With the announcement of the Nikon 1 mirrorless camera system, the longest running rumor in the camera industry has been put to rest. Speculation about a Nikon EVIL camera (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) started even before Panasonic and Olympus announced their Micro Four Thirds system partnership in 2008. To start, there will be two Nikon 1 system cameras, the J1 and the V1. Performance-wise the Nikon J1 and V1 measure up well against their mirrorless / compact system camera competitors. Nikon claims their new “advanced hybrid autofocus system” is the fastest in the world and the cameras are capable of continuous auto focus shooting at 10 frames-per-second as well as the world’s fastest full-resolution shooting speed – 60 FPS with the focus locked. No camera is complete without HD video now so both the Nikon J1 and V1 can capture full HD video. The most interesting thing about the Nikon 1 cameras, however, is Nikon’s decision to use a 2.7x crop factor “CX” format sensor, smaller than all of the competition except for the Pentax Q, which uses a point-and-shoot sensor.
“This Nikon 1 system represents a new category of camera that challenges conventional thinking, emphasizing a pocketable form factor with unbelievable speed, combined with the high image quality that only Nikon could create.”
Nikon 1 System Key Features and Specs:
- 10.1 megapixel High-Speed AF CX-format CMOS sensor
- New Expeed 3 image processing
- 1080p full HD video with 30/60/400 and 1200 FPS options and built-in stereo sound
- New hybrid auto focus (phase detect + contrast detect) is world’s fastest
- New Nikon 1 lens mount
- 3-inch LCD display (460k-dot for J1 / 921k-dot for V1)
- 1.4 million dot high resolution EVF (V1)
- ISO 100-3200 expandable to ISO 6400 (Hi-1)
- Pop-up flash (J1)
- Accessory shoe (V1)
- 10 FPS continuous AF burst and 60 FPS with focus locked
- JPEG, NEF RAW, NEF RAW + JPEG
- Simultaneous still and video capture
- New Motion Snapshot mode
- Smart Photo Selector mode
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