| Announced: | 21 May 2014 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 14.2Mp |
| Sensor Type: | 1" CMOS |
| ISO: | 200-12800 |
| Weight: | 190g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 101 x 61 x 29 mm |
| Viewfinder: | None |
| Screen Type: | 3" Fixed |
| Video Resolutions: | 1920 x 1080 |

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The Nikon 1 S2 is a mirrorless camera launched on 21/05/2014.
Technically speaking, the Nikon 1 S2 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 52 overall. The Nikon 1 S2 weights 190 gr and spans 101 x 61 x 29 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.
Going into details, the Nikon 1 S2 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Nikon 1 S2 is below the category average in:
However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
1"
Sensor Dimensions
13.1 x 8.8 mm
Sensor Area
115.28 mm2
Sensor Resolution
14.2 Mp
Max Image Resolution
4592 x 3072
Max Native ISO
12800
Min Native ISO
200
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Nikon 1
Number of Lenses
13
Focal Length Multiplier
2.7
Screen Type
Fixed
Screen Size
3.0"
Screen Resolution
460Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
None
Viewfinder Resolution
None
Viewfinder Coverage
Viewfinder Magnification
None
Min Shutter Speed
30s
Max Shutter Speed
1/16000s
Continuous Shooting
60fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
None
Max Flash Sync
-
Flash Modes
Fill fill w/slow sync rear curtain sync rear curtain w/ slow sync redeye reduction redeye reduction w/slow sync off
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
DxO Color Depth
DxO Dynamic Range
DxO Low Light ISO
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
171
Number of Cross Focus Points
73
Video Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (60p 30p) 1280 x 720 (60p 30p)
Max Video Resolution
1920x1080
Video Formats
MPEG-4
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Optional
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
190g
Physical Dimensions
101 x 61 x 29 mm
Battery Life
270
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
EN-EL22
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 10 secs)
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
microSD microSDHC microSDXC
Storage Slots
1
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