Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm

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In depth comparison and review of Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm and Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm vs. Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm lens 5-15mm lens
Height 6.1 cm 5.8 cm
Width 10.6 cm 10.5 cm
Depth 2.98 cm 3.4 cm
Weight 237 g 183 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Red | Silver Black, carmine red | Black, charcoal black | Pure white, cream
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Sensor Resolution 10.1 Megapixel 12.4 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Speed AF CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 12,000,000 pixels 12,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 13.2 x 8.8 mm 1/1.7"
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features - Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Image Processor EXPEED 3 -
LENS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 10 - 30 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 5 - 15 mm - f/2.8-4.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 81mm 27.5 - 83mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 20 cm 30 cm
Max View Angle 77 degree(s) 49.5 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual Manual
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Nikon 1 Pentax Q-mount
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, VR (Vibration Reduction), Lens Barrel Retraction Function Internal focusing system, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 135 -
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Field of View Crop Factor 2.7 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
ISO (Max) 6400 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto (100-400), ISO auto (100-800), ISO auto (100-3200) ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, matrix Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Backlight, night portrait, night landscape, panorama assist, Soft Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, forest, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR)
Special Effects Neutral, Vivid, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Selective Colour Warm, Slim, Antique, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour enhancement, Colour Invert, Shaded, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Tone Expansion, Vintage, Colour Fade, Bold Monochrome, Unicolour Bold
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps
X-sync Speed 1/60sec 1/2000 sec
Exposure Range - EV 1-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,000 pixels 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 4.9
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, red-eye reduction, P-TTL
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, NEF (RAW) JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Included Memory Card 8 GB SDHC -
Image Storage JPEG 3872 x 2592
JPEG 2896 x 1944
JPEG 1936 x 1296
JPEG 3840 x 2160 - 1080/60i movie mode
JPEG 1920 x 1080 - 1080/30p movie mode
JPEG 1280 x 720 - 720/60p movie mode
DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 640 x 240 - 400 fps
H.264 - 320 x 120 - 1200 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Battery Type Nikon EN-EL20 Lithium Ion Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion
Details Nikon EN-EL20 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 220 shots Playback - 2.7 hours
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
CONNECTIONS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 60 frames per second -
Additional Features Slow motion playback, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, interval shooting mode, takes photos while film recording, Active D-Lighting technology, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Smart Photo Selector, Motion Snapshot Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR
OTHERS Nikon 1 J2 + 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm Pentax Q-S1 + 5-15mm
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, carrying case, USB cable Carrying strap, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Nikon ViewNX 2, Nikon Short Movie Creator Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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