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Nikon Coolpix AW120

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User ratings:
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40 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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3.7 out of 5
14 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • The camera menus are clear and easy to navigate
  • colour is still good
  • camera is competitively priced and packed with built in Wi-Fi and GPS

Cons

  • slow or fast motion videos
  • zooming takes a bit longer
  • There s no Wi-Fi button

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 2.8
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Nikon Coolpix AW120 - Pros & Cons

Nikon Coolpix AW120

Pros

  • The camera menus are clear and easy to navigate
  • colour is still good
  • camera is competitively priced and packed with built in Wi-Fi and GPS
  • Battery life is also improved with 350 shots
  • making it easy to compare with other cameras
  • Both GPS and Wi-Fi are integrated here
  • Brilliantly
  • the camera ably withstood all those conditions
  • it s fairly simple and buttons are kept to a minimum
  • good-old-fashion camera is still a great tool
  • image quality is good

Cons

  • slow or fast motion videos
  • zooming takes a bit longer
  • There s no Wi-Fi button
  • the buttons are really stiff
  • the color is a bit dull
  • camera disables Wi-Fi when battery runs low
  • AW120 s Wi-Fi capability is a little more limited
  • downside is a noticeable reduction in battery life
  • vignetting is visible in the wide-angle shot
  • Full HD movie recording and built-in LED macro lights
  • considerably downsized though and detail suffers as a result

Nikon Coolpix AW120 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Nikon Coolpix AW120 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture2.8
Focal length equiv24 - 120
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Contrast adjustmentyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range0.39 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsyes
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.2
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
Continuous drive6.9 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Food
  • Museum
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formats
  • LPCM
  • WAV
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Dimensions
Weight7.51 oz
Width4.33 in
Height2.6 in
Depth1.0 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Battery recharge time2.33 h
Battery level indicatoryes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
GPSyes
Electronic compassyes
Barometeryes
Altimeteryes
Calendaryes
DLNA certifiedno
Energy Star certifiedno
Tripod mounting supportedyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
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Image
ISO
  • 125
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
ISO minimum125
ISO maximum6400
Boosted ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effectsBlack&White
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyOLED
Screen dots921000
Touch screenno
Field of view98.0 %
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate240.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Camouflage
  • Orange
Type of protection
  • Waterproof
  • Freeze-resistant
  • Shock protection
Anti-dust systemyes
Waterproof up to18
Freezeproof up to14.0 °F
Environmentally sealedyes
Maximum operational depth18
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Storage
Internal storage329.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI connector typeMicro
USB connector typeMicro-USB B
USB version2.0
WirelessBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Bluetoothno
AV outputno

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3.7
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