The PERFECT beginner camera! - Sony ZV-E10
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·ShortCircuit
·2022-05-05
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2,070 words · ~10 min read
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- I've heard you guys, loud and clear, you guys want
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some more budget friendly cameras on the channel. Well today, Sony helped me deliver that
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because we are looking at the ZV-E10.
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Now obviously, this is just a think tank camera bag
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in front of me and this is not retail packaging, I assume that Sony sent me this because,
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well one, they had to send me a bunch of stuff all at once to test this camera
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and two, it's probably not necessarily ready. Regardless, we have the camera here
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with a couple accessories and lenses, stuff that will somewhat reflect what comes with the camera.
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So why don't we have a look? Ooh,
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they sent it in white, dang this thing is small, holy crap.
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Okay, for those of you who have watched the Sony ZV-1 video from sometime last year, this is sort of like,
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the big brother version of that camera because it's rocking an APS-C side sensor,
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which stands for advanced photo type C, and that means that the camera has a larger sensor
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than most cameras this size. Generally speaking, the larger the sensor
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the better your image quality overall. As you can see from this photo,
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the larger sensor is able to capture more content when standing from the same distance from the subject,
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compared to the content captured by the smaller sensors. Additionally, you get better low-light performance
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and a more shallow depth of field. But okay, I'm gonna talk more about the camera in a second,
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let's just see what else comes in the box or in this package anyway.
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(paper wrapping rustling) Looks like Sony sent over, oh this is the 50 to 1.8,
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optical or optically stabilized. This doesn't come with the camera,
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but it'll be a fun lens to test out on this camera because it's actually relatively small.
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What else is in here? Oh, another lens, wow they really,
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so this lens is the 16 to 50, 3.5 to a 5.6
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and this is the kit lens that goes to the camera, it has a power zoom, it's electronic lens.
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I'll put this on first, coz this is potentially what you might buy in a kit with the body, let's see.
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Okay, this is Sony's tripod grip mount,
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which they actually sent with the ZV-1 last time I checked out that camera
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and this is just an optional extra. It actually works pretty well, I quite liked how it felt in the hand
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and it's obviously a tripod as well.
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Oh, they sent a third lens. This is the, what is this?
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Oh, okay, yeah, so this is the Zeiss 24 mm 1.8
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for the E-mount, again, also a very compact lens.
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Guys, I have a tiny little camera,
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three lenses, a tripod mount,
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in this tiny think tank bag and I'm not even done unboxing everything yet.
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The last of four lenses I believe, this one is the 10 to 18 F4, which again,
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I've never used this lens but I've heard of it. Surprisingly compact and very lightweight.
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Okay, we have a little bit more stuff in this top flap.
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We've got a battery, a type C cable
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and a charger, okay, cool.
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So the battery that goes with this camera is,
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for those of you who have used Sony cameras, the classic FW50.
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And if you're like me and you used to use an a7S II,
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which we did in the studio, this battery is not very good for that camera,
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but for a smaller, less power hungry,
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I assume compact APS-C sensor camera,
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I'm actually confident, I'm more confident that this battery
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will do a lot better than it used to do in that camera.
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And there's a lot of ways around using a small battery like this anyway.
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So, let's get into the camera. You've got the flippy screen that we've seen on the a7S III
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and many of Sony's cameras at this point, and it is a very welcomed addition.
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On the top of the camera we have the pre-installed dead cat wind filter, which covers the new three-capsule mic
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which we actually saw on the ZV-1, and it's a welcomed addition because if you don't want
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the extra bulk of a mic on the top of your camera,
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you can still be in a windy condition, talk to your camera from this distance,
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and your audio will still probably be pretty decent
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and good enough for a lot of situations. On the top we also see that there's a zoom rocker
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on the shutter button. This camera doesn't have an EVF,
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which is I think what allows them to, I guess cut the price down because the price of this camera
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is 699 for the body or 799 for the kit.
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Now the pricing is not final, but they are aiming for around that range
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and that makes this camera right between
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the ZV-1 and something like the a6400.
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So I was just looking up the price of the ZV-1 to refresh my memory coz I had forgotten how much it costs.
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That camera was only $750, which is a great value,
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and this camera's only 699 target pricing,
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so let's see if it's potentially an even better value.
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Finishing off the top, it's a pretty simple layout, we've got an on/off switch, the record button
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and a settings dial here. You've got photo, video and slow and quick modes,
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which just allows you to get to photo, video and the slow motion modes for video very easily.
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Sony has taken everything that was good about the ZV-1
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and put it into this camera. So we see the focus/de-focus button,
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which was on the ZV-1 which just allows you to
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set your f-stop to the widest possible aperture on the lens and then just blur out your background
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as it's focused on you, and it's one button which is right next to the record button
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so it's very easy to press. On the rear of the camera we have a pretty simple layout,
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menu, function, display, ISO, there's just control out here,
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a play and a delete button, very straight forward.
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On the left of the camera we've got the IO, we've got a type C port which allows you to use it
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as a webcam or for charging and micro HDMI,
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which I don't love to see but this camera is really tiny so I wouldn't expect them to do anything different,
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and then a headphone jack. And then on top of the camera,
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a little tiny little mic jack. So guys I'm impressed by the size of this thing physically.
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I mean, for context, here's the a7S III,
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and when you look at the top-down view of these two cameras,
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the grip depth of the a7S III is essentially
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the depth of this entire camera with the 16 to 50 lens.
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And this a7S currently has a 24 to 70,
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so it's a very similar range. Let's weigh them and see how much more weight
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comes in this versus this.
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So for context, let's weigh the a7S, 1.138 kilograms
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and the ZV-E10, 459 grams.
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What, really am I reading that correctly?
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459 grams, okay hang on,
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how much does this lens weigh by itself?
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440, this lens, this 24 to 70 E-mount lens,
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weighs only a little bit less
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than this entire camera with a battery,
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guys, that's so impressive. This camera might be a lot lighter than a7S III,
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but that doesn't mean it's any less capable. So let's put in the SD card, thank you Kingston,
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they just sent over these V90 256 gig cards
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which are really nice. You don't necessarily need a card this fast for this camera,
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but it's always nice to be prepared. I'm gonna actually attach it to this little grip,
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I wanna see how it performs just with auto.
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Okay, now we're looking at the ZV-E10
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and if I just held up this charger,
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oh, it's hunting a little bit.
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No, I think the reason for that is just the distance
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and this is a zoom lens.
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The 16 to 50 is also not a new lens, so it's probably struggling a little bit,
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but you know like this, that's pretty quick.
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Yeah, I think it's just the distance, it can't actually focus this close,
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this is probably the minimum but when it's the right distance, that's impressive,
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like that guys, look at that, that is fast.
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So that was a good first clip in the studio, but why don't we take this thing outside and test it
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Okay, let's go outside. Okay, so we're outside of the office now,
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I'm just using the built in mic on the camera
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with the dead cat on the top and this is what it looks like.
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It's on auto, it actually looks like it's switched to a back lit portrait mode right now
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and all of the settings are on auto,
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here's auto exposure, how quickly it adjusts,
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that's actually pretty good. I want to know how this sounds,
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I hope it sounds okay to you guys. On the little display it looks like it's doing
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a pretty good job keeping everything in focus.
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See how the colors look in general, this is just a standard profile, this is just a standard profile,
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I'm not using S-Log or anything like that.
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And it's kind of nice having this control
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of the lens and the camera.
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There's Andy, hi Andy.
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And honestly, I could probably vlog with this thing
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fully extended all day, it's super light.
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So let me know what you guys think of the audio because I have no idea what it sounds like yet
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and we'll see when we get back inside.
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It sounds pretty good, right? So I don't know about you guys, but that look
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and sounded pretty good to me, and the auto-focus was as expected, very good.
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And so then you guys might be asking, who is this camera for?
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And honestly, it's kind of for everyone
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because if you're a beginner and you want an easy to use, high quality camera with good focus and a sensible layout,
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this is a really good option. And if you're a professional and you already own a camera
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and you need a B camera or you need something that has professional features like S-Log3 or slow motion,
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this is a great option. If you want something a lot smaller
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and that you can travel with, all of these four lenses and the body and batteries,
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and there was still space in that camera bag. So I think Sony has a winner here,
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they've taken the best of both worlds on their vlogging camera and their APS-C cameras
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and put it into one at a price point that
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I think most people can afford when they're trying to take video seriously.
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So thank you guys for watching. If you have any other cameras you want me to check out, leave in the comments down below and what do you think?
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Would you buy this camera? Is this camera useful to you?
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Are you an aspiring blogger who wants something easy to use?
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Let me know. Don't forget to subscribe.