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May 22, 2013

Planning to take a vacation by the beach? Look for a compact digital camera that’s waterproof, such as the Nikon COOLPIX AW100, AW110, S30, S31 or get an underwater housing for your camera. You’ll be able to take your camera under water and capture what goes on below the surface.

May 21, 2013

When shooting nighttime landscapes, use a low ISO (400 or below if possible) while working from a tripod. Open your aperture to F/4 or F/5.6. This will allow you to have a shot full of detail and of good quality. Remember that night shots need a subject, just like day shots.

May 20, 2013

Don’t forget to bring your camera to holiday barbeques so you can capture all of the fun. Take pictures of the food being grilled, games being played, as well as groupings of friends and family.

May 19, 2013

Wait until the camera has finished writing the photo(s) to the memory card (green light is off) before turning off the camera or removing the card. You can lose pictures if you do either before the camera has had time to download the file(s) from its internal memory to the card.

May 18, 2013

You should format the memory card in your camera on a regular basis. By using the camera’s built-in “Format” function, found in the menus, you lessen the chance of having card problems in the future. Doing so is better than just deleting the images using the camera or the computer.

May 17, 2013

When you’re at a parade take photos of the parade goers, especially your children and the looks on their faces. You’ll see a lot of smiles and excitement.

May 16, 2013

Take a self-portrait each day for a week or month (or a year). It’s harder than you think to take an attractive photo of yourself, and if you do it for long enough you’ll have an interesting series that shows how you’ve changed over time.

May 15, 2013

Everyone loves a parade. For more interesting photos, look for details like the band’s uniforms, a cheerleader’s colorful pom-poms or a bright red fire engine.

May 14, 2013

When shooting groups of five or more people, make sure you stagger them. Put tall folks in the back and the shortest ones in front. It may seem simple, but blocking out just one face can ruin a group portrait. Always tell them, “If you don’t have a clear view of me, the camera can’t see you.”

May 13, 2013

Posing a bride and groom for photos is sometimes difficult. Concentrate on close shots of just the two of them, with clean backgrounds. Then create a fun group shot having them in the center, with others gathered around them. Just make sure no one gets in front of them. After all, it’s their day.

May 12, 2013

Take plenty of photos during your Mother’s Day celebrations. Remember to print multiple copies, so everyone can have their own photographs of mom to cherish.

May 11, 2013

Use a polarizing filter to lessen or eliminate reflections from glass. This works really well on windows of stores or cars. But the trade-off is that your exposure will be a bit longer, as the light is cut down by almost two stops.

May 10, 2013

Capture the hustle and bustle of the city at night. Place your camera on a tripod and use a long exposure (slow shutter speed) to blur the movement of cars and people. Try shooting for about 10 seconds first, and then adjust creatively to catch the motion of the lights and the feel of the city.

May 9, 2013

Make a great team picture. Get the team together in front of a nice background—maybe the goal, the net or the team logo on the field or floor. Shoot the ordinary, and then let the kids have some fun, making faces or funny poses. That’s the one they will always remember.

May 8, 2013

Try shooting panoramas if you’re at a sport stadium, beach or park, for more interesting images. Some Nikon Digital Cameras have an Easy Panorama mode or a Panorama Assist mode, which make these photos easy to shoot.

May 7, 2013

When photographing animals of any kind—pets, birds in flight, animals at the zoo—try to zoom in as close as you can or use a longer lens to isolate the animal from its background. By getting a close-up view you have a greater chance of capturing a wonderful expression on the face of the animal, which will give you a more interesting photograph.

May 6, 2013

Want a unique video of sports action? Use the slow-motion mode that many Nikon digital cameras offer. By shooting the action faster than normal and played back at normal speed, your subject’s movements are slowed down and look more deliberate.

May 5, 2013

When celebrating Cinco de Mayo, take plenty of photos of the colorful decorations in addition to candid photos of everyone having a great time.

May 4, 2013

Change your white balance during a sunrise or sunset. Take your camera off auto white balance and switch to Cloudy or Shady white balance. This will add more strength to the reds, oranges and yellows. Auto White Balance tries to keep colors neutral.

May 3, 2013

To get a shot of someone at sunset, turn on your flash and place the person with the beautiful sunset behind them. With the flash on, they will be illuminated. With the flash off, they will be silhouetted.

May 2, 2013

Spend a day capturing images only in black and white. You have to look at the world differently to take a good-looking photo in black and white, and that will help sharpen your artistic skills.

May 1, 2013

May is National Photo Month! Celebrate by taking photos every day. Give yourself an assignment such as taking a self-portrait each day of the month, or photographing an object every day.

April 30, 2013

If your camera can capture images in both RAW and JPEG format, do so even if you don’t work with RAW images now. These RAW files have the highest image quality possible, so you can edit them years from now and be sure you’re getting the best looking image possible.

April 29, 2013

Set your Speedlight to Rear Curtain Sync. This fires the flash at the end of the exposure, not the beginning, and can create interesting streaks and effects in moving subjects. Experiment with the different flash modes your camera and Speedlight offers.

April 28, 2013

Pick a day and use a fixed focal length lens instead of a zoom (or only one focal length on your zoom, like 35mm). By practicing moving you and the camera to re-frame your images you’ll become more engaged with your subject.

April 27, 2013

If you are photographing out of the window of a plane be sure to keep from touching the window, walls, armrests or other parts of the plane. The vibrations caused by the engines are transmitted through the fuselage and can make your photos blurry. Instead, sit up in the seat and hold the camera as still as you can, close to the window.

April 26, 2013

Arbor Day, which celebrates the planting and caring for trees is celebrated across the USA at different times of the year. Some states celebrate in February while others celebrate the holiday in April, so we decided to celebrate it twice! Use this holiday to take some cool photographs of trees.

April 25, 2013

Frame your storm photograph before it happens. Remember that the sky is your subject, so dramatic clouds are what you’re framing for, and then you hope that lightning will happen in that space. Keep the horizon in the lower third of the frame with the sky the top two-thirds.

April 24, 2013

Shooting a lightning storm can be exciting. Use a tripod and set you camera to record a long exposure. With D-SLRs, 15 seconds is a good start, but you may have to use up to 30 seconds, or bulb setting (where the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter button). Because you never know when the lightning will occur, keep shooting for best results. And don’t forget the tripod! Otherwise you’ll have blurry photos.

April 23, 2013

Try different kinds of framing with your flower shots. Instead of centering the flower, try placing it off to the left or the right of the frame. This will allow for you to be creative with the negative space (areas without the subject). Look for the patterns of other out of focus flowers in the background.

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So many ways to capture once-in-a-lifetime moments

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Capture the essence of a moment with Motion Snapshot, a unique blend of motion, stills and sound that can be shared as .MOV files or arranged into a slideshow. Add artistic flare with the Nikon 1's Creative Mode—shoot in black & white, highlight a single color in an image or create expansive panoramas. Use Live Image Control to preview the effects of Background Softening, Brightness Control, Motion Control or Active D-Lighting while shooting.

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Specifications

Type

Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses

Lens Mount

Nikon 1 mount

Picture Angle

Approx. 2.7x lens focal length (Nikon CX format)

Effective Pixels

10.1 million

Sensor Size

13.2mm x 8.8mm

Image Sensor Format

Image Sensor Type

CMOS

Total Pixels

12.0 million

Dust-reduction system

Dust Shield

Image Area (pixels)

Still Images (3:2 aspect ratio)
3,872 x 2,592
2,896 x 1,944
1,936 x 1,296
Still images (aspect ratio 16:9)
3,840 × 2,160 (Motion Snapshot mode or 1,080/60i, 1,080/30p selected in advanced movie mode)
1,280 × 720 (720/60p, 720/30p selected in advanced movie mode)

File Format

Compressed 12-bit NEF (RAW)
JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx 1:4), normal (approx 1:8), or basic (approx 1:16) compression

Picture Control

Standard
Neutral
Vivid
Monochrome
Portrait
Landscape
Selected Picture Control can be modified
User-customizable Settings

Storage Media

SD
SDHC
SDXC

Card Slot

1 Secure Digital (SD)

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

Viewfinder

LCD

Lens Aperture

electronically controlled

Shutter type

Electronic Shutter

Fastest Shutter Speed

1/16,000 sec.

Slowest Shutter Speed

30 sec.

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, 15, 30, or 60 fps

Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution

15 frames per second with AF; 30/60 fps with focus locked on first frame

Self-timer

2, 5, 10 sec. Timer duration electronically controlled

Remote Control Modes

WU-1b Wireless Mobile Adapter

Exposure Metering System

TTL metering using image sensor

Metering Method

Matrix
Center-weighted: Meters 4.5mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 2mm 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 slow motion)
Auto Photo mode
Best Moment Capture mode (includes Slow View and Smart Photo Selector)
Creative mode (including: P, S, A, M, Night Landscape, Night Portrait, Backlighting, Soft, Miniature Effect, and Selective Color)
Motion Snapshot (16:9)

Exposure Compensation

±3 EV in increments of 1/3EV

Exposure Lock

Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button

ISO Sensitivity

100-6400

Active D-Lighting

On
Off

Autofocus System

Hybrid autofocus (phase detection/contrast-detect AF)
AF-assist illuminator

AF-area mode

Single-point AF: 135 focus areas; the center 73 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, 20°C/68°F) Approx.

Flash Control

i-TTL flash control using image sensor available

Flash Mode

Auto
Auto with red-eye reduction
Fill-flash
Fill-flash with Slow sync
Red-eye reduction
Red-eye reduction with Slow sync
Rear curtain sync
Rear curtain with slow sync
Slow sync with red-eye reduction
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 4.5mm circle in center of frame
Spot: Meters 2mm circle centered on select focus area

Movie File Format

MOV

Movie Video Compression

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Movie Audio recording format

AAC

Movie Audio recording device

Built-in stereo microphone; sensitivity adjustable

Movie

HD: 1920 x 1080/60i
HD: 1920 x 1080/30p
HD: 1280 x 720/60p
HD: 1280 x 720/30p
Slow-motion: 640 x 240/400fps
Slow-motion: 320 x 120/1200fps
Motion Snapshot: 1,280 x 720/60p (plays at 24p)
Audio file format: ACC
Movie file format: MOV

Monitor Size

3.0 in. diagonal

Monitor Resolution

460,000 Dots

Monitor Type

TFT-LCD with brightness adjustment

Interface

USB: Hi-speed USB
HDMI output: Type C 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
Polish
Portuguese (European and Brazilian)
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Tamil
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings

Yes

World Time Setting

Yes

Battery / Batteries

EN-EL20 Lithium-ion Battery

Battery Life (shots per charge)

220 shots (CIPA)

AC Adapter

EH-5b AC Adapter
Requires EP-5C Power Supply Connector

Tripod Socket

1/4 in.

Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)

4.0 in. (102 mm) x 2.4 in. (60.5 mm) x 1.2 in. (29.7 mm)
Excluding projections.

Approx. Weight

6.9 oz. (197 g)
camera body only

Operating Environment

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Less than 85% humidity (no condensation)

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EN-EL20 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
MH-27 Battery Charger
UC-E15 USB Cable
BF-N1000 Body Cap
AN-N1000 Strap
ViewNX 2
Short Movie Creator CD
User's Manual
Reference Manual CD

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Step up to the Nikon 1 system with the Nikon 1 S1 and matching 1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm standard lens. The Nikon 1 system's innovative features will amaze you with how simple it is to get great pictures.

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Nikon-1-S1-Red Camera Body
1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 - Red

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1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 - White

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1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 - Black

Nikon-1-S1-Pink Camera Body
1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 - Pink

Nikon-1-S1-Khaki Camera Body
1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 - Khaki

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Two Lens Kit

Expand your picture taking possibilities with the Nikon 1 S1 and two matching lenses—the 1 NIKKOR 11-27.5mm zoom and the 1 NIKKOR 30-110mm telephoto zoom lens. The 11-27.5mm zoom will let you take breathtaking landscape views while the 30-110mm zoom will let you get up close (almost 300mm equivalent on 35mm format!) and shoot detailed close-ups of the most distant subjects.

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