Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

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

Great compact camera, if you’re looking to get started in photography and video, but don’t want to change out lenses.

Its great for vlogging! But the life battery expect to use it not more than 40mins

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

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

This is an amazing camera easy to use and takes great photos

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.

The camera was very good but had a fatal flaw: the 24mm wife angle felt more like 27mm. This meant the camera image was just not wide enough to be held at arms length. I've returned the camera and will try the ZV-10 with changeable lenses. However, I will not buy from Best Buy. I have been an Elite Rewards member for years but the program was killed days before my purchase. A late night 2am email "change in terms" was the only notification. Poor service here for a decade long customer and when I returned the camera after 18 days I was shocked to be told that I could not return the camera. A manager took pity and gave a one time exception. I'll be buying from B&H or Amazon in the future.

The Sony ZV-1 is a great camera for vlog style videos or sit down videos like product reviews but not much else. For me, I was looking for a camera that could do it a little bit of everything. I was hoping that it could be a camera that is for vlogging PLUS a little extra. Turns out, it's for that and only that. I found that the lens angle was also not that wide so if you're vlogging and you want to get some background scenery, you might have to purchase a selfie stick to get more in the shot. The camera did have in body stabilization which is great for when you're walking and filming but it also crops in it so the frame of the video is even smaller. It's great for beginner vloggers, sit down videos, or and perfect for a second easy/quick pull out camera. If you're looking for more than that, you might want to look elsewhere.

Great for photos and videos record, not too expensive and good quality attachments

We gifted this to my husband last Christmas… he kept telling me his truck was a magnet to all the non drivers that pull out in front of him daily and some of the stories I just didn’t believe. Well he was right, I started watching the playbacks from his camera and it is crazy how many people cannot drive!!! All the videos are clear and prove which driver would be in the wrong if ever needed. This camera clearly removes any burden of proof from an accident.

Great beginner digital camera. Takes a short period of time to get used to how to get it up and shooting. I'm very happy with the outcome of all the videos if shot so far.

I love that this camera, that I can move the screen and how clear it is and the High quality

This camera is full-featured and ready to use out of the box. Audio is captured well from the onboard mic. Picture quality is stellar especially at 4K. Its trade-off however is the narrow camera lens. There's a reason why so many people by add-on lens expander to be able to capture more. I haven't found the need for this but I can understand why some would. All in all it's a great camera and the Bluetooth handle works well as well. With that said, I still default back to my cell phone on many occasions.

It broke and i had Purchased the geek squad warranty. I was Told i get A replacement but they are making me pay for the replacement.

The camera performs well for it’s size and convenience. It performs moderately/poorly in low lighting conditions. I think if Sony wanted to make a true vlogger camera, they would scale back the 24mm back to at least 18mm so it’s easier in selfie mode to capture the vlogger/scenery/co-host. The quality otherwise is acceptable for vlogging purposes but I would say that with just a little bit more cost and size/weight of the camera, there are far superior options out there that will make stunning movie quality videos. The ZV1 doesn’t translate well to big flat screens/4K resolution TVs whereas bigger models such as the a7 models will produce beautiful and sharp/smooth videos.

This camera is very easy to use and works well for what I need it for. We recently upgraded our technical equipment at church. We wanted to be able to record the service in our sanctuary and show live in our fellowship hall. Through the Best Buy techs, we were able to figure out how to do this; but needed a video camera that did video and audio transmittal. I am extremely "non-technical" but this camera and the connections make the task easy. I have not used this for regular photography, but look forward to experiencing that side of it as well. From looking over the camera's capabilities, I think I will be learning something new for years to come.

Perfect camera for vlogging, mini documentaries and even music videos, I highly recommend this camera. Many features that other vlogging cameras lack

I have an upcoming vacation and needed a camera. I learned the hard way that you can’t rely on your smart phone as I had lost about a year’s worth of photos and videos when my phone crashed (not as disciplined when it comes to backing up my phone). This camera was designed for bloggers so has some cool features. The one issue is it’s not meant for close-ups (unlike my iPhone which has 3 lenses). That said, once you understand the design, you’ll know what you can and cannot do. I’m definitely liking the compactness and ability to put this cam in your pocket. While I have some nice digital cameras, I’m at the point where I don’t want to have a heavy camera hanging on me, nor do I want to lug around a camera bag.