Sony ZV-E10 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm Lens | Black

The Sony ZV-E10 is an excellent choice for vloggers, combining a large APS-C sensor with the versatility of a mirrorless design and a unique set of features tailored specifically for content creators. This camera enhances the capabilities of the common smartphone by offering superior image quality, a wider selection of lenses, and enhanced control, thereby elevating your creative potential during filming.

Building on the foundation established by the ZV-1, the ZV-E10 represents the mirrorless evolution of a camera designed with vlogging in mind. It is a highly efficient and portable device that includes a variety of design elements and shooting modes that cater to solo productions. The vari-angle screen allows for precise shot composition, while the built-in directional microphone is specifically engineered to capture clearer audio from subjects in front of the camera. Additionally, features such as Background Defocus and Product Showcase facilitate the effortless highlighting of particular subjects.

Vlogging Features

Optimized Camera Design

The rear 3.0" 921.6k-dot touchscreen LCD is designed with a side flip-out mechanism, making it particularly suitable for self-filming and capturing selfies in a natural and user-friendly way. The side-opening display facilitates a reimagined top plate that features a directional 3-capsule microphone, specifically engineered for capturing forward-directional audio. Additionally, a dedicated windscreen for the integrated microphone is provided to enhance audio clarity during outdoor use. This windscreen can be easily attached using the included adapter, which fits into the camera's shoe mount and secures the windscreen to the side.

The device is equipped with both 3.5mm microphone and headphone jacks, enhancing its audio recording capabilities. Additionally, the Multi Interface Shoe contributes to improved audio performance. This accessory shoe is designed to support a digital audio interface, which facilitates reduced noise levels during recording and minimizes cable clutter, as well as the necessity for external power when utilizing compatible shoe-mounted microphones.

The front tally lamp functions as a visual signal to indicate when recording is in progress. Additionally, the LCD can feature a red border frame, providing an extra visual cue for recording status. Live streaming can be conducted directly from the camera by connecting it to a computer or a compatible mobile device through USB, enabling the utilization of the camera's video and audio features for live social media broadcasts and video conferencing. The device supports UVC and UAC standards, enhancing both image and sound quality during streaming.

Specialized Shooting Modes

Product Showcase Setting

Remove the hassle associated with recording product review videos. By activating the Product Showcase Setting, the camera will seamlessly and automatically adjust its focus from your face to the product positioned in front of it, eliminating the necessity of placing your hand behind the product to achieve focus.

Face Priority Auto Exposure

The image stabilization system of the ZV-E10 enables the capture of smooth and clear video footage, even during movement. Additionally, the Face Priority Auto Exposure (AE) feature enhances the brightness of your face automatically. It detects your face while you are walking and adjusts the lighting accordingly, ensuring that you remain well-lit as you transition between indoor and outdoor environments, regardless of varying light conditions.

Refined color science

Refined color science enhances the optimization of skin tones for various subjects in both still and video formats, aiming to create a healthy and natural appearance that accommodates diverse ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds.

Soft Skin Effect

The ZV-E10 is designed to naturally capture your skin tone without requiring any specific adjustments. Additionally, it features a Soft Skin Effect that enhances the appearance of your skin, with settings that can be adjusted to OFF, Low, Mid, or High, based on your individual preference. This effect can be utilized to diminish the visibility of wrinkles or blemishes, resulting in a naturally smooth complexion.

Background Defocus

Background Defocus enables you to instantly adjust to the maximum aperture of the connected lens by utilizing a custom button function, allowing for the isolation of your subject through shallow depth of field and bokeh effects.

Active SteadyShot

Active SteadyShot represents a sophisticated image stabilization feature designed to maintain stable video footage during movement, particularly when capturing images by hand while walking.

Metadata Tags

Movie footage can be tagged with specific metadata to indicate vertical recording orientation for direct playback in smartphone apps or for other instances when vertical video playback is needed.

Image Quality, Autofocus, and 4K Video

24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor and BIONZ X Processor

An updated APS-C-format 24.2MP Exmor CMOS sensor delivers smooth and detailed image quality with minimal noise and enhanced sensitivity, ranging from ISO 100 to 32000, which can be further extended to ISO 51200 for optimal performance in low-light environments. The sensor's dimensions are approximately three times larger than a 1" sensor and up to ten times larger than certain smartphone sensors, resulting in increased sensitivity, decreased noise, and better control over depth of field. The combination of this sensor with the BIONZ X processor allows for a maximum continuous shooting speed of 11 frames per second with autofocus and auto exposure, and it supports 14-bit raw file output, providing a broad tonal and color range.

425-Point Fast Hybrid AF

The design of the sensor features a 425-point Fast Hybrid AF system, which integrates both phase-detection and contrast-detection techniques to deliver focusing performance that is swift, intuitive, and precise. The on-chip focusing mechanism encompasses 84% of the sensor's field and can achieve focus in as little as 0.02 seconds. The Real-time Eye AF function can prioritize focus on the eyes of humans or animals, ensuring sharpness in portrait photography. When activated, this feature is engaged by a half-press of the shutter button, allowing users to select whether to prioritize the right or left eye. Additionally, Real-time tracking employs AI-driven algorithms to automatically identify and follow moving subjects. When Face/Eye Priority AF is enabled, this tracking method will continuously monitor a subject's eye or face in real time, adapting seamlessly to the movements of the subject.

4K Video Recording

UHD 4K video recording is achievable at frame rates of up to 30p, employing full pixel readout alongside 6K oversampling to enhance detail while minimizing moiré and aliasing effects. Additionally, Full HD 1080p recording is available at frame rates reaching 120 fps. Both resolutions utilize the 100 Mb/s XAVC S format encapsulated within an MP4 container, featuring 4:2:0 sampling. Beyond high-resolution internal recording capabilities, the uncompressed HDMI output facilitates the connection of an optional external recorder, allowing for pristine 4K recording with 4:2:2 sampling. Furthermore, there are no restrictions on movie recording duration, enabling extended takes and seamless coverage of live events.

The ZV-E10 offers a comprehensive array of customizable color and gamma settings, enabling users to modify parameters such as gamma, black level, knee, and color intensity. It incorporates the same S-Log2 Gamma Curve utilized in high-end Sony Cinema cameras, which enhances the video signal by capturing up to 1300% more dynamic range compared to the conventional Rec. 709, thereby providing greater flexibility in post-production. Additionally, it supports HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) and the BT.2020 color space, facilitating recording within an extensive color gamut. Alongside S-Log2, S-Log3 is also available, allowing for the achievement of an effective 14-stop dynamic range, which enhances grading control particularly in the shadow to mid-tone areas of the image.

Slow & Quick (S&Q) mode allows shooters to capture Full HD video at specified steps between 1-120 fps. These settings will allow you to slow down action as well as speed up a slow-moving scene.

The interval shooting mode is particularly well-suited for producing time-lapse films when utilized in conjunction with Imaging Edge software. Users can choose intervals ranging from 1 to 60 seconds, allowing for the recording of up to 9999 consecutive frames. Additionally, the camera supports in-camera battery charging through the USB port, enabling the use of a portable battery to extend the duration of interval shooting sessions.

Camera Body Design

• Designed for portability and ease of use with one hand, the camera features a substantial grip tailored for right-handed users and an intuitive arrangement of physical controls.
  
  
• The grip's design, combined with the vari-angle LCD, facilitates operation from front-facing perspectives, making it ideal for vlogging or capturing selfies.
  
  
• An integrated zoom lever encircles the shutter button and operates in tandem with compatible Power Zoom lenses.
  
  
• The vari-angle display can be folded against the camera body, with the screen facing inward, allowing the device to power down automatically even if the power switch remains in the 'On' position.
  
  
• Specialized buttons for Movie Record, Background Defocus, Product Showcase, and S&Q offer quick access to frequently utilized features by content creators.
  
  
• The included NP-FW50 battery is capable of delivering up to 440 shots or around 125 minutes of video recording per charge. Additionally, power can be supplied to the camera via the USB Type-C port or by utilizing the optional AC-PW20AM AC adapter.
  
  

Wireless Connectivity

The integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities facilitate the immediate transfer of images to mobile devices, allowing for direct sharing on social media platforms, through email, and to cloud storage services. After establishing a connection, the associated mobile device can showcase a live view image on its display and, with the Smart Remote Control feature, can remotely operate the camera's shutter release. Additionally, the ZV-E10 is compatible with the Movie Edit add-on available in the Imaging Edge mobile application. The Bluetooth functionality also allows for pairing with the optional GP-VPT2BT Wireless Shooting Grip, enhancing camera control efficiency.

Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens

The E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Lens from Sony serves as an excellent partner for your compact APS-C mirrorless camera. It provides a versatile zoom range equivalent to 24-75mm and features a retractable design that enhances the portability of your system when not in use. This lens is ideal for travel and everyday photography due to its practical focal length range and compact size.

The lens features a variable aperture ranging from f/3.5 to f/5.6, which aids in minimizing both its size and weight. Its retractable design allows for a highly compact form when the lens is not in active use. To enhance clarity and color neutrality, the lens incorporates one extra-low dispersion glass element that effectively mitigates chromatic aberrations and color fringing. Additionally, four aspherical elements are included in the design to address issues such as astigmatism, field curvature, coma, and other monochromatic aberrations. The rounded seven-blade diaphragm further enhances the aesthetic quality of bokeh when utilizing selective focus techniques.

Power Zoom, Image Stabilization, and AF

The Power Zoom mechanism facilitates seamless zoom transitions, ideal for video recording, through either the switch located on the lens or the controls available on certain camera bodies. The Optical SteadyShot image stabilization significantly reduces the visibility of camera shake, resulting in sharper images when capturing handheld shots at slower shutter speeds. This stabilization system can also be integrated with the sensor-shift type image stabilization found in select cameras for enhanced management of camera blur. Additionally, the internal focus design promotes rapid autofocus capabilities, with a minimum focus distance of merely 9.8 inches, making it well-suited for close-up photography.