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Nikon 1 V1 Digital Camera
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Sony a5100
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatCX
N/A
Advanced Photo System type-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.52 in0.52 in0.91 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
N/A
20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx18.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution3872 x 2592 px5232 x 3488 px5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3840x2160
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 3920x2616
  • 2608x1744
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
ProcessorExpeed 3Expeed 4ABIONZBIONZ

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 400
  • 800
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 160
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
ISO minimum100160100100
ISO maximum6400128001600025600
Boosted ISO maximum6400
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution3872 x 2592 px5232 x 3488 px5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets66910
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyesyes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportnoyesyesyes
Image stabilization type
N/A
NoNoNo
HDR
N/A
yesyesyes
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon 1Nikon 1Sony ESony E
Magnification (Crop factor)2.7 x2.7 x1.5 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture3.53.53.53.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier2.7x2.7x1.5x1.5x
AutofocusCentre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Face detection
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyesyes
Manual focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
N/A
Number of focus points13517125179
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)73105
N/A
179
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
Filter diameter1.59 in1.59 in1.81 in1.59 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesnoyes
Optical zoom
N/A
3.0 x3.0 x3.1 x
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
1712525
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
4.0 x8.0 x
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDnoyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots9210001037000460800921600
Touch screennoyesnoyes
Live viewyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Electronic
NoneNone
Viewfinder screen size0.47 in0.48 in
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification2.7 x
N/A
N/A
0.22 x
Separate info displaynononono
Second displaynono
N/A
N/A
Field of view
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
2359000.0 px
N/A
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Lens priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
N/A
N/A
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
N/A
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)1/16000 sec1/16000 sec
N/A
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus5333
Exposure compensation minus-3-3-3-3
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyesyes
WB BracketingNo
N/A
Yes
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s1/160s1/160s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
Flash modes
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLTTLTTL
External flashyesyesnono
Continuous drive10.0 fps60.0 fps3.5 fps6.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
Speed (JPEG)60.0 fps60.0 fps3.5 fps6.0 fps
Speed (RAW)60.0 fps60.0 fps3.5 fps6.0 fps
Flash range
N/A
544
Self-timer options
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
33
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
  • 3
  • 5
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Movie
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)320 x 240
N/A
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)1200.0 fps1200.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps25.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereo
Voice recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Audio systemStereo
N/A
StereoStereo
Supported audio file formatsAACPCM
N/A
N/A
Speaker type
N/A
Mono
N/A
Mono
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeSLRMILCMILCMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednononono

Dimensions

Weight10.37 oz9.95 oz7.41 oz7.9 oz
Width4.45 in4.37 in4.31 in4.31 in
Height2.99 in2.56 in1.41 in2.47 in
Depth1.71 in1.31 in2.47 in1.41 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1111
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • microSD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • MPF
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source type
  • AC
  • Battery
BatteryBattery
  • Battery
  • USB
Battery life (CIPA)350310420400
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
LithiumLithium
Number of batteries supported1111
AC adapter includednoyes
N/A
Y
Battery life (max)
N/A
1.25 h
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
1080.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
7.2 V7.4 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMiniMicroMicroMicro
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyes
N/A
no
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnonoyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyesyesyes
Bluetoothno
N/A
yes
N/A
Firewirenononono
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
Built-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesyes
GPSnononono
Calendaryesyes
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
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
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • INC
  • IND
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • PER
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • VIE
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A
Image editing modesRotatingRotatingRotating
N/A
Orientation sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
nonono
Languages support
N/A
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
N/A

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