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Nikon 1 J1 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.52 in0.52 in0.52 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx18.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution3872 x 2592 px3872 x 2592 px5232 x 3488 px
Other resolutions
  • 3840x2160
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 3840x2160
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 3920x2616
  • 2608x1744
ProcessorExpeed 3Expeed 3Expeed 4A
Image sensor format
N/A
N/A
CX

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 400
  • 800
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 100
  • 400
  • 800
  • 3200
  • 160
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
ISO minimum100100160
ISO maximum6400640012800
Boosted ISO maximum64006400
N/A
Maximum image resolution3872 x 2592 px3872 x 2592 px5232 x 3488 px
White balance presets667
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
Vivid
Image stabilizeryesnoyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnonoyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
N/A
No
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon 1Nikon 1Nikon 1
Optical zoom3.0 x3.0 x3.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)2.7 x2.7 x2.7 x
Maximum aperture3.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier2.7x2.7x2.7x
AutofocusCentre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points135135171
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)7373105
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter1.59 in1.59 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
N/A
Auto
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
171

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnonono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots4600009210001037000
Touch screennonoyes
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronicNone
Separate info displaynonono
Second displaynono
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modesAutoMovie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec1/16000 sec1/16000 sec
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus553
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
WB BracketingNoNo
N/A
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/60s1/60s1/60s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range555
Flash modes
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Soft
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
Continuous drive10.0 fps10.0 fps60.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Spotlight
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)60.0 fps5.0 fps60.0 fps
Speed (RAW)4.4 fps5.0 fps60.0 fps
3D support
N/A
no
N/A
External flash
N/A
N/A
no
Self-timer options
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 320 x 120
  • 640 x 240
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080320 x 120416 x 144
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 fps59.94 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)1200.0 fps1200.0 fps1200.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
Audio systemStereoStereo
N/A
Supported audio file formatsAACAAC
  • AAC
  • PCM
Speaker type
N/A
MonoMono

Design

Body typeSLRMILCMILC
Body materialAluminiumAluminum-magnesiumAluminium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Silver
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesnono
Environmentally sealednonono

Dimensions

Weight8.25 oz8.36 oz6.77 oz
Width4.17 in4.17 in3.92 in
Height2.4 in2.4 in2.36 in
Depth1.17 in1.17 in1.12 in

Storage

Internal storage8000.0 mB1.0 mB
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
Memory slots111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • microSD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Maximum memory card size
N/A
8.0 GB
N/A

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
  • AC
  • Battery
  • Battery
  • USB
Battery life (CIPA)220220300
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported111
AC adapter includedyesyesyes
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesno
HDMI ports quantity11
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMini
USB version2.02.02.0
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesNo
PictBridgeyesyesyes
NFCnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonoyes
Bluetoothno
N/A
N/A
Firewirenonono
USB connector type
N/A
Mini-USB A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Microphone port
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesno
GPSyesnono
Electronic compassno
N/A
N/A
Barometerno
N/A
N/A
Altimeterno
N/A
N/A
Calendaryesyesyes
Album organizationyesyes
N/A
Energy Star certifiednonono
Languages support
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • EST
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • LIT
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
Multi
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • IND
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
Image editing modesRotatingRotatingRotating
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyes
Date imprinting
N/A
yes
N/A
Frame
N/A
yes
N/A

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