Choosing the Perfect Small Video Camera: Sony ZV-1 vs. ZV-1 II

When I was recently asked about a recommendation for the best travel camera, I was initially thinking about the ZV-1, because at the time, I did not think that the Mark II was a good upgrade. In this video, I put that to the test and compared the ZV-1 II to the ZV-1 to find out whether I was right or not. Enjoy!

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00:00 Intro
00:39 Why the ZV-1 II was disappointing
01:36 Lens Comparison
01:54 Vlogging & Stabilization
02:51 Color
03:42 Small Improvements
05:02 Conclusion
07:25 Outro

[LozsLeisure]

Hey Chris, thanks for the nice vid! I'm looking to get back into vlogging again and was nicely surprised to see the new and updated version of my trusty ZV-1 - now with a wider lens (THANKFULLY - that crop always sucked). My question is - do you think even with the lack of IBIS that the stabilisation is comparable between the ZV-1 and the ZV-1 II?

I really want to have the wider angle but as a bit of a run and gun shooter the stabilisation is key too. My thoughts were that the fact it has some stabilisation and it's wider - maybe together it seems like the stabilisation is broadly similar? I'd love to get your opinion before I commit though!

Thanks in advance 🙏

[holycrapghosttv]

@CHRIS MULLER ? CAN YOU DO A TEST THE SONY ZV1 MARK 2 VS Panasonic Lumix S9 Mirrorless Camera. want to buy a camera don't know which one is better for vlogging ? And to take just regular photos.

[OHDENNIKA]

what separate mics do you recommend ? (especially for noisy settings)

[Dehancer]

Hi, Chris! Cool work! We'd like to collaborate, how can we get in touch? :)

[FollowMe]

Does the zv 1 mk2 still lose face detect when paired with a gimble? - that was a real pain for me and I only found out after getting the zhiyun m2s