Nikon 1 V3 + 1 Nikon CX 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 264mm, efov 712mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO-2800Īlmost all of the images in this article were taken with matrix metering as I found this mode produced the most ‘keepers’. I knew the real challenge would be with individual birds so I tried a range of metering modes: spot, centre-weighted, and matrix, to see which would produce the best results under the difficult conditions. Nikon 1 V3 + 1 Nikon CX 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 254mm, efov 686mm, f/5.6, 1/2000, ISO-640Ĭapturing groups of birds did not present any issues, even under the overcast conditions. I wanted to make sure that the V3 wouldn’t ‘top out’ early on ISO. At a stated ISO-6400 the V2 shots at a measured ISO-4973 compared to ISO-3576 with the V3. For example, when shooting at an ISO-3200 camera setting the V2 shoots at measured ISO-2416, wheres the V3 shoots at measured ISO-1750.
#DXO OPTICS PRO 5.3.1 ISO#
I did this because there is about a 2/5th of a stop difference between the measured ISO performance of the V2 and V3. In the case of the V3 I used Auto ISO 160-6400.
Since I wasn’t sure how the V3 would behave, I decided to play it safe and shoot in Shutter Priority mode, with floating ISO.
#DXO OPTICS PRO 5.3.1 MANUAL#
With my Nikon 1 V2 I often shoot birds-in-flight using Manual settings and letting my ISO float with the Auto ISO160-3200 setting. I did take a few still images to get used to the controls of the V3 as I haven’t shot with this model for well over a year. This was far from ideal weather to photograph birds-in-flight, especially with a mirror-less camera, but a great day to test the auto-focusing capability of my Nikon 1 V3. To put this article and the test in context here’s a photograph of Hamilton harbour during the morning that I did this birds-in-flight test. My spirits immediately lifted – what a perfect time for an overcast birds-in-flight test with my Nikon 1 V3! When I looked out of the window this morning I was greeted by a dull, grey day.
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