![]() Sensor resolution remains at 20.2 megapixels (effective), unchanged since the RX100 Mark III which we reviewed back in July 2014. Otherwise, the ZV-1 works a lot like a regular RX100 camera, which means it works quite well for shooting stills since its sensor and BIONZ-X processor are the same as those used in Sony’s stills cameras. When an object is held up, focus shifts quickly to it and away from the presenter. There’s also a Product Showcase setting that disables stabilisation and face and eye priority AF and prioritises focus on the object nearest the camera. The default setting for the C1 function makes it a ‘Bokeh switch’ that swaps instantly between wide-open (defocused background) and stopped down settings. Unfortunately, little has been done to simplify Sony’s labyrinthine menu system to make the camera usable to novices. The product differentiation is clear on the company’s website, firstly through the avoidance of the Cyber-shot branding (even though the ZV-1 is listed with the Cyber-shot cameras) and by using the ‘DC’ prefix in the model name instead of the usual ‘DSC’. Sony makes it clear in its marketing materials and press releases that the ZV-1 has been designed primarily for vlogging. It also allows the camera to be used with the optional GP-VPT2BT Shooting Grip, which was supplied with the camera for our review. External mics can be fitted but there’s no jack for adding headphones to monitor audio recordings.īuilt-in low-energy Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity supports instant transfer of video clips or still images to mobile devices for direct sharing to social networks, via email and to cloud storage sites. The camera is supplied with a wind screen filter that clips onto the hotshoe and reduces the noise recorded when wind blows across or into the microphone. Auto Object Framing detects the main subject of the picture and automatically trims the framing for optimal presentation. It also includes the Smile Shutter setting, which automatically takes a picture when a smiling face is detected.Ĭolour reproduction in the default ‘Standard’ Creative Style mode is also tuned to make skin tones look attractive and the special one-click Background Defocus mode sets the widest lens aperture for a shallow depth of field. The autofocusing system draws a lot from the RX100 VII particularly with respect to face priority AF and AE shooting, but it’s been programmed to prioritise the presenter’s face and the camera includes a databank for registering faces. It’s both shorter in range and faster than the 24-200 mm (equivalent) f/2.8-4.5 zoom lens on more recent RX100 series models. The relatively short 9.4-25.7mm f/1.8-2.8 Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* zoom lens is a bit shorter at the wide end than the 8.8-25.7mm lens in the RX100 M5 and covers the same angles of view as a 25.4-70mm lens on a 35mm camera. The new name indicates it’s not part of the RX100 series but a separate product line.įront view of the DCZV-1 with the articulated monitor extended, wind screen accessory attached and the tally lamp showing recording is in progress. BIONZ X processor and NP-BX1 battery as other recent RX100 cameras but its body has been modified to make it more video-friendly. The ZV-1 uses the same 20.1-megapixel 1.0-type sensor. The ZV-1 will appeal to vloggers who are producing video clips to be shared via social media, particularly YouTube.Īlthough Sony says its recently-released DCZV-1 compact camera has been ‘Designed from the ground up for vloggers, content creators and casual video shooters’, essentially it’s a variation on the RX100 M5 (which we didn’t review, although we reviewed its successor, the RX100M6). A pocket-sized camera with a 20.1-megapixel, 1.0-type stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor and revised body design to suit vloggers, content creators and casual video shooters.
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