
Built from the scratch to offer still image and video recording without compromise, the portable Nikon 1 V1 will propel your photography forward in ways you could never have imagined.
With an astonishingly fast AF CMOS sensor, clever shooting modes, strong low-light performance and a high-resolution electronic viewfinder, it offers all you need to capture standout stills and movies.
Revolutionary AF CMOS sensor: focuses faster and more accurately than ever before
High-speed continuous shooting: shoot full-resolution images at up to 60 fps
Portable system: small, iconic-looking body and interchangeable lenses
High-resolution electronic viewfinder: offers a clear, stable view
Groundbreaking shooting modes: Motion Snapshot and Smart Photo Selector
Nikon 1: A quick, intelligent and portable camera system. Boasts a dedicated range of compact 1 NIKKOR interchangeable lenses and system accessories. Crafted to bring new levels of speed, simplicity and enjoyment to the way you capture your world.
Bright 1440k-dot electronic viewfinder: cleverly housed in the camera’s compact body. Delivers a clear, stable view and 100% frame coverage for sharp, steady shooting, even in bright sunlight. The camera automatically senses when you’re using the viewfinder and switches LCD screen off.
CX-format CMOS image sensor: offers the ideal balance between system size, speed, light sensitivity, resolution and depth-of-field. Delvers superb color reproduction, 100-6400 (extended) ISO, RAW shooting and 10.1 megapixel resolution. Incorporates a dust reduction system for spot-free images.
EXPEED 3 image processor: engineered to deliver unparalleled levels of speed and performance in any situation. Equipped with two powerful engines that can process images at an incredible 600 megapixels a second. Offers superior noise reduction and enables the camera’s groundbreaking shooting modes.
Revolutionary Autofocus system: instantly switches between 73-point Phase-Detection AF system and 135-point Contrast Detect AF system for sharp movies and stills in any situation. And with Phase-Detection AF available during movie recording, you get sharply focused action scenes every time.
Blazingly fast continuous shot: keeps subjects in focus while you shoot the action. Lets you capture full resolution images at up to 60fps with fixed-point AF, and at up to 10fps with Adaptive AF*3.
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. Uses pre-post capture technology to shoot 20 high-resolution images before and after you release the shutter. Saves your ‘best’ five shots for you to choose from. Images are recommended based on facial expression, composition and focus.
Advanced movie recording: capture high-resolution photos*1 while filming, or shoot in extreme slow motion. You can record full HD movies at 60 and 30 fps and Phase-detection AF, which is quick to focus on movement, is available during recording. Offers 60i, 60p and 30p frame rates.
Take total control: with Exposure Modes (P/S/A/M), and access to key settings that let you control aperture and shutter speed so even experienced photographers wont be left wanting. Boasts a range of Picture Controls that let you set the look and mood of your stills or movies before shooting.
Smart design: boasts a strong yet lightweight body available in iconic black or white, with magnesium alloy re-enforced parts. Compact and portable, it packs a 7.5 cm (3-in.), 920k-dot LCD monitor with wide viewing angle and protective glass.
1 NIKKOR interchangeable lenses: the family of 1 NIKKOR lenses cover practically every type of scene, are all optimized for movie recording and boast a compact design for superior portability.
Mount Adapter FT1: attaches to the camera’s 1-mount to let you use any NIKKOR SLR lens. And if you use AF-S and AF-I NIKKOR lenses you can still make full use of the incredible Nikon 1 autofocus system*2.
Multi-accessory port: expands your shooting options further. The compact SB-N5 Speedlight flash can be rotated vertically or horizontally to bounce light off the ceiling or walls. The tiny GP-N100 GPS unit is a great way to make sure you can always tag your images to the right location.
Nikon 1 Short Movie Creator: automatically creates short movies from your still images and movie footage. 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 you have a range of styles to choose from.
*1 Full resolution images in movie mode (aspect ratio 16:9) 3,840 x 2,160 (1,080/60i).
*2 For accurate information about compatibility with F-mount NIKKOR lenses, please refer to the manual.
*3 With default settings, you can shoot at a high speed of 10fps by pressing the shutter-release button down all the way. While shooting, the camera will focus on the subject within the AF area in the center of the screen. Face-priority AF is not available. You can adjust the shooting speed to 30 fps and 60 fps by changing the camera settings in the menu.
•Unless otherwise stated, all figures are for a camera with a fully-charged battery operating at an ambient temperature of 20°C (68°F). *1 Around 34 frames at shooting speed of 10fps; around 30 frames if shooting speed is set at 30fps and 60fps. As determined by Nikon performance tests. *2 Sensor output is about 60 fps. | |
| Type of camera | Digital camera with interchangeable lenses |
| Lens mount | Nikon 1 mount |
| Effective angle of view | Approx. 2.7× lens focal length (Nikon CX format) |
| Effective pixels | 10.1 million |
| Image sensor | 13.2 mm × 8.8 mm CMOS sensor |
| Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning |
| Image size (pixels) | Still images (still image and Smart Photo Selector modes, aspect ratio 3 : 2) • 3,872 × 2,592 • 2,896 × 1,944 • 1,936 × 1,296 Still images (movie mode, aspect ratio 16 : 9) • 3,840 × 2,160 (1080/60i) • 1,920 × 1,080 (1080/30p) • 1,280 × 720 (720/60p) Still images(Motion Snapshot mode, aspect ratio 16:9) • 3,840 x 2,160 |
| File format | • NEF (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 system | Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls |
| Storage media | SD (Secure Digital), SDHC, and SDXC memory cards |
| File system | DCF (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 |
| Electronic viewfinder | 0.47-in., approx. 1440k-dot color TFT LCD viewfinder with diopter control and brightness adjustment |
| Frame coverage | Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical |
| Eyepoint | 17 mm (–1.0 m–1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens) |
| Diopter adjustment | –3–+1 m–1 |
| Eye sensor | Camera switches to viewfinder display when it detects that viewfinder is in use |
| Shooting modes | still image (3 : 2), Smart Photo Selector (3 : 2), movie (HD 16 : 9, slow motion 8 : 3), Motion Snapshot (16 : 9) |
| Compatible lenses | 1 NIKKOR lenses for 1 mount |
| Shutter type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane mechanical shutter; electronic shutter |
| Shutter speed | • Mechanical shutter: 1/4,000–30 s in steps of 1/3 EV; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3 remote control) • Electronic shutter: 1/16,000–30 s in steps of 1/3 EV; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3 remote control) |
| Flash sync speed | • Mechanical shutter: Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/250 s or slower • Electronic shutter: Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/60 s or slower |
| Release mode | • Single frame, continuous • Mechanical, Electronic, Electronic (Hi) • Self-timer, delayed remote, quick-response remote, interval timer shooting |
| Frame advance rate*1 | • 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 s or faster, and other settings at default values) |
| Self-timer | 2 s, 5 s, 10 s |
| Remote control modes | Delayed remote (2 s); quick-response remote |
| Exposure metering | TTL metering using image sensor |
| Metering method | • Matrix • Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame • Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on selected focus area |
| Mode | Programmed auto with flexible program; shutterpriority auto; aperture-priority auto; manual; scene auto selector |
| Exposure compensation | –3–+3 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at metered value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index) | ISO 100–3200 in steps of 1 EV. 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-Lighting | On, off |
| Autofocus | Hybrid auto focus (phase detection/contrast detect AF); AF-assist illuminator |
| Lens servo | • Auto focus (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 mode | Single-point, auto-area, subject tracking |
| Focus area | • Single-point AF: 135 focus areas • Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single AF) or by pressing AE-L/ AF-L button |
| Face-priority AF | On, off |
| 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 sync, rear curtain with slow sync |
| Flash compensation | –3–+1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
| Flash-ready indicator | Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged |
| 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 |
| Metering method | • Matrix • 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 rate | HD movies • 1,920 × 1,080/60i (59.94 fields/s*2) • 1,920 × 1,080/30p (29.97 fps) • 1,280 × 720/60p (59.94 fps) Slow-motion movies • 640 × 240/400 fps (plays at 30p/29.97 fps) • 320 × 120/1,200 fps (plays at 30p/29.97 fps) Movies recorded in still image mode 1,072 X 720/60p(59.94fps)(plays at 24p/23.976fps) Motion Snapshot 1,920 X 1,080/60p(59.94fps) (plays at 24p/23.976fps) |
| Maximum recording time | 1080/60i (20 minutes), 1080/30p (20 minutes), 720/60p (29 minutes) |
| File format | MOV |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Audio recording format | AAC |
| Audio recording device | Built-in or optional external ME-1 stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable |
| Monitor | 7.5 cm/3-in., approx. 921k-dot, TFT LCD with brightness adjustment |
| Playback function | Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, slide show, histogram display, auto image rotation, and rating option |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB |
| Video output | NTSC, PAL |
| HDMI output | Type C mini-pin HDMI connector |
| Multi accessory port | Used for designated accessories |
| Audio input | Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5 mm diameter) |
| 25 Supported languages | Arabic, 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 |
| Battery | One rechargeable Li-ion EN-EL15 battery |
| AC adapter | EH-5b AC adapter; requires EP-5B power connector (available separately) |
| Tripod socket | 1/4-in. (ISO 1222) |
| Dimensions (W× H × D) | Approx. 113 × 76 × 43.5 mm/4.4 × 3 × 1.7 in., excluding projections; thickness of body (from mount to monitor) is 36 mm/1.4 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 383 g/13.5 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 294 g/10.4 oz (camera body only) |
| Temperature | Temperature: 0–40 °C/+32–104 °F Humidity: less than 85% (no condensation) |
| Supplied accessories (may differ by country or area) | EN-EL15 rechargeable Li-ion battery, MH-25 battery charger, UC-E6 USB cable, EG-CP14 audio/vldeo cable, AN-N1000 strap, BF-N1000 body cap, BS-N1000 multi accessory port cover, ViewNX 2/Short Movie Creator CD |
| Still images | Approximately 400, or 350 with SB-N5 |
| Movies | Approximately 120 minutes of HD footage at 1080/60i |
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-25

Charger for the Nikon EN-EL15 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.
Battery EN-EL15

Compact, high-capacity, rechargeable lithium-Ion battery.
Body cap BF-N1000

Body cap for Nikon 1 cameras.
USB Cable UC-E6

USB data cable for specific Nikon cameras. Lets you connect your camera to a computer. Approx. 1.5m in length.
Audio Video Cable EG-CP14

Audio video cable for specific Nikon cameras. Lets you connect your camera to a television or video/DVD/HD recorder.
Grip GR-N1000

Grip for the Nikon 1 V1 camera.
ME-1 Microphone

Dedicated stereo microphone designed to expand the sound recording capabilities of compatible Nikon cameras.
Body case set CB-N1000 (Nikon 1 V1 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10mm lens)

Leather camera and lens jacket to protect the Nikon 1 V1 camera and 1 NIKKOR VR 10mm wide-angle lens.
AC Adapter Connector EP-5B

Power connector for use with specific Nikon cameras.
Mount Adapter FT1

Lets you use a wide range of NIKKOR F mount lenses with your Nikon 1 camera.
Multi Accessory Port Adapter AS-N1000

Multi accessory port adapter.
Hand strap AH-N1000

Leather hand strap for Nikon 1 cameras.
Strap AN-N2000

Leather neck strap for Nikon 1 cameras.
GP-N100 GPS unit

Ultra-compact GPS unit to tag your images on the go.
Body case CB-N1000

Leather body jacket for the Nikon 1 V1 camera.
Body case set CB-N1000 (Nikon 1 V1 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm 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.
Speedlight SB-N5

Tiny flash unit for Nikon 1 cameras equipped with a multi-accessory port. Lets you control the direction of light. Can be rotated vertically and horizontally.
Tripod Adapter TA-N100

Tripod adapter.



























