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Review Summary
2011-11-22T19:00:00
I bought this camera in thinking that I would use this as backup for my D7000, but this camera is more geared towards a point & shoot method of photography and does not meet my requirements for using it as a backup. Good points about the camera are that the camera is light, picture quality and low light performance is good for the size of the sensor which means better than a compact but it is not near the performance of a APS sized sensor IMHO. Build quality is excellent, handling is good but you do have to go into the menu a lot if you change exposure modes, metering methods, or AF area modes, if you leave everything on auto this camera will work well for you. AF performance is fast but it still lacks performance for moving objects such as birds in flight, auto racing, etc., over time as I get used to operating the AF area mode in the tracking mode I may change my mind on this. The bad things (improvement items) about the camera IMO. The feature set is lacking given the price you are paying for the camera. There is no programmable function button, there is an "F" button but you cannot change its function. This causes you to have go into the menu to change your exposure, metering, and AF area modes which can lead to missed shots. There is no auto exposure bracketing; I tend to shoot a lot of high contrast pictures so HDR is important to me. Without auto exposure bracketing it makes it a lot harder to do HDR. If do not use HDR this feature will not be missed as much. The picture preview cannot be turned off; this gets downright annoying when trying to take action shots. As soon as you release the shutter button the last picture pops up on the LCD or the EVF for a few seconds. I can understand that this could be useful, but give us the ability to turn the preview off. The camera does not come with a standard hotshoe for flash. This means you have to buy the Nikon dedicated flash for the 1 series which eats up your camera battery and costs about $150 extra. It sure would have been nice to put an SB400 on this camera, but in keeping with the small size of the camera I guess Nikon wanted to keep the flash small, so no speedlights with batteries. It would be nice in the future for Nikon to offer an adapter to fit the accessory shoe on the camera to fit a standard Nikon speedlight. The camera will only display a luminous histogram, or I cannot figure out how to display the RGB channels. I guess we have returned to the days of the D70 only it is worse. At least the D70 had a yellow outline so that it is crystal clear when highlights or shadows were blown out. The V1 is white outline with a white graph which makes it difficult at times to see if highlights or shadows are blown out. Again for the price of the camera Nikon should have given us RGB histograms. The "best shot" and "still motion" shooting modes are a total waste IMHO. You may find a use for them, but I would rather have the above features added rather than this fluff. I was going to return the camera but my wife seems to like it a lot so it solved my problem on what to get her for X-Mas. This camera is not for me but it might be what you are looking for. If the price were about $300 dollars cheaper for the kit I may have thought it was a better value. If I need a point and shoot, there a cameras out there with a better feature set for a lot less money. It may not have interchangeable lenses, but I sure will have a lot more money in the bank. I sure hope that Nikon issues a firmware update sometime in the future to add some of the features that are missing but I not going to hold my breath, Nikon rarely will offer updates to increase the feature set only. Hopefully Nikon will get better at this type of camera and just maybe it will find a place in my bag.
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Nikon 1 mount
Approx. 2.7x lens focal length (Nikon CX format)
10.1 million
13.2mm x 8.8mm
CX
CMOS
12 million
Image sensor cleaning
Still Images (3:2 aspect ratio)
3,872 x 2,592
2,896 x 1,944
1,936 x 1,296
Smart Photo Selector (3:2 aspect ratio)
3,872 x 2,592
2,896 x 1,944
1,936 x 1,296
Movie Mode (16:9 aspect ratio)
3,840 x 2,160 (1080/60i)
1,920 x 1,080 (1080/30p)
1,280 x 720 (720/60p)
Motion Snapshot (16:9 aspect ratio)
3,840 x 2,160
Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW)
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
Standard
Neutral
Vivid
Monochrome
Portrait
Landscape
Selected Picture Control can be modified
User-customizable Settings
SD
SDHC
SDXC
1 Secure Digital (SD)
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
PictBridge
Color LCD viewfinder, 0.47 inches(1.2cm) TFT LCD approx 1.44m dot with diopter adjustment function
100% Approx.
-3 to +1 m-1
Electronically controlled
Camera switches to viewfinder display when it detects that viewfinder is in use
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane mechanical shutter; electronic shutter
Electronic Shutter: 1/16,000 sec. in steps of 1/3EV
Mechanical Shutter: 1/4,000 sec. in steps of 1/3EV
30 sec. in steps of 1/3EV with either Electronic or Mechanical Shutter
Electronic shutter: 1/60 sec.
Mechanical shutter: 1/250 sec.
Yes
Single-frame [S] mode
Continuous
Mechanical
Electronic
Electronic [Hi]
Self-timer mode
Delayed remote
Quick Response Remote
Interval Timer Shooting
Electronic [Hi]: Approx. 10, 30 or 60 fps
Other modes: Up to 5 fps (single AF or manual focus, S Shutter- priority auto or M Manual exposure mode, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster and other settings at default values)
5 frames per second 10, 30 or 60 fps using Electronic (Hi) shutter (at full resolution)
2, 5, 10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
Delayed remote (2 sec)
Quick-response remote
TTL metering using image sensor
Matrix
Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P)
Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
Aperture-Priority Auto (A)
Aperture-Priority (A)
Manual (M)
Scene Auto Selector
Portrait
Landscape
Night Portrait
Close-up
Auto
Still Image (3:2)
Smart Photo Selector (3:2)
Movie (HD 16:9)
Movie Slow Motion (8:3)
Motion Snapshot (16:9)
+/-3 EV in increments of 1/3EV
Luminosity locked at metered value with AE-L/AF-L button
100-3200
6400
On
Off
Hybrid autofocus (phase detection/contrast-detect AF)
AF-assist illuminator
Single-point AF: 135 focus areas
Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas
Subject tracking
Face-priority AF
Focus is locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button or lightly pressing shutter release button in (S) AF
Auto (AF)
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A)
Single-servo AF (AF-S)
Continuous-servo (AF-C)
Full-time Servo (AF-F)
Manual Focus (MF)
i-TTL flash control using image sensor available with optional SB-N5 flash unit
Fill-flash
Slow sync
Red-eye reduction
Slow sync with red-eye reduction
Rear curtain with sync
Rear curtain with slow sync
-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged
Yes
i-TTL flash control using image sensor available with optional SB-N5 flash unit
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Direct Sunlight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
Preset Manual
All except preset manual with fine tuning
TTL metering using image sensor
Matrix
Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area
MOV
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
AAC
Built-in stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable
Optional external ME-1 stereo microphone
HD: 1920 X 1080/60i
HD: 1920 X 1080/30p
HD: 1280 x 720/60p
Slow-motion: 640x240/400fps
Slow-motion: 320x120/1200fps
Motion Snapshot: 1920x1080/60p (plays at 24p)
Audio file format: ACC
Movie file format: MOV
3.0 in. diagonal
921,000 Dots
TFT-LCD with brightness adjustment
USB: Hi-speed USB
HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector
Accessory hot shoe used for designated accessories
Video output: NTSC/PAL
Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter)
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Danish
Dutch
English
Spanish
Finnish
French
Italian
German
Indonesian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Czech
Norwegian
Thai
Turkish
Yes (Date, Time and Daylight Savings)
Yes
EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery
350 shots (CIPA)
EH-5b AC Adapter
Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector
1/4 in. (ISO1222)
32 to 104deg.F (0 to 40deg.C)
Less than 85% humidity (no condensation)
4.4 x 3.0 x 1.7" (11.18 x 7.62 x 4.32 cm)
Kit Lens: 2.3 x 7.1" (5.84 x 18.03 cm)
10.4 oz / 295 g (Body only)
Kit Lens: 4.1 oz (116 g)
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The Nikon 1 V1 Mirrorless Digital Camera, outfitted with a 10-30mm lens. Well aware that many shooters want versatility without the bulk and weight of a DSLR, the famed imaging company has thrown its hat into the ring with this lightweight, interchangeable lens digital camera. This bundle gives the user both the V1 body and a 10-30mm lens to get started. From day one, 10.1Mp photos can be shot and 1080/60i HD video can be captured.
At its heart the V1 has a 13.2 x 8.8 CMOS sensor which uses Nikon's CX image sensor format. Helping to capture stunningly detailed and vibrant footage would be the EXPEED 3 with dual image processors. Aside from quickly transferring information to the SD/SDHC or SDXC card being recorded to, EXPEED 3 enables phase detection autofocus.
The 10-30mm lens, along with the other compatible 1 NIKKOR lenses mount to the camera's Nikon 1 mount. No matter what the desired focal length, the V1 captures stills in JPEG and RAW and video in the MOV format, with H.264/MPEG-4 compression. Choices for enhancing both capture modes include adding the optional external ME-1 stereo microphone and using the optional SB-N5 Speedlight in the i-TTL hot shoe.
Integrated tools include a 3.0" LCD display and a 100% view electronic viewfinder, with diopter adjustments. Command and features buttons also work to ensure user-friendliness. Internally, the impressive Advanced hybrid AF delivers 10 frames-per-second capture in autofocus mode and 60fps in manual mode, ensuring a clear shot of moving targets. Whether it's ponies galloping in the surf or an active toddler, Nikon has gone to great lengths to ensure the moment will be captured with clarity. Making this possible is a combination of contrast and focal plane phase detect autofocus, with an incredible 73 point AF array.
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