Nikon 1 J1 Review
October 18, 2011
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Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
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•Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged bat-tery operating at an ambient temperature of 20°C (68°F). •Nikon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described in this manual at any time and without prior notice. Nikon will not be held liable for damages that may result from any mistakes that this manual may contain. *1 Around 13 frames at shooting speed of 10fps; around 12 frames if shooting speed is set at 30fps and 60fps. As determined by Nikon performance tests. *2 Sensor output is about 60 fps. |
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| Type of camera | Digital camera with interchangeable lenses |
| Lens mount | Nikon 1 mount |
| Effective angle of view | Approx. 2.7× lens focal length (Nikon CX format) |
| Effective pixels | 10.1 million |
| Image sensor | 13.2 mm × 8.8 mm CMOS sensor |
| Dust-reduction system | Dust shield glass |
| Image size (pixels) | Still images (still image and Smart Photo Selector modes, aspect ratio 3 : 2) • 3,872 × 2,592 • 2,896 × 1,944 • 1,936 × 1,296 Still images (movie mode, aspect ratio 16 : 9) • 3,840 × 2,160 (1080/60i) • 1,920 × 1,080 (1080/30p) • 1,280 × 720 (720/60p) Still images (Motion Snapshot mode, aspect ratio 16:9) • 3,840 x 2,160 |
| File format | • NEF (RAW): 12-bit, compressed • 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 |
| Picture Control system | Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Storage media | SD (Secure Digital), SDHC, and SDXC memory cards |
| File system | DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge |
| Shooting modes | still image (3 : 2), Smart Photo Selector (3 : 2), movie (HD 16 : 9, slow motion 8 : 3), Motion Snapshot (16 : 9) |
| Compatible lenses | 1 NIKKOR lenses for 1 mount |
| Shutter type | Electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speed | 1/16,000-30s in steps of 1/3EV; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3 remote control) |
| Flash sync speed | Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/60s or slower |
| Release mode | •Single frame, continuous, Electronic (Hi) •Self-timer, delayed remote, quick-response remote, interval timer shooting |
| Frame advance rate*1 | • 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 s or faster, and other settings at default values) |
| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s |
| Remote control modes | Delayed remote (2 s); quick-response remote |
| Exposure metering | TTL metering using image sensor |
| Metering method | • Matrix • Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame • Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on selected focus area |
| Mode | Programmed auto with flexible program; shutter priority auto; aperture-priority auto; manual; scene auto selector |
| Exposure compensation | –3–+3 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at metered value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO 100–3200 in steps of 1 EV. Can also be set to approx. 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) above ISO 3200; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100–3200, 100–800, 100–400) available |
| Active D-Lighting | On, off |
| Autofocus | Hybrid auto focus (phase detection/contrast detect AF); AF-assist illuminator |
| Lens servo | • Auto focus (AF): Single AF (AF-S); continuous AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); full-time AF (AF-F) • Manual focus (MF)" |
| AF-area mode | Single-point, auto-area, subject tracking |
| Focus area | • Single-point AF: 135 focus areas • Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single AF) or by pressing AE-L/ AF-L) button |
| Face-priority AF | On, off |
| Built-in Flash | Built-in flash? raised by sliding flash pop-up switch control |
| Guide number | Approx. 5/16 (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F) |
| Flash Control | i-TTL flash control using image sensor available |
| Flash mode | Fill flash, slow sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain sync, rear curtain with slow sync |
| Flash compensation | –3–+1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when built-in flash unit is fully charged. |
| White balance | Auto, incandescent, fluorescent, direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine tuning |
| Movie Metering | TTL metering using image sensor |
| Metering method | • Matrix • Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame • Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on selected focus area |
| Frame size (pixels)/ recording rate | HD movies • 1,920 × 1,080/60i (59.94 fields/s*2) • 1,920 × 1,080/30p (29.97 fps) • 1,280 × 720/60p (59.94 fps) Slow-motion movies • 640 × 240/400 fps (plays at 30p/29.97 fps) • 320 × 120/1,200 fps (plays at 30p/29.97 fps) Motion Snapshot • 1,920 X 1,080/60p (59.94fps) (plays at 24p/23.976fps) |
| Maximum recording time | 1080/60i (20 minutes??1080/30p (20 minutes??720/60p (29 minutes? |
| File format | MOV |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | AAC |
| Audio recording device | Built-in stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| Monitor | 7.5cm/3-in., approx. 460k-dot, TFT LCD with brightness adjustment |
| Playback function | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, slide show, histogram display, auto image rotation, and rating option |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| HDMI output | Type C mini-pin HDMI connector |
| 25 Supported languages | Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Battery | One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL20 battery |
| AC adapter | EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5C power connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | 1/4-in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W× H × D) | Approx. 106× 61×29.8mm/4.2× 2.4× 1.2in., excluding projections |
| Weight | Approx. 277 g/9.8oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 234 g/8.3 oz(camera body only) |
| Temperature | Temperature: 0–40 °C/+32–104 °F/humidity: less than 85% (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area) | EN-EL20 rechargeable Li-ion battery, MH-27 battery charger, UC-E6 USB cable, EG-CP14 audio/vldeo cable, AN-N1000 strap, BF-N1000 body cap, ViewNX 2/Short Movie Creator CD |
| Still images | Approximately 230 |
| Movies | Approximately 70 minutes of HD footage at 1080/60i |