- Welcome to a brand new episode of The Lowdown.
Today we are really excited
because we've got a brand new camera to talk about.
- We're gonna be giving you the first impressions
of the all new Sony ZV-1F vlogging camera.
We are actually filming on it right now.
- And Jenna has one, comes in white and black.
And so stay tuned because we're gonna give you The Lowdown.
- Bye. I'm gonna go over here.
- I'm gonna stay right here.
- Hey everyone, we are so excited to tell you all
about the new Sony ZV-1F vlog camera.
But before we get to the tech specs,
we wanna share with you our first impressions.
- Now, we actually took these cameras
and filmed our actual first impressions,
and so I feel like it's almost right
that you should see that footage, right now.
Oh, it's so tiny.
- I had no idea I was about to unbox the white version.
I cannot believe how good this looks.
- I kind of dig the look of it.
It's like one of those old-school point and shoot cameras.
- It has a tiny little lens cap.
This has a 20 millimeter lens,
and it's the perfect length for vlogging.
- And even though this isn't a Zoom lens,
I do much prefer the wider focal length.
And so, yeah, really excited to test this out.
- This is cute, genuine excitement.
So let's talk a little bit
about who this camera is made for.
I would say this is
for someone who really wants to step up their game.
Maybe they're coming from a smartphone,
but honestly, I mean, we both are experienced Sony users,
and this is gonna be in my camera gear bag,
like this is gonna be with me at all times.
We were out there vlogging.
We both were fitting perfectly in frame.
It's a game changer.
- It is a game changer.
There's also a one-inch sensor inside the camera,
so you'll have high quality images, great looking videos,
great for low light.
- These cameras have a very reliable built-in microphone,
but with this little wind screen, it makes it perfect
because you're still gonna get the incredible audio,
but you're not gonna get the wind.
- We gotta talk about autofocus performance
because the autofocus performance on the ZV-1F is amazing.
Like it is fast, it's accurate,
and for people that aren't camera user-friendly,
like you don't have to worry about it
because the camera is already ready to go,
because of the fast autofocus.
- And speaking of autofocus,
one of my favorite features is the Product Showcase.
I do a lot of stuff where I'm holding things up
to the camera, and with the click of a button,
you can turn that on and it will then know
that you're gonna be showing something to the camera,
and switch between focusing on you and that product.
- Yeah, and this also could be good for our top down camera
because I do a lot of top down shots,
and when I'm showing the product to the camera,
like I don't have to think about if the focus is on point,
like I just can rely on the focus of the camera
to know that everything is in focus, which is great.
- It's pretty great.
This camera also has a very simple
and intuitive touchscreen.
It makes it really easy to switch
between, you know, different settings.
It also has a new little swipe up,
which makes it easy to switch features.
- Now, what's also very cool about this camera is
that you can actually live stream with the camera.
There is a USB-C port,
and you don't need to have a capture card to connect
to your computer to live stream.
You can just connect your camera directly to your computer,
without any software at all, and start live streaming.
- If you're a creator who's used to only filming
on your phone so that you have everything there,
this does have built in wifi,
which you can connect to Sony's new Imaging Edge app,
and you can upload from the camera to your phone.
- Yeah, and if you're a content creator
that doesn't wanna send an entire clip to your phone,
well, there's a new feature called Shot Mark
where you can send 15, 30-second or a 60-second clips
straight to your phone.
It's really easy to use, and again,
just makes for very, very quick content creation.
One of my favorite features
of the ZV-1F vlog camera is S&Q mode.
And basically what it is, it's a very quick way
to create cinematic slow motion or hyperlapse shots,
just a mode button on the top of the camera.
And that cycles through three of the different modes
of the camera, photo mode, movie mode, and S&Q mode.
And all you have to do is press that button
until you get to S&Q mode,
and now you can film some cinematic slow motion shots,
or super awesome hyperlapse shots.
- Yeah, you can actually shoot video
at speeds five times slower,
or up to 60 times faster for the cinematic creation.
Now, the question that I get asked the most is,
"Hey, I've never really used a camera.
I wanna upgrade from my smartphone.
What should I get?"
And I can confidently say
that the Sony ZV-1F is the perfect vlog camera
for people of all levels, really.
If you're just beginning,
if you're Gen Z, TikTok, or YouTuber,
this is such an easy camera to use and it's super intuitive.
- Yeah. And so if you're ready
to step up your content creation game
from just a smartphone,
but you still want a reliable solution,
then the Sony ZV-1F is the camera to get,
easy, reliable, creates beautiful, beautiful content,
videos and photos, and so definitely check that out.
Again, it's a great camera to have.
And if you wanna find out more information
about this camera, then make sure
to follow the Sony Electronics YouTube channel.
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and we will see you on the next episode of
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