Sony Zv1 Review - LOADS of FOOTAGE
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- Sony ZV1 Review - with loads of test footage for you to check out. I purchased the Sony ZV1 with my own money as I've been looking for the ultimate vlogging camera for CZcams and I think the Sony ZV1 may fit the bill! Watch the footage and let me know what you think!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Sony ZV1 Cinematic Footage
00:53 - Sony A6400 vs Sony ZV1
01:56 - Is the Sony ZV1 a good Vlogging camera?
02:54 - ZV1 4K footage colours
03:28 - ZV1 Autofocus Eye Test
04:25 - ZV1 Audio Test Internal Mic
05:32 - Background Blur Button Test
06:20 - ZV1 Video and Zoom Test
07:13 - Slow Motion and HFR Test
09:09 - Stabilisation Tests
10:18 - Product Showcase test
11:06 - ZV1 battery life
11:40 - More test footage
11:59 - Beauty Skin Softening
13:21 - LED recording light
13:52 - Review round up
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AWESOME review!! Thank you! Just got my ZV-1 and I'm excited to start using it!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the robust review and beautiful footage. I’m buying one for creating content for music videos, behind the scenes of my scoring sessions, etc. I owned the Sony RX100 years ago and have loved this series of cameras. Thanks again :)
Thanks Jonathan, glad you liked the video, yes I think for that kind of thing it will be perfect and if you've used the RX100 this is a nice step up. One issue we've had is the footage, now live has gone very redish tones... not sure if it's a CZcams or HLG thing, but looking into it!
Really appreciate the review Mark 👍🏻 A client of mine has recently got this camera and wants me to shoot with it for a project next week so thought I'd get some revision in before the shoot 😂 Thanks mate!
Hey Jack, that's great! I think you'll like it, it shots good right out of the box, but loads of options to it too! (the Sony menus are a bit of a nightmare though!)
Awesome job man! Very detailed review and very helpful. Ordered and it's coming in the mail in just a couple days :)
Thank you!
Can you do a video on how you color graded ZV1 footage?? I love this
Nice sir love your comments about ZV1
Glad you like them Draz, thank you!
Nice video! Another option for stabilisation is to set all camera in-stabilisation off! Load your footage in the free Sony 'Catalyst Browse' and you can add and/or adjust stabilisation afterwards. This software using the gyroscopes information from the camera doing a better job as in the normal video editing software. Export after your settings and import tot FCP, Premiere, Avid etc. An extra step yes but worth it I think
Hey yes we’ve just been experimenting with this and it works ok! Going to put out a video soon about it
Thx for the interesting review. I'm also interested how it performs for photos .... a test would be nice.
Sure thing that’s a great idea! I haven’t taken many photos at the moment so I’ll include that in the VS iPhone or VS A6400 videos.
@@editorskeys especially for portraits please
Incredible Work 👍
Thank you
Awesome !!
Thank you! Cheers!
The footage out of the ZV1 is really good, and the Product Showcase feature is sheer brilliance and makes me wonder why this hasn’t been in all cameras all along considering how needed it has always been.
Thanks for the comment yes I’ve been using this camera loads and have been really impressed so far!
Editors Keys It is on my “to buy” list. I look forward to using it.
Good to see Worsley in your vlog 😁
Thanks Phil! It's a nice place to take the camera!
hello is it possible to upload raw sample videos of the zv1 to like a google drive, i want to test editing them. thanks
Great review! new sub here (O:
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it
Is the picture profile 10 your favorite? Was it just more well rounded?
Can't wait for that comparison with the a6400
Thanks Sonny! I’m hopefully going to film more footage this weekend!
Great review thanks.
Do you know if this camera is fully compatible with the new M1 chip / 2020 MBP?
Hey Craig yes it will work fine on the M1 Mac, (we use them here.)
Is it possible to limit the low light autogain in the zv1?
Thanx for the review. Can i connect it to some kind of external power to film for a couple of hours continuously?
Gamliel Binunsky hey Gamliel yes I’ve plugged it into a micro USB charger and used it for an hour with no issues at all! So good if you need to stream or present live!
Hey, thanks for the review. Really useful. I have a question though, what's the limit on the length of video I can record in 4k? I'm looking for something that can record videos of roughly an hour in length. thanks
All depends on your SD card
Hmmm for some reason the footage is looking much more 'reddish' when uploaded to CZcams... currently looking into it!
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Also, it's only showing in 480P for me. Checked my download speed which is 50mps so should be sufficient.
Hey Bazza that’s strange I can confirm the 4K stream is up? Maybe try again in the morning?
I was actually going to ask why is your face so red? That's like back to the bad old days of Sony colour :) My RX10 with the older Sony 1" sensor doesn't look like that. Active stabilisation looks quite good, normal stabilisation not so much. I'm guessing the biggest advantage with the A6400 will be the shallower depth of field you can get. Had to laugh when you said "A6400 is a much bigger camera with bigger lens". All relative I guess.
Actually reviewing it everything looks oversaturated. I'd suggest this video to help you conquer colour issues. czcams.com/video/9E8doNzDymo/video.html
You right Mark.. 100 fps is the best for the slow on 25%. A beautifull camera
Thanks Herman! Yes it looks good for such a small camera
Now that we all mainly watch tv through a 16:9 ratio I was wondering what ratio do you take photos & video in ?
Yes I have everything in 16:9 as you can make it easily fit wider aspects if you need too. I sometimes film in square format for Instagram but change it in the edit
I have the 6400 and it has been a great camera to vlog in, talking head, and b-roll. I’m looking into the Zv-1 to have a more portable, convenient, compact camera, but yet also higher quality than my iPhone.
Do you think it is worth the purchase or should I save my money to purchase a full frame camera? (Like the a7c)
PS: i already have a full frame lens I’ve been using for my 6400 so I wouldn’t need to buy one for the potential new full frame camera.
Hey Joshua.... great question. So I had the A6400 and the Sony ZV1 and now have the ZV1 and the A7Siii. I would say go for the A7C, it's a great camera and resolve most of the issues I had with the A6400. The ZV1 is good as a smaller travel camera, but to be honest I'm thinking of selling that and using the iPhone and Filmic Pro for B-Roll
Thanks for a review! I feel like for a vlogging camera it's waay too shaky when you are filming yourself. Also the face doesn't look as sharp as it could be (if you compare it to the other shots that you filmed which were not of you).
Thanks for the tips!
Help!!! I’m interested in this but I’m unsure I would using it to record basketball games and gym videos so you think it will capture basketballs nicely without loosing focus
Hey I think for Basketball it would go out of focus a lot so I would recommend switching to manual focus, that way most players with be in focus. I think Autofocus would be quite hard for the camera as players would constantly be stepping in front of each other.
@@editorskeys perfect thank you for your response I have bought myself a Sony ZV1 can’t wait to receive it and try out all the functions
i wish ❤❤awesome sir
Thank you Chean
Hi is the zv-1 codec compatible with lumafusion?
Hey yes it sure is. I actually edit a lot of it on the iPad!
you've mentioned that you have 1hour in 4k of filming and not battery life - I thought there is no record time limit? I mean you can use USB to keep the battery from draining when you have a stationary set up right?
Hey Matthias, great question. So I mean if you hit record, even though there is not a recording limited, the battery will die after one hour. (Yes if you plug it his into a battery pack or wall power it will keep going.) Hope this helps. I used the ZV1 has a webcam for a 2 hour call and it worked perfectly plugged in.
@@editorskeys thanks for clarifying that 😊
How do you think it would go filming a golf swing at 1000 fps?
It would look pretty poor to be honest.. I would switch to the 250fps or 500fps for better quality and it would still look ace! The 1000 fps just seems very pixelated. Would you need to check out gold swings or for a promo video?
@@editorskeys Thanks for your reply.
I am an Aussie Golf Pro making CZcams Videos to help people play better golf.
I have been using my iPhone to film for the past 4 years and I am considering upgrading. Slow motion footage something I would like to add to my videos.
I thought this Sony ZV1 could be my answer.
Thanks again.
Brian
4K video 🚀
WOO!
We have the new IDOLCAM VlogStar V2 shotgun/Lavalier microphone in one, small size, perfect for ZV1, can we send you one to you to play with?
Hi, we would happily to give it a play! please email lewis@editorskeys.com. Look forward to hearing from you
Does anybody else experience banding lines when recording on certain settings
Hey Thomas I can't say I've seen that, what settings are you using?
@@editorskeys I think it's the bright ceiling lights in my room. Anything above 1/125 shutter speed when recording video will show line two separated lines bars that slowly move up the screen. I just want to make sure that my new ZV1 isn't defective. I'm trying to figure out other ways to test this. So I tested this problem by turning off all the lights in my room and attaching a camera light and began recording. The results were good, I couldn't cause the horizontal banding lines to appear at all, so I take that test as good news
it shakes or you have a bad hand pulse
Yes it does shake, the stabilisation isn’t amazing on this camera
@@editorskeys ha, ha, is like the stab... of my galaxy S9 phone and maybe a little better But I do wish a better camera youtube destroys 1080p. when is uploaded good luck bro.
Hi
What other camera you used to make this video
Hey Hasan, the second cameras were a Sony A6400 and a Sony A7III
The advantage of using a stills camera over a video camera is down to one thing - picture quality. This Sony ZV1 camera just doesn't have it. Get a reasonably priced little video camera for convenience (which has mic input, headphone output, at least 10X zoom, physical stabilization, long battery life etc.) or a good mirrorless SLR for remarkable picture quality and genuine Boke. Love my Fuji T20.
OK, so whilst the review was very thorough, the ZV1 doesn't impress.
From the moment you changed from the A6400 to the ZV1 you can see that the crispness of the image isn't great. I thought it was a low light issue but it's still there on the daylight test outside the Tudor building.
It's not just from your footage. On other reviews from others, it's the same. It's just not sharp.
It's an impressive feature set but ruined by ropey output.
Hey Richard thanks for the comment yes you can tell the A6400 is better quality, however I thought for half the price the quality wasn’t too bad (did you watch in 4K mode?)
@@editorskeys Hi, yes I did look at 4K. For a test, I looked at your eyes as the change from A6400 to the ZV1 happened. You can see on the A6400 that your eyes are in perfect focus, there are no aborations. The ZV1 focusing looks like it's working as described but it doesn't look like it's bang on.
Sure it's half the price but I've used cameras with better focusing over decades that are cheaper comparitively.
Power audio track for mediocre footage and image quality.................
Hi, Sorry you dont look the footage
Can you explain to me why you write in Italian and then the review is in English?
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