Nikon Coolpix AW100

The Nikon Coolpix AW100 is a waterproof camera launched on 08/24/2011.

Technically speaking, the Nikon Coolpix AW100 ranks well below the category average, scoring 27 overall. The Nikon Coolpix AW100 weights 178 gr and spans 110 x 65 x 23 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Nikon Coolpix AW100 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 8%.
• Comfort - Score 93, ranks in the category best 3%.

On the contrary, the performance of Nikon Coolpix AW100 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 14, ranks among the worst 6% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 25, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 10, ranks 5% in its category. Nikon Coolpix AW100 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 3% in its category. Nikon Coolpix AW100 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 17, ranks 3% in its category. Nikon Coolpix AW100 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 50% of its category. Nikon Coolpix AW100 works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 80% of its category. Nikon Coolpix AW100 works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.