Nikon 1 J1/V1 For Dummies Paperback – May 8, 2012

Well organized, contains accurate, concise and clear information and has DRAMATICALLY improved the "tricks" that I now use with my V1 and J1. In particular, I have attempted to push the V1 to match the functionality of my D7000 to the extent that it is possible; this book has given me clear indications of what is and is not possible and the implementation of some features that are simply not adequately described by Nikon in the user manual.

Very good book for the non professional to get the most out of your Nikon 1. Right amount of detail and illustrations were excellent. I bought it used so for the money, well worth it

This is a well written, comprehensive guide for getting the most out of your Nikon 1 J1/V1 (I have both). It is presented in a clear, logical sequence and provides valuable tips for getting the most out of your camera. It may be titled for "DUMMIES", but at no time does it talk down to its' reader. You certainly are NOT a "DUMMIE" if you pick up this title.

Even though the Nikon V1 is fairly easy to use right out of the box do yourself a favor and get this. It has a lot of useful information that easy to read, understand and best yet find. I got the Kindle edition so I can also use it as a field guide of sorts on my iPhone using the Kindle app. Highly recommend.

Usually my ebooks are entertainment reading as opposed to instructional or informational reading, so with this in mind I rated this book 3 stars. While this book follows the usual format for "Dummies" books, written with lots of humor as well as information, I had trouble with skipping through to sections I wanted the information on. I am no doubt the one at fault here because trying to skip through to the parts I wanted was problematic for me. I just couldn't seem to manage "hopping" around in the ebook for what I was looking for at the time. In fact I probably should give the 3 stars to myself for being somewhat inept. As a straight read-through it was fine. From now on I will be buying my information books in the traditional format, holding it in my hands and being able to flip back and forth to information I want.

My camera (the J1) is easy to use, but this book was extremely helpful in telling me about all the possibilities. It is clearly written and gets right to the point.

I don't care for the PDF format,find it hard yo navigate.Content is very good and most useful to novice users.

Great book. Very well written and helped me at first with just basic settings. Following that I was able to play around successfully in more advanced modes.