Sunday, April 7, 2013

Nikon Coolpix A APS-C Sensor 18.5 mm Fixed Lens Digital Camera

Nikon Coolpix A APS-C sensor fixed lens digital camera was announced recently and has the following features:
  • 16.2MP DX-Format CMOS Sensor
  • NIKKOR 18.5mm Lens (35mm Equiv: 28mm)
  • No Optical Low-Pass Filter
  • Fast f/2.8 Maximum Aperture
  • 3.0" 921k-Dot LCD Monitor
  • Full HD 1080p Video with Stereo Sound
  • Capture Photos in RAW Format
  • Manual Focus Ring Adjustment
  • Auto and Manual Exposure Bracketing
  • Wi-Fi via Optional WU-1a Adapter
Nikon Coolpix A Digital Camera

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Specifications

Type Compact Digital Camera
Effective Pixels 16.2 million
Image Sensor CMOS
Sensor Size DX Format
Total Pixels 16.93 million (approx.)
Lens 1x optical NIKKOR glass lens
Lens Focal Length 18.5mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 28 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Lens f/-number f/2.8
Lens Construction 7 elements in 5 groups
Lens Zoom 1x
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect TTL AF
Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection Center
Face priority
Subject tracking
Normal area
Wide area
Focus Range Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
Macro close-up mode: Approx. 4 in. (10 cm.) to infinity
Focus Lock Yes
Monitor Size 3.0 in. diagonal
Monitor Type TFT-LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment
Monitor Resolution 921,000-dots
Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode) 100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
Monitor Frame coverage (playback mode) 100% horizontal (Approx.)
100% vertical (Approx.)
Storage Media SD memory card
SDHC memory card
SDXC memory card
Storage File System DCF
EXIF 2.3
DPOF compliant
Storage File Formats Still pictures: JPEG, RAW (NEF; a proprietary Nikon format)
Movies: MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC stereo)
Movie Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps
Full HD: 1920x1080/ 25p
HD: 1280x720p / 30fps
HD: 1280x720p / 24fps
Image Size (pixels) 4928 x 3264
ISO Sensitivity ISO 100-3200
Can be expanded to 6400
Hi 0.3 (ISO 8,000 equivalent)
Hi 0.7 (ISO 10,000 equivalent)
Hi 1 (ISO 12,800 equivalent)
Hi 2 (ISO 25,600 equivalent)
Lowest ISO Sensitivity 100
Highest ISO Sensitivity 25,600
Exposure Metering Matrix
Center-weighted
Spot
Exposure Control Programmed auto exposure with flexible program
aperture-priority auto
shutter priority auto
Exposure Modes Programmed Auto
Scene Modes Autumn colors
Beach/Snow
Blossom
Candlelight
Children
Close Up
Dusk/Dawn
Landscape
Night Landscape
Night Portrait
Party/Indoor
Pet Portrait
Portrait
Silhouette
Sports
Sunset
High Key
Low Key
In-Camera Image Editing Color Balance
Color Outline
Color Sketch
D-Lighting
Edit Movie
Filter Effects
Fisheye
Image Overlay
Miniature effect
Monochrome
NEF (Raw) Processing
Perspective Control
Red-eye reduction
Quick retouch
Resize
Selective Color
Straighten
Trim
Exposure Compensation +/-5 EV in steps of 1/3 EV
White Balance Auto
Cloudy
Daylight
Flash
Fluorescent
Incandescent
Preset Manual
Shutter Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
Shutter Speed 1/2000 30 s; bulb and time available in mode M (time requires optional ML-L3 remote control)
Continuous Shooting at Full Res Approx. 4 frames per second
Continuous Shooting Options Best Shot Selector
Continuous
Multi-shot 16
Single
Aperture Electronically-controlled 7-blade iris diaphragm
Aperture Range 19 steps of 1/3 EV
Self-timer Can be selected from 20, 10, 5 and 2 second durations
Accessory Shoe ISO 518 hot-shoe contact with sync and data contacts and safety lock
Built-in flash Range [W]: 0.5 to 11.5m (1ft. 8 in. to 37ft.)
Built-in Flash Control TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
Manual flash control available
Guide Number approx. 6/21, or 6/22 when fired in manual mode at full power (ISO 100, m/ft, 23 °C/73.4 °F)
Built-in Flash Yes
Interface Hi-speed USB
Interface Data transfer protocol MTP
PTP
Video Output NTSC
PAL
HDMI Output Can be selected from:
Auto
480p
720p
1080i
I/O Terminal Audio/video (A/V) output; Digital I/O (USB)
Supported Languages Arabic
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portugese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Battery Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL20
Battery Life (shots per charge) Approx. 230 shots
Tripod Socket 1/4"
Operating Environment Temperature: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)
Dimensions (HxWxD) 2.6 x 4.4 x 1.6" (64.3 x 111 x 40.3mm)
Weight 10.6 oz (299g)