Rating 3.8 72 reviews
Manufacturer: Nikon
DPexpert
14 years ago

[REVIEW-NIKON AW100 compact]

This is Nikon's entry into the indestructible compact category. The 16 megapixel camera is waterproof to ten metres, able to withstand the shock of a 1.5 metre drop and will operate down to -10° C. The 28–140mm (film equivalent) lens is enclosed in the body.
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Imaging Resource
14 years ago

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Cons : Buttons are hard to press; Corners are soft; Flash overwhelms close up; Frustrating controls; Worse than average print quality.
Pros:
  • Appealing design
  • Waterproof
  • shockproof and freezeproof
  • Large
  • textured shutter button
  • Very little geometric distortion
  • Close macro shooting
  • Accurate viewfinder
  • Fairly high resolution
  • Fast startup time
  • Full-autofocus shutter lag is fast
  • Good shot-to-shot cycle time
  • Good autofocus in low
Cons:
  • Buttons are hard to press
  • Lens has soft corners that extend fairly far in toward center
  • both wide and telephoto
  • Lower contrast at telephoto (not unusual
  • though
  • Lens is a little dim (starts at f/3.9
  • Moderate chromatic aberration in some shots
  • Flash overwhelms in close quarters
  • Tricky menu
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Photography BLOG
14 years ago

Nikon Coolpix AW100

The Nikon Coolpix AW100 is a new waterproof, shock-proof, cold-resistant compact digital camera. The AW100 is Nikon's first foray into the weather-proof camera market and is is waterproof to 10 meters, shock-proof to 1.5 meters, and freezeproof to as low as -10°C (14°F).
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DigitalCameraInfo.com
14 years ago

Nikon Coolpix AW100 Digital Camera Review

It's been a great year for ruggedized cameras and we see Nikon's AW100 as the capstone. Many of the features and technologies found throughout various companies' many toughcam offerings have been brought together and–not quite perfected–but certainly advanced by the AW100.
Pros:
  • Sharp
  • impressive lens
  • Strong durability features
  • GPS that actually works
Cons:
  • Some noisy
  • artifacted shots
  • even at low ISO
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printerinfo.com
14 years ago

Nikon's new AW100 isn't perfect, but it's the best toughcam of 2011.
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Digital Photography School
14 years ago

Nikon AW100 Review

As with their mirrorless camera, it has now taken Nikon a while to push its waterproof boat, sorry - camera...
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pcworld.idg.com.au
14 years ago

AW100 rugged digital camera

Nikon's ruggedised, 'all weather' AW100 camera is lots of fun to use no matter the weather or your environment. It's waterproof to 10m, drop-proof from 1.5m and it also has a built-in GPS and world map so that the coordinates of your photos are recorded.
Pros:
  • Rugged design
  • Comfortable to use
  • Geo-tagging
Cons:
  • Sometimes struggled with exposure
  • Video mode not great
  • LCD hard to see when outdoors
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TechnoBuffalo
14 years ago

Nikon Coolpix AW100 REVIEW – A Boot Camp Survivor (Video)

Sgt. Perlman of the TechnoBuffalo Rugged Device Boot Camp signing in with with a review of the Nikon Coolpix AW100. This little nancy has a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, which gave it an extra bite over Nikon's entry-level CCD chips.
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Practical Photography
14 years ago

The AW100 from Nikon is the latest rugged compact to hit the shelves and sports a slim and slender design that's only 23mm thick. With a back-illuminated 16Mp CMOS sensor producing 4608x3456 pixels and a 5x optical zoom – equivalent to 28-140mm in film terms – this hardy compact boasts a tough...
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imaging-resource.com
14 years ago

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Overall, the Nikon AW100 worked well enough, but I really did have a tough time with the buttons. They're just too hard to press. I took a lot of shots with EV set inadvertently to underexpose (a whole outing, in fact, which has never happened before -- and before goes back to 1998).
Pros:
  • Appealing design
  • Waterproof
  • shockproof and freezeproof
  • Large
  • textured shutter button
  • Very little geometric distortion
  • Close macro shooting
  • Accurate viewfinder
  • Fairly high resolution
  • Fast startup time
  • Full-autofocus shutter lag is fast
  • Good shot-to-shot cycle time
  • Good autofocus in low
Cons:
  • Buttons are hard to press
  • Lens has soft corners that extend fairly far in toward center
  • both wide and telephoto
  • Lower contrast at telephoto (not unusual
  • though
  • Lens is a little dim (starts at f/3.9
  • Moderate chromatic aberration in some shots
  • Flash overwhelms in close quarters
  • Tricky menu
Read more on imaging-resource.com
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