The premium end of the compact camera market seems to be one segment that is continuing to innovate and grow, among a general market that has seen some downturn.Now pretty firmly established as the go-to brand of choice for those looking for something ultra-premium, Fujifilm looks like it will soon have some serious competition in the shape of the 16 million pixel Nikon Coolpix A.Like the Fuji X100 and Fuji X100S, the Nikon Coolpix A features an APS-C sized sensor. In fact, it's the very same device as can be found in the Nikon D7000, the company's mid-level enthusiast DSLR. It also features the same Expeed 2 processing engine, which should mean that it produces images of a very similar quality to the DSLR.Interestingly, Nikon has removed the optical low pass filter from the sensor, which should make the camera capable of pushing the maximum resolution from its sensor for ultra-fine details. It does mean that there's an increased risk of moiré patterning, but Nikon believes that this shouldn't be too much of an issue for the intended users of the camera, who would prefer the higher detail results. The camera features a fixed length 18.5mm lens, which is equivalent to 28mm in 35mm terms. It also offers a maximum aperture of f/2.8. Sensitivity may be set between ISO 100 and 6400, while active D-Lighting, a feature of Nikon DSLRs, is also included. Arguably, it's not just the Fuji X100/ X100S that the Coolpix A takes on, but also the likes of the Canon G1 X, which doe
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