Nikon D1

The Nikon D1 is a DSLR camera launched on 11/27/2000.

Technically speaking, the Nikon D1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 32 overall. The Nikon D1 weights 1200 gr and spans 157 x 153 x 85 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Nikon D1 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 16% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 38, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 19, ranks among the worst 5% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 11, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.

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:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 36, ranks 6% in its category. Nikon D1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 37, ranks 10% in its category. Nikon D1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 14% in its category. Nikon D1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 26, ranks 4% in its category. Nikon D1 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 25, ranks 4% in its category. Nikon D1 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Nikon D1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 189.04 CAD and 189.04 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Nikon D1 is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.