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Is the Nikon AW130 good for Landscape Photography?

Nikon Coolpix AW130
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Nikon AW130 Landscape Photography Score

POOR
Nikon AW130 has a score of 18 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Nikon AW130 Review
Nikon AW130 Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis
Built-in GPS

Landscape photographers frequently turn back to a point where they had shoot a specific shot in different weather and light conditions. Recording these locations via GPS will help you find the exact spot later easier.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Even though there are very good examples of landscapes photos taken with tele lenses, most of the landscape photos are taken with wide angle lenses.

Environmental Sealings

Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP

Nikon AW130's 16.0MP resolution is not ideal for landscape photography but you can still achieve large prints with good framing and technique.

No Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of a landscape shot is very important. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Lack of manual exposure mode in these conditions means lot of shadow and highlight clipping.

No Manual Focus Mode

Manual focus in landscape photography is very useful in order to have a sharp image and minimize the areas that are out of focus. Autofocus may not consistently give you the best results.

No RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

Nikon AW130's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensors.

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Nikon AW130 for Carrying Everywhere

Nikon AW130 Alternatives in Waterproof cameras for Landscape Photography

Olympus TG-5

Compare AW130 vs TG-5

12 MP | BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #287
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #4

Olympus Tough TG-5
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus TG-6

Compare AW130 vs TG-6

12 MP | BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-100 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #277
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #3

Olympus Tough TG-6
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 93
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh WG-6

Compare AW130 vs WG-6

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #551
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #77

Ricoh WG-6
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh G900

Compare AW130 vs G900

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #552
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #82

Ricoh G900
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh WG-50

Compare AW130 vs WG-50

16 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #609
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #98

Ricoh WG-50
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm XP130

Compare AW130 vs XP130

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #463
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #37

Fujifilm FinePix XP130
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh WG-70

Compare AW130 vs WG-70

16 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #632
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #112

Ricoh WG-70
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Ricoh WG-80

Compare AW130 vs WG-80

16 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #562
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #78

Ricoh WG-80
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon W300

Compare AW130 vs W300

16 MP | 1/2.3" Sensor
24-120 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #528
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #69

Nikon Coolpix W300
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm XP120

Compare AW130 vs XP120

16 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #506
Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #55

Fujifilm FinePix XP120
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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