This image on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum shows excellent detail, especially at the optimal point of focus on the face to the left. With the light sensitivity set low - around ISO 400 or less - the J4 can grab sharp photos with its kit zoom lens. A small sensor is often a warning sign for lower performance, but the recent Samsung NX Mini mirrorless camera ($550 with 3X zoom kit lens) and Sony RX100 III compact ($800 with fixed 2.9X zoom), wring fantastic quality from a 1-inch sensor. Nikon gets the J4 close to pocket-size by using a 1-inch sensor, which is just 35 percent the size of the APS-C sensor in the Nikon D3300 (review) and most mainstream DSLR and mirrorless cameras. We try not to get hung up on specs for their own sake, but one of them, the J4's sensor, seems to have an important effect on performance. Even my better photos looked only so-so when I previewed them on the LCD. There are two other areas where Nikon's LCD trails Samsung's: The J4's screen was sometimes slow to react to a finger tap, and its images weren't very bright or rich. The similarly priced and equipped Samsung NX Mini has a 3-inch touch screen that flips up 180 degrees so you can even take selfies. But the lack of a tilting screen is a bummer, as it rules out holding the J4 low at your side for taking sly candids or simply steadying the camera to shoot video. The 3-inch touch-screen LCD makes up for the minimal space for physical controls on the camera.
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