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Nikon today announced Nikon System 1 mirrorless camera system and introduced Nikon V1 and Nikon J1 in addition to 4 new lenses
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 The new 1-series are closing the gap between Nikon's DSLR and their range of compact cameras. There are several new interesting things about today's announcement. A new mounting system, world fastest auto focus engine, and the worlds smallest camera among those with sensor size larger than 1 inch.Nikon also introduced the CX-format and a new range of exchangeable lenses for this new system. Nikons larger F-mount lenses has been around over fifty years and these old AF-S and AF-I lenses can still be used on new Nikon DSLR cameras using an optional FT1 mount adapter.There are several other lens mounts available today. The best known are Canon EF, Nikon F-mount, Samsung NX and Four Thirds. Four Thirds system mount are used by Olympus and Panasonic. Both the Nikon V1 and Nikon J1 has a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with usable ISO between 100 and 3200. Full HD 1080p video capture is recorded at a maximum of 400 fps at 640x480 and 1200 fps at 320x240 resolution. The V1 and J1 can capture up to 10 images per second when autofocus is turned on and impressive 60 images per second in full high definition fixed-focus mode. The Expeed 3 image engine are able to process 600 megapixels per second. Mobile phones and compact cameras usually have sensor size smaller than 1/1.7 inch as seen on the graph to the right. The new Nikon system CX places itself between the 1/1.7" and the larger APS-C sensors found in consumer DSLR cameras. Both Nikon V1 and J1 has a crop factor of 2.7 compared to 35mm. A 10 mm lens equals 27 mm on a 35 mm full frame camera.Four new lenses were also introduced today. 1 Nikkor 10 mm f/2.8 (27mm on full frame)1 Nikkor VR 10-30 mm f/3.5-5.6 (27-81 mm on FF)1 Nikkor VR 30-110 mm f/3.8-5.6 (81-297 mm on FF1 Nikkor VR 10-100 mm f/4.5-5.6 (27-270 mm on FF)As you can see, the zoom lenses has Nikons image stabilization system called Vibration Reduction (VR)Those are the main features and advantages. Some might consider the competitors such as Sony NEX series, Panasonic Lumix or Olympus Pen series. All these have exchangeable lenses and the range of available lenses for the FourThird system are much wider than Nikons four lenses. The new Nikons has external flash mount of a new type where older flash don't fit. The new Nikons also lack manual control wheel for Aperture-, Shutter- and Manual priority settings.Nikon J1 highlightsSize: 106 x 61 x 29.8mmWeight: 277 gram10.1 megapixel13.2 x 8.8 mm CMOS sensorAuto focusPhase detection and contrast detectionLens servo: Auto focus, Single focus AF-S, continuous focus AF-C, auto AF-S/AF-C selection, full-time focus AF-F and manual focus MF135 or 41 focus areasFocus area: Single-point, auto-arena and subject trackingFile formats: NEF (Nikon raw), JPEGStorage: SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cardsShutter: Electronic, 1/16.000-30s1080p video capture, H.264/MPEG-4Video frames: 1080/60i (59.94fps), 1080/30p (29.97fps), 720/60p (59.94fps). Slow-motion with 30fps playback: 640x240/400fps, 320x120/1200fps. 3 inch monitor with 460k dotsHDMI out, USB230 images per charge, 70 minutes of HD recordingNikon V1 highlightsSize: 113 x 76 x 43.5 mmWeight: 383 gram10.1 megapixel13.2 x 8.8 mm CMOS sensorAuto focusPhase detection and contrast detectionLens servo: Auto focus, Single focus AF-S, continuous focus AF-C, auto AF-S/AF-C selection, full-time focus AF-F and manual focus MF135 or 41 focus areasFocus area: Single-point, auto-arena and subject trackingFile formats: NEF (Nikon raw), JPEGStorage: SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cardsShutter: Electronically-controlled vertical-traverl focal plane mechanical shutter, electronic shutter.Mecanical: 1/4000-30 secondsElectronic: 1/16,000-30 seconds1080p video capture, H.264/MPEG-4Video frames: 1080/60i (59.94fps), 1080/30p (29.97fps), 720/60p (59.94fps). Slow-motion with 30fps playback: 640x240/400fps, 320x120/1200fps.3 inch monitor, 921k dotsHDMI out, USB400 images per charge, 120 minutes of HD recordingMore
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Posted: 2011-09-21 15:58:42
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Wow fantastic i love Nikon quality. Would love to see a Nikon lens in a mobile too

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Posted: 2011-09-21 17:39:00
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Is it me or do the camera designs look quite dated?Sony's NEX range look far nicer.
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Posted: 2011-09-21 18:15:39
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No,that is the fashion lately with alot of high end compact system cameras. The retro look. I buy & read alot of digital camera mags all the time & it's a current trend. I don't like the Sony NEX range. The best thing about the latest Sony cameras is the video quality. Nikon make far better lenses than Sony. Anyway lets not make it a topic of who is best
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Posted: 2011-09-21 18:35:25
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Are they serious? Crop factor of 2.7!?

I have a GH2, and a crop factor of 2.0 is seriously ruining my lenses already!
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Posted: 2011-09-21 18:38:37
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I know the retro look is in at the moment but its not for me I like my tech to look current and modern.The Olympus PEN is also a very nice compact DSLR and retro designed.

Yes I know that Nikon make better cameras and will most likely produce better images but I am only refering to the design in this case and not who is best.


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Posted: 2011-09-21 18:53:16
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This does look nice though
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Posted: 2011-09-21 19:11:00
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I don't think it does at all I would pick the Sony NEX everytime even the Olympus pen looks nicer than this I honestly don't get this whole retro look?Would anyone buy a retro look mobile phone I think not.

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Posted: 2011-09-21 20:36:56
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Variety & different taste is the spice of life!! If we all had the same taste life would be very The quality inside is what matters to most people. I am not the type of person who looks for style in a product I look for quality. I once had the Samsung EX1 camera with the worlds brightest lens f1.8 which also had a slightly tank like look to it. But the quality inside spoke for itself.

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Posted: 2011-09-21 20:42:27
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I'm all for variety and choice and that's always a good thing but its just not my own personal choice that's all.Im the kind of person that's willing to compromise good design over quality and its why Apple has taken over the world not because the internal quality of their products is anything special if anything its quite mediocre.
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Posted: 2011-09-21 20:58:54
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