The Nikon V1 is the consumer aimed mirrorless interchangeable lens camera by Nikon. It is the first attempt by Nikon to get into the lucrative mirrorless camera market. The Nikon V1 is certainly a good looking camera and has great specs to match. Nikon have kept the sensor resolution down to 10.1 megapixels on a new sensor size made just for the camera, of 13.2mm by 8.8mm. Many people believe that because it is only 10.1 megapixels it will be low quality, this is due to the misconception that megapixels relate to the quality of an image, but it is only the size of the image.
The Nikon V1 varies from the J1 in the way that it has a higher resolution screen at 921,000 dots vs 460,000, it has an electronic viewfinder, and it has a mechanical shutter as well as the electronic shutter capability.
The Nikon V1 takes the new Nikon 1 lenses, and thanks to its electronic shutter it has a speed of 1/16,000 and can capture a whopping 60 fps. Using the mechanical shutter it can take a shot at 1/4000s. It can capture fantastic quality Full HD 1080p video and only weights 294 grams. With the included 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, this gives an equivalent 27-81mm focal length on a full frame camera and the 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 gives a 81-297mm focal length.
