Customer Ratings & Reviews

It does what I really needed it to work, easy to use

If you are streaming, making talking head YouTube videos or shooting techy B-roll this is a great camera! I have used this camera for all of the above since I got it. I have not, however, carried it around for any vlogging. Some folks say 24mm isn't wide enough, and for vloggers with stabilization and 4k on, the frame could be head dominated without a Gorillapod or selfie stick, but I don't use it that way. I really enjoy having the "defocus" background button and item "show off" button (can't remember what it's really called). For someone who doesn't want to get into photography, but wanted something better than a webcam this is perfect. I tried a Sony a6400, and that's more camera, but required more "cameraing" effort than I wanted to learn about. The ZV-1 is so simple to use!! I Aperture Priority (?) mode and control the shutter speed and aperture and let the camera do the rest. All I do is maybe a small color grade in post and let camera do the rest. Love it!!

What can you say about this legendary camera that hasn't been said already? This is my third Sony camera I have both an a5000 and a6000 and they are great cameras but this is very much one of the best options for content creation. I love the one-touch Bokeh settings and the viewing window is perfect for video work. My only complaint and it's not even a complaint but the internal mic could be a little better but that's very much a small matter also it would be great if it had a USB-C charging port instead of the micro USB but again a small matter. I love this camera and I'm sure you will too if you do a lot of video work.

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

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 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.

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

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

Very nice looking. Easy to use and great picture video quality. Much better than my iphone.

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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

I love this camera so much ! Bought it for content and couldn’t be more satisfied. The clarity is unmatched 10/10 highly recommend looking for a camera that is affordable

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

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