Customer Ratings & Reviews

One of the best investments I’ve ever made! If you’re new to content creation this is perfect! Amazing color profiles, crisp footage, and amazing stability the auto focus is decent as well

Tired of being distracted by my iPhone when all I wanted to do was take a picture or quick video, I purchased this little camera after having a mirrorless Sony for years. The quality is outstanding and I absolutely love the blurred background effect - so handy and quick. If you're further away from the camera, you may want to use a mic, but overall, I really love it.

This was my first camera & I loved the quality of it! Takes amazing videos.

The lens is good and the settings have great options but the battery life is not so great. An hour or so of trying to record, my first time it kept shutting off saying low battery. I have not been in that situation again so I have not experienced the low battery mode again. I am iffy about recommending this but I looked into reviews and they suggested buying more batteries for backup.

I'm just writing this review to point out something that makes this camera much more versatile than the newer ZV-1F or the ZV-1 II that "replaces" the ZV-1. The ZV-1 has optical image stabilization in the lens, the other two do not. Many people have pointed out the slight difference this makes in video, vs. the digital only on the newer cameras. But this misses one important thing. If you are going to use this camera as a compact travel camera or any other use case that will involve taking pictures, digital stabilization does nothing for photos. This means the ZV-1F/1 II have no image stabilization in photos. The ZV-1 has optical image stabilization when taking pictures. This is beneficial at longer focal lengths and especially in lower light. If you are looking for a travel camera or general use camera, the optical stabilization in the lens of the ZV-1 gives it an advantage over the others.

Camera works great, took a little time to figure out the settings but overall great camera and easy to use !

I had bought this camera with the sole intention of learning how cameras work, the different formats that they shoot in (HLG3, S-LOG 2/3 being the main ones) There is a lot about cameras to learn. For those aspiring videographers and/or entry level photographers. This gives you the novice experience that you need to continue your aspirations without breaking the bank. Biggest Part about learning the camera will be the Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed Values you need. There are ways to getting lenses to fit on this device as well. And what's cool is a lot of the lenses you can get will fit some of the future cameras You might get as well.

The Sony ZV-1 is a full featured, powerful point and shoot camera that fits in your pocket. I think its major target user is the Content Creator. But anyone can use it. Its strong points are: Size - it fits in your pocket. Lens: it has a F1.8-2.8 ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* lens. The same lens in a APS-C or Full Frame lens could you about $1000. Picture Quality - it shoots 4K. It sports a 1 inch sensor, which is more than adequate for YouTube. Microphone - it has an excellent onboard microphone with Wind Sock (Dead Cat). Screen: it has a articulated side flip out screen as opposed to vertical flip. And most of all, my favorite feature of the camera is the Continuous Focus Real-time Eye Autofocus and Real-time Autofocus tracking. Coupled with the Product Showcase Setting, it transitions focus from face to object instantly. It's amazing. It's fast. I love it. My only complaint about the camera is a weak and inadequate battery. So buy some extra batteries. Other than that, I strongly recommend this camera. BTW, Sony is releasing the ZV-E10 soon. An APS-C version of this camera. But don't be fooled. You'll be a committed to the expensive Sony ecosystem of lenses. Remember what I mentioned earlier about lenses? The Sony lens hierarchy goes like this, you go from the cheap Basic Sony Kit lens, to Sony G lens, to the Sony G Master lens and finally Sony Zeiss lenses ($ $$ $$$ $$$$). With the Sony ZV-1 you get the BEST Sony lens (and features) in your pocket. That's all you need.

I decided to invest in this point and shoot camera and so far I'm not regretting it. It's much smaller than I expected, which was surprising in a good way. I like that I can turn on continuous record. This is definitely a camera made with vloggers in mind. There's some small things that could have been done better, but given the size and form factor, compromises may have had to have been made. I like the sound quality of this camera so far. Given it's been a number of years since I've purchased Sony products, I will comment that I was a bit surprised by the presentation. This camera came in a rather small box that was taped shut with anything. It just had a box insert you pulled out to lift the top and everything was inside. There really wasn't much presentation. It was fairly simplistic. lol, not trying to criticize, but just saying when I open Apple or Samsung products, I feel like there's anticipation...like I'm being taken on a journey. For the money I paid for this camera, I was expecting a little more upon the "opening" process and it was underwhelming. That's about the one thing I was a bit taken aback by. Oh, the battery life on this is about 1 hr. I'd say grab some more batteries and perhaps an external charger while you're at it. Overall, I'm still really happy with the purchase. I also got the handheld accessory and will write a review of that later. The presentation on that one was also meh. I'm starting to wonder perhaps is that a minimalist thing Sony has going on? If it is, then bravo, because it definitely came across that way. All in all, quality products though!

Yes it's a tad bit tight on the lens and the battery life is a little weak. This wouldn't be such a bad thing if it were for the fact that a tripod will always block the battery door. 4k is useless with battery life being so weak and the EXTRA crop on an already tight frame. I never thought I'd think this but a shoulder strap sure would have been nice for this. Slow motion is kinda useless. I'd just use your phone's slow mo feature. ZV-1 slow mo kills battery and isn't quick enough to be ready for capturing shots spontaneously. The picture tends to overexpose in auto settings and since this is meant for quick run and gun style shooting, that sort of takes away the point of having a pocket shooter like this. The stability is great but the crop is tight. There are third party wide lens attachments that supposedly help but could put stress on the lens motor. There is zooming noise that makes it into the video. I put the negatives up front to focus on the positives now: Great low light. Product showcase mode is phenomenal. Much more useful than I anticipated. The audio is really good and the hot shoe on the top has allowed for me to use a sony shot gun mic. The way to use this camera for run and gun is to use it as a b cam to your phone. Use your phone for daylight and as soon as you go indoor or it get's late, switch the other Sony ZV-1.

Camera is quite good ,but I give 4 stars because : -it is no Flash ,which is very important - rotating screen is not comfortable to use for selfies - u can find much better cameras for such price

This camera is a great size and has good quality. Its easy to use.

I love it.. I decided to buy the sony zv1 instead of the canon g7x.. and the pictures with an external flash are perfect

My daughter used her graduation money to purchase this camera & loves it! Takes great pics of people & landscapes! Easy to use and nice to have the selfie option.

It's ok camera but not for the price they want, lens seems very flimsy especially cover, this is not $800 camera more like $450 max

Great camera in a compact profile. Easy to use. Used for both battery powered recording and USB streaming. I do recommend some sort of additional mount plate to make the SD card slot and battery port accessible while on a tripod. The camera's only downside is the overheating. In high temps, the camera will auto shutdown as it does get pretty warm on Battery power. On the other hand with a dummy battery it has worked great for 5+ hours for streaming.

For a point and shoot.. for a video camera.. ZV-1 is a beast! Unfortunately my family wanted quality photos (far better than our phones) that rivaled/surpassed our classic Nikon D90 + glass. This will not get you there. The video features are superb and look awesome in that Insta/YT way, while the photos are great for quick point and shoot in great lighting conditions. The thing suffers in low light across the board and that means it won't work in OUR situation for natural lighting in our home, friends' homes, and evening events (music events, outings to pubs, cafes, etc, and darker-than-usual lighting while hiking in the PNW winters/springs). I can't knock it because we tried it and didn't like the results for our needs: This camera IS a great camera and does what it should. It also has no business being THIS GOOD with video. If you're looking for a VIDEO camera with the ability to do some product photos or quick snaps out with friends during the day the ZV-1 could do you very well. You don't have to mess around with lenses and the 1.8 is fast. If you're looking for superb photo quality on top of that amazing video quality it will likely disappoint. I had the luxury of a large budget and went all the way to a Sony a7c (no kit lens) and 2 lenses... and that has ticked 100% of our needs.

One of the best 1 inch sensor camera with blazing fast auto focus. Low light performance not as good after all it's a 1 inch sensor and what more we could expect. IQ is superb. Owned rx100v before and the image quality is as good. Miss evf but considering the price it's not a deal breaker

I love my camera. I use it for my podcast and I’m about to get another it’s so good. The sound the angles and then picture are the best. Anyone looking for podcast videos, content creation - this is your find!

Camera itself is great and my daughters love it. Very bothered by Best Buy. I bought this “excellent condition open box” camera that wouldn’t even turn on. (Did they not check that?!?!) and unfortunately it was a far location so when I had to go to another location to address the issue, all they could do is charge me more and exchange it for a new one. Crap system Best Buy. Great camera Sony