Nikon mirrorless system is called CX. The first cameras will be named Nikon V1 and Nikon J1.
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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at
9 months ago |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.
Zonkie
9 months ago |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…
Zaph
9 months ago |How does one have huge companies of highly paid marketing advisors and come up with vajayjay as model names.
Nineface
9 months ago |my wrong post sorry
Steve
9 months ago |You missed the EVF for the V1. (in Nikonrumors first paragraph)
Harold GLIT
9 months ago |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
Hannu108
9 months ago |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).
Don Pope
9 months ago |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.
Miroslav
9 months ago |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.
Dummy00001
9 months ago |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€.
Error: No Name
9 months ago |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.
Rollei
9 months ago |every camera has a self timer. It is more likely a remote control receptor.
yes, and the EVF is also a big difference.
Mistral75
9 months ago |@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
Camaman
9 months ago |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!
Essenobi
9 months ago |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.
Voldenuit
9 months ago |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
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Dummy00001
9 months ago |> 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.
Voldenuit
9 months ago |I don’t see any contradictions in my statements.
Small sensors have more DOF than large sensors in general (depending on final magnification and focal length of lenses, but this generally holds). They also have poorer high ISO capabilities because of less light gathering area. The first can be a good thing (you don’t need to stop down as much to get more DOF on a smaller sensor), but can also be a bad one (you need faster lenses to obtain subject isolation /if/ that is what you want to do).
The problem is that the CX lenses seem to be giving the worst of both worlds – small sensor and slow lenses. m43 is already hitting the diffraction limit at around f/8. CX, with an even smaller sensor, will probably start hitting this limit at f/5.6 – where their lenses already start at the long end of the zoom.
So, you have small sensors coupled with slow lenses, that’s the worst combination for photographers. That means you have to use higher ISOs to shoot in low light, something small sensors are already bad at, and you have no leeway to control aperture to either get more subject isolation (because the lenses are slow) or to get more DOF (because you’d degrade image quality by stopping down as you run into the diffraction limit).
Meanwhile, a camera like the Fuji X10 has an even smaller sensor, but makes up for this with a bright lens, 2 stops better than CX, so it would have equal or better low light shooting capabilities in a smaller, cheaper package. And it sounds like it would have the same or better DOF control than CX (at least with the kit lens).
CX isn’t looking much better than Pentax Q from my perspective.
flash
9 months ago |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.
Gabriel
9 months ago |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 ?
Dave Lively
9 months ago |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.
Simon
9 months ago |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!