According to Nikonrumors there will be two mirrorless cameras form Nikon (the V1 and the J1). The only difference between the two is that one has a self timer 🙂
Those are the specs:
10.1MP
ISO range: 100-3200 (with H1-6400)
CCD sensor (not sure about that) – the whole mirrorless line will be called CX, similar to DX and FX
phase and contrast AF detection
Both cameras will have 2.7x crop factor
3 in. LCD screen
The J1 model will have a built-in flash
The V1 will not have a built-in flash but it will have a multi-accessory port which will support external flash and a GPS device
There will be no traditional flash hot shoe on both models
There will be a F-mount adapter
Both cameras will probably be made of plastic
Full HD movie with many additional features
EXPEED 3 processor with 600 megapixels per second processing power
The four mirrorless lenses are (most with choice of colors, except the 10-100mm):
10mm f/2.8 pancake lens
10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens (very short and portable)
10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 VR
30-110mm VR
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If a more compact mirrorless system does not offer lenses different from the existing system except (relatively) smaller size, there will be no point of success. Don’t follow the stupid strategy of M4/3, other than compact lenses, more cost-effective fast lenses are needed to trade-off for the quality of larger sensors, please! Remember casual users will not buy more than 2 lenses.
No, the difference they mention between both is that one will have EVF, and the other won’t.
Lenses are too slow to make the system competitive. If they could make very fast primes, then we would be talking. For example, a 32mm f/1.0 lens would be more or less like an 85mm f/2.8 in full-frame camera. That’s something. Of course, the question is if it’s possible to make a f/1.0 lens that’s sharp wide open…
How does one have huge companies of highly paid marketing advisors and come up with vajayjay as model names.
my wrong post sorry
You missed the EVF for the V1. (in Nikonrumors first paragraph)
I hope there is more to that because there is nothing remotely exciting about the leaked picture or the specifications above
Nikon is late in entering that market and therefore must bring something unique to make a visible difference
Harold
I hope the camera looks better than the images seen. Nikon has always paid attention in design. Design is important when the technology isn’t the strongest selling point (tiny sensor).
I would be shocked if a self timer is the only difference between the models.
That makes no sense at all because the self timer doesn’t add to the cost of the camera so there’s no reason to leave it out of one. It is also not a significant differentiator.
10.1MP – good thinking, wish Panasonic makes 10 Mpx m4/3 sensor with better DR
phase AF detection – very interesting, I’m looking forward to see how they implement it
no traditional flash hot shoe – bad, but concerning the target market not incomprehensible
F-mount adapter – expected, but the crop factor will make many lenses unusable or too big
But the biggest mistake is 2.7x crop factor. They should have stayed with APS-C and learn/cash in on the mistakes of others: Sony – too small register distance, Samsung – bad sensor. Besides, lenses are too slow for 2.7 crop sensor. Nikon should have made fixed lens camera line with such small sensor and APS-C mirrorless.
Spec sheet looks sensible.
Let’s wait and see what the system as a whole looks like.
After the announcement of Panny’s X 14-42 (which I hope would follow with the release, real release with orders delivered to customers) I do not see much point.
Unless Nikon prices it right: m43 kits new can be found now for 450€.
I agree. I would take a serious look at this if it was APS-C. I haven’t been happy with the performance of small m43 sensor and this is even smaller.
One with an EVF and another with a built-in flash, but neither with both is an odd choice. Maybe they are trying to keep both the same size and similar form factor.
The phase detect AF is intriguing.
every camera has a self timer. It is more likely a remote control receptor.
yes, and the EVF is also a big difference.
@admin
As listed by Nikon Rumors, the differences between V1 and J1 go beyond self timer for V1 and include:
V1:
– built-in EVF
– no built-in flash
– multi-accessory port to support external flash and GPS device
– comes in black and white only
J1:
– no built-in EVF
– built-in flash
– no multi-accessory port
– comes in red, pink and grey in addition to black and white
God! Transport me 10yrs into the future when all these uselless new systems die out and we have HQ ED fixed zoom lens big sensor cameras with the adition of digtal zoom if needed as everyday cameras!
The mock-up image and the specs are off. In the mock-up the camera has both an EVF and a built-in flash. Could it be that the leaked specs are backwards and the V1 has the EVF and the built-in flash and that the J1 is the bare bones version of the V1? Because that one omission doesn’t seem to fit in.
Too damn slow. All these lenses are too damn slow. A Fuji X10 has a 112mm equivalent at f/2.8 with DOF equivalent to f/11 on FF. The Nikon 10-30/3.5-5.6 at its longest will have an equivalent 80mm FOV and roughly f/16 DOF.
Small system cameras need fast lenses. They need fast lenses because they have poorer light gathering ability than larger sensors, and they need fast lenses because they have less subject isolation than larger sensors. The upside is that fast lenses are a lot more compact at shorter focal lengths, but the downside is that not enough manufacturers are making these lenses (at least not in zoom form).
Nikon is jumping into an already very full and competitive mirrorless market (both lenses and bodies), and nothing they’ve shown about the CX system so far speaks of any practical or technical advantage over m43, NX and NEX. On the bright side, they have the Pentax Q beat :P.
> Too damn slow.
I do not follow your logic: you say “slow” but complain about large DOF.
Subject isolation can always be added in PP with blur, what I have impression all pros are doing anyway.
> Small system cameras need fast lenses.
For that, I gather, you have the promised F-mount compatibility.
I like how they pan on subbing the flash for EVF. I wonder if that is what Olympus was thinking when they added the on board flash to the P3. Maybe a P3v with a EVF but no on board flash. Still not sure if Nikon will not have a very special sensor or one a little bigger then the rumor.
New system but good old 28~80 slow zoom 🙁 With small sensor il belived you can build faster lenses. How bigger is this sensor against a Fuji FX10 ?
Until the official announcement we will not know the exact size of the sensor. But most of the rumors say it will be have a 16mm diagonal and the X10 sensor has a 11mm diagonal. So the Nikon will have over twice the area. In relative terms the Nikon will have as much advantage over the X10 as FF has over DX.
Consumers will by it because it’s got a Nikon tag. Other from that, not too exciting – I’d expected more, to be honest.
Seems like I can keep my m43 stuff and get a NEX5, soon!