pictor, that was well put. My initial reaction to the new Nikon's was not positive and remains so - for me. But I can appreciate where they started their design process from - not for me.
It is an excellent, small, backup camera for the person that already has a do-all camera such as a pro or enthusiast equipped with a DSLR system, and it is an excellent do-all camera for the person or family that can have only one real camera other than their cell phone and should more properly value size, and getting "the" shot, over looking like they are carrying a mini version of that guy/gal in the media scrum.
Andrewtree said:
When I am out and about at events where the moms and dads bring their cameras they almost always have small Canon or Nikon DSLRs. The Nikon 1 is the first camera that I think could seriously start to replace those DSLRs for that crowd.
I agree, mostly because it came from Nikon and of course would say the same about Canon. That said there are probably dozens of better cameras than a small DSLR for many of these family type shooters but they tend to get sold that which they go looking for, don't they?
Case in point, I was just at one my youngest son's school taking some shots of their Remembrance Day ceremony for the school yearbook. Of the few parents that attended three were using small consumer DSLRS - one Canon, one Nikon and one I couldn't make out. The rest were either using cell phones (a few) or very small point and shoots (more). I bet most of them would love the V1 or J1.