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The Nikon V1 enthusiast small sensor mirrorless camera is built around what the company is calling a 'CX' format 10MP CMOS sensor. The camera is part of the company's new Nikon 1 line. The V1 is intended as the higher-end model in the lineup and features a magnesium alloy construction and a 1.4M dot electronic viewfinder. It also has an accessory port allowing the connection of the SB-N5 mini speedlight or GP-N100 GPS unit. It can shoot 1080i60 video and combines both phase detection and contrast detection autofocus. The 1" type sensor (13.2mm x 8.8mm) gives a 2.7x crop.
Right now by far the biggest advantage that either 1 System camera has over the competition is their adaptive hybrid AF systems. Unless this is of specific interest to you, given the strength of the competition it is very hard to recommend that you go out and buy a V1.
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| Announced: | Sep 21, 2011 |
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Opinion: Very, very, very fast and precise autofocus. Very good noise even at HI (6400 ASA), little bit confusing menu, beatifull EVF, small command buttons, battery life exceptional, point and shoot camera No 1. Very expensive!
Opinion: Well, at least for me a very nice camera.
The size fits me well, small but not too lightweighted.
Fast autofocus, very nice viewfinder, can justify the taken pictures better at the viewfinder than at the display.
The picture quality is surprisingly fine, the external flash a better solution than a weak build-in version.
I also have no problem changing parameters hidden in the menu very fast. Can´t tell any weak point exept the high price compared to other brand´s competitors. Hope, Nikon will produce some more lenses, as a example a faster 10-40 regular zoom.
Opinion: Having owned this camera for several weeks now, I'm very impresssed by what Nikon has put together.
Before purchase I was nervous of the sensor size debate etc etc, but after using the camera and the 10mm, the 10-30mm, and the 10-100mm I do think that the tradeoffs are well thought out.
Quality of build is excellent; The viewfinder is very nice, and gives a very responsive and useable alternative to pocket cam handling. Some friends who handled it commented on its "Leica-ness".
Focus is excellent, truly outstanding.
Image quality is very good out of the camera.....
Overall : I like it!
Problems: Fixable by firmware update - ability to turn off the post-capture 1 second image review would be nice
Fixable by firmware update - live histogram
Not fixable by firmware - manual focus mechanism
Opinion: I bought this camera 'bout 2-3 weeks ago with the 10mm lens + Sb-N5 external flash. And I'm very impressed by the quality. Although I miss the option where you can turn off the picture-viewing after each picture. I hope Nikon will release some sort of update to these cameras where you can turn it on/off.
Have treid some editing in both in Capture NX2 and Lightroom, and it's just perfect for this type of camera.
My personal summary:
+ the size of the camera
+ fast autofocus
+ the viewfinder
+ low noise at high ISO (even at 3200)
- picture-view after each picture
- photo movable objects
- the release button for the zoom lenses (schould've been a slide as in Olympus in my opinion)
- the little zoom in/out button for pictures (neft to the F-button). Small peice of plastic which will easly broke.
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