Sony's Cybershot G1 Camera: 6 Megapixels with WiFi

The buzz is just starting to take off this morning about Sony’s new Cybershot G1 digital camera, featuring built-in WiFi capabilities. Rumors have been circulating for weeks, apparently, about this new camera—evidently the result of details regarding Sony’s new digital camera lineup that were leaked to the Web on Feb. 20.
 
Now, it seems, the new is official. Engadget blogger Thomas Ricker wrote about the new camera this morning at 6:48 a.m. before heading into the fray at the PMA show in Las Vegas. Tech Digest then picked up on the news with its own post.
 
What’s the big deal about this camera? Here are the features reports are touting so far: 
  • 802.11b/g WiFi
  • 6 megapixels
  • 3x optical zoom
  • ISO 1000
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 3.5-inch LCD screen
  • 2 GB built-in storage
  • VGA video camera
The Cybershot G1 is slated for an April launch in the U.S. Reported price tag is $600.
 
Looking at these features, the ones that catch my eye are the WiFi and build-in 2GB storage. One thing I’m surprised at is the low optical zoom—why are camera-makers still producing cameras with 3x optical zoom? When I bought my Olympus C-765 UltraZoom camera a couple years ago, it was the only model I could find in my price range ($300ish) with 10x optical zoom.
 
For anyone who wants to do any kind of serious zooming-in, 3x optical just doesn’t cut it. I can’t believe that a higher-end camera being launched today still has such wimpy zoom. But I guess it is difficult to build higher optical zoom into a slim camera body (I was willing to buy a slightly bulkier camera in exchange for the zoom).
 
If you’re interested, PC Magazine has a full review of the Cybershot G1.
 
So what do you think—is this a significant new camera? If you end up getting one, let me know how it works out.
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$600 is a bit too expensive to me..


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