Nikon 1 V1

Nikon CX, 10 MP, 3"
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        Summary Nikon V1

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $495
        With 10-30mm lens
        $580
        all V1 prices
        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range
        #n/a of 5
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 25
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help Nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 921k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 10 MP
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 30fps
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 3,200 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Nikon 1 V1Nikon 1 V1

        Replacement

        Nikon has replaced the 1 V1 with the 1 V2.

        Nikon 1 V2
        Nikon 1 V2 announced October 2012
        Autofocus Faster autofocus
        True resolution Higher true resolution
        Built-in flash Built-in flash

        Compare the new Nikon 1 V2 vs the V1

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        Explore our gallery of 50 sample photos taken by the Nikon 1 V1.

        Videos

        Nikon V1 Hands-on Review

        Nikon V1 Hands-on Review
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        Nikon V1 hands-on preview

        Nikon V1 hands-on preview
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        • 1080p Full HD

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        Nikon 1: Nikon V1 and Nikon J1 - Which? first look review
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        • Autofocus

        Pros

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        The Nikon V1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
        1,200 fps
        Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
        60 fps
        Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
        Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $495.00
        Weight Light Help
        294 g
        Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
        Digital
        External mic jack External mic jack Help
        Record higher quality audio with a microphone
        Size Quite small Help
        Mid size (113×76×44 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        1.7"
        Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
        1/16000 of a second

        Cons

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        The Nikon V1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

        Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
        346 ISO
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        54.0
        Color depth Little color depth Help
        21.3 bits
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Supports 24p No 24p movies Help
        Missing that film look
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        10 MP
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Lens availability Very few lenses available Help
        20 lenses
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
        Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
        921k dots
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        11 EV
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Announced Old Help
        September 2011
        Longest exposure Short exposures Help
        30 seconds

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Bahaa Chouman Bahaa Chouman (8:38 AM, March 04, 2013)
        Dear Snapsort which one is the best from the side of megapixels and quality for rapidfire or burt mode becouse like for example fast sports like jetski or kart racing its important to have rapidefire or burstmode mode but it will loss its image quality!!! so which one is the best out there that can have Both at the same time a good megapixel quality and a fast burstmode or rapidfire please advice me becouse i am not smart like you in Camera stuff :)
         
        icejack (6:52 AM, January 20, 2012)
        The external flash SB-n5 is nice flash to start , but it may lack power, hope they release an adapted or wireless flash transmitter soon
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (7:16 PM, January 17, 2012)
        Thanks, we will add the few movie formats that we missed
         
        Felix Schmidt (7:12 PM, January 17, 2012)
        The only good is the 1080p at 60fps. I would be sooo excited to see that framerate in the 5D Mk III. Anyway the V1 has a pretty nice case.
         
        Felix Schmidt (7:09 PM, January 17, 2012)
        According to 
        http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/slrs/nikon_v1 these movie formats are supported:
        1920x1080 - 60fps
        1920x1080 - 30fps
        1280x720 - 60fps
        1027x720 - 60fps
        640x240 - 400fps
        320x120 -1200fps
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:51 PM, September 21, 2011)
        Ah, thanks for pointing that out mrak and Ken, you're right, the Nikon V1 does have a hotshoe for an external flash, while the J1 doesn't.  Here is a page from Nikon showing the possible accessories.  I'll get our specs updated, and also mention that it has an external mic jack.
         
        Avatar for PRATAP PRATAP (1:50 PM, September 21, 2011)
        I could not understand why Nikon people have released this prototype with prices not affordable to normal people and features not adequate for amateurs , forget about professionals. When mirrorless cameras are available with Sony, Panasonic and Olympus with loads of features who is that in this universe would compare this gizmo with them to buy? We cannot expect such things from Nikon atleast. 
         
        mrak (1:29 PM, September 21, 2011)
        It looks like there's a little sliding cover over the flash shoe to the left (from behind) of the viewfinder housing.
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:14 PM, September 21, 2011)
        Yes, the Nikon V1 uses an electronic shutter to achieve crazy fast 1/16,000s shutter speed.  It also captures 60fps stills at full resolution, its a machine gun :)  According to Nikon:

        Single-point AF: 135 focus areas
        Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas
        Subject tracking
        Face-priority AF
         
        Avatar for Khalifah Alfadhli Khalifah Alfadhli (1:12 PM, September 21, 2011)
        1/16000 of a second !60 fps !135 focus points !Are you shot about these numbers?
         
        Avatar for Youri Van Cutsem Youri Van Cutsem (0:17 PM, September 21, 2011)
        Wireless flash, maybe ? :)
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (11:09 AM, September 21, 2011)
        How does that work Ken - I didn't see where they would attach?
         
        Ken R (11:06 AM, September 21, 2011)
        There are external flash for V1