Nikon 1 V1

Nikon 1 V1
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
September, 2011

Summary Nikon V1

Prices Price
Body only $596 With 10-30mm lens $407
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #2 of 13 Among similar cameras #19 of 47
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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 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 3,200 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Replacement

Nikon has replaced the 1 V1 with the 1 V2.

Nikon 1 V2
Nikon 1 V2 announced October, 2012
True resolution Higher true resolution
Low light performance Slightly lower noise at high ISO
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity

Compare the new Nikon 1 V2 vs the V1

Videos

Nikon V1 Hands-on Review

Nikon V1 hands-on preview

Nikon 1: Nikon V1 and Nikon J1...
Nikon V1 Hands-on Review
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 Nikon V1 hands-on preview
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 Nikon 1: Nikon V1 and Nikon J1 - Which? first look review
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Pros

The Nikon V1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
921k dots
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
60 fps
Autofocus Phase detection video autofocus Help
fast and accurate
Movie continuous focus Movie continuous focus Help
Makes it easy to get in-focus movies
Autofocus Phase detection autofocus Help
fast and accurate
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/16000 of a second
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Digital
Focus points Many focus points Help
135
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
97 ms shutter lag
External mic jack External mic jack Help
Record higher quality audio with a microphone
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting

Cons

The Nikon V1 vs other recent mirrorless cameras

Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
54.0
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11 EV
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor size Small sensor Help
Nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
346 ISO
Color depth Less color depth Help
21.3 bits
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
Lens availability Slightly fewer lenses available Help
4 lenses
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
September, 2011

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Discussion What do you think about the Nikon 1 V1?

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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