The J4’s compact, stylish frame possesses the everyday convenience we all crave in today’s on-the-go world. You’ll never miss a moment of the action with an unparalleled shooting speed of 20 frames per second with autofocus that is faster than even a D-SLR camera. With the J4 by your side, you can confidently take shots that are sure to impress.

• • Type

  • Digital camera with support for interchangeable lenses

• • Lens mount

  • Nikon 1 mount

• • Effective angle of view

  • Approx. 2.7x lens focal length (35 mm format equivalent)

• • Image sensor format

  • CX

• • Image sensor type

  • CMOS

• • Sensor size

  • 13.2mm, x8.8mm

• • Effective pixels

  • 18.4million

• • Image size (pixels)

  • Still images taken in auto, best moment capture, and all creative modes other than easy panorama (aspect ratio 3 : 2), (L)5232, x3488, (M)3920, x2616, (S)2608, x1744, Still images taken in normal panorama mode with camera panned horizontally (aspect ratio 120 : 23) 4800 x 920 Still images taken in normal panorama mode with camera panned vertically (aspect ratio 8 : 25) 1536 x 4800 Still images taken in wide panorama mode with camera panned horizontally (aspect ratio 240 : 23) 9600 x 920 Still images taken in wide panorama mode with camera panned vertically (aspect ratio 4 : 25) 1536 x 9600 Still images taken during movie recording (aspect ratio 3 : 2) 5232 x 3488 (1080/60p, 1080/30p) 1472 x 984 (720/60p, 720/30p) Motion Snapshots (photo portion, aspect ratio 16 : 9) 5232 x 2936

• • File format

  • NEF (RAW): 12-bit, compressed, JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1 : 4), normal (approx. 1 : 8) compression, NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

• • Picture Control system

  • Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, ; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls

• • Media

  • microSD (micro Secure Digital), microSDHC, microSDXC

• • Card slot

  • single

• • File system

  • DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3, PictBridge

• • Depth-of-field preview

  • Yes

• • Shooting modes

  • auto; creative, with a choice of the following options: P, S, A, M, creative palette, HDR, easy panorama, soft, miniature effect, selective color, cross process, and toy camera effect; best moment capture (Active Selection, slow view and Smart Photo Selector); advanced movie (HD movie, slow motion, jump cut, fast motion and 4-second movie), Motion Snapshot

• • Type

  • Electronic shutter

• • Speed

  • 1/16,000to, 30s, in steps of 1/3 EV; Bulb Note: Bulb ends automatically after approximately 2 minutes

• • Flash sync speed

  • Synchronizes with shutter at X=1/60s, or slower

• • Modes

  • S (single frame), Continuous, Self-timer

• • Frame advance rate

  • Approx. 5, 10, 20, 30, or 60 fps

• • Self-timer

  • 2 s, 10 s

• • Metering system

  • TTL metering using image sensor

• • Metering method

  • Matrix Center-weighted: Meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame Spot: Meters 2 mm circle centered on selected focus area

• • Mode

  • P programmed auto with flexible program; S shutter-priority auto; A aperture-priority auto; M manual; scene auto selector

• • Exposure compensation

  • –3–+3EV, in steps of1/3EV

• • Exposure lock

  • Luminosity locked at metered value when shutter-release button is pressed halfway

• • ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

  • 200to, 12800, in steps of1EV, ISO 160; 6400(NR); 12800 (NR); auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 160–6400, 160–3200, 160–800) available (user controlled in P, S, A, and M modes)

• • Active D-Lighting

  • On, off

• • Autofocus system

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

• • Lens servo

  • auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A), Full-time AF (AF-F), Single AF (AF-S), Continuous AF (AF-C), Manual focus (MF):

• • Focus area

  • Single-point AF: 171 focus areas; the center 105 areas support phase-detection AF Auto-area AF: 41 focus areas

• • AF-area mode

  • Single-point, auto-area, subject tracking

• • Focus lock

  • Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single AF)

• •