Nikon 1 series hands on

Playing catch-up

We’re fond of the Nikon 1 series’ build and style, but fear it could struggle to carve an identity between the firmly established Olympus Pens, Sony NEX-5 and Panasonic GF range. The V1 does have an built-in electronic viewfinder – a big plus when shooting in bright sunlight – but the CX-format CMOS sensor is smaller than the Four Thirds and APS-C seen in its rivals.

Nikon did rightly ask us to refrain from pre-judging photo quality based on specs, though, so we’ll bring you our final verdict once organised a shoot-off with the Olympus Pen E-P3 et al very soon.