Nikon’s J1 marks the company’s entry into the compact interchangeable lens camera market. Nikon’s J1 is not that much larger than a point-and-shoot, but manages to capture sharp images and focuses and fires faster than many D-SLRs, even though its image sensor and lenses are much smaller.
The JVs included zoom lens covers a 3x zoom range, matching the field of view of the lens included with our Editors’ Choice Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The NEX-C3′s larger sensor packs more pixels and delivers best-in-class low-light performance, but if you are put off by its larger lens—which is closer in size to that bundled with most D-SLRs— the J1 is worth a close look.
