Microsoft announces MTP protocol

[GTaudiophile]

Microsoft has announced two new technologies that use the capabilities of Windows XP to make digital photography easier for all users. The new technologies, which will be unveiled at Photokina, include Media Transfer Protocol (MTP), designed to make camera connectivity easier, and Windows Connect Now (WCN), which simplifies the setup of wireless devices and networks - especially devices with a limited or no user interface. Together they should make connecting cameras wirelessly easier for users, as well as simplifying the development of camera drivers for manufacturers. Canon has already announced support for the new protocols, and Nikon will demonstrate an MTP-enabled SLR and consumer digital camera at Photokina.

Press Release

 

[edro]

I wonder how fast it will be, and over what connection? USB2.0? Firewire?

 

[HappyCracker]

How could it be any easier as it is? If Microsoft didn't make those damn wizards so wordy I suppose, but that's pushing it.

 

[kkeennyy]

WCN+MTP ... dump your digital photos to your array wirelessly?