Nikon 1 J2

Life’s at its best when you live it in the moment. So how about a camera that's speedy enough, clever enough, and creative enough to capture the fun in your world without missing a beat?

Designed to think fast and act even faster, the intelligent Nikon 1 J2 interchangeable lens camera ensures you stay a click ahead of the action. Ultra-portable and simple to operate, it has all you need to capture great photos and movies.

The bright LCD screen offers crystal-clear shooting and playback. Functions like the innovative Motion Snapshot and the easy-to-use Creative Mode keep up with the way you want to record your life.

     

      Portable Nikon 1 system: small body and compact lenses in a range of colors. Crafted to bring new levels of speed, simplicity, and enjoyment to the way you capture your world.

      Super high-speed AF CMOS sensor: focuses faster and more accurately than ever before.

      High-speed continuous shooting: shoot full-resolution images at up to 60 fps*¹.

      Shooting modes: capture images in amazing new ways with Motion Snapshot and Smart Photo Selector. Add your own sense of style to photos with the easy-to-use Creative Mode.

      Intuitive operation: clear menus, a bright LCD screen, an easy-to-reach mode dial, and a built-in flash.

      Super high-speed AF CMOS image sensor: delivers the performance you need for stunning photos and movies. Offers the ideal balance between system size, speed, light sensitivity, resolution, and depth-of-field. Enables detailed 10.1-megapixel images of even fast-moving subjects in any light.

      Powerful EXPEED 3 image processor: delivers unparalleled levels of speed and performance in any situation. Equipped with two powerful engines that can process images at an incredible 600 megapixels per second. Offers superior noise reduction and enables the camera’s groundbreaking shooting modes.

      Advanced hybrid AF (autofocus) system: focuses so fast you can capture moments without delay. Instantly switches between Phase-Detection AF for shiny or moving subjects, and Contrast Detect AF if your subject is stationary, or poorly lit.

      Fast and accurate continuous shot: make full use of the camera’s autofocus system to capture full-resolution images of even fast-moving subjects at up to 10 frames per second*². Or focus on one spot and use the camera’s phenomenal processing speed to capture full-resolution images at up to 60 fps*¹ .

      Motion Snapshot: brings your stills to life in a click. Harnesses the camera’s processing speed to simultaneously record a slow motion movie and a still image. As soon as you’ve taken your shot, it instantly combines the two to create a “living image” and capture a moment in time as never before.

      Smart Photo Selector: always gets the best shot. Shoots up to 20 high-resolution images before and after you release the shutter, then saves your “best” five for you to choose from. Images are recommended based on facial expression, composition, and focus.

      Creative Mode: apply filters and effects to still images before you shoot, and access PSAM shooting modes for total control. Enhance the mood with Soft Filter, capture sweeping views in Easy Panorama and enjoy a world that’s always perfectly lit with Night Portrait mode.

      Advanced movie recording: lets you take a full-resolution*³ photo while filming, without interrupting recording, and you can film in extreme slow motion for dramatic effect. Movies can be recorded in Full HD and the Phase-Detection autofocus system makes it easy to capture great action scenes.

      Refined camera design at its best: attention to detail furnishes this camera with a real sense of style. Available in a range of colors that complement the minimal design, select models boast brushed metal and textured finishes.

      Bright 921k-dot, 7.5 cm (3-in.) LCD monitor. With a wide-viewing angle and protective glass, this high-resolution screen lets you see every detail of your photos and movies–indoors or out.

      Intuitive operation: with clear menus, a minimum number of buttons, a built-in flash, and an easy-to-reach mode dial for quick access to shooting modes. When you don’t want to think about a thing, you can shoot in auto mode and let Scene Auto Selector choose the best camera settings for you.

      Built-in flash: offers extra light when you need it. Handy for indoor shots or to soften images when the sun is behind your subject. Designed at the same time as the camera, it enables perfectly exposed images.

      Expandable system: the family of 1 NIKKOR interchangeable lenses cover practically every type of scene, are all optimized for movie recording, and boast a compact design for superior portability.

      F-mount adapter: attaches to the camera’s 1-mount to let you use a NIKKOR SLR lens. Trying out different lenses is a great way to experiment with how you shoot a scene, and if you use AF-S and AF-I NIKKOR lenses, you can still make full use of the incredible Nikon 1 autofocus system*⁴.

      Nikon 1 Short Movie Creator: automatically creates short films from your photos and movies. Incredibly easy-to-use, it preserves the quality of every photo or frame of footage you shoot. Movies can be up to 30 minutes long, and there is a range of styles to choose from.

       
    • *¹ For full-size images, you can shoot at approx. 60 fps for up to 12 frames, with focus mode set at AF-S; focus and exposure for the first frame is fixed.

      *² For full-size images, you can shoot at approx. 10 fps for up to 13 frames.

      *³ Full resolution images in movie mode (aspect ratio 16:9) 3,840 x 2,160 (1,080/60i).

      *⁴Autofocus conditions: AF General: With compatible lenses, autofocusing is available, but the camera may not focus accurately due to differences between F-mount and 1-mount systems. P mode: Using P mode, which ensures accurate focusing, is recommended. A, S, and M modes: The camera may not focus accurately, particularly at or near maximum aperture, in A, S, and M modes. M and A modes: Clarifying restrictions on functions, operation and explanation to be found in user’s manual. Enlargement of the monitor for focusing is not a default setting in M and A modes. Manual operation is required. Enlarged display is returned to normal display by manual operation or after a specific period of time. VR available, but the effect will be reduced by one stop.

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    TypeDigital camera with support for interchangeable lenses
    Lens mountNikon 1 mount
    Effective angle of viewApprox. 2.7x lens focal length (35 mm format equivalent)
    Effective pixels10.1 million
    Image sensor13.2 mm x 8.8 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon CX format)
    Image size (pixels)Still images (auto photo, Smart Photo Selector, and all creative modes other than Easy panorama; aspect ratio 3 : 2) 3872 x 2592 2896 x 1944 1936 x 1296 Still images (Normal panorama, camera panned horizontally; aspect ratio 40 : 7) 3200 x 560 Still images (Normal panorama, camera panned vertically; aspect ratio 8 : 25) 1024 x 3200 Still images (Wide panorama, camera panned horizontally; aspect ratio 80 : 7) 6400 x 560 Still images (Wide panorama, camera panned vertically; aspect ratio 4 : 25) 1024 x 6400 Still images (movie mode, aspect ratio 16 : 9) 3840 x 2160 (1080/60i) 1920 x 1080 (1080/30p) 1280 x 720 (720/60p) Still images (Motion Snapshot mode, aspect ratio 16 : 9) 3840 x 2160
    File formatNEF (RAW): 12-bit, compressed 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 systemStandard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls
    MediaSD (Secure Digital), SDHC, and SDXC memory cards
    File systemDCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge
    Shooting modesAuto photo (3 : 2); creative, with a choice of the following options: P, S, A, M (3 : 2), night landscape (3 : 2), night portrait (3 : 2), backlighting (3 : 2), easy panorama (normal horizontal 40 : 7, normal vertical 8 : 25, wide horizontal 80 : 7, wide vertical 4 : 25), soft (3 : 2), miniature effect (3 : 2) and selective color (3 : 2); Smart Photo Selector (3 : 2); movie (HD 16 : 9, slow motion 8 : 3); Motion Snapshot (16 : 9)
    Shutter typeElectronic shutter
    Shutter speed1/16,000-30 s in steps of 1/3 EV; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3 remote control)
    Flash sync speedSynchronizes with shutter at X=1/60 s or slower
    Release modeSingle frame, continuous, Electronic (Hi) Self-timer, delayed remote, quick-response remote, interval timer shooting
    Frame advance rateElectronic (Hi): Approx. 10, 30, or 60 fps Other modes: Up to 5 fps (auto photo mode or P, S, A, M chosen in creative mode with Continuous selected for Continuous, single AF or manual focus, Shutter-priority auto or Manual exposure mode, shutter speed 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values)
    Self-timer2 s, 5 s, 10 s
    Remote control modesDelayed remote (2 s); quick-response remote
    Exposure meteringTTL metering using image sensor
    Exposure metering methodMatrix Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on selected focus area
    Exposure modeProgrammed auto with flexible program; shutter-priority auto; aperture-priority auto; manual; automatic scene selection
    Exposure compensation-3 - +3 EV in increments of 1/3 EV; available when Programmed auto, Shutter-priority auto, or Aperture-priority auto is selected for Exposure mode
    Exposure lockLuminosity locked at metered value with AE-L/AF-L button
    ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)ISO 100-3200 in steps of 1 EV. Can be adjusted by user when Programmed auto, Shutter-priority auto, Aperture-priority auto, or M Manual is selected for Exposure mode; can also be set to approx. 1 EV (ISO 6400 equivalent) above ISO 3200; auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100-3200, 100-800, 100-400) available
    Active D-LightingOn, off
    AutofocusHybrid autofocus (phase detection/contrast-detect AF); AF-assist illuminator
    Lens servoAutofocus (AF): Single AF (AF-S); continuous AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); full-time AF (AF-F) Manual focus (MF)
    AF-area modeSingle-point, auto-area, subject tracking
    Focus areaSingle-point AF: 135 focus areas; the center 73 areas support phase-detection AF Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas
    Focus lockFocus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button
    Face-priority AFOn, off
    Built-in flashRaised by sliding flash pop-up control
    Guide Number (GN)Approx. 5/16 (m/ft, ISO 100, 20 °C/68 °F)
    Flash controli-TTL flash control using image sensor available
    Flash modeFill flash, slow sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain sync, rear curtain with slow sync
    Flash compensation-3 - +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV
    Flash-ready indicatorLights when built-in flash unit is fully charged
    White balanceAuto, incandescent, fluorescent, direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual, all except preset manual with fine tuning
    Movie meteringTTL metering using image sensor
    Movie metering methodMatrix Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on selected focus area
    Frame size (pixels)/recording rateHD movies 1920 x 1080/60i (59.94 fields/s*) 1920 x 1080/30p (29.97 fps) 1280 x 720/60p (59.94 fps) Slow-motion movies 640 x 240/400 fps (plays at 30p/29.97 fps) 320 x 120/1200 fps (plays at 30p/29.97 fps) Motion Snapshot 1920 x 1080/60p (59.94 fps) (plays at 24p/23.976 fps) * Sensor output is about 60 fps.
    File formatMOV
    Video compressionH.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
    Audio recording formatAAC
    Audio recording deviceBuilt-in stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable
    Monitor7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, TFT LCD with brightness adjustment
    PlaybackFull-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie and panorama playback, slide show, histogram display, auto image rotation, and rating option
    USBHi-Speed USB
    HDMI outputType C mini-pin HDMI connector
    Supported languagesArabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian
    BatteryOne rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL20 battery
    AC adapterEH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5C power connector (available separately)
    Tripod socket1/4-in. (ISO 1222)
    Dimensions (W x H x D)Approx. 106.0 x 61.0 x 29.8 mm (4.2 x 2.4 x 1.2 in.), excluding projections
    WeightApprox. 280 g (9.9 oz) with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 237 g/8.4 oz (camera body only)
    Temperature0-40 °C (+32-104 °F)
    Humidity85% or less (no condensation)
    Supplied accessoriesEN-EL20 rechargeable Li-ion battery (with terminal cover), MH-27 battery charger, BF-N1000 body cap, UC-E15 USB cable, AN-N1000 strap, ViewNX 2/Short Movie Creator CD, User's Manual, Reference manual CD
     
     

    Short Movie Creator

     

    Easy-to-use movie editing software. Automatically creates short movies from still images, movie footage and music. Offers a range of visual effects.

     
     
     

    Strap AN-N1000

     

    Nylon neck strap for Nikon 1 cameras.

     
     
     

    Battery charger MH-27

     

    Charger for the Nikon EN-EL20 lithium-Ion battery.

     
     
     

    Li-on Rechargeable battery EN-EL20

     

    Ultra-compact rechargeable lithium-Ion battery.

     
     
     

    ViewNX2

     

    All-in-one software package. Lets you import, organize, edit and share photos and movie clips. Compatible with Nikon Transfer. Integrated with Nikon Image Space.

     
     
     

    USB Cable UC-E15

     

    USB data cable for specific Nikon cameras.

     
     
     

    Body cap BF-N1000

     

    Body cap for Nikon 1 cameras.

     
     
     

    Mount Adapter FT1

     

    Lets you use a wide range of NIKKOR F mount lenses with your Nikon 1 camera.

     
     
     

    Grip GR-N2000

     

    Removable camera grip for the Nikon 1 J1 and J2 cameras. Enables a secure hold on the camera for more comfortable shooting.

     
     
     

    Body case set CB-N2000 (Nikon 1 J1 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm lens)

     

    Leather camera body and lens jacket to protect the Nikon 1 J1 camera and the 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm lens.

     
     
     

    Infrared remote control ML-L3

     

    Wireless remote control, controls the shutter release of specific Nikon D-SLR, Nikon 1 and Nikon COOLPIX cameras cameras from a distance.

     
     
     

    Wrapping cloth CF-N3000

     

    Convenient padded cover for your Nikon 1 camera and 1 NIKKOR lens.

     
     
     

    Body case CB-N2000

     

    Leather body jacket for the Nikon 1 J1 camera.

     
     
     

    Hand strap AH-N1000

     

    Leather hand strap for Nikon 1 cameras.

     
     
     

    Capture NX 2

     

    Powerful, intuitive image-processing software for refining and perfecting your photographs.

     
     
     

    Strap AN-N2000

     

    Leather neck strap for Nikon 1 cameras.

     
     
     

    Nikon 1 waterproof case

     

    Compact underwater diving case for the Nikon 1 J1 and J2 cameras. Waterproof to 40 m, the case lets you capture unique Nikon 1 photos and movies under the sea.

     
     
     

    Power connector EP-5C

     

    Power connector for use with specific Nikon 1 cameras.

     
     
     

    Body case set CB-N2000 (Nikon 1 J1 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10mm lens)

     

    Leather camera body and lens jacket to protect the Nikon 1 J1 camera and the 1 NIKKOR VR 10mm wide-angle lens.

     
     
     

    AC Adapter EH-5b

     

    The EH-5b is an optional AC Adapter that can be used to power the camera from a wall outlet.

     
     
     

    Tripod Adapter TA-N100

     

    Tripod adapter.