11 reviews for Sony ZV-1 Digital Camera for Content Creators, Vlogging and YouTube with Flip Screen, Built-in Microphone, 4K HDR Video, Touchscreen Display, Live Video Streaming, Webcam

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   Chef Bobby – August 5, 2025

   Perfect Camera for Content Creators!
   I am absolutely in love with my Sony ZV-1 Digital Camera! As a content creator and vlogger, this camera has become an indispensable tool for capturing high-quality videos and photos. The image and video quality is outstanding, with crisp details and vibrant colors that make my content pop.One of the standout features of this camera is the flip screen, which makes it incredibly easy to frame shots and capture perfect selfies or vlog footage. The touchscreen display is intuitive and responsive, adding to the overall user experience.I also appreciate the built-in microphone, which delivers clear and crisp audio, eliminating the need for external microphones in most situations. The defocus setting is another favorite of mine, allowing me to achieve beautiful background blur and professional-looking shots effortlessly.My only minor gripe is that it would have been nice if the camera came with a battery charger instead of just a USB cable for charging. However, this is a small inconvenience compared to the overall quality and performance of the camera.In summary, the Sony ZV-1 Digital Camera is a game-changer for content creators, vloggers, and YouTubers. It delivers exceptional quality, ease of use, and versatility, making it a must-have tool for anyone serious about creating top-notch content. Highly recommended!

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   Tiffany Janish – August 5, 2025

   Best vlog camera
   I watched a lot of videos on this camera before ordering, and everyone said it was the best of the best for vlogging specially. I make my daily blogs on this camera, I LOVE the auto settings because it corrects automatically to whatever lighting you need in any setting. Perfect for vlogs. I love the product showcase, instantly focusing on what I want it to focus on. The flip out screen is in a great position, I love the big record button, and the versatility of this camera. I’m a huge SONY fan already and this camera made me an even bigger one. THE ONLY CON ABOUT THIS CAMERA (in my opinion) is the battery life. This thing loses battery so quickly, so just make sure to charge it frequently and check the battery before going out to film. Otherwise, it’s definitely worth the money. I take it with me everywhere. It fits easily into my small purse, and it’s easy to use if you’re a beginner. Love this camera!

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   Amanda’s Honest Answers – August 5, 2025

   Perfect for a new or seasoned vlogger! Dream camera!
   This camera packs a punch in its compact size. I use this camera practically every day. My YouTube videos are now so much better than before. I get regular comments about the high quality and questions about what camera I use. I cannot wait to tell them it is the Sony ZV-1 and tell them all about it! The wind guard on the microphone is a special touch I like. Prior to this purchase, I filmed an outdoor video on a slightly breezy day. I was appalled at the quality of that recording sound due to the wind. But with the ZV-1 that is never an issue!One of the things that drew me to the ZV-1 is the flip-out video screen. I wanted a quality camera that I could see the screen on while I am recording. There is nothing worse than recording a video and thinking you are in the frame only to realize you are not. This eliminates that issue all together. It has ports for an external microphone, HDMI, and a micro USB. This allows for a ton of versatility. You can use a micro USB cord to charge the camera or you can buy an optional battery charger. I even bought a couple of backup batteries to keep the footage flowing even on lengthy trips.I paired the ZV-1 with the shooting grip and I will never go back. This baby is super versatile. It lets me click record, snap a picture, zoom in, and more all while keeping the focus on me and not turning the camera around. This allows complete one-handed usage. In addition, it makes a great little on the go tripod too. All of this fits into a small case making it ultra-portable. I love my ZV-1!

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   Dina – August 5, 2025

   Sony camera
   Exactly what I expected. Great quality, easy to use

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   DJ – August 5, 2025

   The Quality is STUNNING
   I bought this camera on a whim, not knowing if it was the right camera for me to vlog with. But I needn’t have worried because this camera is incredible. It’s tiny, so if that’s an issue for you, then buy a different camera. I love the size, so it’s perfect to me. The quality is BEAUTIFUL, especially in 4K. This camera is not meant for taking photos even though it has that capability. I’m sure there are much better cameras that you can buy if you need to take photos. This cam is for creating videos, the end. However, the photo quality is still good even though its a vlogging camera. It’s just that if the camera isn’t held perfectly still your photos will come out blurred. I would assume that’s because this camera is meant to capture movement.I also love how this camera was made for ease-of-use. As a total amateur I do not find this camera to be overly complicated to figure out. Sure, there are still a lot of functions I don’t know, but that’s okay. There’s time to learn all of those.The downsides? This really isn’t a downside for me, but there’s no actual battery charger that you plug into an outlet. There IS however, a USB cord that you can use to charge the camera, so I’m not sure why people are saying there is no way to charge the battery.The battery itself though is not that great, which is why I subtracted one star. It doesn’t hold a charge for more than a couple of hours, so make sure to order like four back up batteries if you plan to vlog for long periods of time. I already anticipated this and ordered backups ahead of time. I also have the Sony vlogging kit which is having issues pairing with my cam. I’m almost sure its the tripod and NOT the camera. The camera says its paired and the tripod is indicating that it’s not. So who knows.But overall, I love the camera and can’t wait to really start using it to create amazing videos.

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   Kay – August 5, 2025

   10/10!
   this camera is to die for! i love using it with a flash i bought separately. took some cute pics with it! still trying to figure out some settings and trying to avoid that “flashback” but so far so good! definitely worth every penny. and it fits in my purse, perfect for nights out!

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   Yassin Faouzi – August 5, 2025

   خدمة سيئة

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   LuckyLucy – August 5, 2025

   Sony ZV-1 Digital Camera for Content Creators, Vlogging and YouTube with Flip Screen, Built-in Microphone, 4K HDR Video, Touchscreen Display, Live Video Streaming, WebcamThere is a whole mess of professional reviews of this camera out there. I dont want to be “yet another” review that reveals the same info.I’m a hobby shooter that has a sony A7III and a bunch of lenses. I primarily shoot action photos in low iso (concerts, stage lit sports/art (dance), hockey) — generally indoors. I like high iso clean photos. I also do take short 10 second video clips and make montages with the footage for my childrens’ sports clubs.I grew tired of taking my SLR and lenses with me to travel and to events local and far. In fact , a lot of venues i shoot do not allow detachable lens cameras inside — unless i have media passes which i only have access to in a handful of gigs. So for the rest of the venues? I want a point&shoot camera, inexpensive, that does EXCELLENT video and photo, and has the be SIGNIFICANTLY better than my pixel 7pro to that it justifies the inconvenience of taking a camera , rather than my phone.Is this you? read on.So basically long story short1. this takes AMAZING stills. even at 12800 iso shot raw, this thing with 1″ sensor STILL takes AMAZING shots in 2023 even if this is an older model (newer one is mark II). This older model has 24-70 with f/1.8-2.8 which has a longer range than newer MARK II 18-50 f/1.8-4. I guess theres less wide angle but thats not as important to me (maybe it is for you). Maybe the sensor tech is better on MARKII but i have to say, Just look at my picture comparison. The picture is between RAW iso12800 with NO processing, versus Lightroom denoise at 40%. You can shoot at high iso and get some OK shots but then post processing, the image is absolutely amazing and still usable because the iso grain on sony sensor is totally usable.2. Video is fantastic. why? because its clean, and AF during video is far superior to any camera phone. This is what makes the biggest different to me. also the multi mic is far superior to my phone camera. Also i cant use my hotshoe and input better mic audio with it if i wanted.For those two reasons, I am OK with the inconvenience of taking this point and shoot camera over just pixel7pro. Because it just produces much better stills and video, and there is a minor cost to taking another device over just the phone. If the venue allows for SLR? then by far i’d rather take my full sensor A7 III camera.The only little caveats for you to know?1. i’m used to sony UI so i can nav pretty quick to get what i want but for a new sony user, the UI is horrible. I MUCH prefer canon/nikon UI over sonys. hands down. I dont know why sony doesnt just learn from them and improve it.2. this older gen zv1 has partial touch sensitive ui … mainly its wheel and button driven navigation,. I believe the newer MARKII zv1 has a better touch screen support though.3. no EVF or pop up flash….. obviously … but i RARELY use that anyway4. SONY’s mobile “Edge” app is horrible. but i have to say, CAnon’s and nikon’s is equally horrid too. So the “instant” publishing to social, is just as bad as any other company’s phone app. The bottom line is, at least u can pick your footage and tranfer them to your phone if you want instant social media uploading. it works but it’s super clunky.In the end, considering the fact that you can get this camera under 900 taxes in (amazon warehouse has some great deals!) — this is still among the best point&shoot cameras that money can buy in 2023 that does everything BETTER than the latest top camera phones and therefore worth the hassle of bringing with you alongside your phone.So thats my super quick review. hope it helps

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   Ana julia – August 5, 2025

   minha melhor compra! amei muito

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    Carlos – August 5, 2025

    Dudé mucho, pero valió la pena. Es de plástico pero si se siente de calidad, incluso está pesada.El tamaño es muy bueno, no necesitas una maleta extra para transportarla.Es muy sencilla de utilizar y las funciones automatizadas para el desenfoque y presentación de producto funcionan muy bien.La pila en verdad le dura muy poco. Lo bueno es que la puedes conectar directo a la luz o a una batería externa.Si no te quieres complicar en el uso y gastar más en lentes o preocuparte si configuras bien los parámetros es la ideal.

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    Craig Babin – August 5, 2025

    Once I started using this camera to shoot my YouTube videos, the difference was night and day compared to my old camera. This camera can be extremely simple to use, or you can do some really complex things with it as well. I personally always shoot in the exact same environment, so my camera settings never need to change. But if you’re someone who needs to shoot in different environments, this camera has got you covered. I highly recommend it!