Nikon 1 J1

Nikon 1 J1
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
September, 2011

Summary Nikon J1

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 10-30mm lens $547
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #4 of 11 Among similar cameras #10 of 30
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help 1" 13.2x8.8mm Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Megapixels Help 10 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 30fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 3,200 ISO
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Pros

The Nikon J1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
1,200 fps
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
60 fps
Focus points Many focus points Help
135
Autofocus Phase detection autofocus Help
fast and accurate
Thickness Thin Help
1.2"
Weight Light Help
277 g
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$546.95
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 30fps
Autofocus Phase detection video autofocus Help
fast and accurate
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
94 ms shutter lag
Size Quite small Help
Compact 106x61x29 mm
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/16000 of a second
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users

Cons

The Nikon J1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
460k dots
Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
Missing that film look
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
4 lenses
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
230 shots
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
372 ISO
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
None
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Sensor size Small sensor Help
1" 13.2x8.8mm
External mic jack Lacks an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
External flash No external flash Help
Less expandable
Longest exposure Short exposures Help
30 seconds

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Ancientorderoflonghairs (7:41 PM, February 10, 2012)
Anybody ever heard of basic consumer user friendliness?  I lost the lens cap the first day.  Someone at Nikon deserves a bird brain design award for forgetting to add a dime's worth of string.  In addition, the brick and mortar store I bought mine in, Micro Center Cambridge, not only didn't have a replacement but wouldn't order it for me.  Next time I'll buy on-line to start and save myself the sales tax and my consumer loyalty to brick and mortar
 
Avatar for Mike Svitek Mike Svitek (1:48 AM, November 23, 2011)
The picture quality is terrible compared to other mirror-less, DSLR, or even higher quality point and shoots. The image stabilization system has a lot to be desired, and the pixels may be bigger than my Cannon A1000 IS, but the actual quality of the image is still somehow lower. Also, taking pictures while shooting a movie is awful... focus is always slightly closer than the object.

P.S.  The examples on the Nikon website are 99.999% FAKE. I've tried every single combination of settings and could not achieve the desired effects. If you own a J1, please attempt to replicate the quality of the images.
 
Yazan (10:22 PM, September 24, 2011)
As camera, we would like to see its photo quality and performance more than video. Most site focus on showing the video shooting capabilities of camera which their primary purpose is shooting photo, that what I don't understand why!
 
Avatar for Sebastian Oliva Sebastian Oliva (9:56 PM, September 21, 2011)
we all love to dream, but reality would not allow that...
 
Avatar for jandetlefsen jandetlefsen (11:48 AM, September 21, 2011)
DSLR sized sensor, standard nikon lens mount and 200 bucks less and this would be the camero of the year. but it isn't.