The German website heise.de reports that Nikon has received a “cease and desist order” (?) from a German D500 camera owner for falsely advertising the camera as Wi-Fi enabled. The WLAN only works with Bluetooth but not as a standalone Wi-Fi device as the advertisements suggest (Bluetooth connection to SnapBridge needed). Here is the translation:
The Japanese website DC.Watch reports that the Nikon D3300 DSLR camera ($389.95) is now officially discontinued (listed as “old product” in Japan).
Just like I reported last week, today Nikon released the new SnapBridge app for Android devices (download link). The iOS version will be available later this summer. Nikon has been working directly with Apple on the iOS app for several months now. Nikon SnapBridge app for Android screenshots: For more information, check the new dedicated SnapBridge […]
I received some information that Nikon Snapbridge for Android will be officially launched next week (most likely on April 19th). This is right on time before the release of the Nikon D500 – currently scheduled for April 21st. The iOS version could be delayed and may not be available next week (not 100% sure about that). […]
New promo/demo videos on the just announced Nikon D5, SB-5000, KeyMission 360 and SnapBridge:
Nikon announced new SnapBridge connectivity for photo transfer and sharing:
With all the new cameras that will be released in early 2016, Nikon will introduce also a new photo sharing app for both smartphones and computers that will look similar to Adobe Cloud (not sure in which way exactly).
Update: the new Nikon app may also offer transfer of images from camera to iPhone. Back in June I reported that iOS engineers were working on a new project with Nikon USA at the main Apple campus in Cupertino. Here is an update on the rumored new iOS app:
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