Nikon V1 and J1 Mirorrless Interchangeble Cameras Reach Retail

Just as it promised back in September when it unveiled its first mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, the V1 and J1, Nikon has today started selling the snappers in the US despite the floods that have affected Taiwan and camera makers such as Sony.  

The V1 and the J1 share nearly identical specs, with the former camera coming as the more feature rich model of the two, thanks to a few minor tweaks.

Both however include a 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, dual-core EXPEED processing engine, a 1200fps slow motion capture mode, 10fps burst shooting, 3-inch LCDs for reviewing the pictures taken and support for Full HD video capture.

Users have the option of choosing between 1080/30p or 1080/60i, with the movie files recorded being capped at 29 minutes.

Compared to its smaller brother, the J1 also adds a built-in flash, auto-noise reduction on movie clips and a 73-point auto-focus system, all fitted inside a magnesium alloy chassis.

The 10.1MP image sensor installed in both of these cameras uses the newly introduced CX form factor (13.2mmx8.8mm) with a crop factor of 2.7x, which is significantly smaller than the sensors used by Nikon's competitors, most of them going for Micro Four Thirds or APS-C, while ISO speed is limited at 3200.

As engadget has found out Nikon's J1 and V1 interchangeable lens cameras are available from various North Amrican retailer with a suggested retail price for the J1 kit is set at $649.95 (474 Euro), while the V1 kit will retail for $899.95 (657 Euro).

The kit version of the camera is shipped together with the Nikkor VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 lens.

Together with the J1 and V1, Nikon also introduced a series of lenses designed for these cameras, including a 10mm f/2.8 prime lens, a VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 lens, the VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 and a bunch of other accessories.