Nikon 1 J1 review

Nikon's simplest mirrorless compact system camera

Nikon J1
Nikon's entry-level mirrorless camera is aimed at those stepping up from compact cameras

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Resolution charts

As part of our image quality testing for the Nikon J1, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Nikon J1 is capable of resolving up to around 18 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

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ISO 100, score: 18 (see full image)

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ISO 200, score: 18 (see full image)

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ISO 400, score: 18 (see full image)

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ISO 800, score: 18 (see full image)

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ISO 1600, score: 18 (see full image)

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ISO 3200, score: 16 (see full image)

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ISO 6400, score: 16 (see full image)

Raw images

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ISO 100, score: 22 (see full image)

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ISO 200, score: 22 (see full image)

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ISO 400, score: 20 (see full image)

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ISO 800, score: 16 (see full image)

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ISO 1600, score: 16 (see full image)

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ISO 3200, score: 16 (see full image)

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ISO 6400, score: 14 (see full image)