Sony Announces Newest Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Vlogging Camera, the ZV-1 II

The Integrated Lens and Compact Camera in the vlog digicam ZV-Series Opens the Door for a Wider Audience of Content Creators

Today, Sony launches the all-new second technology digicam to the ZV-1 in the vlog digicam ZV collection, the ZV-1 II which incorporates extremely requested and fashionable market-leading options.  With a wider angle than ZV-1, the ZV-1 II helps vloggers make extra partaking storytelling with enticing photogenic picture high quality.

With the 1.0-type Exmor RS™ picture sensor (roughly 20.1 efficient megapixels), BIONZ X™ picture processing engine, and ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* 18-50mm F1.8-4ⁱ lens, the ZV-1 II permits for creators of many ability ranges to take pleasure in subtle capabilities. From the 18-50mmⁱⁱ huge angle lens which may body all the things from group selfies to slender interiors or dynamic recordings of on a regular basis scenes to the Multiple Face Recognitionⁱⁱⁱ ,which recognises a number of faces and routinely adjusts to retains all faces sharp and clear when taking selfie photographs that embrace two or three folks, the ZV-1 II is the superior vlogging digicam packed right into a travel-size.

“The ZV-1 II is an exciting chapter for content creators and will be the go-to camera for many, including vloggers, social media influencers and short form video creators. With the newest vlog camera in the ZV series, we have taken requests from various users and included features that matter most to vloggers,” stated Yann Salmon Legagneur, Head of Imaging Products & Solutions Marketing, Sony Europe. “We are striving to take feedback from our community to continue to expand and elevate our ZV series and the ZV-1 II does just that.”

Comprehensive Features for Vloggers & Video Content Creators

The ZV-1 II has various new and fashionable options that can empower creators to seize higher content material. Ultra-wide angle and Zoom – 18mmⁱⁱ huge angle of view makes it simple to seize enticing photogenic picture with the total scene – particularly when taking pictures selfies at arm’s size. The 18-50mm optical zoom and the Clear Image Zoom easily enlarges pictures whereas minimising lack of picture high quality to create a spread in movies by altering the angle of view.

• 0 sort sensor with Bokeh Switch which provides lovely bokeh by defocusing the background with a single contact.
• Intelligent 3-capsule microphone – In Auto mode, the digicam recognises human faces or objects and routinely^iv switches the course of the built-in microphone ([Front] or [All Directions]). In Manual mode, you possibly can choose [Front] for selfies, [Rear] when taking pictures with narration or [All Directions]. The provided windscreen ensures a transparent recording of the speaker when open air. Easy to make use of cableless attachment to Multi Interface Shoe^v and a 3.5 mm microphone jack makes it simple to attach exterior microphones.
• Cinematic Vlog Setting operate responds to the calls for to simply take ambient pictures utilizing a vlog digicam. It permits spectacular imagery at a contact. Simply faucet the on-screen operate icon and the digicam will routinely set a CinemaScope measurement (2.35:1) ^vi and a body price of 24 fps^vii , the similar as for a cinema film. Then end off the work with the on-screen buttons to pick from 5 LOOKs and 4 MOODs
• Creative Look which helps 10 preset appears to be like^viii to fit your inventive preferences and pro-level imaging options.
• Face Priority AE and Soft Skin Effect routinely and instantly detects faces and adjusts the publicity to optimise facial brightness, irrespective of the lighting. Soft pores and skin impact smooths pores and skin and facial options when filming.
• Fast Hybrid AF System – Even in high-definition 4K the place exact focusing is required, the digicam will maintain the pictures sharp with the similar Fast Hybrid AF system seen in α collection cameras. The digicam is provided with AF Transition Speed to pick the focusing pace throughout video recording, and AF Subject Shift Sensitivity to manage the focus according to the topic’s motion and setting. In addition, the Real-time Eye AF can precisely maintain concentrate on human or animals for each stills and films.
• Product Showcase Setting – which delivers handy taking pictures of product assessment movies with easy focus transitions out of your face to the merchandise you might be highlighting.
• S&Q shoot mode^vix which permits a variety as much as 5x gradual or as much as 60x fast movement so as to add influence to on a regular basis scenes. The mixture of taking pictures and recording body charges can now be set on a single display.
• ISO sensitivity spanning from 125 to 12800– permits the digicam to file sharp pictures with much less noise, even in low lighting.
• Active Mode digital picture stabilisation – content material may be captured whereas strolling or in movement and is particularly helpful for handheld taking pictures^x. Useful for handheld Movie and Slow & Quick movement taking pictures.
• Built in ND filter – to cut back publicity by three stops and permit for lovely background bokeh even in the brightest state of affairs.

Compact and Lightweight for Easy Portability, Operability, Connectivity

The ZV-1 II is ideal for on the go; its compact and light-weight design may be simply carried in a pocket or small bag, even with its’ optical huge zoom lens. The ZV-1 II helps completely different filming kinds with the vari-angle display appropriate for selfies, simple to carry physique grip (or with an optionally available GP-VPT2BT grip), user-friendly key and management structure^xi and the recording indicator on the entrance face of the physique. The monitor show has been redesigned with a daring, clearly seen crimson body that makes it apparent when recording is in progress. Power cost simply by way of a USB Type-C® connector.

Creators can join and share content material simply with simple smartphone connection. The Creators’ App can be utilized to manage the ZV-1 II from a smartphone, monitor digicam battery and media standing, edit date and digicam names and simply switch stills and movies shot, even in the background. The Creators’ App^xii additionally gives a handy approach to replace digicam software program.

For simple high-quality dwell streaming, merely join the ZV-1 II to a PC or smartphone ^xiii with a commercially obtainable USB cable (not included) to make use of it as a webcam. Make your video extra enticing in on-line conferences and dwell streaming through the use of Creative Look to enhance the pores and skin’s look and regulate the hue. Faces will seem clearer and brighter (Face Priority AE) and the eyes shall be stored in focus (Real-time Eye AF).

Environmentally Friendly and Accessible Design

In addition to Sony’s dedication to a sustainable future with world initiatives like Road to Zero and the 2030 renewable power objective, the ZV-1 II has been particularly developed with sustainability in thoughts. Recycled supplies, together with SORPLAS^TMxiv, are actively used for the digicam physique, lowering environmental influence with out sacrificing performance. Sony’s distinctive recycled paper “Original Blend Material”, which doesn’t use plastic and is straightforward to recycle, is used for particular person packaging. Using supplies reminiscent of bamboo, sugar cane fiber, and recycled paper collected from the market, it’s each environmentally pleasant and top quality.

The ZV-1 II contains accessibility options that facilitate operation in a number of methods, together with display reader performance for folks with visible impairments. Accessibility options permit anybody to take pleasure in taking pictures and playback.  When the display reader operate^xv is activated, textual content on the menu screens is learn aloud. The display reader operate may be activated by turning the [Screen Reader] operate in the [Setup] tab ON. Screen reader quantity may be adjusted by way of the [Sound Options] settings. In addition to the above, the ZV-1 II contains various capabilities that help in reaching pinpoint concentrate on quite a lot of topics. The Real-time Eye AF can routinely recognise and concentrate on [Human] or [Animal], or the Real-time Tracking operate. Focus Magnification, and Peaking capabilities make it simpler to focus manually, and options like Touch Focus, Touch Tracking, and Touch Shutter let the person focus, observe, and shoot just by touching the topic on the monitor display. ZV-1 II accessibility options (gadgets listed in the specs): Screen Reader, Touch AE, Focus Magnifier, Peaking Display, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking, Touch Focus, Touch Tracking, Touch Shutter, Vari-angle LCD display and Custom operate.

Pricing and Availability

The new ZV-1 II shall be obtainable in June 2023 at quite a lot of Sony’s authorised sellers, for an estimated retail value of €1,000 EUR.

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Notes:

ⁱ 35mm format equal.  9 parts in 9 teams, together with 5 aspherical and 1 AA (as a result of the advance aspherical ingredient is considered one of the 5 aspherical lenses) lens parts.  7-bladede round aperture. T* Coating to suppress ghost and flaring

ⁱⁱ 35mm format equal

ⁱⁱⁱ Compatible with video modes/S&Q mode solely. Wide facet. iAUTO mode chosen. Does not work when the Bokeh swap is ON or when topic recognition is OFF.

^iv Direction could also be mounted relying on the taking pictures settings.

^v Not suitable with digital audio interface.

^vi The black bands at the picture high and backside are recorded as a part of the picture. The picture (excluding the bars) is in CinemaScope side ratio, however the recorded picture is 16:9.

^vii Recording body charges are indicated as the closest integer values. The precise corresponding body charges are as follows: 24p: 23.98 fps, 30p: 29.97 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, and 120p: 119.88 fps.

^viii Creative Look presets:  ST, PT, NT, VV, VV2, FL, IN, SH, BW, SE and Advanced settings (Saturation can’t be adjusted when BW or SE is chosen): Contrast, highlights, shadows, fade, saturation, sharpness, readability

^vix S&Q mode data in XAVC S HD format. Audio can’t be recorded. A Class 10 or larger SDHC/SDXC reminiscence card is required. Recording at 100 Mbps requires a UHS-I (U3) SDHC/SDXC reminiscence card.

^x The angle of view is barely narrower in Active Mode. Active Mode is ready to be off when the recording body price is 120 p or when the “Slow & Quick Motion Frame Rate” is 120 fps.

^xi Keys and controls on the ZV-1 II is optimally organized for larger usability, together with REC button and Still/Movie/S&Q button.

^xii Check regional availability of providers and purposes by way of the URL beneath: https://www.sony.net/cc/

^xiii Streaming by way of USB provides 1280×720 decision and 30 fps body price. To use this operate, the PC’s or smartphone’s OS should help UVC/UAC. Be certain to make use of the OS’s newest model. When connecting to a cellular machine outfitted with a USB Type-C® port, use a commercially obtainable USB cable or terminal conversion adapter

^xiv SORPLAS™ might not be used for the components used relying on the manufacturing interval.

^xv Availability varies relying on area and language.

About Sony Corporation

Sony Corporation is an entirely owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and is answerable for the Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S) enterprise. With the imaginative and prescient of “continuing to deliver Kando and Anshin(*) to people and society across the world through the pursuit of technology and new challenges,” Sony Corporation helps the Sony Group with know-how to create the leisure of the future along with creators.

For extra info, go to: http://www.sony.net/

* Both Japanese phrases, Kando means emotion and Anshin has numerous meanings reminiscent of peace of thoughts, reassurance, reliability and belief.

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