Sony ZV1 ZV-1 4K Cinematic

Sony ZV1 ZV-1 4K Cinematic
I’m always a big fan of small compact camera with spectacular video features. I own the RX100 M3, RX100 M4, RX100 M6 in the past. And they were great. But since the version 6, Sony have decided to use a new 24-200mm lens. I mean it’s great to have a longer zoom. And if you saw my old videos I love shooting tele. But personally, I don’t use tele as much for compact cameras. I would rather have much wider aperture for a 1” sensor.

There is one thing I realize one the ZV1. The lens was actually tighter than the RX series at the wide end. As we know, The RX series and ZV series. They all using 1” sensors, that means the crop factor is 2.7x. But each gen, Sony uses a different lens. The RX100VA was 8.8mm x2.7X = 23.76mm, RX100M7 9mm x2.7x = 24.3mm, and the ZV-1 lens is 9.4mm x 2.7x = 25.38mm. So after having the active steadyshot turned on. The lens will become 30mm. Which makes the blogging a lot harder.

I have also found when you use the product showcase mode. The IS will be disabled. As I do a lot of travel videos myself. Walking around and put down the camera and show the food in front of the camera. I always have to go into the menu and turn on the product showcase mode. That’s a bit annoying. But I know this is a compact camera, shouldn’t expect too much. I mean it is a great little camera.

Pros and Cons
Pros
Red little record light is handy
Awesome f/1.8-2.8 lens
Much more affordable comparing with RX series
3 Stops ND filter
Got all the picture Profiles
Hotshoe is back (Comparing with RX series)


Cons
Sensor was tighter than RX100 series, and after switching on the Active steadyshot. Works out like 30mm
Still remains 4K 30p upto 100mbps
No focus ring anymore unlike the RX Series
Mic Jack is on the side makes it hard to hold the camera
Product showcase doesn’t work together with Active IS.
Wish it was wider lens like 18-50mm would be awesome
No more pop up flash

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