Nikon 1 AW1 14.2 MP HD Waterproof, Shockproof Digital Camera System with AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 1 NIKKOR Lens (Silver)
Nikon 1 AW1 14.2 MP HD Waterproof, Shockproof Digital Camera System with AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 1 NIKKOR Lens (Silver)
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- The world's first waterproof, shockproof, interchangeable lens camera.
- Features a 1-inch 14.2 megapixel CMOS image sensor for superior image quality even in low light situations
- High-speed continuous shooting at 15 fps with full autofocus and up to 60 fps fixed focus
- Full HD 1080p video with simultaneous image capture capability
- Compatible with all Nikon 1 lenses and two waterproof and shockproof lenses
Brand : Nikon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Mirrorless Cameras
Rating : 3.6
Review Count : 101
Nikon 1 AW1 14.2 MP HD Waterproof, Shockproof Digital Camera System with AW 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 1 NIKKOR Lens (Silver)
- I used to be a very happy Nikonos user. But film died and time passed and my Nikonos lives in a closet. I was excited about this new waterproof camera. I\'ve used several compact waterproof cameras from Olympus, Pentax and Nikon. They\'ve all been ok, but picture quality just wasn\'t there. The first disappointment was the 45 foot depth rating. Ok, so this will be a snorkeling camera only, or for shallow dives.Having read through many reviews, I was leary of the waterproofing. Having used the camera a bit now, I\'ll go through my impressions.Optics & Photos - very good. You will likely want to use the distortion compensation in-camera or as part of a raw workflow. Oh yes - raw!!! So much better for color compromised images such as underwater. This isn\'t a top end DSLR but it has solld photo performance. The primary lens is a good focal length for general underwater scenics. The zoom works well, although it isn\'t a particularly wide zoom range.Video - leaves the gopro in the dust except for framerate. Much better videos and much less distortion.Battery life - mediocre. If you use the display at higher intensity such as for tropical snorkeling, battery life is pretty miserable. I really miss the rangefinder on the Nikonos. Use minimum display settings and turn off what you don\'t need (add gps in during postprocessing if you want to geotag while snorkeling). Flash makes a big difference. With flash, I run out after about 40 pics and about 40 minutes of snorkeling. Without flash, I seem to get a bit better than 100 shots.Construction - good o-ring seal on the lens to body interface. The zoom feels good and hasn\'t leaked after 5 snorkel trips, but the non-replaceable o-ring for the zoom mechanism worries me. The sealing on the battery compartment and connector doors is similar to that used on the compact cameras I\'ve had, which have had mixed results. The door hinges easily attract sand, which gets into those compartments. The seal area for those is very, very sensitive, unlike more beefy o-rings. Unless you live in Arizona, it will take forever to dry all the water from around those doors and seals and some drops will always be there waiting to create condensation problems, or to lead in a bit of sand to break the seal. To make the camera more robust, Nikon really needs to come up with a better mechanism than those doors and seals. Having said that, 2 of my 3 compact cameras with similar seals have lasted several years. The one that didn\'t was used while boogie boarding. Oops - sand.....The flash is of mediocre value underwater - it\'s not really strong enough and despite the pop-up is still too close to the lens which creates reflections off any crud in the water. A separate underwater flash is available (Nikon SB-N10), but you\'ll need some adapters to make it work. I had good luck getting better color with a strong dive light. And then you can make adjustments easily if you shoot in raw and use Lightroom or similar.For care, I can just say rinse, rinse, rinse. Swish gently in fresh water. Drain, do it again, let it sit a while, swish some more. Dry thoroughly. It will take forever to get the water out of the small spaces in the battery compartment door and sand likes to hide in the hinge. Be prepared for it. Don\'t open the camera outside in the tropics or any hot humid area if you can avoid it. That will be instant fogging on immersion. Change your battery in the driest air you can find.Finally, if you really want a waterproof camera, consider other options, for example the WP-N3 waterproof housing that goes past recreational dive limits and relies on solid o-rings all over. It\'s bigger and heavier, but can go deeper. I will still use the AW1 for snorkeling, for size and convenience, but I won\'t take it diving.
- The short answer.... mixed feelings.The long answer....I currently have a D7000 and a Panasonic TS3, and this camera was aimed to replace the Panny. Ordered form Amazon and took it to a 5 day trip with water parks in the itinerary. Here are my impressions.The very bad: Battery sucks... big time. Not really sure why, but the battery does not last. Coming from a D7000 (and a D70 before that) I \"assumed\" Nikon batteries just last forever. This is not the case. I took about 100 pics/videos per day on average. By the end of the day the battery was depleted, in fact, by 6PM, starting shooting about 10AM. This is unacceptable. So I might have to get a second battery to make this work.The bad: You can get some moisture inside. After a full day in the ager park, we went to an amusement park. Right exactly when I needed to take good pics... fog. It lasted for an hour maybe. Removed the glass and let it vent a bit. Put it back together, and it was all good. The fact that fogged is a disappointment. This is also due to temp changes etc. But I have not experienced fogging before on the Panny. Nonetheless I think is ok, just not great. Must say though, during the watermark adventure, no issues at all. So it might have just been a coincidence.The ok: you will need a lot of flash to get great pictures. The sensor is not that great at low light.Now the good points:The new \"fancy\" shooting modes are great: you can get to take the picture that you want in a sequence with the Best moment capture. It takes a bit to get used to but is very intuitive. So no more closed eyes, etc.Image quality (when compared to the Panny) is better. Is not great, not a D7000, but is better. Ran a test at home and under identical conditions, the Nikon gave me better pics, not significantly better though. But enough to tell the difference. Performance in low light is much better than the Panny (still will require a lot of flash though). Now, beyond ISO 800 noise is something I didn\'t like very much, noise becomes objectionable beyond that. ISO 1600 is an stretch.My favorite function: high speed camera. You take a 3 second video at 400 fps and becomes a 40 second movie. This is awesome, although the size is relatively small but I can live with that.The action button (to select the functions tilting the camera) works very good and is also among the best features the camera has.All in all, if you are a pix peeper you won\'t like it. If you want to compare to a DSLR, you are also out of luck. Compared to the existing rugged waterproof cameras, I think this is the best camera around. Nice picturesPricey? Maybe, but the ability to change glass is well worth it plus the obvious rugged waterproof capabilities. I would recommend this camera, but you have to know the caveats.
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