The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1

The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1/J1

A practical approach to using Nikon's advanced compact cameras

Luminescence of NatureTM Press

Jason P. Odell, Ph.D.

The Photographer's Guide to the Nikon 1 V1 /J1 First Edition 2012 Published in the United States by Luminescence of Nature Press Colorado Springs, CO 80923

ISBN 978-1-4675-1987-8

?2012 Jason P. Odell

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission by the publisher, with the exception that owners of this eBook are permitted have a single copy printed for personal use. I authorize single copies of this eBook to be printed by commercial printing services, including but not limited to: FedEx Office?, Office Depot?, and OfficeMax?.

All photos by and ? Jason P. Odell unless otherwise indicated.

Trademarks All terms in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized.

Nikon and Nikkor are registered trademarks of Nikon Corporation, Japan. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft, Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Disclaimer This book is not sponsored by Nikon Corporation. It is intended to provide information about the Nikon 1 System cameras. Every effort has been made to make the information contained in this book as reliable as possible, but no warranty of fitness is implied. The author and publisher shall not be responsible in any way for any damages or loss of data arising from the information contained in this book.

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To my family, without whom I'd never have picked up a Nikon 1 camera.

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About This Book

Why an eBook?

The electronic book format has some significant advantages over its printed counterparts. Electronic books allow me to deliver my content around the world nearly instantly, thanks to the Internet. My books have features you can't get in print, like bookmarks, cross-references, and Internet links. Clicking a Table of Contents or Index entry will take you directly to that page. Clicking hyperlinks in this book, which are visible in bold blue text, will take you either to a crossreferenced page, or to a website on the Internet. This added level of interaction is something I hope makes this book easy to use.

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Preface Other PDF eBooks by Jason P. Odell

? The Photographer's Guide to Capture NX2 ? The Photographer's Guide to Digital Landscapes ? The Photographer's Guide to Silver Efex Pro 2 ? The Photographer's Guide to HDR Efex Pro (with Tony Sweet) ? Field Notes: A Photographic Journey

All of Jason's eBooks are available for direct download from Luminescence of NatureTM Press.

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Contents

About This Book

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Introduction

14

Nikon 1 System Camera Comparison

20

Objective of This Book

23

1: Getting Started

26

Parts of the Camera

27

External Controls

34

Initial Setup

36

Battery

36

Lenses

39

Installing a Memory Card

40

Software Menus: Basic Navigation Tools

44

Completing Setup

46

Powering up Your Camera

46

Setting Camera Date and Time

48

Firmware Version and Updates

51

Adjusting the LCD and Electronic Viewfinder

52

On-Screen Display Information

55

Other Items in the Setup Menu

58

Image Format and Appearance Options

60

Selecting a File Format

60

Controlling Image Appearance

67

Picture Controls

67

Adjusting Picture Controls

71

2: Still Images

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Still Image Mode

85

Choosing a Shutter Type (V1)

87

Frame Advance Modes

91

Focusing the Camera

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