With its exclusive wide-angle prime lens and DX-format CMOS sensor, the COOLPIX A offers the superior rendering of a DSLR and the small size and convenience of a compact digital camera. Operational controls are shaped and positioned to make using the camera fun and easy, and GUI menu and settings screens are inherited from Nikon SLR cameras. The utmost attention has been paid to details in camera design, including the aluminum and magnesium alloy body, leather-like grip, and metal accents and dials. The camera offers the ultimate in performance with a design that users will enjoy for years.