Nikon 1 V1

usability, portability, performance, price, lens

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

portability, performance, usability, image quality, flash

97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, lens, performance, design

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

We really have difficulty recommending the V1 as tested simply because it’s wildly expensive, and the results don’t measure up to the competition. Think about this for a moment: you can buy a 24-MP Sony NEX-7 for $1,500, with an 18-55mm lens and a...

Dedicated electronic viewfinder. Hot shoe for flash. Two lenses are included in the box

No pop-up flash. Small proprietary CX sensor. Horrid manual focus

Eye-level electronic viewfinder. Fast, accurate autofocus. Silent operation. Expansion port. Excellent high ISO performance.

Expensive. No built-in flash. Very limited lens selection. Few physical controls.

When the 1 system was announced last fall, Nikon showed off quite a few prototype lenses and promised to deliver them to help round out the system's capabilities. As of this writing, no new lenses have been announced, leaving you with only four lenses...

Good image quality (comparable to 12MP Micro Four Thirds sensor output) Very good, print-ready JPEGs - nice color reproduction, and a good balance of NR/detail Fast and accurate phase-detection tracking AF as part of adaptive 'Hybrid' AF system...

Conservative Auto ISO behavior can result in dangerously slow shutter speeds indoors (especially frustrating for social photography and continuous-advance shots of indoor sports) No 'live' simulation of exposure compensation, nor on-screen histogram...

Note: In August 2012, Nikon released

"If you want to shoot anything that moves fast, get a DSLR." Such was the advice once given to beginners inquiring what camera to buy for shooting their pet at play or their kids at sports. And it was good advice. Digital compact cameras have never...

Good image quality; Good quality lens; Full HD videos; Lightning fast AF; Fun to use

Mode dial turns easily; Missing "modern" features like panorama, HDR; Somewhat heavy; Sluggish shot-to-shot cycle times; Proprietary external flash

Pro:Con: Pleasing image qualityPhase-detect autofocus integrated into the sensorA reasonable lineup of lenses at launchGood quality kit lens, with vibration reductionOptional flash powered by the camera GPS accessory with A-GPS support Zoom lever well...

Solid build, excellent EVF, Motion Snapshot mode is gimmicky but a nice feature, Smart Photo Selector is great for fast moving scenes, Continuous shooting at 60fps provides exceptional speed for novice users, both mechanical and (silent) electronic...

No manual focus ring on lens and digitally manually zooming is cumbersome, rear LCD doesn't accurately represent exposure compensation in Live View, some basic options are hidden in sub-menus and no special 'art filter' effects

On the left we have the USB and AV out port, the mini-HDMI port and the external mic input jack. On the bottom we have the battery and SD card slots.

Very compact CSC system with interchangeable lenses ; Stylish body ; Extremely fast (focusing, burst mode, video modes, etc.) ; Very good resolution results ; Good noise results for a compact camera

Handling (like manual focusing) is limited by the very compact size and need for additional accessories (flash system)

The noise results are very good for a compact camera and on an average level for CSC or SLR systems. In lower ISO speed settings (100 to 400) the camera is nearly noise free with very smooth images, despite the small image sensor (CX format). Color...

Solid color accuracy when white balance is accurate; Dynamic range is quite good in bright light

Auto white balance has real trouble under artificial lighting; High ISO performance is limited compared to APS-C competition