Nikon announced the Nikon DL range of premium compact cameras at the beginning of 2016, but almost a year later, no DL camera had been released and the series was officially cancelled. The ‘Big N’ had initially aimed for a June 2016 release date, but the series hit a roadblock when the trio of camera’s integrated circuit for image processing required further development.
The DL series was put on ice, but while Nikon attempted to rectify the issue, the compact camera market was dying on its feet. Ultimately, it didn't make financial sense to fix the Nikon DL's teething problems while compact camera sales tumbled, so Nikon threw in the towel. But eight years later and the compact camera market has defied the odds and bounced back.
