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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1259 reviews

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Totally worth buying

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the price the camera is great quality even without additional lenses the videos come out great and the audio is clear, along with that it is super easy to use and works amazing for any type of photography and film making

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hello MaddenG, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are happy to hear you are enjoying this camera. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 2-9-25 Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sony-ZV-1

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this camera! I love the way it captures photos and videos with great quality. I love the outcome of my photos, photos are captured as if you’re still in the moment. The video quality is amazing as well. It had great video and sound quality. Perfect for content creating and having fun! Once videos and photos are exported, the liveliness of each memory captured is still within.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi EmelyC,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you loved this camera and how it captures great quality images. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 7-27-2024
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This little beast is more than a Vlog Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I found this baby one of the best purchases I made in a long time. The Price point is great, but the results are much better. For many of you that are starting greating content, but also has an affiction to photography and Hig Quality Video production, this one is an amazing choice, as it gives you the chance not only to have almost professional results, but to study, and understand the behavior of professional video production. The only thing that you'll miss, is the Interchangeable lenses, but, with this product, you can explore tons of professional settings, top video quality, all the manual adjustments, the function of an ND Filter, and much more. Also, you'll obtain a beatiful 4K material to work with in Premiere pro, and test all the professional picture profile, color adjustments. And if you like, you cna use it as it is, an amazing Vlog Camera. And, despite all the negative comments about the lens field of view, there is a lot of twaeks that you can do to expand this possibility, but I have to say, you should have some short arms to feel the image too close to your head, it is NOT as terrible as people are saying in Youtube.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The quality on this camera is amazing!! Small & easy to carry around

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi JuanO,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you love it, and found it as a great camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 7-22-2025
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy usage

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great first camera use all the time for vlogging use for content all across social media

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hello JaquanM, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are happy to hear you are enjoying this camera for your content creations. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 06-28-25 Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great, simple, high quality

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought for my fiancé and she loved the simplicity of it. Needed a point and shoot for our trips that also took high quality video.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi Zach, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It's great to hear your fiancé is enjoying this camera. We hope it will be a great asset to your new adventures. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 5-10-25 Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great quality videos and really easy to use. It is also super easy to upload pictures to your phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hello MaureenM, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are happy to hear you are loving this camera and have found it easy to use. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 06-13-25 Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Vlogging Camera Ever

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love Love Love Love!!! I had got this product to start off my interest in creating a YouTube channel. Upon turning on the camera I was in love due to how well the camera automatically adjusted to my surroundings. I was walking from an indoor environment to an outdoor environment and was expecting the camera to essential "white-out" my background due to exposure. However, the camera adjusted instantly and kept me in focus. Next, I tried filming in the dark was able to see myself and my surroundings without the need of an additional light. It did all of this with its high quality photos too. Lastly, it has an amazing display focus feature so that if I am showcasing a product while recording and hold it in-front of the camera it focuses on the product and back to me as soon as I put it down. Disclaimer: Best Buy College Crew members receive products to write honest, unbiased reviews. Reviewers have been provided products free of charge and may have received nominal compensation.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and we are happy to hear that you love your DCZV1. Thank you for the review! Sony_US

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    GREAT VIDEO QUALITY BUT, HAS AUDIO ISSUES!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The video quality of this camera is amazing! The camera itself is very compact and so nice. The only problem I have with my camera is using external mics with it. I’ve tried three different microphones and there is no sound coming from them when they are connected. I’ve even tried new cables and even tried using the usb slot instead of the jack to connect the microphones but that didn’t work either. I’ve heard of other people on YouTube who also have this issue and can’t use external microphones as well as faulty internal microphone issues. Like when plugging an external mic then unplugging, the cameras internal mic wouldn’t work unless turning the camera off and then back on. I didn’t realize I ran out of time to return/exchange as I was trying to figure out where the audio problem was coming from so I can no longer return it. I use my camera for ASMR videos on YouTube and I need good external mics for this. TIP (if this audio thing isn’t an issue for you): I now have to record my audio separately on my phone and sync the audio and video when editing. Extra work but it’s the only way it seems like. So beware when purchasing this camera!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera did exactly what I wanted it to do. It was small and easy to carry on my trip. The camera took clear and focused pictures with an easy download to laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hello MarkS, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. The ZV-1 is a great camera! Sharp quality pictures and video. We are happy you are enjoying your camera. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to us at Sony's General Consumer Support: 239-245-6360. Thank you for choosing Sony! - Edward (3/14/2025) Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Be aware of some of it's limitations.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a very good camera, but it does have one shortcoming that I did not see mentioned in any pro review. If you plan to buy this for content creation and you plan to use this to shoot video in 4K resolution, be aware that due to the FAT32 file type used in the camera that video files are limited to 2GB in size. The camera will continue filming, but will do so in another file. If you are filming in 4K you will reach 2GB in roughly 4-5 minutes. Also, this camera will shut itself down due to heat when filming, which I have experienced while filming in 4K resolution. This camera is decent, just not great.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi Jeff, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Please go to the settings to help with long shooting session (Auto Power OFF Temp. to High) : https://helpguide.sony.net/dc/1910/v1/en/contents/TP0002883356.html
      Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience. And thank you for choosing Sony. - Pakorn (Sony Social Support) Sony_US

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good enough for starter

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    Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Haven't come across any issues yet, and records clear enough for card game gameplay

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi TYLERT,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you found it as a good camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 7-3-2025
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    really love the camera just had to play around with the setting for the best results

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi AdriannS, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are happy to hear you are enjoying this great camera. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 06-11-25 Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Camera!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Camera for beginners, this definitly isn't the camera to be cheap on accessories. The tri-pod that work the best is GP-VPT2BT. Battery life is around 45 min so a couple extra batterys (NP-BX1) will help with productivity. Double check & make sure the Model number matches the battery. I made the mistake of not paying attention and ordered a battery charger for NP-FW50. The most imortant thing to do is watch this youtubers camera settings guide. Covers all the setting that need to be adjusted and it made my recordings significantly clearer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqmiS8M7lmI&list=LL&index=13

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi Connor, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We are happy to hear that you love our camera and its beginners friendly design. We are glad that you have made the right decision. We hope you will enjoy all the amazing features this camera has to offer. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experience. And thank you for choosing Sony. - Pakorn Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing camera. So happy with my purchase. I definitely recommend it

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi MayraC,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you are happy with it and found it as as an amazing camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 6-16-2025
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Top notch for the $

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The quality is top notch, auto focus is better than most. At first bought the mark 3 but that was disappointing, the auto focus would not stay set snd kept trying to focus. With the Sony it auto focuses on the first try and stays there. Very happy with this product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hello Jacktowns,
      Thank You for sharing your experience with us. Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We are happy that you're enjoying the autofocusing performance, and we look forward to seeing what our customers create with our products. Your review will help others with their decisions.
      -Vincent Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great camera for vlogging and pictures. Has great sound quality.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi MarianF,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you found it as a great camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 6-17-2025
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Photo happy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Really like this user friendly camera . Cant wait to use it for work .

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi Coachmall,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you loved this camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 6-6-2025
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works very well. I do not have any complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi myuniquesounds,
      Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
      Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you love it, and found it as a great camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
      For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.  
      Regards,
      Larry 7-19-2025
      Sony Social Support Sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    5+ hours of straight video - with add ons

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wow! Highly portable, light and easy to use. I will start with video quality because that was my reason for purchase. If you need a long video time (more than 20 minutes) or really good quality video this is the camera for that. I can take still frame photos out of the video. Record time is limited to battery life and sd card size. We also purchased a Sandisk Extreme PRO 128GB sd card and a Anker battery pack to extend battery life (BOTH of which I would recommend purchasing as well as the camera). We get a good 5+ hours record time with this set up. I will say that photo quality is not as good as video. However, if the video is what you are in need of this is a great investment.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience and feedback. Thank you for the review! Sony_US