got a page with some strange characters: