THE SMALLEST, LIGHTEST SUPERCOMPACT
Price £1000 | nikon.com
TECH SPECS
Sensor 16.2MP, APS-C CMOS
Display 3in TFT, 921k dots
Lens 18.5mm (28mm equivalent), f2.8
ISO 100-6400 (extendable to 25,600)
Video 1080p@30fps
Built-in flash Yes
Storage SD/SDHC/SDXC
Being greedy gadgeteers, we all want pro-looking pictures without lugging around a DSLR – hence the sudden boom in compacts with big sensors. After the Fuji X10S and the Sony RX100 here’s the Coolpix A: the first Nikon compact with a DX sensor.
With the same 16.2MP DX sensor as that in the excellent D7000 DSLR, the Coolpix A should be be an excellent low-light performer. Backing it up is an Expeed 2 image processor that can shoot four fullres images in a second, and also produce pro-friendly RAW files.
While the Coolpix A does not, at first glance, look like a grand’s worth of camera, it does have a considerably higher build quality than its more affordable forebears. A magnesium alloy body and metal dials should make it hardwearing and tactile, while a leatherette grip provides stability.
Adding to the low-light abilities bestowed by that large sensor is an impressive ISO range. It goes up to ISO 6400 as standard, and can be extended to a whopping ISO 25,600. Your image is likely to be noisier than a duck in a wind turbine at that level, though.
To reaffirm that the A is pointed at serious photographers, it doesn’t have a zoom. Instead, it has an f2.8 prime lens with a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 28mm , which is wide, but versatile – great for getting spur-of-the-moment snaps and people shots without the need to back away to fit it all in.
This is a snapper aimed at DSLR users, so it has a focus ring around the lens to override the autofocus and allow you to get creative. The Mode wheel will feel reassuringly familiar to DSLR shooters , too, with aperture and shutter priority modes as well as full manual. The menus don’t skimp on settings, either.
Source : Stuff
Price £1000 | nikon.com
TECH SPECS
Sensor 16.2MP, APS-C CMOS
Display 3in TFT, 921k dots
Lens 18.5mm (28mm equivalent), f2.8
ISO 100-6400 (extendable to 25,600)
Video 1080p@30fps
Built-in flash Yes
Storage SD/SDHC/SDXC
Being greedy gadgeteers, we all want pro-looking pictures without lugging around a DSLR – hence the sudden boom in compacts with big sensors. After the Fuji X10S and the Sony RX100 here’s the Coolpix A: the first Nikon compact with a DX sensor.
With the same 16.2MP DX sensor as that in the excellent D7000 DSLR, the Coolpix A should be be an excellent low-light performer. Backing it up is an Expeed 2 image processor that can shoot four fullres images in a second, and also produce pro-friendly RAW files.
While the Coolpix A does not, at first glance, look like a grand’s worth of camera, it does have a considerably higher build quality than its more affordable forebears. A magnesium alloy body and metal dials should make it hardwearing and tactile, while a leatherette grip provides stability.
Adding to the low-light abilities bestowed by that large sensor is an impressive ISO range. It goes up to ISO 6400 as standard, and can be extended to a whopping ISO 25,600. Your image is likely to be noisier than a duck in a wind turbine at that level, though.
To reaffirm that the A is pointed at serious photographers, it doesn’t have a zoom. Instead, it has an f2.8 prime lens with a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 28mm , which is wide, but versatile – great for getting spur-of-the-moment snaps and people shots without the need to back away to fit it all in.
This is a snapper aimed at DSLR users, so it has a focus ring around the lens to override the autofocus and allow you to get creative. The Mode wheel will feel reassuringly familiar to DSLR shooters , too, with aperture and shutter priority modes as well as full manual. The menus don’t skimp on settings, either.
Source : Stuff
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