The back of the camera is still dominated by the 3”, 921,000-dot OLED display, which offers excellent viewing angles and a 5-step brightness adjustment. The camera's rear plate hasn't changed much from the AW120, and the few minor modifications that have taken place are mostly cosmetic in nature. Do note that using the GPS receiver has a knock-on effect on the battery life, though.
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Your current position and logged routes can be displayed on the built-in offline world map. The Nikon AW130 has a sophisticated suite of GPS options, from using it to set the camera's clock, displaying points of interest, creating a log of your routes even when you don't take any pictures, to even a built-in electronic compass. This records the exact latitude and longitude and stores it in the EXIF data of each image. On the top plate there is a large shutter release button with a cross-hatched texture to aid location, a round, recessed power button and a sign indicating that the camera features a built-in GPS module. On the front of the AW130 there's also a slimline flash unit, four small holes below the lens for the camera's stereo microphones, and the shared self-timer/AF-assist/movie light lamp. It features a lens-shift vibration reduction mechanism that enables you to take sharp hand-held shots at shutter speeds that would otherwise be critically slow for the chosen focal length.
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Aperture-wise it is fairly fast (for a fixed-mount compact camera lens, that is), its brightness being f/2.8 at the wide end and f/4.9 at full telephoto. In 35mm equivalency, it spans focal lengths ranging from 24mm to 120mm. The lens is a 5x zoom of the internally stacked variety, so it does not extend upon power-up or zooming. The Nikon Coolpix AW130's lens is located in the top-right corner when viewed front on, shielded by a clear lens cover that is open when the camera is turned off and on. While this grip seems more like an add-on than an integral part of the design, it does enable you to hold the camera firmly in your hand. Outwardly, the new Nikon Coolpix AW130 looks a lot like its predecessors – the AW100, the AW110 and the AW120 –, featuring the same rounded-yet-boxy design, with the most obvious novelty being a small, textured hand-grip on the front plate of the camera. The Coolpix AW130 is currently available for £219 / $299 in the UK and the US, respectively. The camera can even be remote-controlled over Wi-Fi, using a smartphone or tablet. Boasting a 3-inch, 921k-dot OLED display, the Nikon AW130 also offers an integrated GPS module and world map, as well as a Nikkor branded 24-120mm (eq.) f/2.8-4.9 lens.
Announced earlier this year, the Nikon Coolpix AW130 is a 16-megapixel waterproof (100ft / 30 m), shockproof (7ft / 2.1 m) and freezeproof (14F / -10C) camera with built-in NFC and Wi-Fi support.