WEBVTT 00:00:00.179 --> 00:00:06.660 cameras are amazing and I love being invited to unbox them on ShortCircuit 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:12.660 because I get to be made aware of cameras that aren't normally in my 00:00:08.220 --> 00:00:15.179 wheelhouse like the zv1 Mark II this 00:00:12.660 --> 00:00:18.720 little vlogging monster from Sony is quite the impressive little machine I'm 00:00:16.740 --> 00:00:22.560 excited to get to this but let's see what else is in this box to be fair to 00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:26.400 Sony this is not a retail box so although the items are the same it won't 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:32.779 look quite like this we get a little bx1 battery a type c to a cable our little 00:00:30.119 --> 00:00:36.719 charging block little windscreen I am very grateful 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:41.879 that they sent us the wrong color because more than ever it now looks like 00:00:39.780 --> 00:00:45.300 this camera has a haircut actually when I was using this camera on the weekend I 00:00:43.739 --> 00:00:49.140 got a lot of comments like oh that's the cutest camera I've ever seen and I can't 00:00:47.160 --> 00:00:52.559 I can't deny that it is the cutest camera I've ever seen I'm not a big fan 00:00:50.940 --> 00:00:55.920 of including you know Walmart and a USB cable to charge your camera I much 00:00:54.719 --> 00:01:01.140 prefer having an external charger because then you can charge a battery while you're using your camera but this 00:00:59.760 --> 00:01:05.040 is how they save pennies and make this camera an affordable price 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:08.640 let's explore the body of this camera starting with its General feel and 00:01:06.600 --> 00:01:13.740 weight Sony says that this camera with the battery and the SD card in is nine 00:01:10.260 --> 00:01:16.020 ounces which is 255 grams 00:01:13.740 --> 00:01:20.640 that's 300 grams it's not even close okay cool I'm 00:01:18.479 --> 00:01:24.479 guessing they chose uh ounces as it's a much less precise unit of measurement 00:01:22.140 --> 00:01:28.619 and they can you know round up a little bit the bottom has a pretty premium feel 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:33.720 it's that plastic finish it feels pretty hefty for its size although not too bad 00:01:31.799 --> 00:01:38.100 it's a little small in my hand I'm having a hard time utilizing the rounded 00:01:36.360 --> 00:01:42.960 edge of the grip I just kind of end up pinching right beside the lens it's fine 00:01:40.619 --> 00:01:47.759 and everybody this small kind of has the same issue overall not a bad feeling 00:01:44.939 --> 00:01:51.840 body can't really complain for this category of camera on the top we have 00:01:49.740 --> 00:01:54.960 our hot shoe Mount which is our primary audio interface and you can use other 00:01:53.399 --> 00:01:58.860 accessories although it is still currently locked to Sony audio 00:01:57.299 --> 00:02:02.820 accessories which is a bit of a bummer if you want to use the internal mic 00:02:00.420 --> 00:02:05.939 there's a three capsule mic and you can actually change the setting so that it's 00:02:04.259 --> 00:02:09.840 you know an omnidirectional or forward backwards facing depending on the stuff 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:13.560 you're shooting we have our power button we have our mode switch button we can 00:02:11.459 --> 00:02:18.360 switch between photo video and slow motion or other interval shooting modes 00:02:15.959 --> 00:02:22.560 we have our video record button we have our shutter button and we have our 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:26.700 background bokeh button which is an essential piece to how Sony wants you to 00:02:24.780 --> 00:02:32.400 utilize this camera we also have our Zoom switch I think the buttons feel a 00:02:30.540 --> 00:02:37.680 little mushy the shutter button is the only one that has any real click the 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:42.360 Zoom rocker has a decent amount of resistance that feels okay on the back 00:02:39.959 --> 00:02:46.680 we have our very angle LCD which is my current favorite implementation of an 00:02:43.680 --> 00:02:48.000 articulating screen it means you can you 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:52.260 know shoot in all kinds of different angles the most important especially 00:02:50.040 --> 00:02:56.160 with this kind of camera is facing yourself so you're able to kind of hold 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:59.700 the camera at an ARM's length and kind of see what you're shooting 00:02:57.660 --> 00:03:03.959 big fan of that on the back we have our function button which is also sent to 00:03:01.920 --> 00:03:08.160 smartphone button we have our menu we have our control wheel which has 00:03:05.819 --> 00:03:11.700 different settings on each axis as well as a select button we have our playback 00:03:10.140 --> 00:03:15.959 button or just like look at what's on your card button and our trash or if 00:03:14.220 --> 00:03:20.940 you're in shooting modes our product showcase button another quick menu thing 00:03:18.300 --> 00:03:25.080 to help you access the camera's full feature set as easily as possible on the 00:03:23.580 --> 00:03:28.440 bottom we have our quarter 20 Mount and our battery and SD card compartment on 00:03:27.300 --> 00:03:33.300 this kind of camera size you're only going to get one camera slot I'm not a 00:03:30.540 --> 00:03:39.420 big fan of this battery type the bx1 is just a little too dinky for me on this 00:03:37.200 --> 00:03:45.659 camera the bx1 will get to about 260 photos whereas a bigger battery like the 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:48.780 one on the zve E10 gets you 640. that's 00:03:45.659 --> 00:03:51.540 a huge difference in 260 photos goes 00:03:48.780 --> 00:03:55.500 pretty darn fast and so you'll need to carry a bunch of these batteries if 00:03:53.280 --> 00:04:01.260 you're planning on doing a full day the nice thing as we come to the side is 00:03:58.440 --> 00:04:04.620 that there's a USB port which is how you charge it but you can also use battery 00:04:02.580 --> 00:04:07.680 banks for that bad boy one of the features that's really nice about having 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:11.819 a type c is you can actually use this camera as a webcam and an upgrade over 00:04:10.379 --> 00:04:16.199 previous models is that you don't need to use Sony software as an intermediary 00:04:13.620 --> 00:04:23.220 to do that you'll need a computer a phone that is UVC or UAC compatible the 00:04:19.620 --> 00:04:25.680 downside is that it's limited to 720P 00:04:23.220 --> 00:04:28.680 30. that's fine if you're a twitch streamer you know your little small 00:04:26.880 --> 00:04:32.220 window in your screen and even at almost full screen that would be fine but it's 00:04:30.840 --> 00:04:37.320 a little disappointing when you have a 4k camera that can only output 720p 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:41.160 through USB that said it can output 4K through its HDMI 00:04:39.419 --> 00:04:45.540 um but this is little HDMI ports are the worst I hate 00:04:43.440 --> 00:04:49.860 them so much and I want them to die I'm serious man I'm serious you have a 00:04:48.000 --> 00:04:54.419 microphone Jack um which is nice you can use external 00:04:51.540 --> 00:04:58.860 mics that utilize that connector one thing that's still missing on this is 00:04:56.340 --> 00:05:02.880 there's no headphone jack for you to monitor your audio from for Solo shoots 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:07.979 that's not super unexpected but that's definitely something I'd like to see on 00:05:04.500 --> 00:05:11.340 future revisions and especially as this 00:05:07.979 --> 00:05:13.800 camera really has one main update and 00:05:11.340 --> 00:05:19.919 it's the lens on the previous model zv1 it had a 24 to 70 equivalent lens that 00:05:16.320 --> 00:05:22.620 was 1.8 to 2.8 in terms of f-stop this 00:05:19.919 --> 00:05:28.680 one smartly in my opinion this is an 18 to 50 equivalent lens F 1.82 F4 that 00:05:27.479 --> 00:05:33.780 might not seem like a huge difference but when you're holding it at just like 00:05:31.320 --> 00:05:38.639 just over a meter away from your face 18 and 24 is a huge difference especially 00:05:36.900 --> 00:05:42.479 if you're using stabilization in the camera that will introduce additional 00:05:40.500 --> 00:05:46.020 crop I think it's a really smart upgrade in terms of a camera that's designed to 00:05:44.340 --> 00:05:51.900 just be your run and gun camera and kind of fit all purposes 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:55.139 but what I found is that the 50 mil long 00:05:51.900 --> 00:05:57.840 end is just a little too short there is 00:05:55.139 --> 00:06:02.039 digital Zoom to compensate 1.5 times zoom in 4k mode or two times in 1080P 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:06.120 but that doesn't really mean anything you can just crop and post and have 00:06:04.139 --> 00:06:12.660 basically the same result and while it's nice to have F 1.8 at the wide end F4 is 00:06:10.199 --> 00:06:15.780 a little bit closed especially when you compare the previous models 2.8 at the 00:06:14.340 --> 00:06:19.440 long end one thing that's really cool about this lens is it has a great macro 00:06:17.520 --> 00:06:24.000 distance so at the wide end at 18 mil you can actually Focus five centimeters 00:06:21.600 --> 00:06:28.020 away and at 50 15 centimeters away that's quite good in terms of focusing 00:06:26.580 --> 00:06:31.860 distance and so you could actually get some very close up of some small things 00:06:30.300 --> 00:06:36.120 although you would definitely not be able to get close-ups of far away things 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:40.020 oh this camera's excited to see you just like I'm excited to tell you about our 00:06:37.440 --> 00:06:43.319 sponsor secret lab thanks to Seeker lab for sponsoring today's video secret lab 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:49.440 chairs are engineered to keep you incredibly comfortable for long hours of work and play their Titan Evo 2022 chair 00:06:47.460 --> 00:06:52.860 keeps you feeling comfortable for longer it's got four-way lumbar support and 00:06:51.419 --> 00:06:56.639 Ultra comfortable line of different seat materials and more all chairs come with 00:06:54.960 --> 00:07:00.300 an up to five years extended warranty and a 49 day return policy head to the 00:06:58.979 --> 00:07:03.240 link in the description below and check out secret lab today the first thing 00:07:02.160 --> 00:07:07.500 you'll notice when you turn on the camera is that the UI is heavily touch 00:07:05.400 --> 00:07:11.220 based Sony says that they're aiming to make it similar to using a touch phone 00:07:09.180 --> 00:07:14.940 really intuitive really simple and in my experience it's mostly been like that so 00:07:13.380 --> 00:07:17.819 right away you can switch between your different shooting modes first off we 00:07:16.440 --> 00:07:23.099 have intelligent Auto which is our full AI mode every processing trick every 00:07:20.099 --> 00:07:25.020 compensation that the processing can do 00:07:23.099 --> 00:07:28.800 it does uh we have our different priority modes uh we have full manual 00:07:27.599 --> 00:07:34.319 and we have different modes that you can kind of customize if I'm shooting professionally with this thing I would 00:07:32.580 --> 00:07:37.680 probably switch to manual but I actually had pretty good experience using the 00:07:35.639 --> 00:07:41.639 intelligent Auto I much prefer keeping my shutter speed the same and letting 00:07:39.660 --> 00:07:45.539 the camera compensate using ISO and even the aperture next we have our drive mode 00:07:43.979 --> 00:07:48.720 you can do single shooting burst shooting timers and different brackets 00:07:47.340 --> 00:07:55.259 so that in post you can combine the photos kind of get this really intense HDR look we have our Focus modes uh the 00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:58.919 default was Zone but you can set a point and kind of have it track through your 00:07:56.520 --> 00:08:04.860 image you have your beauty filter on and off which is going to stay off next we 00:08:01.620 --> 00:08:08.280 have our record and stop record buttons 00:08:04.860 --> 00:08:09.900 we have our soft skin effect which is 00:08:08.280 --> 00:08:13.259 gonna be off although I found the low setting to be fine uh some of the 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:17.340 footage from this camera can be a little grainy and some of the processing can 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:22.319 soften some skin I didn't find it too bad there's also a zoom preset button so 00:08:20.220 --> 00:08:27.360 you can go right to one time or two times Zoom we also have our waveform 00:08:24.300 --> 00:08:29.039 Monitor and our camera settings at the 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:33.959 bottom a lot of these settings can be accessed through the buttons on the top and the side but it is nice especially 00:08:32.820 --> 00:08:38.099 if you're a new shooter to be able to just look at something touch it and 00:08:36.300 --> 00:08:41.700 manipulate it I'm a big fan of touchscreen interfaces that are really 00:08:39.899 --> 00:08:46.020 simple to use and I think they've done a pretty good job another thing I think 00:08:43.620 --> 00:08:50.040 Sony has done really well is they've made the menu a lot more like an alpha 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:53.700 camera a lot of the layout is the same and I found as someone who's used to an 00:08:51.899 --> 00:08:57.420 alpha camera it was really easy to navigate we have our different image 00:08:55.019 --> 00:09:01.019 quality settings are media settings our file format and structure we have our 00:08:59.279 --> 00:09:05.820 shooting modes Drive modes our shutter settings a lot of these again are 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:09.600 available through the touch screen right away we have our exposure settings we 00:09:08.160 --> 00:09:13.320 have our Focus settings our playback settings our network settings which is 00:09:11.220 --> 00:09:16.680 cool like previous zv cameras you can connect to a smartphone or the my 00:09:14.640 --> 00:09:21.120 creator app on a PC and unlock kind of extra features and then our general 00:09:19.080 --> 00:09:25.080 camera settings one of the strengths of Sony cameras for a long time has been 00:09:22.860 --> 00:09:29.940 its autofocus and this camera is no different Sony says that using autofocus 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:36.000 this camera can get focus in .03 seconds and that's because it's using 315 phase 00:09:32.700 --> 00:09:38.820 and 425 contrast detection autofocus 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:42.899 points on 65 percent of the sensor that's not the most comprehensive I've 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:46.320 seen But for a camera this small that's very impressive in my use over the 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:51.180 weekend I found that it was quite excellent at tracking subjects at many different distances switching between 00:09:49.260 --> 00:09:56.339 catching faces and those autofocus points are supplemented by AI face 00:09:54.360 --> 00:10:00.839 detection multiple face detection World actually stop down the aperture to give 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:04.800 you a wider depth of field and so it can keep multiple faces in focus it also has 00:10:03.300 --> 00:10:09.300 object detection so you know you can like dog or car and it's done a really 00:10:07.140 --> 00:10:12.540 good job in my experience of tracking those subjects through video through 00:10:10.800 --> 00:10:17.519 photo and that's definitely one of the big strengths of this camera 00:10:14.760 --> 00:10:23.339 speaking of sensor this camera has the same sensor as the Mark 1 which has the 00:10:19.920 --> 00:10:25.380 same sensor as the RX100 Mark VII it's a 00:10:23.339 --> 00:10:30.120 little bit disappointing although sensor technology advancements have kind of 00:10:27.180 --> 00:10:37.200 slowed not a huge deal it's a one inch type 20.1 megapixel sensor it does ISO 00:10:32.940 --> 00:10:39.000 125 up to 12 800 and even 25 600 in 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:42.480 certain modes all in all a pretty great sensor especially when you consider the 00:10:40.860 --> 00:10:47.519 target audience for this camera and that's for people that may not know how to fully utilize all the fine controls 00:10:45.660 --> 00:10:52.860 of a higher end camera and to that end like I mentioned before Sony has two 00:10:50.040 --> 00:10:56.100 modes easily accessible by button one is a background bokeh setting which will 00:10:54.660 --> 00:10:59.700 open up the aperture as wide and compensate using other settings so that 00:10:58.019 --> 00:11:03.540 you can have your subject in focus in a background bokeh 00:11:01.220 --> 00:11:06.540 I don't know how to say it I read it more than I say it you also have your 00:11:05.279 --> 00:11:10.380 product showcase button which does a similar thing opens up the aperture but 00:11:08.459 --> 00:11:15.420 it changes the autofocus speeds that's a little smoother of a transition like 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:18.540 recent zv cameras this has the cineblog setting you turn it on you get an 00:11:16.860 --> 00:11:23.760 anamorphic crop and you switch to 24 frames a second you can also change the 00:11:21.300 --> 00:11:28.380 color very easily I don't think I would be using this but 00:11:26.880 --> 00:11:32.040 I can definitely see the use for someone who's just running and gunning and needs 00:11:30.240 --> 00:11:38.220 to know to shoot a skid and add a little texture and color to their to their work 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:42.060 another strength of an all-in-one camera like this is that its image 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:46.200 stabilization is built to utilize every part of the camera to its maximum 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:51.839 potential that being said there's no inline stabilization there's no in body 00:11:48.839 --> 00:11:53.700 stabilization there is just electronic 00:11:51.839 --> 00:11:58.680 stabilization um your options are off 00:11:55.500 --> 00:12:01.140 or on when you turn it on your crop is 00:11:58.680 --> 00:12:05.820 about 1.5 times so what was 18 mil becomes about 24 mil 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:09.360 uh that's fine uh and that's better than you know starting at 24 and becoming 00:12:07.260 --> 00:12:13.800 like 33 but in my short experience using this camera the stabilization doesn't 00:12:12.240 --> 00:12:17.640 look super good and that's pretty common of electronic stabilization there's just 00:12:16.140 --> 00:12:21.600 like a little bit of blur on everything and sure the the points of the camera 00:12:19.800 --> 00:12:26.459 are staying mostly stable but the things inside it kind of have that unnatural 00:12:23.700 --> 00:12:29.820 look to it I'm not a huge fan of electronic stabilization and the stuff 00:12:28.200 --> 00:12:34.920 in this camera is definitely not the best but if you are running around you 00:12:32.100 --> 00:12:37.920 know doing a travel Vlog it would be a fine the nice thing about image 00:12:36.240 --> 00:12:43.019 stabilization is that it works with both photos and video and speaking of video 00:12:39.899 --> 00:12:47.579 options which is definitely the focus of 00:12:43.019 --> 00:12:49.740 this camera it does 4K 30 or 24 or 1080p 00:12:47.579 --> 00:12:54.120 up to 120 and you can even do higher frame rates at these kind of like 00:12:50.940 --> 00:12:56.100 interlaced modes up to 960 which is 00:12:54.120 --> 00:13:01.560 pretty high but it looks real bad the highest bit rate it can do is 100 00:12:57.660 --> 00:13:02.700 megabits at 420 not the best but for a 00:13:01.560 --> 00:13:06.899 camera this size and for the target audience that's fine although it doesn't 00:13:04.980 --> 00:13:13.440 have any 10-bit modes it does have s-log 3 S gamma 3 and hybrid log gamma and so 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:17.040 this is pretty full featured for a camera the size and I was pleasantly 00:13:15.000 --> 00:13:20.459 surprised by that and if you want to shoot the 100 megabits but also shoot 00:13:18.540 --> 00:13:23.459 proxies that is available to you the camera does have picture profiles which 00:13:21.899 --> 00:13:27.660 is nice it's not as fully featured to some of the higher end ones but uh it's 00:13:26.040 --> 00:13:32.940 there and that's nice if you turn off the picture profiles you get access to the creative look which can be nice you 00:13:31.019 --> 00:13:36.600 can find people that have you know ideal settings to match a certain look and 00:13:35.160 --> 00:13:41.639 customize it that way and there's also the pre-built ones that are okay this 00:13:39.779 --> 00:13:46.260 camera obviously has a rolling shutter it was fine I didn't really like the 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:51.300 look of motion when I was shooting and I generally found all the video I was 00:13:48.540 --> 00:13:55.980 shooting with it had that digital look of like a 2011 camera 00:13:54.000 --> 00:14:00.959 it wasn't bad it was sharp and the photos I took were pretty decent uh 00:13:58.920 --> 00:14:05.519 especially for a camera this size with a built-in lens man we have come so far 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:11.180 with little point and shoots it is insane that being said this camera costs 00:14:09.380 --> 00:14:17.519 900 and that is a very saturated price point 00:14:14.700 --> 00:14:23.519 there is a lot of competition even from Sony themselves at less than 900 that I 00:14:20.820 --> 00:14:27.120 think I would probably consider before this this is a good camera and if you 00:14:25.620 --> 00:14:30.180 already have a higher end camera that you shoot primarily on and you want 00:14:28.920 --> 00:14:36.060 something you can just keep in your backpack and pull it out when you need to this thing is more than sufficient 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:40.019 and will definitely do the job especially if you're someone that's 00:14:37.860 --> 00:14:44.579 shooting selfie Vlogs having that extra wide angle lens is a huge Boon and there 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:50.040 is no other point-and-shoot that has that wide of an angle equivalent at any 00:14:46.920 --> 00:14:51.360 price point for 150 cheaper you can get 00:14:50.040 --> 00:14:56.040 the previous model one that is essentially as good minus that extra a 00:14:54.420 --> 00:14:58.860 wide lens if you don't need that extra wide angle lens I would suggest getting 00:14:57.420 --> 00:15:03.959 the mark one in terms of direct competitor in this category there's the 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:06.899 gx7 Mark III which is pretty good and 00:15:03.959 --> 00:15:10.620 has a longer throw up to 120 mil with a wider aperture there's also the 00:15:08.639 --> 00:15:16.980 Panasonic g100 which I've seen for around 550 online which is pretty good 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:19.500 of those three this is probably the one 00:15:16.980 --> 00:15:25.920 I would pick if I was doing selfies but I would pick the mark one for General 00:15:21.899 --> 00:15:28.980 use that being said for less money than 00:15:25.920 --> 00:15:32.399 this thing you can get which is kind of 00:15:28.980 --> 00:15:36.300 inarguably the step up in the same model 00:15:32.399 --> 00:15:38.940 line the zve E10 right now from b h you 00:15:36.300 --> 00:15:43.019 can get a zve E10 with a kit lens for a hundred dollars cheaper than this thing 00:15:40.740 --> 00:15:48.660 it has a bigger sensor it does better video that kit lens isn't the best lens 00:15:45.899 --> 00:15:54.360 in the whole world you know 3.5 to 5 6 aperture is 00:15:50.420 --> 00:15:56.459 not ideal and it's a 16 to 50 so when 00:15:54.360 --> 00:16:00.360 you add the crop it's wide as is less wide than this but then you have a 00:15:58.800 --> 00:16:06.060 camera you can upgrade into the future you can buy more lens you can buy a 00:16:02.220 --> 00:16:07.740 wider lens and in my opinion if having 00:16:06.060 --> 00:16:13.620 the built-in lens isn't the killer feature I would definitely recommend the 00:16:09.779 --> 00:16:14.579 zve E10 over the zv1 Mark II any day and 00:16:13.620 --> 00:16:21.260 if you want to check out more camera content I recently unboxed a zve E1 and 00:16:17.639 --> 00:16:21.260 that was quite the camera