Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Coolpix A
Nikon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 16 megapixels
- Sensor size
- APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4928 x 3264
- ISO
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200 6400, (12800, 25600 with boost)
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 25600
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 28 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F2.8
- Optical zoom
- 1×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 10 cm (3.94″)
- Image stabilization
- No
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 30 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 4.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (Pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (via ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock)
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24fps), 1280 x 720p (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25, 24 fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (optional)
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 921,000
- Articulated LCD
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery description
- Nikon EN-EL20 Lithium-Ion battery
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 230
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 299 g (0.66 lb / 10.55 oz)
- Dimensions
- 111 x 64 x 40 mm (4.37 x 2.52 x 1.57″)
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Wireless
- Optional
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
Archive updated 2026-10-04. Archive coverage and dataset credits →