Ultra-Compact with GPS

jack.mitchell · 16 Jul 2010 at 18:20

I've done a fair bit of searching and only managed to find the Samsung ST1000 which is ultra compact and packs wifi aswell as GPS. Now the biggest downside to this camera is that the GPS is slow to connect and the wifi/bluetooth downsizes the images on transfer, no matter if its just over a local network or for facebook and it also doesn't show up as a network drive if connected via wifi. Does anybody know of a camera with a similar feature set in the 'ultra-compact' range? The higher picture quality the better but I'm not one to be fooled by higher megapixels = higher quality.

Also if there are no more cameras with the wifi and gps, are there any decent ultra-compacts with the same sort of brushed, sleek look and feel. I also like the touchscreen instead of buttons taking up the back of the camera. I'm not a fan of the screens on the front of the cameras as they seem a massive waste and add unnecessary cost which samsung seem to be using the updated models.

Thanks in advance!!

P.S I'm looking to buy this camera any time before the 26th August, so if something is being released soon please feel free to inform me!

Schizophonic · 16 Jul 2010 at 18:50

Did you know that this will eat up battery power that you will only get a handful of shots before it dies?

jack.mitchell · 16 Jul 2010 at 18:54

Is it that bad? I've been doing some more research and I quite like the look of the Nikon Coolpix S70.. does anyone have any experience with it?

bigredshark · 17 Jul 2010 at 16:32

What exactly were you wanting the wifi/GPS for? If it's just uploading photos over wifi and rudimentary geotagging then just get an eye-fi card and stick it in any old camera...

jack.mitchell · 17 Jul 2010 at 18:52

These cards sound pretty good, i'll look into them. In the mean time i'm going to hang about and see if I can get a cheap sony tx5. 17mm deep, touch screen and water/drop proof. I don't need it until the end of august so theres a bit of time to keep an eye out for a good deal.

I was also looking at the tx7 and t900 (these sony's mainly due to their very slim design), the bigger higher resolution screens are very nice but I think I would rather have the water/drop resistance as its going to be a party/day excursion camera.