The spec sheet on the Nikon Coolpix A looks like it has all the makings of today’s most popular compact cameras – there’s a large APS-C sensor, a bright f/2.8 lens, and manual controls all wrapped up into a pocketable camera. There’s just one problem: The Nikon Coolpix A launched in the wrong era.
Introduced in 2013, the Nikon Coolpix A was the imaging giant’s first digital compact camera with an APS-C sensor. But with the cancellation of the brand’s DL series before it even got off the ground and no successors, the Coolpix A became Nikon’s only APS-C compact camera.
