Sony ZV-1 Vlogging Camera Review: ALMOST perfect!
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The Sony ZV-1 (sdp.io/zv1) is a video camera for TH-camrs, vloggers, and other creators. It has a flippy screen and it’s in the right place - the side - where it won’t be blocked by the mic or tripod. It supports wireless microphone connections, or if you do want a wired microphone, the mic jack doesn’t block the screen! It has a product showcase feature that actually gets what you’re holding in focus for things like unboxings and makeup videos… and it works!
But it has some serious problems, too. The menu system and user interface are a holy nightmare, like every other Sony camera. You can’t change settings with the touchscreen, so you have to fumble around with fiddly little dials on the back of the camera. Active Stabilization promises to smooth out your walking or driving videos, but if you forget to turn it off, it will ruin tripod-mounted videos by introducing ugly shaking to them. Autoexposure is pretty unreliable. Wireless video transfers proved to be completely useless, making file management far more time consuming than necessary. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Pro tip: Change autofocus from responsive and fast to standard and normal in the tracking/ speed menus and those autofocus issues completely go away. Here to help! 🙃
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@@no15minutecities sorry to bore you with useful information. I deeply apologise.
@@no15minutecities what a sad life you must live
Great tip @Phillip Bloom
Philip Bloom you are a legend keep those awesome tips coming...
Thanks Chelsea and Tony for giving us a very honest review which I trust.
For the two people focusing issue you had just use flexible spot focus mode and it will always focus on the person nearest to the focus point. Alternatively register the faces and then set the priority (ie set Chelsea s number 1 and of course Tony is a number 2 ;) )
This is the best review of this camera so far. And I've watched so many. So many glaring issues.
your right
With the camera how so? Versus what You want to use it for?
Every review I see the first comment is always "this is the best review I've seen" every...single...one.
I’ve watched over 30 reviews and this was the best one. You found real issues not mentioned in any of the other videos. While all the other ones mentioned the same issue that everyone mentioned.... THANK YOU 🙏🏾
Thank you for this review. It covered so many things that others didn't. I do find it odd the title says "almost perfect" when you highlighted like eight flaws lol. Not a knock on you guys, I'm glad you guys highlighted the flaws! Very useful to know. Thanks.
I followed your tutorial to start my TH-cam channel. Thanks for changing my life.
Aww, glad I could help!
Thank you for a detailed, honest review that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of this camera. Most other reviews I've seen so far are gushing with praise and don't really explain the weaknesses. Appreciate your review.
That’s why I like watching you guys reviewing new products when they comes out, for the in deep and pick apart views that make sense and informative before buying.
I think I will be ordering one for ease of use and static shot video
easy of use 💪this camera is next level
For the face hunting problem, Sony has a feature in their software to 'register a face' and give one face more priority over every other. So there IS a fix for that already built in!
Love all of the little Chelsea comedy bits (“skin” and “I’m small” most notably). And Tony’s impeccable attention to detail comes through once again. Great review. You both truly rock this space.
1:06 - "Mmmmmit'swerking!"
3:00 can't you put face priority on for that?
finally someone with a hand on review and not a sold out EDIT : bad grammar
1 sec is already a good one 😂
registering a face should stop hunting between faces btw...
Do you think if you click on someone on the screen, think it was tracking, or w/e is called can also fix this?
If it can track, you can click on the "talking guy" and it will not move maybe. I don't know, i have a Sony camera and i can do it on mine.
Good line - don't break my heart. As a creator, the stabilization? If I have to add a gimbal, then I will just keep on with my Hero 8 Black.
gopro does not do background blur right?
Been watching a couple reviews for this camera. They mostly all sing its praises and only cover the negatives very briefly so I love that your review goes into the details.
Honestly I don’t even want the camera but watched and appreciate the detail you put in to the video. I’ve watched other TH-camrs videos on the same camera and nobody seems to go in to as much detail about the pros and cons or finding problems before people spend their hard earned money and realize afterwards that it may not be the camera for them. At least people will be aware of the issues ahead of time and are able to decide if in their situation the camera has more good in it than bad. Also since you tend to find little bugs that others don’t, hopefully camera manufacturers will be able to provide quicker updates that will hopefully fix the issues. Keep up the good work!
Can you register your face to avoid the switching between faces?
Seems like the majority of problems are fixable in firmware. Sony's been much better about updating their cameras than other manufacturers so hopefully things will get fixed.
true, this is a fantastic release, a6600 was as well
Ok Sony, now put in a SIM card. LOL
@@JeffBourke I think canon is working on that with their new cloud based service
@@JeffBourke yeah a7siii
Thank you for this critical look at this camera. Most other reviewers on here gush about the camera but don't really talk in detail about its downsides.
Should I buy the ZV1 for TH-cam videos? Do you have a used one you want to sell?
I know what they mean by “better than a joby”.... but that’s because they two tripods they’re talking about have different purposes. For instance, you can’t mount that Sony tripod to a tree or a fence... which is what I use it for 🤷🏽♂️
3:40 Can you register faces and prioritize a certain face with this camera?
You CAN actually do it
I don't know how they didn't realize it
Great, four years from now and we'll finally have proper touch screen!
I love how Chelsea showcases the flippy screen and is so happy about how it's not interfering with the tripod while Sony then actually placed the whole Tripod-Mount of the camera right IN the SD-Card and battery space. As Gerlad Undone pointed out, this blocks your access to those crucial areas while there was enough, and I mean enough, space to just put the mount more to the other side.
From what I've seen so far, this seems like a very okayish camera, but chromatic aberration in this amount on a fixed (and should be optimised) lens bugged me from first footages seen, no headphone jack and the stronger crop also are sadly a no go for me personally. And Sony sticked to much to their guns (no touch control, same designs, no 4K 60p OR H.265 / 10Bit so far, losing eye-af in certain modes) while they should have the features by now - and it makes me worried about the A7IV and A7IIIs. I don't expect the perfect camera, but some of those flaws are to old to not be fixed yet. All those beautiful features won't help in any way if you actually can't deliver the quality and story in your pictures because it's not wide enough or does not have a fast and intuitive enough way to use it properly.
Now, I'm sure the firmware is not final and Sony listenes sooner than later, but at this price point and with this lens it's not on my list at least. Others, like Tony and Chelsea said, might have better use for it.
And no, I don't have a real alternative on hand to tell someone asking me, but the ZV-1 wouldn't be a recommendation without warnings.
You are the only TH-camr I have seen who is actually mentioning bad things about this camera, thanks we definitely need honest opinions
Speakers in front and rear, flippy screen up (note the side glances 7:53 ), wider view, USB 3.2 or fast wireless data transfer along with the included features = true vlogging camera.
Love the Canon and Sony manual controls theme music!!! Great overview. Pros and definitely cons. Flippy screen is an A+ move finally!
Tons of youtubers only focus on the nice features on this camera but ignore the weakness of it. This is an excellent review which shows us the pros and cons of using this camera.
why sony don't give full touch screen control? any pattern issue?
I absolutely love Tony's face near the end of the video where it's super softened by the ZV-1! Nice!
Now lets see a proper XT4 competitor APSC Sony! I need to upgrade my 6300!
competitor to ~1800$ APS-C camera? in today's economic situation 🤔 , btw a6300 is beast, made ton of videos with it
I’ve watched pretty much every video over the course of two days on TH-cam and nobody apart from you guys said about the weird hunting when focusing and also the camera struggling with more than one face in the frame. Thank you for spotting that and being honest about it. You have a new sub!
They also forgot to mention the screen cannot stay at the brightest setting in 4k and dims even further if you connect wi-fi controlling equipment. But for the focus these issies can be mitigated with settings
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Thanks Borden!
Other than the not-so-great stabilization, and the fact 24mm it way too tight for vlogging, it's basically perfect!
don't forget the user interface
firmware update will make it even better
hmm? Bipolar feelings about this camera. Thanks for the insightful review, I think I might wait for the mkII.
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You can add a wide angle lens to make it 16/17mm with the auto focus etc enabled.
With the auto focus issue with 2 people in frame, surely you can tap on the touch screen to track the one face or it has the face recognition where you can save a face and it will priorities that face?
Also I strongly dislike the wireless photo transfer on cameras, even if it was fast enough (which it’s no where near) it chews through the battery. I’d much rather take the card out than risk damaging the USB port on the camera or flattening the battery. Whatever camera option save battery is what I pick. I do use the phone app very occasionally for remote control that can be useful for sure.
The focus hunting issue probably gets solved if you change to product showcase mode since you were in front and your wife behind.
A vlogging camera should have a more-than-decent stabilization and widest angle wider than 24mm(which isn’t even 24mm anymore with electronic IS). If you need a separate gimbal, which you will looking at the rest footages, its form factor(especially articulating flip out screen) is nullified.
Totally agree except It's never 24mm
Really nice video! I have a question or perhaps a suggestion. Large numbers of people need right now to get into video teleconferencing involving more active scenarios than just talking heads. Think of art teachers, music teachers, or doctors, who have to work more hands-on with clients. I guess this is an amalgamation of webcam and vlogging but for a less nerdy audience. Does anything you are talking about here apply to this rapidly-growing market?
This is something i've been thinking about. I do intend to do a tutorial/comparison.
Kudos for Sony putting the flip screen on the side and the mic jack on the opposing side. Removing touch control from the screen though? This camera will be as frustrating as other cameras, just for different reasons. I tell you if Apple were to put a framing monitor on the back of the iPhone with touch control so vloggers could use the front-facing camera (the better main cameras) it would be the way to go. Just my thoughts.
Yeah all the celebs working from home are using iPhones now but they can't see themselves because they're basically forced to use the back camera. Why don't they just put a better camera on the front?? Damn just make the notch bigger we need it.
Thank you for an HONEST Review... not afraid of the short coming from the camera...
I got this camera and filmed some videos all about it on my channel!!!! great camera for vlogging!
Wow, a detailed review based on what actual usage will encounter. It makes the ZV1 a better camera knowing its utilisation need to know facts. Honesty in a product brings out its integrity, that came to my mind. I want it even more.
I love the RX line but I always thought that it was a camera more suited to advanced enthusiasts who wanted a compact device on the side. So I appreciate all the efforts Sony put into this to make this more broadly appealing. Hopefully the A7sIII will have taken notes 🙏
🙏 hope for June announcement
Now at last the Flip Screen. Touch screen most likely in ZV-II and in next RX-100. In all probability they are testing the response for a7iv and a7siii. ZV-1 may be a preamble to them.
I just picked this up. So far I love it except for the non-touch screen. And the battery door.
Can you say TRUE review. Pretty versatile instrument. Waiting for Panasonic GH6. You guys are the best out there.
activate product showcase it will focus on the things in your hand than in your face
Is it compatible with the ECM-B1M? I've been hearing conflicting reports with it either working or not with the ZV-1
I don't get why they did this with the touch screen. I mean, the hardware is there! Why not use it?
Great review. I know my Mrs and her sisters will love it for mainly one reason. Not fussed about touch screen and a few others but needs to be wider than 24mm. But may get it cus I can get it into certain situations that I can’t sneak a bigger camera into.
Many - or even most - of your complaints can be and likely will be cured by firmware updates.
true, firmware will fix some things making this camera even better
Never buy tech with the mindset of future updates making it a better purchase.
Even touch screen functions like menu navigation, I am still stunned they ignore that conpletely..... The only button one should ever use, is the power button
Once again, Sony can’t figure out how to do full touch controls on a camera screen. I really don’t get it. My 10 year old EOS 700D has full touch controls. 🤷🏽♂️
That's what is so baffling. Sony can 100% do amazing touch screens. What's the holdup???
I take it you're happy with your 10 yr old camera then?
true, but they are investing resources in other areas, looks like thats working well for them
Finally, I can use the Sony ECM-W1M Bluetooth Wireless Microphone
Forgot that existed. Genius
Turn off bokeh mode to stop focus jump, may be?
*All i want is the perfect Camera* 👽🍁
"The screen gets dark when I try to film in 4K. Why you doin' this?"
At least it has a flip out screen and no record limit. Finally Sony figured out the basics. If it would have had B.O.S.S. image stabilization like the Sony AX53, would have been even better but that wouldn't really work on a camera designed like this.
Lol. The board room meeting:
"Hey boss, we are running out of money, we haven't changed our recording codecs since 2015 and the peasants are catching on."
"Look Steve, we are Sony, we will get every penny we can out of our old technology. It pleases our reptilian overlord investors. We do need to actually make something new though."
"I have an idea boss, what about a vlogger's camera?"
"A vlogger's camera? How will that work?"
"Well boss, Canon is letting us borrow the Canon Cripple Hammer. They say it has magical powers and if we are able to control it from wrecking our factory, we may be able to harness its power. We've done that, sorry I didn't tell you but it was for a good cause boss. We have learned the secrets of the universe and will include some of that in our new vlogger's camera."
"Well Steve, you're getting a pay raise. I'm impressed. Go make the camera. And give the Cripple Hammer back to Canon, didn't your mother teach you not to play with fire Steve? That Canon Cripple Hammer is dangerous. You saw what it did to Panasonic when they rented it for a month. The GX100 was crippled pretty bad. So get that thing out of my factory after you make the camera or I'll have to fire you myself."
I just saw Jared Polin's review and he said that the screen is black if you wear polarised sunglasses. Did you come across this problem as well?
yeah that's generally true for all camera screens and viewfinders.
it only happens when Jared wears sunglasses.
@@TonyAndChelsea Hey Tony, thanks for your reply that has arrived in Wales!! If you check the video he did and go to about 11:10 you'll see where he tests a few other camera screens including some Sony cameras and he doesn't have that problem. Interesting.....
Tony & Chelsea Northrup no its not jared made a test with other screens only the new sony blacked out
IF the battery was a problem they could integrate an additional battery into that handy tripod, and with a firmware update to stitch together the timelapse this could be a good thing for set-and-forget multi-day timelapse solutions.
Though using any third party portable USB charger would also work, nothing beats an in-house integrated solution.
First video describing issues. Very nice thanks guys.
You nailed that auto focus problems. I personally have no confidence on this camera. Like the RX10 mk3.
Given all the faults, not having a lens that is wide enough is the dealbreaker
It’s wide enough, just use a tripod
@@joeyweber6158 not for a vlogging camera it's not, unless you have abnormally long arms
@@joeyweber6158with this camera it's better to see a surgeon for the ELONGATION procedure. At last Sony gave it a legit excuse
I agree. Give me 17-35mm and I'm sold.
Joey Weber oh come on. Use a tripod. Then why would i need this camera. Any other will just do it with a tripod. Lol. 24mm is not wide enough for vlog. Unless your intention is to show your face only and not so much of you and your surrounding.
I don’t even want a vlogging camera but after years of listening to TH-cam camera reviewers complain, I hope someone finally makes a good one. It doesn’t seem like it should be that hard.
Oh boy! You totally smashed the camera. I was ready to purchase it but not anymore. Thanks! You save me some serious money!
Glad I could help!
I had a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX 100 VI but as I used it for my climbing or hiking vids I was quite unhappy because it had no stabilisation for 4K videos. So I've sold it and bought a Sony ZV-1, but I'm unhappy again because the zoom is really disappointing especially in comparison to the great zoom of the RX 100 VI. And the stabilisation on the ZV-1 isn't bad but also not very good, as I don't film myself but mainly the trail in front of me and the nature around me. Don't know, perhaps I will sell the ZV-1 and buy the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-RX 100 VII. After all it's quite a challenge to find the perfect 4k cam now. Had the Sony 350 some years for 1080 dpi vids and it worked great because the cam only weights 230 gram and had a good stabilisation. I've bought the ZV-1 after seeing hyped videos about it, it's not a bad cam but even not a good one for my needs.
Tony & Chelsea, we have the new IDOLCAM VlogStar V2 shotgun/Lavalier microphone in one, small size, perfect for ZV1, can we send you one for the next mic review you are doing?
I think you can register faces and set face as a priority, it was a feature before at least.
I loved this review. Should I get the iPhone mini or this as a TH-camr?
Good thing Tony pointed out the auto focus problem with more than one person in the camera. 4K showed a lot of details on the face..LOL
...howdy from Nashville, TN!...looking forward for this screen tech to make its way into the other camera bodies...and I love that handle grip!!
You have just killed a new born camera Tony :D :D
You can't touch one face on the screen to tell it to track that face the whole time? The sound wasn't super impressive but seemed better when you were farther away
If it has the same sort of object tracking as the a7III (and I assume other Sony mirrorless cameras) buried somewhere in its settings, you _MIGHT_ be able to get it to do that, but it'd be difficult to get it to focus on anything else without turning that off.
Good job sony. Now add Some of chose improprement to the a7siii please.
Cant wait for the release.
June? plz 🙏2020 will be videographer's dream year
What improvements? This is tech from several generations ago. It's ridiculous. How about a touch screen interface, for example??
Looks like you two didn't read the product manual. You were showing a close up, the target was the DJI drone transmitter....this camera DOES have a dedicated button (C2 / Product Showcase Setting) which eliminates focus hunting.
We were using product showcase for the DJI drone transmitter... but that's not what Product Showcase is for. Product Showcase prioritizes foreground objects over faces, which didn't apply to that scene.
Hair boy did a more realistic job of reviewing. The mic is good and the product mode is useful. Having a record light on the front is great but the polarized flippy screen is a non starter for blogging as its black in sunglasses. No touch menus is a real problem for Sony. It also seems to have issues with heating in 4k. Not sure it's worth 1k
Fix the AF issue by using an aperture setting that gives you more depth of field... F8 and above....
Another idea occurred to me yesterday while I was thinking about the two one-button advanced functions: Bokeh and Product Showcase. To bring this one-button-advanced-feature to the a7-line, Sony should let us record and name our own sequences of camera-settings-actions, which we can assign to buttons of our choice. In other words, let us roll our own advanced one-button functions. I love these two advanced-features they've added to the ZV-1! But, Sony should not do this for us on the a7-line. Let us program our own! Whadaya think?
Interesting review with expert thoughts and honest point of view far away from some channel who looks like pr agency...
IKR? When the embargo was lifted, my feed was flooded with reviews and impressions and most of the TH-camrs had either the same glowing titles or ridiculous thumbnails or I felt I was listening to Sony's product sheet. Tony & Chelsea's first impression with this camera seem the most sincere to me.
Great little camera, oops mustn't say that as Sony need a kick up the backside again! Why is the touch screen not a touch screen? I just don't get it when you can use the screen for touch to focus. A couple of other, fairly minor and hopefully firmware upgrade-able, issues and a wider angle zoom and everything else will be toast.
Awesome review guys,the first one i have seen for the ZV-1 that told us everything we needed to know before laying down the cash. I laughed so hard at trying to transfer files over wi fi i almost chocked!!! To me a camera at this price needs to be able to change the settings with the touchscreen otherwise it becomes a dumb camera against a smart phone.
Doesn’t it have focus lock? Happy Holidays!
The title confuses me. “Almost perfect” but it seems like he had issues with pretty much everything on the camera lol. So is this camera worth getting or should I look for something else? Because the price tag is huge for me. Whatever camera I get is going to need to last me for years.
I saw many videos review about this camera, but only this channel that show me the good and the bad with proper way. I was though this camera so perfect, but after watching this, i know this camera not pefect tho 😅
What do you think about the AX53 for vlogging? I use it for videos and it works great, plus the stabilization is amazing.
Lol I love the intro. Hahaha. I just bought one!
The most helpful review of this camera. Thank you
I really enjoy your reviews. This one too was entertaining, interesting, and helpful. I have one request though, can you folk consider doing more with the MFT cameras?. You quite frequently mention how much you value lightweight and travel friendly, but seldom use cameras like the EM-1 mk iii. I get it that you prefer full frame and canon lenses for "artistic", "publishing", "photo-on-the-wall prints". However, for youtube work, and for us amateur travel photographers who like to travel with just carry-on equipment sets, the MFT kit seems like it should work well (Oly claims 50 to 80 megapixels nowadays). Yet, you never talk about MFT. Thanks for the wonderful work you do,
Thank you! This is really helpful!
Be the first one to do a video on how to set your external audio mic
settings inside the new Sony ZV1 Camera. Do you have to put it on
manual, very low, etc. Great review.
I don’t understand why they left the touchscreen like that. I have 3 Sony camcorders of old and they all have fully working, turnable touch screens. So it’s not like Sony haven’t developed it. Great pity.
Love the no-touch teasing segment ! Sony must enjoy people making fun of no touch screen. There should be a pool for when they go to full touch on most of their cams. But yeah not wide enough is even bigger problem. Nice built in mic !
I assume that ISO can be mapped to the right directional button instead of forcing you into the Fn menu, like every RX100.
Probably, but the same problem would still exist, and I find that having it mapped to the D-Pad means it gets accidentally hit regularly.
Looks like Sony needs to do some serious firmware update fixing multi-focus and edge screen jittering issues. EIS performance is a bit disappointing too. I don't have a clue why they did not go with USB-C connection. Tripod not having the rechargeable internal battery is puzzling too.
Did you do the updates because my camera after being updated had no trouble with multiple focusing and priority and then who'd focus on it didn't do what you're describing so did you update it and register it or is it an issue or software you're not used to yet
This is what Jesus meant when he said, "They have ears but do not hear." (Great video though)
Brutal... but much appreciated review.