Sony ZV-1 (Black)

Sony ZV-1 (Black)

Designed to please developers

No experience is required to create amazing videos. The ZV-1 is designed to capture amazing videos of you and your world without any complicated settings.

Beautiful and natural skin tones for everyone

The 'ZV-1' makes all skin tones look vibrant, natural and healthy. There is also an optional skin softening effect mode to make skin look smoother.

Background bokeh for a professional look

A large 1.0-type CMOS sensor and wide-aperture lens reproduce images with professional background bokeh, as well as clear details even in challenging low-light conditions.

Let the camera catch your eyes

With DI2 technology, you can rely on autofocus to lock onto your face and eyes without wandering off to other subjects. When you want to focus on another subject, simply tap it on the screen and let the camera focus.

Fast and precise focus transitions

The ZV-1's Fast Hybrid AF system allows you to easily and quickly switch focus from face to background, adding more style and appeal to your videos.

Professional-quality bokeh control with one click

Simply press the Bokeh switch to turn the background bokeh effect on and off - no need for complicated manual adjustments. Now it's easy to simply choose a professional-looking defocused background or bring the entire scene into focus with just the touch of a button.

Product demo setting, ideal for product reviews

The Product Showcase setting allows you to switch to the right settings for product reviews with just the touch of a button. It widens the viewing angle and instantly switches focus to your subject, so you don’t have to wait for the focus to change or reach behind the product to focus on it3.

Create great videos wherever you go

The ZV-1 is designed to capture great shots on the move. Excellent image stabilization allows you to shoot smoothly while walking and when the lighting changes from shade to sunshine or from outdoors to indoors, while auto exposure (AE) tracks faces and ensures they are always well lit.

Designed for even better sound

Even when filming in a crowd, you can capture clear voices. The camera's unique directional 3-capsule microphone picks up clear sound coming from in front of the camera, ideal for filming movies.

Wind screen for outdoor filming

The included wind screen reduces wind noise, so you can film outdoors without worry. Not only will you get impeccable sound quality, but you'll also spend less time filming and editing footage with wind noise.

Use your favorite microphone for the sound you want

The microphone jack and multi-interface connector let you choose which microphone to use to get exactly the sound you want.

Recreate the world in your images The ZV-1 is designed to combine simplicity and power, opening up creative possibilities as vast as your imagination.

Dynamic slow motion video 4

Make every movement more cinematic with the super slow-motion effect and capture the briefest moments in up to 40x slow motion.

Large intervals for this cinematic effect

Interval shooting mode5 automatically captures a series of images every 1-60 seconds, from which you can create long-time interval cinematics on your computer, depicting clouds floating like water, or showing the passage of days in a matter of seconds.

Amazing photos, as are your videos

The ZV-1 is everything you need to capture great images for your timeline and video thumbnails. A bright ZEISS® 24-70mm6 lens focuses light onto the large 1.0-type Exmor RS™ CMOS image sensor, all powered by the powerful BIONZ X™ image processor.

Express yourself with creative effects

Visual effects and creative styles provide almost unlimited visual possibilities - from simple monochrome and partial color effects to complex miniature effects.

Shoot and share easily

No longer do you have to compromise on the quality of your images to quickly share content from your smartphone camera. The ZV-1 delivers stunning images and seamless connectivity, making sharing content easier.

Transfer movies to your smartphone instantly

The free Imaging EdgeTM Mobile app for iOS and Android7 lets you instantly transfer, edit and upload images shot with the ZV-1 to social media platforms wherever you are8.

Perfect for all platforms

Use the Movie Edit plugin7 to apply advanced stabilization to particularly shaky footage9, or change the framing and crop your video to fit the social media aspect ratio.

Easily shoot vertically10 for mobile

By automatically tagging vertical videos11, you can upload content that is optimized for smartphone screens10.

Designed for video blogging

The ZV-1's design makes it easy to create selfies and vlogging content. Down to the smallest detail, the ZV-1 is everything you need to help you create inspiring content.

Look at yourself in the best way possible.

The vari-angle LCD touchscreen tilts horizontally, making it perfect for selfies and vlogging. It's free of ports, microphones and mounting points, so you can get precise shots and work smoothly, even in front of the camera.

You will immediately see if you are recording

It's easy to see if you're recording because the recording light on the front of the camera is bright. It's easy to turn it off if you want. You'll never accidentally forget to press the record button again.

Optimized selfie grip

The deeper, custom-shaped grip is more comfortable for regular filming, and it also provides stability and reduces fatigue when vlogging or taking selfies.

Works with wireless control handles

The ZV-1 is compatible with the Sony Bluetooth® Wireless Video Grip GP-VPT2BT, which allows for wireless control of zoom, recording and more, and can also be expanded into a mini tripod for stable hands-free shots.

Take photos like a pro

Carry professional-quality video in your pocket with stunning 4K HDR detail and powerful exposure tools for impressive content.

Professional 4K12 HDR13 movie features

The ZV-1 records incredibly detailed 4K HDR video using 1.7x pixel sampling, so you can capture reality without any compromise.

'S-Log' range for professional work

'S-Log2' and 'S-Log3' gamma controls can be matched in-camera, giving you more flexibility in combining colors and various picture profile parameters to create a flawless aesthetic.

Built-in ND filter

A neutral density (ND) filter opens up creative possibilities with video exposure control, enhancing depth of field and enabling magical slow-shutter depictions of water, light and motion.