Sony teases new ZV-1 vlogging camera as leaks point to impressive specs
Compact vlogging camera is almost here
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Sonyhas announced a launch event for a “new compact camera” on itsAlpha Twitter account– and rumors suggest it could be a promising ZV-1 compact aimed at YouTubers.
The event will take place on May 26 at 10am ET / 3pm BST, or midnight on 27 May AEST. Aside from that, there isn’t a huge amount of info on the invite other than the silhouette of a compact with a side-flipping screen and what appears to be a microphone windshield.
But some apparent leaks fromNokishitaandSony Alpha Rumorsmight just have filled in the blanks, with the event looking highly likely to be for the new Sony ZV-1. Nokishita has been a consistently reliable source of camera rumors and its apparent press text leak describes the Sony ZV-1 as being a 1-inch compact camera that can shoot4Kvideo and is “designed for vloggers and content creators”.
Apparently, it’ll have a 24-70mm zoom lens (the same focal range as earlier RX100 cameras like theSony RX100 Mark V), plus image stabilization and, as the silhouette in Sony’s event announcement shows, a vari-angle screen.
If correct, Nokishita’s leak suggests the ZV-1 will have a 3-capsule microphone and a 3.5mm input jack for those who want to add an external microphone.
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The Nokishita leak followed what appeared to be the first leaked images of the camera fromSony Alpha Rumors(above).
These point towards a similar design to the Sony RX100 series, only with a few crucial tweaks – including a very large video recording button and that side-flipping screen, which is much more suitable for vlogging than the vertical flip-screen on theSony RX100 VII.
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All in all, this feature set would make the rumored ZV-1 a potentially excellent compact vlogging camera. We’re already fans of the RX100 VII and features like Real-time Eye AF for video. But if the ZV-1 does indeed have the brighter 28-70mm f/1.8 to f/2.8 lens from the RX100 Mark V, as the rumors suggest, then it could be a fine combination for anyone looking to level up from their smartphone for vlogging.
That said, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the Sony ZV-1, including pricing, video codecs and whether or not it actually is the camera Sony is announcing on May 26 – so stay tuned to TechRadar for more official news.
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