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.

Specifications

• Type
  Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses
   
• Lens Mount
  Nikon 1 mount
   
• Picture Angle
  Approx. 2.7x lens focal length (Nikon CX format)
   
• Effective Pixels
  10.1 million
   
• Sensor Size
  13.2mm x 8.8mm
   
• Image Sensor Format
  CX
   
• Image Sensor Type
  CMOS
   
• Total Pixels
  12 million
   
• Dust-reduction system
  Image sensor cleaning
   
• 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: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression
  NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats
   
• Picture Control
  Standard
  Neutral
  Vivid
  Monochrome
  Portrait
  Landscape
  Selected Picture Control can be modified
  User-customizable Settings
   
• Storage Media
  SD
  SDHC
  SDXC
   
• Card Slot
  1 Secure Digital (SD)
   
• File System
  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% Approx.
   
• Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
  -3 to +1 m-¹
   
• Lens Aperture
  electronically controlled
   
• Eye Sensor
  Camera switches to viewfinder display when it detects that viewfinder is in use
   
• Shutter type
  Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane mechanical shutter; electronic shutter
   
• Fastest Shutter Speed
  Electronic Shutter: 1/16,000 sec. in steps of 1/3EV
  Mechanical Shutter: 1/4,000 sec. in steps of 1/3EV
   
• Slowest Shutter Speed
  30 sec. in steps of 1/3EV with either Electronic or Mechanical Shutter
   
• Flash Sync Speed
  Electronic shutter: 1/60 sec.
  Mechanical shutter: 1/250 sec.
   
• Bulb Shutter Setting
  Yes
   
• Shutter Release Modes
  Single-frame [S] mode
  Continuous
  Mechanical
  Electronic
  Electronic [Hi]
  Self-timer mode
  Delayed remote
  Quick Response Remote
  Interval Timer Shooting
   
• Frame Advance 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)
   
• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution
  5 frames per second 10, 30 or 60 fps using Electronic (Hi) shutter
   
• Self-timer
  2, 5, 10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled
   
• Remote Control Modes
  Delayed remote (2 sec)
  Quick-response remote
   
• Exposure Metering System
  TTL metering using image sensor
   
• Metering Method
  Matrix
  Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 circle in center of frame
  Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area
   
• 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 1/3EV
   
• Exposure Lock
  Luminosity locked at metered value with AE-L/AF-L button
   
• ISO Sensitivity
  100-3200
  6400
   
• Active D-Lighting
  On
  Off
   
• Autofocus System
  Hybrid autofocus (phase detection/contrast-detect AF)
  AF-assist illuminator
   
• AF-area mode
  Single-point AF: 135 focus areas
  Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas
  Subject tracking
  Face-priority AF
   
• Focus Lock
  Focus is 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
   
• Flash-ready indicator
  Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged
   
• Accessory Shoe
  Yes
   
• Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
  i-TTL flash control using image sensor available with optional SB-N5 flash unit
   
• White Balance
  Auto
  Incandescent
  Fluorescent
  Direct Sunlight
  Flash
  Cloudy
  Shade
  Preset Manual
  All except preset manual with fine tuning
   
• Movie Metering
  TTL metering using image sensor
   
• Movie Metering method
  Matrix
  Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 circle in center of frame
  Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area
   
• Movie File Format
  MOV
   
• Movie Video Compression
  H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
   
• Movie Audio recording format
  AAC
   
• Movie Audio recording device
  Built-in stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable
  Optional external ME-1 stereo microphone
   
• Movie
  HD: 1920 X 1080/60i
  HD: 1920 X 1080/30p
  HD: 1280 x 720/60p
  Slow-motion: 640x240/400fps
  Slow-motion: 320x120/1200fps
  Motion Snapshot: 1920x1080/60p (plays at 24p)
  Audio file format: ACC
  Movie file format: MOV
   
• Monitor Size
  3.0 in. diagonal
   
• Monitor Resolution
  921,000 Dots
   
• Monitor Type
  TFT-LCD with brightness adjustment
   
• 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
   
• Supported 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
   
• Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
  Yes
   
• World Time Setting
  Yes
   
• Battery / Batteries
  EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery
   
• Battery Life (shots per charge)
  350 shots (CIPA)
   
• AC Adapter
  EH-5b AC Adapter
  Requires EP-5B Power Supply Connector
   
• Tripod Socket
  1/4 in. (ISO1222)
   
• Approx. Dimensions
  Width 4.4 in. (113mm)
  Height 3.0 in. (76mm)
  Depth 1.7 in. (43.5mm)
  Including projections.
   
• Approx. Weight
  10.4oz. (294g)
  camera body only
   
• Operating Environment
  32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
  Less than 85% humidity (no condensation)
   
• Supplied Accessories
  • EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • MH-25 Battery Charger
  • EG-CP14 Audio/Video Cable
  • UC-E6 USB Cable
  • BS-N1000 Multi Accessory Port Cover
  • BF-N1000 Body Cap
  • AN-N1000  Strap
  • ViewNX 2
  • Short Movie Creator CD
  • User's Manual
  • Reference manual CD