This precaution to prevent accidental opening while you’re in the water works pretty well and all the waterproof models I’ve tested, with the exception of the COOLPIX W100, have something like it. To open it you must press the button in the centre of the wheel before turning it. On the right side of the COOLPIX W300’s body there’s a full length door with a lock wheel mechanism similar to that on the FinePix XP120. The 4:3 230k dot screen on the COOLPIX W100 is the least detailed of all, and the difference is visible, but not enough to put you off the COOLPIX W100. The TG-5’s screen is also lower resolution at 460k dots, compared with 920k dots on the COOLPIX W300 and FinePix XP120, but in practice the slightly less detailed image doesn’t make a great deal of difference. The TG-5’s screen is a better compromise for 16:9 movies though – as with the COOLPIX W300, you still get black bars top and bottom, but they’re not as big. Like the FinePix XP120, The COOLPIX W300’s screen is 4:3 proportioned, so still images fill it, whereas on the TG-5’s 3:2 screen there are black bars down the sides. In those respects it’s much the same as screens on other models like the Olympus TOUGH TG-5, Fujifilm XP120 and Nikon’s own COOLPIX W100. Like all screens it’s difficult to see in bright sunlight and if you’re taking pictures just below the water you’ll also experience difficulty seeing anything due to reflections. The screen is bright and contrasty and has a wide angle of view both horizontally and vertically. To the left of the control panel is the W300’s fixed 3 inch 921k dot LCD screen. To the right of the thumb rest you’ll find – without even having to look for it – the movie record button and lower down on the right side of the rear panel the four-way controller, or multi-selector, as Nikon likes to call it, surrounded by four buttons for shooting mode selection, playback, manu and delete. You have to take care that you don’t inadvertently push up and zoom the lens accidentally. The zoom control on the W300 is on the rear panel, just above the thumb rest and is thumb-operated. The top panel is uncluttered, with just the large shutter release button and smaller on/off button. The grip is now a little more substantial and extends all the way from top to bottom on the right side of the front panel with a curved section at the top. Like most waterproof compacts, the enclosed lens is situated at the top left corner of the body. The COOLPIX W300’s design isn’t a radical departure frim the earlier AW130. I’ve also drawn comparisons in my review with The Olympus TOUGH TG-5 and the Fujifilm FinePix XP120, so whether you’re looking for a simple and inexpensive waterproof point-and-shoot or something more rugged and advanced to take on your adventures, you’ll discover the best waterproof rugged compact for you in my review. It’s a very basic point-and shoot, with auto exposure, a very simple menu system and a few scene modes. The W100 has a small, even by compact standards, 1/3.1 inch 13 Megapixel sensor and a 3x optical zoom. Like the COOLPIX W300 it has WiFi and Bluetooth, but that’s where the similarities end. The COOLPIX W100 is waterproof to a depth of 10m, and is also freezeproof (-10C), shockproof (1.8m) and dustproof. In my review I’ve tested the COOLPIX W300 alongside Nikon’s COOLPIX W100, a simpler, less expensive waterproof compact introduced in late 2016. That, and the upgrading of video to support 4K movies are the headline updates. As you’d expect, it also retains the earlier model’s built-in WiFi, but the NFC chip is dropped and replaced with Bluetooth paired with Nikon’s SnapBridge technology for background transfer of images to your phone as you shoot. It’s able to withstand a drop from 2.4 metres, making it slightly more rugged than its predecessor which you could drop from a height of 2 metres without damaging it.Īs well as retaining the older model’s 24-120mm equivalent f2.8-4.9 lens and the 16 Megapixel back illuminated CMOS sensor, the COOLPIX W300 also includes built-in GPS, a barometer which provides altitude and depth data and and electronic compass. Launched in May 2017, the W300 is an update to 2015’s COOLPIX AW130 like the earlier model, it’s waterproof to a depth of 30 metres, freezeproof to -10C, and dustproof. The Nikon COOLPIX W300 is a rugged waterproof compact with a 5x optical zoom and a 16 Megapixel sensor.
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