[JJ_SO]

Not sure what you mean about unnecessary bulk but the J5 is seriously small. I actually prefer the size of the V1 because it uses the same battery as the top-end Nikons which means that battery life is great.

 

Yeah, and with1 V3 they went for an EN-EL20a battery which is smaller tahn the EN-EL15. I remember, this was my showstopper. They separated the EVF to bring the price down, so you get now body around 650.- + EVF for another 300.- and end up in a region I also could get a D7200. The 1 V3 has some advantages, yes, but simply not enough to beat the DSLR in terms of IQ.