Two Premium Compact Cameras, Head to Head

Two Premium Compact Cameras, Head to Head

With big sensors and high-quality lenses, these pocketable cameras can crank out pro results.

    



Nikon – COOLPIX A – “Advanced Performance collection” – Built-in DX Format CMOS sensor for the first time in the COOLPIX series

Nikon’s new high-end compact digital Camera “COOLPIX A” to be released in late March has a DX format D-SLR (digital single-lens reflex) CMOS sensor built-in for the first time in the COOLPIX series.
Nikon’s newly-developed NIKKOR lens with a focal length of 18.5mm and maximum aperture of f/2.8, and image processing engine “EXPEED2″ are also built-in.
With all the specs that are built into it, COOLPIX A has a relatively light and compact body (299g and 111.0 …

Nikon Coolpix A Digital Compact Camera

  Nikon Coolpix A Digital Compact CameraIt seemed to me as though it was not too long ago that Nikon introduced a bunch of new digital cameras for the masses, and the “season” has hit yet again, with the Nikon Coolpix A. The Coolpix A will sport an exclusively designed wide-angle 18.5mm, f/2.8 fixed focal length NIKKOR lens, and Nikon claims that it boasts of similar rendering capabilities that is comparable to those of a digital SLR camera, although this one will obviously be crammed in a compact body.

In fact, the Coolpix A is the first Coolpix compact digital camera of its kind to be equipped with a DX-format CMOS sensor. That alone should be reason enough to check out the Coolpix A if you are out hunting for a new shooter. After all, thanks to the extremely practical wide-angle lens which covers a wide range of shooting scenes, you should see more compliments come flowing in whenever you show people your shots.

The entire Coolpix A tips the scales at approximately 299 grams, and it also supports recording of 14-bit compressed NEF (RAW) images, in addition to the ability of being able to record Full HD movies without missing a beat. [Press Release]

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Nikon Coolpix A: This Is How You Cram a DSLR Sensor Into a Point-and-Shoot

Regular people love everything about big DSLRs except for the “big”. Here’s Nikon’s first crack at taking the sensor from DX format DSLRs and smushing it into a point-and-shoot. Meet the Nikon Coolpix A. More »