Nikons?s AW100 is a form over function camera that has Bear Grylls? enthusiastic attitude. It doesn?t rely on tacky chrome borders to accentuate its characteristics because it draws confidence from taking good photos in all kinds of gruelling conditions.
Exterior
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On the top the textured shoot button rests in a natural position and can easily be pressed when wearing gloves or under water. Besides it is the power button and on its right lays an industrial strength door that conceals the battery, the SD card, a microHDMI port and a charging port. Its heavy duty design inspires confidence in the Nikon's weatherproof abilities.
On the left side is a single elongated button that commands a feature called Action Control.
On the AW100's back is a large 3 inch screen that uses 460,000 pixels to make viewing snapped images and vids a pleasure.
To its right is a menu/delete combo, the conventional directional pad labelled with shortcuts, dedicated video record and still image buttons and zoom.
The layout is intuitive, familiar and functional, ticking all of the boxes for a camera that'll be used with half of the concentration, considering you might be moments away from a crushing wave or on a quick descent down a ski slope.
