Small size, Build quality, Impressive image quality at most settings
Poor battery life, Manual controls buried, Some missing features
Nikon's innovative CSC debut takes the growing convergence between still and video capture to the next level. The J1's minimalist design may not be to everyone's taste but its size and simplicity, along with its blistering speed, should chime with its ...
The Nikon 1 J1 offers most of the key features of its more expensive and bigger, the V1 model, in a smaller, lighter and cheaper package that is even more clearly targeted at people upgrading from a compact. It also shares the same idiosyncracies, how...
Cet appareil photo hybride est la première incursion de Nikon sur le terrain des hybrides. Le constructeur a d’ailleurs choisi un chemin original. Plutôt que d’aller piocher dans le catalogue des 4/3 ou des APS-C reflex, c’est un nouveau capteur plus c...
Abstract: Nikon 1 — одни из самых долгожданных новинок в фотографическом мире, реакция Nikon на успех беззеркальных камер со сменными объективами от конкурентов. До недавнего времени только Nikon и Canon из крупнейших игроков в фотосфере оставались не задействованн...
The Nikon 1 J1 is a good camera in a lot of ways. Great image and video quality and some solid optics make it easy to give it a favorable review, but it's not a must-have for enthusiasts and Nikon fans.
Abstract: The Nikon 1 J1 (priced from $649) is the entry-level model in Nikon's brand new line of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. The 1-System cameras feature a new 10 Megapixel CX-format sensor, which is smaller than Micro Four Thirds and APS-C, but l...
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Published: 2011-10-04, Author: Jeremy , review by: camcorderinfo.com
Other than its bad showing in our low light sensitivity test, the Nikon J1 showed us an impressive video performance for a compact interchangeable lens camera. Best of all, the J1 is loaded with manual controls in video mode, and those controls ca...
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Published: 2011-10-04, Author: Jeremy , review by: reviewed.com
The lack of a manual focus ring on the J1 is also something that irked us, and we're sure it won't sit well with old school videographers. In fact, a manual lens ring is often one of the strongest benefits of using an interchangeable lens camera to record...
Abstract: So, Nikon finally has a mirrorless camera, after what was quite possibly the most dramatic launch event the company has ever conducted. Sure, competing models from Panasonic, Olympus and Sony have already reached the second, or even third generation b...
