Nikon A
Premium Compact Camera
vs Nikon P7700
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX A

Best price $462
  • Weighs a little bit less than the P7700 10.6 oz vs 13.9 oz
  • Smaller body size 18 in³ vs 27 in³
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.2 MP vs 12.2 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 356 mm² vs 43 mm²
  • Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera March 2013 vs August 2012

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P7700

Best price
$267
  • 43% more battery life 330 shots vs 230 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $267 vs $462
  • Has longer exposure available 60 seconds vs 30 seconds
  • Longer optical zoom 7.1× vs 1.0×
  • Wider angle lens 6.0mm vs 18.5mm
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 4 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out A does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board A does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture A does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities A does not have 3D

What the Nikon A and Nikon P7700 have in common

  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon A and the Nikon P7700

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi

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