Nikon J1 User manual

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2
FEATURES
Motion Snapshot 6
Fastest Autofocus 8
HD Movies & Photos 10
Smart Photo Selector 12
TECHNOLOGY
Expeed 3TM 14
Fast Continuous Shooting 16
Slow Motion Movie 18
Scene Recognition Mode 20
Simple Operability 22
Active D-Lighting 24
Picture Control 26
1 NIKKOR LENSES
Interchangeable Lenses 30
SYSTEM ACCESSORIES
Software Tools 32
GPS 34
Speedlight 36
Lenses 38
ACCESSORIES
Nikon 1 J1 Accessories 40
Nikon 1 V1 Accessories 42
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Additional Features 44
System Chart 46
Technical Specications 48

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Twenty years ago the rst digital camera was intro-
duced. Since then, photographs and videos have
become dramatically more accessible. The world
of photography and videography has evolved from
one that offers creative freedom to shoot, to one
that explores ways of enjoying and sharing these
unique digital creations.
Photos and video help us communicate everything
from the mundane to the triumphant. Their over-
whelming dominance as a mode of communica-
tion, expression and inuence is vast.
The camera that helps us capture this
change is here.
A NIKON THE
WORLD HAS
NEVER SEEN...

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...AND IT HAPPENS
TO BE VERY, VERY
SMALL.
NIKON’S
REVOLUTIONARY
NEW NIKON 1
To meet today’s incredible insatiability for digital
imagery, Nikon set out to design a new imaging
system engineered from the ground up. A com-
pletely fresh look at digital imaging was made –
and a goal to create one camera able to satisfy all
needs was set.
Nikon combined the most advanced functions with
superior operability to provide both simple and
universally intuitive design. We balanced unprece-
dented portability with unparalleled image quality.
We looked not only to bring freedom to produce
both high-quality still and moving images, but to
bring an entirely new feel to visual expression with
the combination of music.
Introducing the new advanced interchangeable-lens
digital camera system: Nikon 1. A high-performance,
portable, versatile camera, Nikon 1 delivers stunning
image results.
Nikon Revolutionizes Imaging with Nikon 1.
A Breakthrough in Technology and Design.

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Picture ControlSimple Operability
Matching Accessories
Slow Motion Movie
Scene Recognition Mode
Expeed 3
TM
Processing Engine
High-Performance Functions
Interchangeable Lenses
Five Body Colors
New Software Tools
Additional Features
Motion Snapshot
Speedlight Option
Fastest Autofocus
Active D-Lighting
HD Movies & Stills
GPS Option
Smart Photo Selector
MOTION SNAPSHOT
Brings to life new photographic and live motion
expression to capture your precious moments.
FEATURES MOTION SNAPSHOT NIKON 1
Nikon 1 has re-engineered imaging, creating a new way to preserve and
share your memories, with something more than just a photo or movie.
In a single touch of the shutter button, start creating your own Motion Snapshot.
The camera grabs a high-resolution still, plus a one-second movie vignette.
When played back, your Motion Snapshot becomes a magical motion series
showing the movie displayed in dramatic slow motion culminating with a still
image. Music accompanies the playback.
Whether it’s an infant’s eeting change of expressions, or landscape ambience
of trees gently swaying in the wind, you can capture moments more vividly and
emotionally through Motion Snapshot.
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NIKON 1 J1
Create and Express as Never Before
Available in ve colors with color-coordinated lenses.

NIKON 1 V1
Pursue and Express Life’s Moments
Available in black with electronic viewnder, optional lenses, ash and GPS.

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FEATURES MOTION SNAPSHOT NIKON 1
A magical motion
series showing...
a dramatic combination
of movie and stills
along with music.

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FASTEST
AUTOFOCUS
Incredibly fast and seamless.
Capture the action you never
knew existed.
Fastest Autofocus with 73-point Focal Plane Phase-
Detect. Nikon 1 offers advanced focusing technol-
ogy to help capture special moments with ease.
First, we present incredibly responsive autofocus
speed with focal plane phase-detect AF to track and
capture fast-moving subjects in sharp, crystal-clear
focus. Second is Nikon’s incredible 73-point focal
plane phase-detect AF that extensively and thor-
oughly monitors all action: the subject in the eld of
view is recognized and tracked to ensure elements
on the focal plane are rendered sharply.
Finally, when working in poorly lit areas, the
Advanced Hybrid AF System automatically selects
contrast-detect AF mode then expands the area
metered by autofocus to improve output.
FEATURES FASTEST AUTOFOCUS NIKON 1

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FEATURES FASTEST AUTOFOCUS NIKON 1

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SIMULTANEOUS HD
MOVIES & PHOTOS
The Nikon 1 can take
photos while recording
Full HD 1080p movies.
Until now you had to choose between recording
movies or taking photographs. With Nikon 1, work
in movie mode in Full HD and simultaneously
capture high-resolution still images.
Use the Nikon 1 phase-detect AF to follow your
subject and keep it in focus at all times. Even while
shooting a movie, capture high-resolution stills
without interruption and without changing the
mode dial. Photos or movies – you no longer have
to choose. Both can be yours with the Nikon 1.
FEATURES HD MOVIES & PHOTOS NIKON 1
Even while you are shooting
a movie, you can capture
high-resolution still images
without interruption and without
changing the mode dial.

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SMART PHOTO
SELECTOR
The difference between a
perfect shot and a missed
shot is merely a split second.
When shooting that special moment you may
nd it difcult to keep subjects within the frame.
Or you may miss a photo opportunity due to the
subject’s unpredictable movements.
With Smart Photo Selector, never miss those
picture-perfect moments. Simply compose, push
the shutter button once and the camera does the
work. It’s that simple. The camera automatically
takes 20 shots before and after the instant the
FEATURES SMART PHOTO SELECTOR NIKON 1
shutter button is pressed – capturing at an
incredibly high speed of 30fps. The camera selects
ve good images from the series, then determines
the most spectacular from among those ve to
give a nal photo recommendation.
Whether it’s a fun-lled party or a day at the beach,
the Nikon 1 captures it all. Experience the ingenuity
of Nikon’s Smart Photo Selector and you’ll never
want to shoot anything without it.

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FEATURES SMART PHOTO SELECTOR NIKON 1
With Smart Photo
Selector the camera will
automatically scan the 20
photos and recommend the
best ones. It will not select
a photo if the subject is out
of frame, blurred or has their
eyes closed.
Eyes
open
Eyes
closed
Out of
frame Blurred Selected

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EXPEED 3™
New High-Speed AF CX-Format
CMOS Sensor and New Image
Processing Engine.
Experience a revolutionary new style of shooting
with Nikon’s state-of-the-art image sensor and
processing engine. The dual autofocus CMOS
sensor newly developed for the Nikon 1 is the
world’s rst image sensor created for an inter-
changeable-lens digital camera with focal plane
phase-detect autofocus. Also equipped with
contrast-detect autofocus, the Nikon 1 is a versa-
tile camera engineered to tackle a wide range of
subjects and situations.
Precision-focus operation provides smooth and
comfortable shooting during both still and movie
record operations. The camera delivers beautiful
picture quality and reduced noise levels,
courtesy of the new high-speed AF CX-format
CMOS Sensor developed using best-of-breed
engineering from both Nikon FX- and
DX-format image sensors.
EXPEED 3™, the new high-speed processing
engine designed specically for the Nikon 1,
streamlines capture of Full HD movies, and boasts
simultaneous movie record plus high-resolution
image capture.
TECHNOLOGY EXPEED 3 NIKON 1
New High-Speed AF
CX-Format CMOS Sensor.

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TECHNOLOGY EXPEED 3 NIKON 1
Precision-focus operation
provides smooth and
comfortable shooting during
both still and movie record
operations.
The Nikon 1 delivers reduced
noise levels at low light
levels, courtesy of the new
high-speed AF CX-format
CMOS Sensor.

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FAST CONTINUOUS
SHOOTING
Fast Continuous Shooting
at 10fps in Subject Tracking
AF Mode. Maximum 60fps
Shooting in Fixed-Focus Mode.
Experience super fast autofocus.
With high-speed continuous shooting set to AF
mode, capture up to 10fps and keep photo
elements sharply in focus. When shooting without
AF, experience amazing speeds up to 60fps.
Don’t miss any once-in-a-lifetime photo opportu-
nity! Capture the spontaneous – exciting action
at a sporting match, energetic children at play, or
even a hummingbird buzzing over a ower. With
Nikon’s autofocus technology, spectacular
moments can be captured with not just one,
but a series of super sharp high-quality images.
TECHNOLOGY FAST CONTINUOUS SHOOTING NIKON 1

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TECHNOLOGY FAST CONTINUOUS SHOOTING NIKON 1

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SLOW MOTION
MOVIE
Control the lapse of time
to reveal subtle details in
your movies.
Using Slow Motion Movie mode, reduce playback
speed of your recordings to bring variety to mov-
ies and throw focus on specic details. Capture
a dramatic moment at 400fps or 1,200fps speeds
and watch what happens!
TECHNOLOGY SLOW MOTION MOVIE NIKON 1