Nikon Coolpix AW100 Digital Camera

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The Nikon Coolpix AW100, the company takes the line in a new direction, focusing a claim on the market more competitive for the robust shockproof, waterproof digital cameras gel. The Coolpix AW100, like many of its competitors, it is clearly in a sport, types of outdoor camera that will stand up for themselves the abuses to which they are willing to submit their bodies, on behalf of the Life in the maximum. This is not the only market, however. Cameras also shows strong popular - but perhaps a bit "oversized for the needs - families with children (and in fact, sometimes adults), the most vulnerable to damage delicate modern electronics accidentally, and those who want is a camera for casual snapshots of the sea, rich in swimming or skiing.

In the case of Nikon AW100, the environment allows the use of water at a maximum depth of 33 meters, shockproof to withstand a fall of five feet and freezing tests suitable for use at temperatures up to 14 ° C. Unlike some of its competitors, Nikon has not given to describe the IEC / JIS, MIL-Spec IPX or rating for the test conditions of compliance, but at least on paper, not the level of environmental protection and sealing impressive. The relevance of the AW100 for types of outdoor covers only with a body that can hammer in the stakes (figuratively, anyway - we would probably put a hammer if you create a campsite)

Of particular note, Nikon has equipped with a GPS receiver, the images with longitude and latitude which they were captured to be marked, and the photographer, the location will also be recorded when the device is not used. The itinerary can be combined with the location on a map, then the individual images using the supplied software ViewNX 2 myPicturetown site will be controlled with Nikon or compatible third-party software like Google Earth. The AW100 is also an integrated display of the map and a compass-mode and the photographer to focus with the LCD panel allows.

One of the features - even if we saw something similar in the past - is a function that you are in a particular structure, such as a scene mode automatically obtained by shaking the camera assigned so that you can change the settings without remove the gloves.

Regarding the AW100, the imaging features, is based on an effective 16.0 megapixels, 1/2.3-inch type on, CMOS image sensor and back-C2 EXPEED image processor. Backlit sensors make their circuit on the back (unlit) side of the chip, allowing more space to increase the current page for the light intensity and thus sensitivity. The Nikon AW100 offers ISO 125-3200 equivalent ISO 125 to 800 with all of a provision equivalent to ISO auto. 1/2.3-inch type resolution imaging is complete AW100 16.79 megapixels.

The AW100 is Nikon 0.9-inch thick body contains a Nikkor ED-branded 5x optical zoom with image stabilization offers everything from a useful 28mm wide angle to telephoto equivalent of 140mm, a moderate. Maximum aperture varies from f/3.9 af/4.8 the zoom range. There is also a function of four times digital zoom that provides an efficiency equivalent to 560 mm telephoto lens when combined with optical zoom, although digital zoom is like all this additional coverage at the expense of image quality is significantly reduced because the camera almost from just below the center of an image in a maximum optical zoom of the camera, and then scaling up to full resolution and make a few guesses that the data missing (with more increases to guess the level of zoom). By default, the Nikon AW100 only 20 inches (50 cm), developed at wide angle and 40 inches (1 m) on TV, but a macro mode as close as 0.4 inch (1 cm) wide position -angle. An included adapter allows the use of 40.5 mm filter thread with the AW100.

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