There is no shortage of rugged cameras on the market, and while most of these can endure an adventure these often leave something to be desired when it comes to photos. Fortunately Nikon has realized that a point-and-shoot camera in a rugged body simply won’t do.
The company has introduced the Nikon 1 AW1, the world’s first waterproof and shockproof interchangeable lens camera. This is the latest addition to the camera maker’s popular Nikon 1 system that offers versatility with functionality. It is waterproof to 49 feet, shockproof to about six and a half feet and freezeproof to 14 degrees. In other words you might give up before the camera does!
It features built-in GPS, altimeter, depth gauge, compass, and underwater controls; while it won’t come up short when it comes to snapping pictures. The Nikon 1 AW1offers a 14.2 MP CX-format CMOS sensor and EXPEED 3A image processing engine and supports Full 1080p HD Video. Shooting Modes include Easy Panorama, Creative Mode, Advanced Movie Mode, Slow Motion Movies, Best Moment Capture Mode, Smart Photo Selector, Slow View. It features the Advanced Hybrid AF system (73-point array) as well as the world’s fastest continuous shooting frame rate (15 fps with AF), and even offers Action Control for menu and setting navigation with gloves.
This new camera is compatible with 1 NIKKOR AW lenses.