Nikon launches Nikon 1 series V1 and J1
Nikon Corporation releases the first two models in the new Nikon 1 series, the J1 and V1. Nikon 1 is an advanced interchangeable lens that proposes new forms of imaging expression with a new super high speed AF CMOS image sensor, the new high speed image processing engine, EXPEED 3, and the new Nikon 1 mount lens system. The J1 is the entry level model, and the V1 is aimed at a slightly more advanced user.