Login with Facebook
Nikon 1 V1 for your pursuit to express every moment of life. Your photography sparks conversations—the Nikon 1 V1 helps you interpret all. Set your creative freedom free with an imaging system designed for today and tomorrow. Nikon 1 for sharing the very incredible world that is yours.
Elevate creativity to new heights
For your very mobile lifestyle comes a completely new imaging system designed with freedom—to create and express—in mind. Creativity without boundaries is yours with a balance of high performance, advanced features, portability and newly designed interchangeable lens system. Compact and highly portable, the Nikon 1 V1 goes everywhere you go. Amazing images captured with a highly responsive autofocus plus super fast shooting speed. Touch a dial and capture Full HD (1080p) movies. Snap high resolution still photos even while you record! Attach a Speedlight to add fill light, or use the GPS unit to add location data to image files. Infuse your world with imagery and express as never before.
Witness the revolutionary new Nikon 1 System
A breakthrough in technology and design
Professional touches extend versatility
Features to bring photography into the incredible
Work like a pro with an advanced set of features that extend creativity. Flexibility comes to your workflow allowing composition with either the electronic viewfinder or Live View LCD panel during both still and movie work. Extend your lighting range by tapping the multi-accessory port and connect the small, yet powerful Speedlight unit. Capture perfect audio for all movie needs by plugging a high quality microphone (support for Nikon’s ME-1 Microphone with the AS-N1000 adapter) into that same port. There’s even an optional GPS unit that records longitude, latitude and altitude.
Extend your creativity
Simultaneously capture Full HD (1080p) movies and photos
1 NIKKOR Lenses
Compact, light, high performance optics
An advanced innovative Nikon super high-speed AF CMOS imaging sensor, wide ISO range and option to select the best lens for the job gives you even more control over the light. Produce amazing photos in all those moody environments. Tap only ambient light and open the most artistic doors to photographing on the dance floor, nabbing dramatic sunsets and candlelit moments. For extended range, attach the 1 Nikon Speedlight for fill flash and more.Electronic viewfinder
Accustomed to framing your images with a viewfinder? The Nikon 1 gives photographers the option to work with flexibility—using either the 1,440,000 -dot (SVGA) electronic viewfinder (EVF) or the large high resolution, 921,000-dot (VGA) LCD panel with 100 percent view. See every one of your creations rendered clearly on the high contrast viewfinder. The camera’s eye sensor allows you to toggle between EVF and LCD views by placing your eye to the EVF. A Diopter adjustment is available, as well.
EXPEED 3 marks the culmination of years of dedication to advancing digital imaging technologies. At the heart of Nikon 1 is EXPEED 3, with dual image processors, to deliver outstanding system performance, high-speed processing, state-of-the-art phase detection autofocus and the fastest data transfer rates. Witness outstanding image quality, tone reproduction and advanced autofocus at unprecedented speeds.
Check your creativity: frame and share your creations on the large and sharp 3.0-inch LCD color display. An ultra-high resolution VGA screen featuring 921,000-dots shows every detail to precision. An anti-glare coating renders easy viewing of photos and HD movies, even outdoors.
Type
Digital camera with interchangeable lens
Mount
Nikon 1 mount
Picture Angle
Approximately 2.7x lens focal length (Nikon CX format)
Effective Pixels
10.1 million
Sensor
13.2 x 8.8mm CMOS
Format
CX image sensor format
Total Pixels
12 million
Image Area
Pixels
Still Images (3:2 aspect ratio) 3,872 x 2,592; 2,896 x 1,944; 1,936 x 1,296
Smart Photo Selector (3:2 aspect ratio) 3,872 x 2,592; 2,896 x 1,944; 1,936 x 1,296
Movie Mode (16:9 aspect ratio) 3,840 x 2,160 (1080/60i); 1,920 x 1,080 (1080/30p); 1,280 x 720 (720/60p)
Motion Snapshot (16:9 aspect ratio) 3,840 x 2,160
File Format
Compressed 12 bit NEF (RAW); JPEG; NEF (RAW) + JPEG
Memory
External SD storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
Utilities
Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) PictBridge
Viewfinder
Color LCD viewfinder, 0.47 inches(1.2cm) TFT LCD approx 1.44m dot with diopter adjustment function
Viewfinder Frame Coverage
100%
Diopter Correction
-3 to +1 m
Shutter Type
Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane mechanical shutter; electronic shutter
Shutter Speed
Fastest Electronic Shutter: 1/16,000 sec. in steps of 1/3EV Mechanical Shutter: 1/4,000 sec. in steps of 1/3EV
Slowest 30 sec. in steps of 1/3EV with either Electronic or Mechanical Shutter Bulb
Flash Synchro Speed
Electronic shutter: 1/60 sec. Mechanical shutter: 1/250 sec.
Frame Rate
Electronic [Hi]: Approx. 10, 30, or 60 fps Other modes: Up to 5 fps (single AF or manual focus, S Shutter- priority auto or M Manual exposure mode, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values)
Continuous Shooting
5 frames per second 10, 30, or 60 fps using Electronic (Hi) shutter
Self Timer
2, 5, 10 sec.
Remote Control
Delayed remote (2 sec) Quick-response remote
Exposure Metering
TTL metering using image sensor
Metering
Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure Modes
Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S), Aperture-Priority Auto (A), Aperture-Priority (A), Manual (M), Scene Auto Selector
Scene Modes
Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Close-up, Auto
Shooting Modes
Still Image (3:2), Smart Photo Selector (3:2), Movie (HD 16:9), Movie Slow Motion (8:3), Motion Snapshot (16:9)
Exposure Compensation
+/-3 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
Exposure Lock: Luminosity locked at metered value with AE-L/AF-L button
ISO
100-3200; 6400
Focus Lock
Locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button or lightly pressing shutter release button in (S) AF
Focus Modes
Auto (AF); Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo (AF-C); Full-time Servo (AF-F); Manual Focus (MF)
Flash Control
i-TTL flash control using image sensor available with optional SB-N5 flash unit
Flash Mode
Fill-flash; Slow sync; Red-eye reduction; Slow sync with red-eye reduction; Rear curtain with sync; Rear curtain with slow sync
Flash compensation: -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
White Balance
Auto; Incandescent; Fluorescent; Direct Sunlight; Flash; Cloudy; Shade; Preset Manual
All except preset manual with fine tuning
Movie Support
Metering: TTL metering Metering method: Matrix, center-weighted, spot File format: MOV Video compression: H.264/MPEG-4 advanced video coding Movie audio format: AAC Audio recording device: Built-in stereo mic, optional external ME-1 stereo mic Resolution: HD: 1920 X 1080/60i; HD: 1920 X 108/30p; HD: 1280 x 720/60p; Slow-motion: 640 x 240/400fps; Slow-motion: 320 x 120/1200fps; Motion Snapshot: 1920 x 1080/60p (plays at 24p); Audio file format: ACC; Movie file format: MOV
Display
3.0\" TFT LCD with brightness adjustment 921,000 dots
Interface
USB: Hi-speed USB HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector Accessory hot shoe used for designated accessories Video output: NTSC/PAL Audio input: Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5mm diameter)
GPS
Optional GP-N100 GPS unit
Languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, Spanish, Finnish, French, Italian, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech, Norwegian, Thai, Turkish
Battery
EN-EL15 lithium-ion
Battery Life
350 shots (CIPA)
AC Adapter
EH-5b AC Adapter Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector
Tripod Socket
1/4\"
Operating Environment
Temperature: 32 to 104°F / 0 to 40°C Less than 85% humidity
Dimensions
4.4 x 3.0 x 1.7\" / 113 x 76 x 43.5mm
Weight
10.4 oz / 294g Body only