The Nikon Coolpix A is digital large-sensor
compact camera
A point-and-shoot camera, also known as a compact camera and sometimes abbreviated to P&S, is a still camera designed primarily for simple operation. Most use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic systems for setting the exposu ...
announced by
Nikon
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
Nikon's products include cameras, camera ...
on March 5, 2013. It is Nikon's first consumer-oriented camera with a
DX (APS-C) sensor, announced on March 5, 2013. It is the company's flagship
Coolpix
The Nikon Coolpix series are digital compact cameras in many variants produced by Nikon. It includes superzoom, bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without bloc ...
camera, but has Program/Shutter priority/Aperture priority/Manual (PSAM) modes and menu system which is much more similar to a
DSLR
A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor.
The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a ...
than its Coolpix predecessors.
Features
* 16MP DX sensor
* 3.0" 921K LCD monitor
* Wi-Fi ready (requires WU-1a wireless module)
* Made in Japan
* CMOS sensor
* 18.5mm lens, 28mm equiv. on 35mm format
*
1080p
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30/25/24P video recording
* JPEG and NEF (
raw) picture recording
* SD card storage with SDHC and SDXC support
See also
*
Nikon
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group.
Nikon's products include cameras, camera ...
*
Nikon Coolpix series
The Nikon Coolpix series are digital compact cameras in many variants produced by Nikon
(, ; ), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and Photography, imaging ...
References
*http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/compacts/nikon_cpa/specifications
External links
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