Sony Alpha ZV-E10 – APS-C Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless Vlog Camera Kit – Black

I bought this as a HUGE upgrade to the macbook webcam for Zoom calls. The difference in image quality with just the kit lens is worth the price. I do finding myself wanting a different lens for more bokeh. The background defocus feature doesn’t really work. I use it with a Sennheiser MKE 400 mic (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08YS34YRS), which does an amazing job. Together, this is like going from a 1980s 13-inch TV to modern 4k and SONOS. I had no idea how terrible the macbook webcam really is.

That said, the user experience is severely lacking.

0. This is literally made for vlogging, but it doesn’t come with a USB cable and it doesn’t come with an a/c adapter. The a/c adapter from Sony is $100. That’s insane. You’d think it would work with just USB connected, but ports with power delivery are at a premium on my hub and the battery dies when plugged into a port without power delivery. Until I find a better solution or break down and buy the a/c adapter, it’s plugged into my macbook, which creates unnecessary clutter. No like.
1. The a/c adapter uses the battery port, so the most expensive a/c adapter I’ve ever heard of can’t charge a battery. The only way you can charge a battery with this kit is inside the camera. The Sony battery charger, should you need one, is another $100 dollars. This thing stays mounted above and behind a monitor. I don’t need one.
2. A standard USB cable sticks out the side of the camera and will block the camera display when it is folded out. Annoying. I get around this by using a cable with a right-angle connector. That makes it hard to remove and reinsert, which I wouldn’t care about, but…
3. You have to disconnect and reconnect the usb cable to enable streaming after turning the camera off and back on. This is an entirely unnecessary engineering fail. I like to have my setup dialed in with good cable management. I don’t appreciate the wear and tear on the cables and connectors. I’m confident this could be fixed with a firmware update, but I’m not holding my breath.
4. Every time you turn it on, you have to go back through the same menus to select usb streaming. It seems to go to a random place in the menus. This has to be done before connecting the USB cable. So instead of just turning on my computer in the morning, I turn on my computer, turn on my camera, disconnect the USB cable, fish through the menus with 4 to 10 clicks on the camera controls, and reconnect the usb cable.

I got this camera to serve as a hybrid camera – mainly recording YouTube videos along with some photography. It works so well for both! This camera is marketed as a vlogging camera, but it takes amazing pictures as well.

Edit: I’m editing this review to add some example pictures I’ve taken with this camera. The last 4 pictures were taken with the ZV-E10 and the first two of those 4 were taken with a $30 35mm f1.6 lens.

First I purchased this Used from Amazon. It was discounted $200 from $799 to 599. It was described as Used – Acceptable. All the other Used ones were described as Used – Like New and only discounted $50, so I was reluctant to take a chance on it. I must say that I am very happy that I chose to take a chance.

The camera arrived, very quickly I might add, in a plain box and not the original packaging with a little sticker thanking me for giving this product a second life. Upon inspection all accessories were still sealed and the camera was very securely wrapped in bubble wrap. The camera itself looks like it was never even used. I didn’t find any damage, scratches, blemishes or anything. I unpacked the accessories and; inserted the battery into the camera to charge. I powered on the camera and it works excellent.

I watched many reviews about this camera and find that its abilities far outweigh its flaws and I am very happy with my first experience buying a high end electronic device Used on Amazon.

Camera has everything you’d need to make high quality videos! Mic in, headphones out, and the build in mic is quite good.

The camera can also be used as a webcam through usb without needing extra hardware.

Camera can also be powered by usb while battery is in, giving you much longer use.

Great camera, and keeps up with cameras far more expensive.

Let me say that again, perfect camera for videography especially for beginners, it’s very light in weight so you can easily take handheld videos. Another advantage is that the body uses interchangeable lenses so you can use variety of options out there specially wide lenses for vlogging like what you see in pictures = Sigma 16mm f1.4 . Auto focus is amazing and you have no problem at all using continuous focus. Moreover, product shortcuts case option gives you a great opportunity to handle auto focus when you want to show a product closer to the lens. Long story short, don’t miss it if you want to start vlogging journey!

Bought this to be used as a webcam for Twitch / YouTube. Paired this with a dummy battery in order to power the camera as its used instead of relying on batteries, this works great as a webcam! Quality is awesome.

Si quieres dar el paso de un smartphone a una camara, esta es una excelente opción, no me animo a decir que es la mejor puesto que no soy experto en el tema. Pero yo al menos esa sensación tengo, de haber comprado lo mejor a ese precio. Hasta donde tengo entendido, la M50 de Canon fue por mucho tiempo la reyna de este segmento, pero hoy en dia, esta se la lleva de calle.