3 Reasons To Choose SONY ZV-E1 Over FX3 (ZV-E1 vs FX3 for Filmmaking)

3 Reasons To Choose SONY ZV-E1 Over FX3 (ZV-E1 vs FX3 for Filmmaking)

There is one major flaw of the Sony ZV-E1, and I believe it's the main reason why people aren't getting this camera. The flaw is that it only has one sd card slot, making it void for professional work. In this video I share how to fix this flaw by adding an external monitor/recorder to equip the ZV-E1 with a second copy of your footage. Now I believe this camera rivals the Sony FX3, but is significantly more affordable. Enjoy!

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Sony ZV-E1 vs Sony FX3
0:48 - Reason One
1:11 - Reason Two
1:34 - Reason Three + ZV-E1 Fix
2:55 - Outro

[mcewan-media]

I think you're spot on. Even as a professional photographer/videographer we can't always afford the latest and greatest, especially when invoice payments are delayed, and the market is extremely saturated by cheap competition. Cheers

[schoeferfilm]

Good video 👍🏻 my combo is the FX6 and the ZVE1 😂 and I must say i really love this small cam beast 😍 it is not a vlogging cam for me 😅

[ZamoraChristian]

I sold my fx30 and got the zve1 LOVE IT i have it pair with my 7iv and I love that combo

[MasterNengLee]

Awesome review! Does your ZVE1 have a loose micro hdmi port? I’m not sure if this is normal because on some of Sony’s camera they have Floating structure hdmi port design to relieve stress/froce. My ZVE1 has a pretty loose port moving back/forth. Just wanted to ask if other owers have similar port.

[jannarkiewicz]

ZV-E1 is my first big boy camera. I will spent a few months (years) learning it and then I can figure out the FX3, FY3 or FZ3 if there is a reason.

[mi-qled]

Hey Hi,
Thanks for your informative video.
i just need few suggestions before making my decision, I am in to wedding videography so what would you be suggesting to go with? FX3 / FX30 / ZV E 1?

[joeym]

Great video. I like options and this for sure it’s one of them. However I’m not too convinced for professional work with the lack of a fan. I have the ZV-E10 and it overheated on me several times during 4k shooting at an event. That prompted me to get the FX30 which I love! I’m in the market for a second camera and I did consider the ZV-E1 or perhaps an A7IV in crop mode since I don’t own FF lenses. Decision decisions. For wedding gigs I rather play it safe. But if you ask me I’m tempted to get this cam! Would you get an A7Iv if you already owned all the cropped sigmas or a second fx30? It’s a big dilemma for me. I’m wondering if the crop mode on the A7IV gives great images compared to the FX30. No fan but has 2 card slots. Gotta love Sony for making it difficult for me. Lol

[matteonapoli]

Have you ever had freezing problems with the FX3 during external recording?

[jordanball]

How much do you overexpose when shooting on the fx30 for weddings ? Assuming you shoot in slog3

[nikita.m.moldovan]

I now shooting music video and short commercial for social media on Sony a6700 but wanna full frame and of course I want fx3 but looking now on zv-e1 because I don’t have a large budget and I want buy light and good quality lenses, what can you recommend ?

[ВладГайсинский-ря]

hello! please tell me, what are you shooting your blog for? Is this a video?

[mrdamiansingh]

No Fan, for a Fan boy like me ! Deal breaker, but it’s sure better than shooting on a iPhone 15 so that is a plus 😊

[ibexsam]

Yes ZVE1 worth for the money.Can u drop a ProRes RAW video from ZVE1 paired with ninja? nobody in YouTube talking about that😢

[antone]

The ZV-E1 'fix' should be to buy a FX30. Don't use the zve1 'professionally'. It has far too many short comings. If you need a video camera to use professionally on a budget, the FX30 should be at the top of your list.

[rajeshchoubey]

I want to purchase camera for making feature films for theater blackmasic 6k pro or Lumix s5iix or sony fx30

[DreStyle]

The E1 should be a vlog camera .. vlogging is recording , this camera fails with temps ... you can only film long when you are in subtemp climate

[TLFILMS]

YES but red flags : Full HDMI + Temperature overheat

[MichaelBouhnikProductions]

How can u not mention overheating in this video? Lol

[ChrisParayno]

Ah yes i fluencers usong sub-par devices and giving bad advise.