Nikon - Coolpix AW130 16.0-Megapixel Waterproof Digital Camera - Orange

Purchased this camera before a beach vacation in Florida. The wife wanted a water resistant camera that was small enough to fit in her small purse. We did a little research and came up with this camera. I will say it work well. It is small enough to be carried in a purse or cargo pocket of shorts. It delivers on the waterproof and was fully underwater many times in the pool and ocean. No problems. The underwater pics were clear and without much distortion. Color of the pictures were very good for a point and click. I took very good low light pics at sunset. It does have several settings for pre-programmed scenes. We used it on auto detect setting most of the time. My only beef with the camera was some blurring on motion shots but most of these were taken on auto detect mode and not under sports setting. We also purchased a backup battery and additional memory card but only used the backup battery once. Battery life was better then I had expected. Overall worth the investment and would recommend if you are in need of a point and shot in a wet environment.

I bought this camera to replace an old point and shoot camera. I originally purchased a GoPro and while the GoPro does a superior job with action video, it is really not intended to be a general purpose camera. The Nikon AW130 is just that. I took it to Hawaii and took many great pics and videos, in, around, and under water. The camera is waterproof just as advertised (make sure to get a float strap). Takes great pics and the video is good as well. It did fall short of a GoPro's video quality when it was mounted to an ATV. There were a few wavy portions of video compared to a GoPro, but if you're not going to be using it in that kind of environment, the video is still very nice.

We bought this camera to take on a cruise. I wanted something waterproof and of course that takes great pictures. This camera does a nice job on both fronts. The menus on the camera are endless so you need to spend some time getting familiar with the camera before you begin using it. If you're looking for a simple point and shoot, this probably isn't it, but probably easier than your SLR (and waterproof to boot). I would purchase it again.

I bought this camera for a recent one week sailing and snorkelling trip. The camera worked very well in most conditions. There are some issues with the auto white balance especially when using the flash, but nothing too distracting as my purpose was not flash photography. Most of the daylight photos, videos and underwater imagery is pretty good. Took the camera to 10-12 feet depth without any issues. The only disappointing feature is that the battery is tiny (only 1050mAh theoretically). If you use the tele/wide feature, it consumes the tiny battery very rapidly. One recharge lasts only 2-3 hours (about 150 pictures and 10 min video). Also if you store the battery in the camera, it looses the charge at a fairly fast rate. So store the battery out of the camera, when not in use and if you do not have access to recharging. Carrying a spare battery is a must. We were lucky to have recharging ability in our sailboat, else the trip would have been sour. I had a spare battery (same as the original one) and had to recharge both batteries almost everyday. Another negative is that you have to use the camera to charge the battery through the micro-usb. If you do not have a spare battery charger (can be bought separately from a third party), then the camera is occupied to charge your battery. Nikon should have thought of a larger/better battery for the best use of this good little camera. That is why I give it 4 stars.

Survived our trip to Canada. Canoed 65 miles and 17 portages during our 7 day trek and I used it every day - 731 pictures. Above water and underwater pictures look great!

This is my second one. First one got a slight crack in it after couple years of use. This issue was addressed in my reviews of the latest version. Pictures are great. There are a lot of features and will require some studying, but point and shot works super easy

Took on Hawaii trip and used underwater 6X snorkeling. Easy to use, good zoom. Nikon wi-fi transfer software does not xfer video. Otherwise wi-fi xfer quick and easy. Good battery life.

Bought day before going to Hawaii. Wanted to take pics while snorkeling mainly. Worked well on auto setting. Took videos of dancers at a luau. Picks up audio also. Good overall pics. Need time to sit and devour the manual (on-line, not happy about that) but all in all a really easy camera to operate. More features that I may ever use. Well worth the money.