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Sony Alpha ZV-1 Compact Vlogging Camera

by Sony
Original price $749.99
Original price $749.99 - Original price $749.99
Original price $749.99
Current price $649.99
$649.99 - $649.99
Current price $649.99
SKU 60575
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The Sony ZV-1 Compact Vlogging Camera is designed for content creation with a selfie-friendly vari-angle LCD screen, body grip, and a recording lamp. A directional 3-capsule mic with wind screen picks up your voice clearly with less wind noise; and the Bokeh switch and Product Showcase Setting make videos more interesting with less effort.

Features:

  • 20.1MP stacked back illuminated 1" Exmor RS® CMOS sensor w/ DRAM
  • Large aperture 24-70mm1 F1.8-2.8 ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* lens
  • BIONZ X™ with front-end LSI for perceived resolution
  • Fast Hybrid AF, Real Time Eye-AF3 and Real-time AF tracking
  • Side-articulating LCD screen for easier to compose selfie shots
  • Quickly switch between two modes of defocused background bokeh
  • Product Showcase Setting transitions focus from face to object
  • Face priority AE keeps faces bright in backlit or dim condition
  • Clear Voice w/ 3-Capsule directional mic and wind screen accessory4
  • Standard 3.5mm mic. Jack, plus MI (Multi-interface) shoe
  • Image stabilization suppresses shake even while walking
  • Optimized color with enhanced skin-tone reproduction
  • High bitrate 4K movie2 w/ full pixel readout and no pixel binning
  • Pro video functions incl. HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) and S-Log3/2
  • Interval Shooting for stunning time-lapse videos6
  • Super slow-motion movie HFR7 (High frame rate) up to 960 fps (40x)
  • Imaging Edge™ Desktop and Imaging Edge Mobile app compatible8
  • Works with ‘Movie Edit add-on’ for Imaging Edge™ mobile app8
  • Wi-Fi® for easy file transfer and remote camera control
  • Up to 24fps9 fast continuous shooting with AF/AE tracking
  • Fast hybrid (contrast and phase detection) autofocus system
  • Built-in ND to control exposure in bright light conditions
  • Compact lightweight and easy to handle body grip
  • Easy-to-push REC button with front facing Rec. tally light
  • Soft Skin Effect enhances face appeal for still and movie
Glazer's SKU 60575
Manufacturer Sony
MFG SKU DCZV1/B
Product Specs
SENSOR TYPE
1.0"-type (0.52" x 0.35") Exmor RS® CMOS sensor, aspect ratio 3:2
NUMBER OF PIXELS (EFFECTIVE)
Approx. 20.1 Megapixels

Lens

LENS TYPE
ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar® T* Lens, 10 elements in 9 groups (9 aspheric elements including AA lens)
F-NUMBER (MAXIMUM APERTURE)
F1.8 (W) – 2.8 (T)
ND FILTER
Auto/On (3 steps)/Off
FOCAL LENGTH (F=)
f = 9.4–25.7 mm
ANGLE OF VIEW (35 MM FORMAT EQUIVALENT)
84 deg.–34 deg. (24–70 mm)1
FOCUS RANGE (FROM THE FRONT OF THE LENS)
AF (W: Approx. 0.17 ft (5 cm) to Infinity, T: Approx. 0.99 ft (30 cm) to Infinity)
OPTICAL ZOOM
2.7x
CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM (STILL IMAGE)
20 M Approx. 5.8x / 10 M Approx. 8.2x / 5.0 M Approx. 11x / VGA Approx. 44x
CLEAR IMAGE ZOOM (MOVIE)
4K: 4.35x, HD: Approx. 5.8x
DIGITAL ZOOM (STILL IMAGE)
20 M Approx. 11x/10 M Approx. 16x/5.0 M Approx. 23x/VGA Approx. 44x
DIGITAL ZOOM (MOVIE)
Digital Zoom Approx. 11

Screen

SCREEN TYPE
7.5 cm (3.0 type) (4:3) / 921,600 dots / Xtra Fine / TFT LCD
ADJUSTABLE ANGLE
Opening angle: approx. 176 deg., Rotation Angle: approx. 270 deg.
DISPLAY SELECTOR (FINDER/LCD)
-
MS ASSIST MAGNIFICATION
5.3x, 10.7x
TOUCH PANEL
Yes

Camera

IMAGE PROCESSING ENGINE
Yes (BIONZ X)
STEADYSHOT (STILL IMAGE)
Optical
STEADYSHOT (MOVIE)
Yes (Optical type with electronic compensation, Anti-Rolling type)
FOCUS TYPE
Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF / contrast-detection AF)
FOCUS MODE
Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF, DMF, Manual Focus
FOCUS AREA
Wide (315 points (phase-detection AF), 425 points (contrast-detection AF)), Zone, Center, Flexible Spot (S/M/L), Expanded Flexible Spot, Tracking (Wide/Zone/Center/Flexible Spot (S/M/L)/Expanded Flexible Spot)
OBJECT TRACKING
Yes (Tracking)
EYE AF
[Still images] Human (Right/Left Eye Select) / Animal, [Movie] Human (Right/Left Eye Select)
LIGHT METERING MODE
Multi Pattern, Center-Weighted, Spot, Entire Screen Avg, Highlight
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
+/- 3.0EV, 1/3EV step
ISO SENSITIVITY (STILL IMAGE)(RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE INDEX)
Auto (ISO100–12800, selectable with upper/lower limit), 100/125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200/4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800 (Extendable to ISO64/80), Multi-Frame NR: Auto (ISO100–12800), 100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400/12800/2560023
ISO SENSITIVITY (MOVIE)
Auto (ISO125 Level–ISO12800 Level, selectable with upper/lower limit), 125/160/200/250/320/400/500/640/800/1000/1250/1600/2000/2500/3200/4000/5000/6400/8000/10000/12800
WHITE BALANCE MODES
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor.: Warm White, Fluor.: Cool White, Fluor.: Day White, Fluor.: Daylight, Flash, Underwater Auto, C.Temp./Filter, Custom
WB MICRO ADJUSTMENT
Yes (G7 to M7, 57 step) (A7 to B7, 29 step)
SHUTTER SPEED
iAuto (4"–1/2,000)/Program Auto (30"–1/2,000)/Manual (Bulb, 30"–1/2,000)/Aperture Priority (30"–1/2,000)/Shutter Priority (30"–1/2,000)4
ELECTRONIC SHUTTER
iAuto (4"–1/32,000) / Program Auto (30"–1/32,000) Manual (30"–1/32,000) / Aperture Priority (30"–1/32,000) / Shutter Priority (30"–1/32,000)
APERTURE
iAuto (F1.8/F11(W)) / Program Auto (F1.8/F11(W)) / Manual (F1.8/F11(W)) / Shutter Priority (F1.8/F11(W)) / Aperture Priority (F1.8/F11(W))
IMAGE CONTROL
Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness, Creative Style, Color Space (sRGB/Adobe RGB), Quality (RAW/RAW & JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard)/JPEG (Extra fine, Fine, Standard)
NOISE REDUCTION
Long exposure NR: On/Off, available at shutter speeds longer than 1/3 sec., high ISO NR: Normal/Low/Off, Multi Frame NR: Auto, ISO100–25600
DYNAMIC RANGE FUNCTIONS
Off, Dynamic Range Optimizer (Auto/Level 1-5), Auto High Dynamic Range (Auto Exposure Difference, Exposure Difference Level (1.0–6.0 EV, 1.0 EV step))
SHOOTING MODE
AUTO (Intelligent Auto), Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, MR (Memory Recall) [body three sets/memory card four sets], Movie Mode (Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure), Movie AUTO (Intelligent Auto), HFR Mode (Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure), Panorama, Scene Selection
SCENE SELECTION
Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Handheld Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur, Pet Mode, Gourmet, Fireworks, High Sensitivity
CONTINUOUS SHOOTING SPEED (MAXIMUM) (WITH MAX. RECORDING PIXELS)
Continuous Shooting Hi: approx. 24 fps, Continuous Shooting Mid: approx. 10 fps, Continuous Shooting Low: approx. 3.0 fps567
SELF-TIMER
10 s / 5 s / 2 s / 3 or 5 consecutive shots with 10 s 5 s or 2 s delay selectable/Bracketing shots with 10 s 5 s or 2 s delay selectable
DRIVE MODES
Single, Continuous shooting, Self-timer, Self-timer (cont.), Cont.-bracketing8, Single-bracketing8, White-balance bracketing8, DRO bracketing8
INTERVAL REC
Yes (1–60 sec. interval, 1-9,999 shots, AE lock/AE tracking (High/Mid/Low))9
PANORAMA (SHOOTING)
Sweep Panorama
PICTURE EFFECT
[Still image] Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Mono., Soft Focus, HDR Painting, Richtone Monochrome, Miniature, Watercolor, Illustration, [Movie] Toy Camera, Pop Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft High-key, Partial Color, High Contrast Mono.
CREATIVE STYLE
Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Black & White, Sepia
PICTURE PROFILE
off/PP1-PP10 (Black Level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1–2, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2, S-Log3, HLG, HLG1, HLG2, HLG3), Black Gamma, Knee, Color Mode, Saturation, Color Phase, Color Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset)
NUMBER OF RECOGNIZED SCENES
Still Image: iAuto: 33, Movie: off/PP1–PP10 (Black Level, Gamma (Movie, Still, Cine1–2, ITU709, ITU709 [800%], S-Log2, S-Log3, HLG, HLG1, HLG2, HLG3), Black Gamma, Knee, Color Mode, Saturation, Color Phase, Color Depth, Detail, Copy, Reset)

Flash

FLASH MODE
Auto / Flash On / Slow Synchro / Rear Sync / Flash Off
FLASH TYPE
-
AF ILLUMINATOR
-
BRACKETING
-

Recording

COMPATIBLE RECORDING MEDIA
[XAVC S (100 Mbps)] SDXC/SDHC Memory Card (UHS-I U3 or higher); [XAVC S (60 Mbps/50 Mbps)] SDXC/SDHC Memory Card (Class 10 or higher); [AVCHD/Still image] Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro10, Memory Stick Micro (Mark2)10, SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Card (Class 4 or higher), micro SDXC/SDHC/SD Memory Card (Class 4 or higher)1011
RECORDING FORMAT
[Still image] JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.31, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format), [Movie] XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compatible
RECORDING FORMAT (MOVIE AUDIO)
XAVC S: LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch (Dolby Digital Stereo Creator)
COLOR SPACE (STILL)
sRGB, Adobe® RGB
DCF/DPOF
DCF/DPOF/EXIF/MPF
STILL IMAGE NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS (IMAGE SIZE)
3:2 mode: 20 M (5,472 x 3,648)/10 M (3,888 x 2,592)/5 M (2,736 x 1,824), 4:3 mode: 18 M (4,864 x 3,648)/10 M (3,648 x 2,736)/5 M (2,592 x 1,944)/VGA, 16:9 mode: 17 M (5,472 x 3,080)/7.5 M (3,648 x 2,056)/4.2 M (2,720 x 1,528), 1:1 mode: 13 M (3,648 x 3,648)/6.5 M (2,544 x 2,544)/3.7 M (1,920 x 1,920), Sweep Panorama: Wide (12,416 x 1,856/5,536 x 2,160), Standard (8,192 x 1,856/3,872 x 2,160)
MOVIE RECORDING MODE (NTSC)
NTSC/PAL Selector: [NTSC] AVCHD: 24 M FX (1,920 x 1,080/60i) / 17 M FH(1,920 x 1,080/60i), XAVC S 4K: 30p 100 M (3,840 x 2,160/30p) / 30p 60 M (3,840 x 2,160/30p) / 24p 100 M (3,840 x 2,160/24p) / 24p 60 M (3,840 x 2,160/24p), XAV C S HD: 60p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/60p) / 60p 25 M (1,920 x 1,080/60p) / 30p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/30p) / 30p 16 M (1,920 x 1,080/30p) / 24p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/24p) / 120p 100 M (1,920 x 1,080/120p) / 120p 60 M (1,920 x 1,080/120p)
MOVIE RECORDING MODE (PAL)
NTSC/PAL Selector: [PAL] mode AVCHD: 24 M FX (1,920 x 1,080/50i) / 17 M FH (1,920 x 1,080/50i), XAVC S 4K: 25p 100 M (3,840 x 2,160/25p) / 25p 60 M (3,840 x 2,160/25p), XAVC S HD: 50p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/50p) / 50p 25 M (1,920 x 1,080/50p) / 25p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/25p) / 25p 16 M (1,920 x 1,080/25p) / 100p 100 M (1,920 x 1,080/100p) / 100p 60 M (1,920 x 1,080/100p)
HFR
Recording: NTSC/PAL Selector: [PAL] mode XAVC S HD: 50p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/250fps), 50p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/500fps), 50p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/1,000fps) / 25p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/250fps), 25p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/500fps), 25p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/1,000fps), NTSC/PAL Selector: [NTSC] mode XAVC S HD: 60p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/240fps), 60p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/480fps), 60p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/960fps) / 30p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/240fps), 30p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/480fps), 30p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/960fps) / 24p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/240fps), 24p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/480fps), 24p 50 M (1,920 x 1,080/960fps) Sensor Readout Number of effective pixels: Quality Priority: 240fps/250fps (1,824 x 1,026), 480fps/500fps (1,824 x 616), 960fps/1,000fps (1,244 x 420)/ Shoot Time Priority: 240fps/250fps (1,824 x 616), 480fps/500fps (1,292 x 436), 960fps/1,000fps (912 x 308)
STILL IMAGE NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS (IMAGE SIZE) DURING MOVIE
16:9 mode: 17M (5,472 × 3,080) / 7.5M (3,648 × 2,056) / 4.2M (2,720 × 1,528)
PROXY RECORDING
Yes (1,280 x 720 (Approx. 9 Mbps))

Interface

INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINALS
Multi/Micro USB Terminal*15, High-Speed USB (USB2.0), Micro HDMI, Microphone jack (3.5-mm Stereo mini jack), Multi Interface Shoe
NFC
-
WI-FI
Yes (IEEE802.11b/g/n [2.4 GHz band])
INTERFACES
-
BLUETOOTH
Yes (Bluetooth Standard Ver. 4.1 (2.4 GHz band))

Power

POWER SOURCE
DC 3.6 V (supplied battery)
BATTERY SYSTEM
Rechargeable battery pack NP-BX1
POWER CONSUMPTION (CAMERA MODE)
Approx. 2.1 W with LCD monitor (CIPA standard)
USB CHARGE/USB POWER SUPPLY
Yes (Shooting, Playback)
BATTERY LIFE(STILL IMAGES)(CIPA) 
Monitor: approx. 260/approx. 130 min., Monitor (when Auto Monitor off is set to 2 s): approx. 410/approx. 205 min.12
BATTERY LIFE(MOVIES ACTUAL SHOOTING)(CIPA) 
Monitor: Approx. 45 min.131415
BATTERY LIFE(MOVIES CONTINUOUS SHOOTING)(CIPA) 
Monitor: Approx. 75 min.1314

Others

PLAYMEMORIES CAMERA APPS
-
SHOOTING FUNCTIONS
Product Showcase Set, Background Defocus, Face Detection, Face Registration, Still Image Recording (during movie recording), Smile Shutter, Grid Line, Digital Level Gauge (pitch and roll), WB Bracket, DRO Bracketing, MF Assist, Peaking (Display: Off/On) (Level: High/Mid/Low) (Color: Red/Yellow/Blue/White), Zebra, Marker Display, Audio Rec Level, Audio Level Display, Step Zoom/Quick Zoom, Self-Portrait Timer, TC/UB, PC Remote Control, Gamma Disp. Assist, [Mov] AF Tracking Sensitivity, [Mov] AF Drive Speed, Set File Name, Touch Shutter/Touch Focus/Touch Tracking, My Menu, Soft Skin Effect
PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS
BRAVIA Sync (Control for HDMI), 9/25-frame index view, Auto Orientation, Slideshow, Forward/Rewind (Movie), Delete, Protect, Motion Shot Video, Beauty Effect, Photo Capture, Rating, Automatic Image Rotation
TRILUMINOS COLOR
Yes16
4K IMAGE OUTPUT
Yes
OPERATING TEMPERATURE
0 degrees C. - +40 degrees C. / 32 degrees F. - 104 degrees F.

Print

PRINT
Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching (PIM3)

Size & Weight

DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) (APPROX.)
4-1/4" x 2-3/8" x 1-3/4" (105.5 x 60.0 x 43.5 mm)
WEIGHT (CIPA COMPLIANT)
Approx. 10.4 oz (294 g) (Battery and Memory Card are included) / Approx. 9.5 oz (267 g) (Body Only)