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Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3

Portability
92
Imaging
45
Features
63
Overall
52
Nikon 1 J3 front
 
Nikon 1 V3 front
Portability
87
Imaging
49
Features
79
Overall
61

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Key Specs

Nikon 1 J3
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 160 - 6400
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Nikon 1 Mount
  • 201g - 101 x 61 x 29mm
  • Introduced November 2013
  • Succeeded the Nikon 1 J2
  • Refreshed by Nikon 1 J4
Nikon 1 V3
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 160 - 12800
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Nikon 1 Mount
  • 381g - 111 x 65 x 33mm
  • Introduced March 2014
  • Older Model is Nikon 1 V2
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Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Overview

Lets take a deeper look at the Nikon 1 J3 versus Nikon 1 V3, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are designed by Nikon. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the 1 J3 (14MP) and 1 V3 (18MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1").

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The 1 J3 was announced 3 months before the 1 V3 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the 1 J3 scores against the 1 V3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Nikon 1 J3 over the Nikon 1 V3

 1 J3 1 V3 

Reasons to pick Nikon 1 V3 over the Nikon 1 J3

 1 V3 1 J3 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1037k921kClearer screen (+116k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Nikon 1 J3 and Nikon 1 V3

 1 J3 1 V3 
IntroducedNovember 2013March 2014Same age
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Physical Comparison

When you are going to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Nikon 1 J3 has got physical dimensions of 101mm x 61mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Nikon 1 V3 has specifications of 111mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 381 grams (0.84 lbs).

See the Nikon 1 J3 versus Nikon 1 V3 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the 1 J3 versus the 1 V3.

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1 J3 and 1 V3 is 92 and 87 respectively.

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 top view buttons comparison

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap in sensor sizing only by viewing technical specs. The graphic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 1 J3 and 1 V3.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Nikon 1 V3 to provide you with greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 sensor size comparison

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon 1 J3 Portrait photography advice
Nikon 1 V3 Portrait photography advice
59
has manual focus
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
cannot use external flash
69
manual focus
decent MP (18 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
features face detect focus
saves RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Nikon 1 J3 Street photography info
Nikon 1 V3 Street photography info
70
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
lighter than competitors in class (201g)
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
76
tilting screen
sensor size is nice (1")
saves RAW formats
boasts focus by touch
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Nikon 1 J3
Sports photography with Nikon 1 V3
58
quiet mode (1/16,000s)
megapixel count good (14MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
offers tracking focus
sensor has phase detect AF
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery life (220 per charge)
62
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
high frames per second (60.0 frames per second)
decent MP (18MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
features tracking focus
sensor has phase detect auto focus
does not have image stabilization
not so great battery (310 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Nikon 1 J3 as a Travel photography camera
Nikon 1 V3 as a Travel photography camera
69
lighter than competitors in class (201g)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
built-in flash
terrible battery life (220 shots)
display isn't selfie friendly
68
boasts focus by touch
decent MP (18 megapixels)
built-in flash
not so great battery (310 shots)
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon 1 J3 Landscape photography features
Nikon 1 V3 Landscape photography features
64
has manual focus
switch lenses (Nikon 1 mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW files
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery life (220 CIPA)
65
manual focus
swap lenses (Nikon 1 mount)
decent sized screen (3")
decent MP (18MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
saves RAW formats
does not have image stabilization
not so great battery (310 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon 1 J3 as a Vlogging camera
Nikon 1 V3 as a Vlogging camera
30
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competitors in class (201g)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
lack of microphone support
35
touchscreen enabled
features face detect focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
includes microphone support
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
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Nikon 1 J3 vs Nikon 1 V3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon 1 J3 and Nikon 1 V3
 Nikon 1 J3Nikon 1 V3
General Information
Make Nikon Nikon
Model type Nikon 1 J3 Nikon 1 V3
Category Entry-Level Mirrorless Advanced Mirrorless
Introduced 2013-11-30 2014-03-13
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Expeed 4A
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1" 1"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 18MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Highest resolution 4608 x 3072 5232 x 3488
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Minimum native ISO 160 160
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 135 171
Cross type focus points 41 -
Lens
Lens mount type Nikon 1 Nikon 1
Total lenses 13 13
Crop factor 2.7 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 921k dots 1,037k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT LCD TFT-LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic (optional)
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/4000s
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/16000s 1/16000s
Continuous shooting rate 15.0 frames per sec 60.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 5.00 m 5.00 m (ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain Fill-flash, fill-flash w/slow sync, rear curtain sync, rear curtain w/slow sync, redeye reduction, redeye reduction w/slow sync, off
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/60s 1/250s
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60 fps), 1072 x 720 (60 fps) 640 x 240 (400), 320 x 120 (1200) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Optional Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 201 grams (0.44 lb) 381 grams (0.84 lb)
Dimensions 101 x 61 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") 111 x 65 x 33mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 52 52
DXO Color Depth rating 20.4 20.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.0 10.7
DXO Low light rating 420 384
Other
Battery life 220 shots 310 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID EN-EL20 EN-EL20a
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card microSD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Price at launch $170 $997