Quote from nictu on August 13, 2023, 3:26 pm

Hello again, 

So after a week on holiday with the Nikon 1 V1 I can conclude that I do really enjoy using this camera.
As mentioned at the top of this post, I wanted another camera that I would take with me when I’m not “doing photography”. Previously I had used the Panasonic Lumix LX3 and that is a great camera, but the battery life was very short and I thought additional batteries were quite expensive. Also, there’s no view finder on the LX3 and that’s something I do like to have on a camera.

It’s a small camera, but not pocket size. It’s comfortable being worn from a strap, the included Nikon strap is quite long and this allows you wear the camera across your body and so tuck the camera out of the way easily when not shooting. There is some weight to the V1, the body being made from Aluminium with Magnesium Alloy reinforcement. This weight does help stop the camera bouncing around too much while you’re walking.

It’s a smart looking camera too, with minimalist design, not many buttons and dials. Mine has a matt black finish. 

The rear of the camera has a bit more going on. I won’t go into too much detail, but you will find that there’s no P.A.S.M selector. If you want Program, Manual, Shutter Priority or Aperture Priority, you’ll have to turn the camera on and access those options from a menu. A little odd at first, but no different to the compact, point and shoots that I’ve used really. It’s not that bad a system when you get used to it. Also, I found I could be using the viewfinder and still access the rear panel buttons and menu functions with my thumb. Everything the rear screen can show is also shown in the viewfinder too. The V1 has an eye-sensor on the viewfinder and switches off the rear screen when the viewfinder is being used. I found on a couple off occasions that the rear screen didn’t come back on after I lowered the camera from my eye. Cleaning the eye-sensor with a q-tip cured this though. There’s also a diopter adjustment built in to the viewfinder. I've attached some photo jpegs. Apart from the sports car shot, which is cropped only, they're unedited, straight out of camera to help get a better idea of the cameras capabilities. I should also point out that My V1 came with the 10mm f2.8 prime. There are several other lenses for this system.

There's a lot to write about with this camera, which I'll try to post as time permits. Items to note for now are the built in colour profiles, of which, Vivid and Monochrome are quite an experience in use, although you can adjust them and save your own profiles. 

All the best,

nictu.