Nikon J1 Tutorial Walkthrough Video Manual: Operation and Functions

The Nikon J1, alongside the Nikon V1, introduced the world to Nikon's pocket-sized camera system offering. The whole Nikon One lineage lasted only seven years but produced eleven cameras and at least twelve OEM system lenses. Using a CX-sized sensor that was about half the total size of a micro 4/3 sensor and with a crop factor of 2.7 versus full frame, the Nikon 1 cameras were built to be small but still highly capable. This video series covers all of the Nikon J1 layout, functions, settings, and menu items with explanations for how the different buttons and features affect images.
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Video Index:
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Changing the Battery in the Nikon J1
1:03 - Memory Cards for the Nikon J1
1:57 - Mounting and Removing Lenses from the Nikon J1
3:07 - Flash use with the Nikon J1
3:45 - Nikon J1 Feature Button
5:06 - Nikon J1 LCD Screen Information
6:37 - Nikon J1 Shutter Drive Shooting Modes
10:09 - Nikon J1 Exposure Mode Settings
14:13 - Nikon J1 Display Information
3:45 - Nikon J1 Feature Button
14:33 - Nikon J1 Auto Exposure Lock
14:49 - Nikon J1 Exposure Value Compensation
15:34 - Nikon J1 Flash Options
17:03 - Nikon J1 Self-timer Options
17:18 - Nikon J1 Exposure Compensation and Auto Exposure Lock Functions
18:15 - How to take a Picture with the Nikon J1
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The problem with these dang cameras are the lenses. The majority of them have a fatal flaw, a tiny little plastic gear that breaks and then the aperture stops functioning. Something like 90% of all the lenses have the same flaw which is why you can find them on fleabay in broken condition. I have had one on my workbench for like a year that I've been meaning to fix that I got for dirt cheap and I just haven't gotten to it because it is such a pain in the butt to replace that gear. You can get a metal replacement gear it is rather costly though and the places that will still do the repair with the metal gear are all in Japan and are not worth it cost wise. The later pancake kit lens is not susceptible to the failure, so that's nice at least. I gifted a J5 to my dad a few years back and both of the lenses failed. I repaired them both with the metal gears. The process involved extensive use of four letter expletives directed at the Nikon engineers and copious amounts of coffee.

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That's a huge design flaw on the part of Nikon, and unfortunate. Hopefully some of the cost cutting of the era has been replaced with better practices now.

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@@DavidHancock Oh yeah - they got bit bad by it - they provided warranty coverage for gears for years. I wanted to call it out here in case someone sees this and goes shopping for one. They really are a fantastic series of cameras. The last few lenses they released were far more reliable and I think Nikon learned a lot. I still don't trust the Nikon plastic fantastic lenses though. I wish they would have made the new throwback-looking lenses out of solid materials. Instead they feel super cheap, just like the low end RF glass.