Nikon AW100

Nikon AW100 is Nikon's Waterproof camera initially introduced on August of 2011. The camera comes with a 16MP, CMOS 1/2.3" sized sensor and has a full resolution of 4608 x 3456.

Nikon launched the updated Nikon AW110 (Read Full Comparison) in an effort to replace this camera.

The AW100 comes in at #54 out of 75 in Waterproof cameras & over all #953 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our collection. Please look at our Smart camera search to find camera listings based on your personalized factors.

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The Nikon AW100 is part of a family of digital cameras. You can view the full range underneath.

You can see the AW100 from several angles in the gallery underneath.

Below is a selection of positives and negatives of the Nikon AW100 based on criterias which are often regarded as necessary in a camera.

The sensor dimension in the Nikon AW100 is 6.17mm x 4.55mm (1/2.3"). The 28 mm² sensor can capture 4608 x 3456 pixels .

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The CMOS sensor has 16MP and gives a native ISO range of 125 - 3200. Sadly, RAW photos are not supported so you have less margin for error.

The picture underneath shows the AW100's sensor dimensions in comparison to other common sizes. The AW100 sensor has a crop factor of 5.8 and is displayed in green.

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To get a sense of specific aspect ratios, you can refer to the visual below.

Nikon AW100 weighs around 0.39 pounds (178 grams or 6.28 oz) & has external proportions of 110mm x 65mm x 23mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 0.9"). The weight of average Waterproof camera is 195 grams so the Nikon AW100 is similar compared to other competitors.

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Down below is a shot of the Nikon AW100 next to a soda to help you to get a feel for its scale.

The top view under will show the button design on the AW100.

The AW100 offers an inbuilt lens providing a focal range of 28-140mm making it a 5.0 x zoom which is not at all huge however it may be helpful in a few cases.

At the widest 28mm, the lens has an aperture of f3.9 and that's somewhat slow and not the best for low light circumstances and you might find it difficult to get a shallow depth of field. You could also need to up the ISO producing noisy pictures. At the tele end, 140mm comes at f4.8 making it quite sluggish and you might need to utilize slow shutter speeds.

The AW100 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• HDMI Yes
• GPS Yes

Digital cameras which have NFC or Bluetooth compatibility can be controlled wirelessly with smartphones. You can easily send photos and usually change camera settings without the hassle of connecting straight to the camera.

A few applications even give a Liveview and release the shutter in case you are not close to the camera. If the camera has a HDMI port, it can be hooked up to an external display. Almost all cameras enable you to charge the battery pack through the USB socket.

The highest possible video quality in the Nikon AW100 is 1920 x 1080 and you can capture in MPEG-4 and H.264 format. 1080p quality delivers a great balance for quality versus file sizes but 1080p won't give you any room to crop. The camera does not offer a microphone or headphone port so you get no control over the audio. It is probably a better idea to shop for an alternative model in case you need good audio for your video clips.

Nikon AW100 provides environment proofing which makes it a fantastic choice for use for rough environments. This is especially helpful in case you are unsure about the conditions you might encounter for outdoor photography.

The Nikon AW100 comes with a 3" fixed screen boasting a resolution of 460k dots.

Sadly the screen is not a touch screen.

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The ViewFinder specifications for Nikon AW100 are the following:

• ViewFinder None

For sunny outdoor conditions which make the camera displays washed out and tough to see, viewfinders will be rather valuable.

Nikon AW100 continuous shooting rate is 3.0 frames/s. The max shutter speed is 1/2000s.

Nikon AW100 has only integrated flash without external flash support.

Nikon AW100 has just Contrast Detect Autofocus & is missing Phase Detect Autofocus. Phase Detection autofocusing is a lot more faster and exact when compared with Contrast Detect autofocusing.

Nikon AW100 doesn't have manual focus. Manual focus option is useful for low light occasions or you want to have more precise control on focusing.

The average Waterproof camera battery life is 275. Olympus TG-4 has got the best (380) battery life for this class of cameras.

Below is a number of Waterproof cameras that have the strongest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Olympus TG-4
AW100 vs TG-4380 yesnono

Panasonic TS6
AW100 vs TS6370 noyesno

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Panasonic TS5
AW100 vs TS5370 noyesno

Nikon AW130
AW100 vs AW130370 nonono

Olympus TG-1 iHS
AW100 vs TG-1 iHS350 nonono

The following chart presents a outline of the Nikon AW100 for varying types of photography. To check out more, scroll to the specific paragraph underneath.

The Nikon AW100 has a score of 30 which is really bad, meaning that it is just not suitable for portraits. Shooting portrait photos leans heavily to sensor dimensions, support for RAW photos & potential to use off-camera flash.

Getting a reasonable score of 55, the Nikon AW100 is fairly suitable to use in street photography. A decent street photography camera offers a perfect balance of image quality plus portability.

A really bad sports photography points tally of 33 suggests the Nikon AW100 is just not suitable for shooting sports. A camera needs good autofocus and shutter speeds for sports photography.

Portability is pretty important in choosing a travel camera. In general, the Nikon AW100 gets a nice 67 for a travelling camera which makes it a respectable option to take with you on your travels.

For anybody who is looking to buy a camera for landscape photographs, the most significant aspect will be image quality. The Nikon AW100 with it's really bad rating of 41 as a landscape camera is just not suitable among its competition.

A camera for vlogging preferably should come with a articulating display screen, mic port and if possible IBIS. Considering all things, the Nikon AW100 is just not suitable as a vlog camera as it comes to a really bad score of 29.

If you are shopping for replacements to the AW100, here is a number of the top ranked cameras that fall under the class of Waterproof.

The line graph followed below will give you a summary of the AW100 compared to it's highest ranked rivals shown earlier.

Here are a handful of other cameras you may have a look at as alternate options. To check out a detailed comparison, visit the "compare" link.