Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- DCZV1/W
- SKU:
- 6435229
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers enjoy the ZV-1 camera for its great camera quality, ease of use, overall performance, convenient size, and light weight. However, some customers have expressed concerns regarding battery life and overheating. Others mention the desire for a flash, difficulty viewing the screen with polarized sunglasses, and the price.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
- Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Battery life
Little camera for big hands - and jobs.
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.A little small to handle if you have large hands but so far its a great video camera. Great for you-tube vloggers. I would not use the mic it comes with , definitely get a rode mic boom stick on top of it. Great features, great video quality. bad battery life. You need a dummy battery and extended usb charger to get 2 hours filming time. Each battery only lasts 30 min.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Thank you for the review! - Glenn
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
Sony ZV1
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.10/10 would recommend. There are so many cool features I have yet to find out about! I’m very satisfied with my first camera purchase & love the pictures i’ve taken so far!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi NatalieB,
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 8-23-2025
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality, Ease of use
Great point and shoot camera
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very easy to use, good quality, mic works well. Would reccomend getting some extra batteries if planning on using for video.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi user517798, 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 point and shoot camera. Thank you for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Regards, Larry 4-27-2024 Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Battery life
Fabulous
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Absolutely impecable. Battery life does suck but the pros definitely out weigh the cons. Better than the canon G7X.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Priscila,
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 impressed with this camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry 1-13-2024
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
The Perfect Camera for Content Creators
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing image and video quality in a compact size. Fast autofocus, flip screen, and clear audio—perfect for vlogs and content creators.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello IngridG, 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 the performance of this camera. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 08-16-25 Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Battery life
Review
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love the mic & picture are awesome!! It does die pretty fast so have extra batteries (;
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi AlexisA,
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 the camera and its awesome pictures. Thank you for choosing Sony.
For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry 7-25-2024
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Sony ZV1F
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Definitely recommended 10 out of 10 amazing I love it !!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello IbryanaS, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. The ZV-1
is a great camera! Sharp quality pictures. 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 (11/16/2025) Sony Social Support
- Cons mentioned:Battery life, Overheating
Overheats & Shuts off in 5 min. when 4k recording
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I loved this camera when I bought it. I have had it since September 2020. This camera quality is okay. However, the batteries die very quickly and the camera over heats after 5 minutes of 4k recording. For the amount of money this thing costs, it should last longer. You can't do too much with it since it dies so quickly. I use about 3 batteries every time I record for my YouTube channel. It's annoying.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi KB92,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on the ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you loved the camera and quality met your expectation. We understand that the battery capacity is small and doesn't last that long, especially when you record videos. However, there are different options to expand the battery capacity allowing you to record longer. One of them is using external power supply. For the camera overheating after 5 minutes of recording, you can set the Auto Power Off Temp. setting to High. Go to MENU → (Setup) → [Auto Power OFF Temp.] →High.
For further questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
It's a cute little vloggers camera!
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So far so good! I'm new to learning cameras so this little guy is great the quality is excellent. I like it a lot. I'm still learning so it does have a ton of features I haven't gotten to yet but I just recently found out I can use my camera as a webcam too if I put it in movie mode I thought that was really cool. I would recommend this to others as a basics beginners camera. If you have the money to spare and want to do a lot with a camera I don't recommend this one go for one of the higher professional DSLR type cameras. If you are just doing things here and there this is great for starting out and carrying on the go since its small.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Thank you for the review!
- Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Overheating
Beautiful disaster
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Its a beautiful camera, takes amazing quality pics and vids but you cannot stream with it because it overheats which i didnt know this until i tried streaming with it myself and you cant just plug it into your pc and download your video's or pictures you have to buy a whole other object to connect to your pc to then download :( The Camera is good if you're only vloggin and have the money to buy the extra piece that it needs to download your vids.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We do apologize for your experience and appreciate the review. Please keep in mind that ambient temperature and camera storage can affect the possible how long you can record. Please make sure the Auto Power OFF Temp. feature is set to high to help you get a longer recording time. The options is under MENU → (Setup) → [Auto Power OFF Temp.].
- Pros mentioned:Camera qualityCons mentioned:Flash
Great Camera overall, just beware no flash inbuilt
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Amazing camera with stand-out video but no in-built flash.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi KiranP,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on our ZV1 camera. We're delighted to hear that you enjoy the overall performance of our camera. Thank you again for choosing Sony.
If there is anything specific you would like to share or know about, feel free to contact us at 239-245-6360
Rubychelle
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Simply incredible I look perfect while I make tran
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Simply incredible I look perfect while I make transitions
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello NeikerG, 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 this camera has exceeded your expectations. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 5-30-25 Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Size
Compact and pocketable
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Loved this compact little camera. I wanted something as an everyday carry as I didn’t want to lug around my Full-frame and lenses. I was impressed with the sensor quality and compact size. Perfect for the everyday carry of you want a camera other than your phone.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Erincvn,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on our ZV1 camera. We are glad to hear that you are satisfied with your new camera and we are happy that you are finding it suitable for everyday use.
If you have any other concerns or questions, feel free to contact us at 239-245-6360.
Rubychelle,
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
Recommend camera
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent video and sound quality! Def recommend tripod because there’s hardly any stabilization so it can look wobbly if hand held. Generally easy to use once you play around with it
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi ElisaS,
Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority.
Thank you for your feedback on our ZV1 camera. We're glad to hear that you know that you find our camera excellent and easy to use. Thanks again for choosing Sony!
If there is anything specific you would like to share or know about, feel free to contact us at 239-245-6360.
Rubychelle
1-14-2024
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Great easy to use camera for podcasting and vlog
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a great little camera, I used it for my podcasting on Tales of Glory. I replaced my Logitech Brio and use this with OBS software on my Mac. Love the camera. Very easy to use!!!!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hello MichaelN, Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with this camera. Its great to hear you are enjoying this camera and have found it easy to use for your podcast and vlogs. Thank you for choosing Sony. -Linda 12-22-23 Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
GREAT CAMERA
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I'm a content creator and this is the PERFECT beginners camera! So easy to use, has auto settings that make filming extremely easy. 10/10 recommend!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi MONICALFISHER,
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 that is also perfect for beginners. Thank you for choosing Sony.
For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry 4-27-2024
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Ease of use
Sony Camera
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very convenient and easy to use. It has the unique function that allows you to create a simple interface.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi Mildred,
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 5-28-2024
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
Just what I wanted!
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This camera has been AWESOME for me so far! The view finder so so handy and the camera quality is great!
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi user113053, Sony commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. Thank you for sharing your experience with the ZV-1 camera. We are glad to hear that you think our camera has great quality and that the viewfinder is very handy to use. Thank you so much for choosing Sony. For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360. Pakorn (Sony Social Support)
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
Wonderful camera
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Quick quiet and very beautiful pictures I would buy again if I had to
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Hi JohnP,
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 wonderful camera. Thank you for choosing Sony.
For any questions or concerns, you can reach us at 239-245-6360.
Regards,
Larry 9-25-2024
Sony Social Support
- Pros mentioned:Camera quality
Good camera
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I know very little about cameras so I based my purchase on other reviews and price. I use this camera for my youtube channel and it has done everything I needed it for. Video and still picture quality is very good.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from SonyListens
Posted .Sony's commitment to customer satisfaction is our top priority. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Thank you for the review! - Glenn