Panasonic Lumix with T-mobile WiFi and Picasa uploads

This is the new Panasonic DMZ-TZ50; it’s a 10x optical zoom, 9.1 megapixel camera, not unlike almost every other ultra-zoom camera on the market today.

What makes the TZ50 special is the inclusion of WiFi and an automated upload feature (to Google Picasa). While WiFi in a camera is nothing new, it is the first time Panasonic has added it to their lineup. Panasonic have added some extra value by including a one year T-mobile hotspot account with the camera.

It’ll be out within a month with an MSRP of $450. Personally, I’d suggest getting a non-WiFi camera and adding an Eye-Fi card. This $99 WiFi enabled 2Gb SD card can upload to almost any photo service, and will work in any camera that takes SD cards.