Photo of a family in a colorful tent with the Nikon 1 AW1 on a strap around the dad's neck
Life doesn’t have a replay button. You need a camera that doesn’t make excuses. The Nikon 1 AW1 delivers high quality images anywhere with its tough, waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof construction. Don’t miss the perfect shot with the world’s fastest continuous shooting frame rate (approx. 15 fps with AF)*, and features like Slow View and Live Image Control. Shoot Full HD video and share your images wirelessly using the WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter. This is the only camera you’ll need for wherever life takes you.
Among digital cameras with interchangeable lenses available as of Sept. 9, 2013; based on Nikon research
Durability and performance for adventure
The world’s first rugged interchangeable lens camera is here
At last, stunning images from a camera you don’t need to baby. From kayaking to mountain climbing, keep the rugged Nikon 1 AW1 by your side. Waterproof to 49 feet without a bulky protective housing—carry it rafting, swimming or snorkeling. Freezeproof to 14°F and shockproof to 6.6 feet, it’s ideal for snow sports and biking. Geotag images with the built-in GPS to share on GoogleEarth™ or other GPS-based social networking sites.
Capture fleeting moments in detail
Lightning-fast focus and superior image quality in a rugged body
Never miss a memory again. Whether it’s a monster snowboard trick or your daughter’s first dance recital, trust important moments to the world’s fastest continuous shooting frame rate (approx. 15 fps with AF)* camera. Shooting at 60 FPS fixed focus or 15 FPS full autofocus; the Nikon 1 AW1 also features a 1-inch 14.2 megapixel CMOS image sensor for superior image quality even in low light conditions.
Among digital cameras with interchangeable lenses available as of Sept. 9, 2013; based on Nikon research
Perfectly timed shots and real-time creativity
Adventure won’t wait, capture important memories before they're gone
Life doesn’t have a replay button, but the Nikon 1 AW1 does. Have you ever missed a photo because you pressed the shutter a split-second too late? Never again! Slow View Mode allows you to slow a clip of action and then select a perfectly timed shot. Get creative with the easy-to-use Live Image Control by simply sliding the control bar to preview effects such as Background Softening or Motion Blur.
Don’t wait to share your excitement
Stay social with wireless sharing to your smartphone or Wi-Fi™ enabled devices
Share your adventures at the speed of life. The Nikon 1 AW1 isn’t just a rugged photo-taking companion; it’s ready to share your creations as well. Upload high-quality creative images and videos anytime, anywhere, to your smartphone, tablet or other Wi-Fi enabled device using the WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter (sold separately), then share to social media sites, email or text to friends and family.
Life’s exhilarating moments captured on video
Shoot dramatic Full HD Video from the middle of the action, not the sidelines
Shoot Full HD 1080p video where no interchangeable lens camera ever could before—underwater, in freezing temperatures, and in the middle of the action, so don’t hold back. The Nikon 1 AW1 is ready to multi task, shooting video while simultaneously capturing high-quality still images. Don’t worry about interrupting your video, just depress the shutter-release button at any time during HD Video recording.
Add creativity and detail with Creative Modes and Underwater Controls
Adventures take effort. Show off those rewarding moments using Selective color, Miniature Effect and Easy Panorama; that make creating artful images and sweeping landscapes easy. Underwater White Balance delivers rich beautiful colors in the ocean, lake or the family pool.
Focus on the shot, not your camera
Action doesn’t wait. Don’t lose time navigating menus, especially in extreme conditions. Simple Graphic User Interface menus and Action Control, make navigating menus easy using a tilt of a gloved hand. Even more exciting, an integrated altitude indicator, depth gauge and virtual horizon add exciting details to your images.
Extraordinary moments deserve extraordinary quality
Relive extraordinary moments in tack-sharp detail. The Nikon 1 AW1s 1-inch CX-format CMOS image sensor delivers images superior to cell phones and compact digital cameras, even in low light.
Compatible with all Nikon 1 lenses
Looking for variety? Two dedicated underwater lenses provide protection for your wet sports, but for everyday use, the full line of regular 1 NIKKOR lenses are compatible, giving you even more ways to express yourself through inspired images.
Technical Specifications
Effective Pixels
14.2 million
Sensor Size
13.2mm
x 8.8mm
Image Sensor Format
CX
Storage Media
SD
SDHC
SDXC
Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
15 frames per second
with AF; 30/60 fps with focus locked on first frame
ISO Sensitivity
160-
6400
Movie
HD: 1920 x 1080/60i
HD: 1920 x 1080/30p
HD: 1280 x 720/60p
HD: 1280 x 720/30p
Slow-motion: 640 x 240/400fps
Slow-motion: 320 x 120/1200fps
Motion Snapshot: 1920 x 1080/60p (plays at 24p)
Audio file format: ACC
Movie file format: MOV
Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
Monitor Type
TFT-LCD with brightness adjustment
Battery / Batteries
EN-EL20 Lithium-ion Battery
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
4.5 in.
(113.5 mm)
x 2.9 in.
(71.5 mm)
x 1.5 in.
(37 mm)
Excluding projections.
Approx. Weight
11.1 oz.
(313 g)
camera body only
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Type
Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses
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Lens Mount
Nikon 1/Nikon Waterproof 1 Mount
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Picture Angle
Approx. 2.7x lens focal length (Nikon CX format)
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Effective Pixels
14.2 million
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Sensor Size
13.2mm
x 8.8mm
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Image Sensor Format
CX
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Image Sensor Type
CMOS
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Total Pixels
15.13 million
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Dust-reduction system
Dust Shield
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Image Area (pixels)
Normal Panorama, horizontal pan (40:7 aspect ratio)
4,800 x 920
Normal Panorama - vertical pan (8:25 aspect ratio)
1,536 x 4,800
Wide Panorama - horizontal pan (80:7 aspect ratio)
9,600 x 920
Wide Panorama - vertical pan (4:25 aspect ratio)
1,536 x 9,600
Still Images (3:2 aspect ratio)
4,608 x 3,072
3,456 x 2,304
2,304 x 1,536
Still images (taken during movie recording; aspect ratio 3:2)
4,608 x 3,072 (1080/60i, 1080/30p)
1,280 x 856 (720/60p, 720/30p)
Motion Snapshot (16:9 aspect ratio)
4,608 x 2,592
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File Format
Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW)
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
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Storage Media
SD
SDHC
SDXC
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Card Slot
1 Secure Digital (SD)
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File System
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
PictBridge
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Lens Aperture
electronically controlled
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Shutter Type
Electronic Shutter
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Fastest Shutter Speed
1/16,000 sec.
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Slowest Shutter Speed
30 sec.
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Flash Sync Speed
Up to 1/60 sec.
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Bulb Shutter Setting
Yes
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Shutter Release Modes
Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous
Self-timer mode
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Frame Advance Rate
Approx. 5, 15, 30, or 60 fps
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Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
15 frames per second
with AF; 30/60 fps with focus locked on first frame
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Self-timer
2, 5, 10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
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Remote Control Modes
WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter
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Exposure Metering System
TTL metering using image sensor
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Metering Method
Matrix
Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area
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Exposure Modes
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Manual (M)
Scene Auto Selector
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Scene Modes
Portrait
Landscape
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Close-up
Auto
Underwater
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Shooting Modes
Advanced movie mode (includes slow motion)
Auto Photo mode
Best Moment Capture mode (includes Slow View and Smart Photo Selector)
Creative mode (including: P, S, A, M, Night Landscape, Underwater, Night Portrait, Backlighting, Soft, Easy Panorama, Miniature Effect, and Selective Color)
Motion Snapshot (16:9)
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Exposure Compensation
3 EV in increments of 1/3EV
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Exposure Lock
Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button
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ISO Sensitivity
160-
6400
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Active D-Lighting
On
Off
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Picture Control
Standard
Neutral
Vivid
Monochrome
Portrait
Landscape
Selected Picture Control can be modified
User-customizable Settings
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Autofocus System
Hybrid autofocus (phase detection/contrast-detect AF)
AF-assist illuminator
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AF-area mode
Single-point AF: 135 focus areas; the center 73 areas support phase-detection AF
Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas
Subject tracking
Face-priority AF
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Focus Lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single AF)
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Focus Modes
Auto (AF)
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Single-Servo AF (AF-S)
Continuous-Servo (AF-C)
Full-time Servo (AF-F)
Manual Focus (MF)
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Built-in Flash
Yes
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Guide Number
5/16 (m/ft ISO 100, 20C/68F) Approx.
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Flash Control
i-TTL flash control using image sensor available
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Flash Mode
Fill-flash
Fill-flash with slow sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with slow sync
Rear curtain sync
Rear curtain with slow sync
Off
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Flash Compensation
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
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Flash-ready indicator
Lights when built-in flash unit is fully charged
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White Balance
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
Preset Manual
Underwater
All except preset manual with fine tuning
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Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
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Movie Metering Method
Matrix
Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area
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Movie File Format
MOV
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Movie Video Compression
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
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Movie Audio recording format
AAC
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Movie Audio recording device
Built-in stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable
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Movie
HD: 1920 x 1080/60i
HD: 1920 x 1080/30p
HD: 1280 x 720/60p
HD: 1280 x 720/30p
Slow-motion: 640 x 240/400fps
Slow-motion: 320 x 120/1200fps
Motion Snapshot: 1920 x 1080/60p (plays at 24p)
Audio file format: ACC
Movie file format: MOV
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Monitor Size
3.0 in. diagonal
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Monitor Resolution
921,000 Dots
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Monitor Type
TFT-LCD with brightness adjustment
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Interface
USB: Hi-speed USB
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
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GPS
Yes (Built-in)
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Supported Languages
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Persian
Polish
Portuguese (European and Brazilian)
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Tamil
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
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Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
Yes
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World Time Setting
Yes
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Battery / Batteries
EN-EL20 Lithium-ion Battery
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Battery Life (shots per charge)
220 shots (CIPA)
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AC Adapter
EH-5b AC Adapter
Requires EP-5C Power Supply Connector
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Tripod Socket
1/4 in.
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Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
4.5 in.
(113.5 mm)
x 2.9 in.
(71.5 mm)
x 1.5 in.
(37 mm)
Excluding projections.
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Approx. Weight
11.1 oz.
(313 g)
camera body only
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Operating Environment
14 to 104F (-10 to 40C) on land; 32 to 104F (0 to 40C) in water
Less than 85% humidity (no condensation)
