Sony ZV-1F Review – The Best Entry-Level Vlogging Camera?

In our Sony ZV-1F review we put the latest entry-level Sony vlogging camera to the test to see if it’s the best option for new vloggers on the market, or if you’re better off sticking to a smartphone.

For the past few years Sony have been leading the way for vloggers, by designing high quality, feature-heavy cameras specifically for content creators and YouTubers.

With the popularity of video soaring across social media, it only makes sense to tap into this massive and lucrative market.

Gone are the days where you needed thousands of dollars worth of equipment to shoot a video that looks half decent, and that’s where Sony’s range of ZV cameras has filled a void for creators.

The ZV-1 launched to much fanfare, quickly becoming one of the best vlogging cameras on the market.

The ZV-E10 soon followed, giving the option for aspiring videographers to swap lenses for different perspectives.

Today Sony have brought a new player into the game, launching their brand new, entry-level Sony ZV-1F for vloggers, and we were lucky enough to get our hands on one for a couple of weeks of in-the-field testing.

But in a world where just about everybody has a smartphone in their pocket with capabilities to produce beautiful, 4k masterpieces, does this new camera have enough appeal to win over a different audiences?

Priced at USD$498 / CAD$649 / AUD$899 / €649, it’s not exactly cheap, but is it worth the price to move away from filming on an iPhone?

That’s what we set out to discover in our personal Sony ZV-1F review.

Sony ZV-1F Review – What’s Better: a Vlogging Camera or a Smartphone?

Being professional content creators, we have made vlog-style videos on a whole range of different cameras.

From action cameras like the GoPro HERO11 Black to full-frame hybrids like the Sony A7iv and even our trusty iPhones, we’re always mixing and matching our content based on whatever camera we have handy.

For us a vlogging camera has to serve two…