![]() There are two ways of powering on the Nikon 1 S2. There's no grip at all on the glossy smooth front of the Nikon 1 S2. The rest of the Nikon S2's faceplate is almost empty, featuring only the lens release button and an AF assist/self-timer lamp. The Nikon 1 Nikkor 11-27.5mm standard zoom is thus equivalent to a 29.9-74.8mm (or, practically speaking, 30-75mm) FX lens in terms of its angle-of-view range. Given that Four Thirds has a 2x focal length multiplier, the CX "crop factor" works out to about 2.72, meaning that a 10mm lens has approximately the same angle of view as a 27.2mm lens on an FX or 35mm film camera. ![]() ![]() ![]() In linear terms, a Four Thirds chip has a 1.36x longer diagonal than the Nikon CX imager. Measuring 13.2x8.8mm this "CX" format imaging chip has double the surface area of the biggest imagers used in compact and bridge cameras like the Fujifilm X20 and S200FS, but only about half the area of a standard Four Thirds sensor. The S2's sensor is the same 14 megapixel imager as previously used by the older J3 model. With no lens attached, you can see the sensor sitting right behind the plane of the bayonet mount. While this may require a bit of getting used to, it actually makes changing lenses quicker and easier. The lenses themselves feature a short silver ridge on the lens barrel, which needs to be in alignment with said dot in order for you to be able to attach the lens to the camera. Just like on the manufacturer's F-mount SLR cameras, there is a white dot for easy lens alignment, although it has moved from the 2 o'clock position (when viewed front on) to the top of the mount. Instead of being a scaled-down version of the good old F mount, it's a completely new design that provides 100% electronic communication between the attached lens and the camera body, courtesy of a dozen contacts. The Nikon 1 S2 has a clean, minimalist front plate that's dominated by the Nikon 1 lens mount. With an essentially grip-less design, the Nikon S2 is very much a two-handed affair that requires you to hold the camera's weight in the left hand, clutching the lens, and use your right hand for balance and operating the controls. ![]() It feels better made than the official product shots would have you believe. The Nikon 1 S2 is mostly made out of plastic, weighing in at a mere 190g for the body only, 7g less than the previous S1model. The Nikon 1 S2 retails for $450 / £380 with the 11-27.5mm f/3.5-5.6 standard zoom lens, or $700 / £430 with the 11-27.5mm standard zoom and 30-110mm telezoom lenses. The Nikon 1 S2 is available in white, black, red and yellow. Also on-board is a 3-inch LCD display with 460k-dots, an electronic shutter, a sensitivity range of ISO 200-12,800, latest EXPEED 4A image-processing engine, and a built-in pop-up flash. Boasting continuous shooting speeds of 20fps with continuous autofocus and 60fps with fixed-point autofocus, Full HD 60p video capture, an improved hybrid auto-focus system, Best Moment Capture and the unique Motion Snapshot Mode, the Nikon S2 also offers more conventional shooting modes like Programmed Auto, Aperture and Shutter Priority, as well as Metered Manual. The Nikon 1 S2 is a new compact system camera featuring a 14-megapixel "CX" format sensor with no low-pass filter and the Nikon 1 lens mount. ![]()
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