The orange Nikon 1 J4 Mirrorless Digital Camera is a versatile camera featuring a CX-format 18.4MP CMOS sensor and EXPEED 4A image processor to produce high-resolution stills and full HD movies with notable sensitivity to ISO 12800. The combination of these two technologies also affords fast performance throughout the camera, including a full-resolution continuous shooting rate of 20 fps with full-time autofocus and a 120 fps movie frame rate for recording slow motion sequences. Complementing the imaging assets is an equally deft Hybrid AF System, which combines both phase- and contrast-detection focusing methods to deliver AF performance that is both quick and precise.
Within the compact overall form factor, a large 3.0" 1,037k-dot touchscreen LCD is available for intuitive navigation throughout the menu system as well as for employing touch focus and shutter release controls. Additionally, this interface also provides a simple means to access the built-in Wi-Fi connectivity for instant image transfer to linked mobile devices.
Included with the camera body is the sleek 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM lens, which provides a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 27-81mm. This wide-angle to short telephoto lens features a Power-Drive zoom mechanism, for quick, smooth control, and VR image stabilization to suppress the effects of camera shake.
Type | Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses |
Lens Mount | Nikon 1 mount |
Picture Angle | Approx. 2.7x lens focal length (Nikon CX format) |
Effective Pixels | 18.4 million |
Sensor Size | 13.2 x 8.8mm |
Image Sensor Format | CX |
Image Sensor Type | CMOS |
Dust-reduction system | Image sensor cleaning |
Image Area (pixels) 1 | Normal Panorama, horizontal pan (120:23 aspect ratio) 4,800 x 920 Normal Panorama - vertical pan (8:25 aspect ratio) 1,536 x 4,800 Wide Panorama - horizontal pan (240:23 aspect ratio) 9,600 x 920 Wide Panorama - vertical pan (4:25 aspect ratio) |
Image Area (pixels) 2 | 1,536 x 9,600 Still Images (3:2 aspect ratio) 5,232 x 3,488 3,920 x 2,616 2,608 x 1,744 Still images (taken during movie recording; aspect ratio 3:2) 5,232 x 3,488 (1080/60p, 1080/30p) 1,472 x 984 (720/60p, 720/30p) Motion Snapshot (16:9 aspect ratio) 5,232 x 2,936 |
File Format | Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW) JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8) NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats |
Storage Media | microSD (micro Secure Digital) microSDHC microSDXC memory cards |
Card Slot | 1 micro secure digital |
File System | Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0 DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) PictBridge |
Lens Aperture | Electronically controlled |
Shutter Type | Electronic Shutter |
Fastest Shutter Speed | Electronic Shutter: 1/16,000 sec. |
Slowest Shutter Speed | 30 sec.; Bulb; Time (requires optional ML-L3 remote control) |
Flash Sync Speed | Up to 1/60 sec. |
Bulb Shutter Setting | Yes |
Shutter Release Modes | Single-frame [S] mode Continuous Self-timer mode |
Frame Advance Rate | Approx. 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 fps |
Top Continuous Shooting Speed | 10/20 frames per second with AF, 30/60 fps with focus locked on first frame (at full resolution) |
Self-timer | 2, 10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled |
Exposure Metering System | 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 select focus area |
Exposure Modes | Programmed Auto with flexible Program (P) Shutter-Priority Auto (S) Aperture-Priority Auto (A) Manual (M) Scene Auto Selector |
Scene Modes | Portrait Landscape Night Landscape Night Portrait Close-up Auto |
Shooting Modes | Advanced movie mode (includes HD movie, slow motion, fast motion, jump cut, and 4-second movie) Auto Photo mode Creative mode (including: creative pallet, HDR, easy panorama, soft, miniature effect, selective color, cross process, and toy camera effect) Motion Snapshot (16:9) P programmed auto with flexible program, S shutter-priority auto, A aperture-priority auto, M manual Best Moment Capture mode (includes Slow View, Active Selection, and Smart Photo Selector) |
Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV in increments of 1/3EV |
Exposure Lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
ISO Sensitivity | 160-12800 |
Active D-Lighting | On Off |
Picture Control | Standard Neutral Vivid Monochrome Portrait Landscape Selected Picture Control can be modified User-customizable Settings |
Autofocus System | Hybrid autofocus (phase detection/contrast-detect AF) AF-assist illuminator |
AF-area mode | Single-point AF: 171 focus areas; the center 105 areas support phase-detection AF Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas Subject tracking Face-priority AF |
Focus Lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single AF) |
Focus Modes | Auto (AF) Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Single-Servo AF (AF-S) Continuous-Servo (AF-C) Full-time Servo (AF-F) Manual Focus (MF) |
Built-in Flash | Yes |
Guide Number | 5/16 (m/ft ISO 100, 20deg.C/68deg.F) Approx. |
Flash Control | i-TTL flash control using image sensor available |
Flash Mode | Fill-flash Fill-flash with slow sync Red-eye reduction Red-eye reduction with slow sync Rear curtain sync Rear curtain with slow sync Off |
Flash Compensation | -3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 EV |
Flash-ready indicator | Lights when built-in flash unit is fully charged |
White Balance | Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Direct Sunlight Flash Cloudy Shade Preset Manual Underwater All except preset manual with fine tuning |
Movie Metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor |
Movie Metering Method | Matrix Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on select focus area |
Movie File Format | MOV |
Movie Video Compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
Movie Audio recording format | PCM |
Movie 1 | HD: 1920 x 1080/60p HD: 1920 x 1080/30p HD: 1280 x 720/60p HD: 1280 x 720/30p 1280 x 720/120 fps (aspect ratio 16:9; plays at 30p/29.97 fps) 768 x 288/400 fps (aspect ratio 8:3; plays at 30p/29.97 fps) 416 x 144/1200 fps (aspect ratio 8:3; plays at 30p/29.97 fps) Motion Snapshot: 1920 x 1080/60p (plays at 23.976fps) |
Movie 2 | Fast-motion, jump-cut, and 4-second movies (aspect ratio 16:9) 1920 x 1080/60p (59.94fps) (plays at 24p/23.976fps) Audio file format: ACC Movie file format: MOV |
Monitor Size | 3.0 in. diagonal |
Monitor Resolution | 1,037,000 Dots |
Monitor Type | TFT-LCD with brightness adjustment |
Interface | USB: Hi-speed USB HDMI output: Type D mini-pin HDMI connector |
Supported Languages | Arabic Bengali Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese (European and Brazilian) Romanian Russian Spanish Swedish Tamil Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese |
Daylight Savings Time Settings | Yes |
World Time Setting | Yes |
Battery / Batteries | EN-EL22 Lithium-ion Battery |
Battery Life (shots per charge) | 300 shots (CIPA) |
AC Adapter | EH-5b AC Adapter Requires EP-5E Power Supply Connector |
Tripod Socket | 1/4" |
Operating Environment | 32 to 104deg.F (0 to 40deg.C) Less than 85% humidity (no condensation) |
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.1" / 9.91 x 6.1 x 2.79cm (Approx.) |
Weight | 6.8oz / 192.8g (camera body only) (Approx.) |
Reviews Nikon 1 J4 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 10-30mm Lens (Orange) (Nikon Malaysia)