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hey there I'm Josh Goldman senior editor with cnet and this is a look at nikons high-end rugged compact the coolpix aw100 it's rated to be waterproof down to 33 feet shockproof 25 feet and freezeproof to 14 degrees Fahrenheit to go along with that it also has an electronic compass built in as well as GPS receiver so you can geotag your photos and track down points of interest the camera also has something like outcalls active control which allows you to instead of using its buttons it allows you to shake the camera and tap the body in order to change various settings that's good because it's buttons are a bit too close together and they're small and they feel a bit spongy likely because of the waterproofing beneath them and speaking of waterproofing the battery card slot and ports are all under this single door which is nice but the lock could be a little bit better a little bit more secure what could also be a bit better is the lens it has a small maximum aperture of f 39 which means if you're shooting in less than full Sun you're probably going to be using high iso's or slow shutter speeds in order to get a good shot so while it's photos are pretty good when you have plenty of light shooting indoors without a flash or deep underwater probably won't get you great shots otherwise it's a good rugged compact especially in light of its price which is now down below 300 dollars I'm Josh Goldman and that's a look at the nikon coolpix aw100