Sony ZV-1 Tutorial | How to Setup the Sony ZV-1 for Video 

Thank you! So glad this video was helpful for you!

My pleasure! I'm glad it was helpful for you!

No worries, take a breath and relax. Learning video takes time and learning your camera takes time. Find 1 reason to use it every day and get consistent with just getting familiar with it. Where the buttons are, looking at the menu. It's kind of like driving and your first time on the road, it feels like it's infinite things to constantly and equally pay attention to. After a while you're driving with your knees and eating a taco while talking on the phone lol Hopefully not, but you get my meaning.

Glad to be of service Melvin! If you have questions, feel free to ask. I'm pretty active in my comments section across my videos.

@@DianaGladney Thanks Diana. One of the things I have done which you suggested, is using one of the memory slots to store my desired settings. The only downside to this, is that when you recall this within mode (e.g. M1) you cannot then change or set a custom white balance? This seems strange that the white balance would be completely locked when using the memory recall functions. Do you have any method of getting around this as it's driving me nuts! 🥜

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Wow! I’m glad it was helpful for you!

That’s awesome! I’m glad the video helped you setup both cameras.

That’s awesome! I’m glad the video was helpful for you! 🙂

@@DianaGladney just went through your video step by step and set up my camera that arrived today!!! I wish you could make another video explaining more about the last bit - picture profile bit - the super nerdy stuff :))) . and thank you so much!!!

My pleasure!! 😊 Glad the video was helpful for you! It’s all about getting to the point lol no need to be longer unnecessarily.

That's awesome! Congrats on your new purchase! I'm glad the video was helpful for you!

You’re very welcome! Glad this helped.

lol I'm glad this was helpful and enjoyable!

Always a pleasure! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Thanks! Glad this video helped! 😊

That's awesome Lisa! Way to go! I'm glad this was helpful for you and helped you get started on creating content!

That is so awesome to hear! I’m excited for you!

That's awesome to hear! Glad to be of service!

I’m so glad to have helped Henry! I know how confusing it can be just starting off and that’s exactly why I create these videos as I do. If you have questions, feel free to ask! 😊

Glad it was helpful for you 😊

You're very welcome!

That's awesome, I'm glad you received value from this video! Glad to be of service! The ZV-1 is such a fun and awesome little camera!

That's awesome! Congrats on your new purchase! Glad the video was helpful!

My pleasure! Glad to be of service!

Glad to be of service! 😊

You're very welcome! Glad this helped you get your camera setup!

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That's great to hear! Glad this was helpful for you!

Thank you very much! I'm so glad to hear this video helped you!

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I hear ya but here's the reality of it, it doesn't matter what camera you're specifically using because learning to use that camera is still based on the same exact principles. Whether it's a tutorial utilizing the ZV-E10 or the ZV-1, the principles remain the same when it comes to learning video. It's comforting, I know, when the creator you're watching is using the same camera you own, but it's not going to change the advice I give in that specific video. Plus, from the menu system and software, menu setup, and button layout is all identical from the ZV-E10 or the ZV-1. So, you're not missing out on anything, the only difference between the cameras is one can swap lenses and has a larger sensor and the other has a fixed zoom lens with a smaller sensor, that's it. If you plan on using your camera outdoors or indoors, learning video elements like the exposure triangle (as taught here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yFBeH-4mWvk.html) remain the same in what video principles you apply. The only difference on some things is you might enable the built-in ND filter on your ZV-1 camera at times whereas on the ZV-E10 it'd be applied to the front of the lens. Hope that helps clear things up a bit.

Thank you! I’m glad this video helped. Who knows, there may be a day I collaborate with Sony 😊

That’s awesome!! I’ve been using the ZV-1 almost daily the last several weeks, it’s a joy to use! I hope it works out well for you! 😊

Care bare!! Good to see ya!!😊 Glad the video helped! Once you dial it in for you, the ZV-1 is even better! c/o ‘06!

Thank you for sharing that Gabrielle, I'm glad this was valuable for you! Yeah, it's not as many of us that may be as widely well known, but there are more and more women creators getting traction in the tech space which is awesome to see. Hopefully I'm not the only one that pops up in your RU-vid feed. 😊

Why thank you Catherine! I appreciate that!

Glad it’s helpful! 😊

My pleasure! Glad it was helpful for you!

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Thank you so much! 😊

You're very welcome Assata!

Glad it was helpful!

You're very welcome! So glad this video was valuable for you!

That's awesome! Congrats on your new purchase!

Glad it was helpful for you!

You're very welcome! Glad this video was helpful for you!

My pleasure!! 😊

You are most welcomed! Glad this video helped! Are you just getting the ZV-1 for the first time?

That’s awesome! Congrats on your new purchase! I always try my best to engage with those that take the time to comment to me, just trying to honor my folks as best as I can. 🙂 Glad this video was helpful for ya!

@@DianaGladney thanks for the response, I’m subscribed to your channel already. Looking forward to learning more

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@@DianaGladney I already followed you on Instagram lol 😂. I used the settings and LOVE LOVE LOVE how my videos came out today when I recorded some content. Wayyyyy better than iPhone camera quality

That's dope! So glad the content has helped you and you came over from IG! 💯

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My pleasure!! 😊 Glad it was helpful!!

My pleasure!

Thank you so much! 😊

That's awesome to hear Stew! So glad you were able to get it dialed in for ya! Once you find great settings that work best for you, take a screenshot of it with your phone, so you always know what your default should be as you're getting more and more comfortable with your camera. And, Welcome to the Community! 🥳

@@DianaGladney I am glad to be here. I have been on RU-vid for one year, yet I am now looking to change things on my channel in order to expand my range. I am look at your master class video now. I once was a all male speaking channel yet I want to speak to a wider range of people. I grew by doing lots of live streams yet I am getting more in to video on demand. So your information is helping me. My question is, How to change audience without losing people who follow you now? I want to be able to sponsor products, I need a wider range of people. I hope I am making since. Again Thank you for your time.

Nice! Well, I think the thing to recognize is there is going to be some level of attrition that occurs as people lose interest in the new direction or choose to only tap into the videos that are of interest to them. I think broadening the audience in a way that's tasteful to the existing community can be accomplished if you can convey how it's relevant to their existing interest. For example, a channel on building car motors only could expand to other related and associated topics easily. Now, completely transitioning to health videos all of a sudden is a drastically different shift. I would say revisit what you want to cover in future videos and think through how is this topic related to or associated with what your audience is already interested in currently. It's an easier path to navigate that it may appear from the outside looking in.

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Thank you so much Klaus! 😊 Glad the video was helpful for you.

You're very welcome! 😊 I'm glad the video was helpful for you! What type of videos are you looking to create with this camera?

@@DianaGladney our focus is archiving for our future gen family members to get to know us... i've always wanted to know, in more depth about my gparents, and ggparents, etc.... so we will shoot a lot of family based moments... currently in Lake Tahoe about to wrap up our second story, and learning a lot about ISO lighting with all the snow up here...haha... so its a learning process... will definitely look to your channel for guidance... Mahalos..... Jason and Kelly......

That’s beautiful! I’ve said the same thing before many times of how great it’s be to have footage of grandparents and beyond. I love it! The camera tech stuff will come over time, and gets much easier day by day. Not to worry. 😊

@ChicStrands You're very welcome! Glad this was helpful for you!

Just went through your video step by step and set up my camera that arrived today!!! I wish you could make another video explaining more about the last bit - picture profile bit - the super nerdy stuff :))) . and thank you so much!!!

It's coming! Takes a bit of time getting through everything, but it's coming!

@@DianaGladney my sony zv1 doesn't want to connect to my MacBook pro anymore. it used to work after I followed your video and set it up but then boom - just stopped working. I tried changing settings again but nothing! does anyone know what can I DO? I tried different MacBooks and not working on any of them. I tried changing the usb connection to Auto - then MTP - not working on both. the camera does look like it gets power from the laptop but it wont show as connected with usb on the camera screen and also the laptop itself doesn't show it in external devices in finder. what can I do, I need help please.

Yeah, once you're familiar with Sony, you get comfortable with setting up your camera as you prefer. It takes longer to record the video than it does if I were just setting up the camera myself lol.

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No such thing as late on RU-vid lol The beauty of evergreen content!

That's awesome Jay! Congrats on your new purchase! What kind of content will you be creating on your channel?

@@DianaGladney thank you for your reply ! Mainly educational about productivity and wellbeing, all while being a doctor and have a busy lifestyle 😊 Check it out, I have few videos already. I love your videos btw and the quality 🤩

Gotcha! If you have any questions feel free to ask Jay!

@@DianaGladney thank you so much! Actually if you can check my last video about motivation, i am still not satisfied with the focus/quality of the A roll ! Any additional tips?

It’s hard to be able to spot review a lot of video just because the volume of requests but I can suggest to you this, making your videos great takes a little time. If your A Roll quality isn’t where you want it be test different things out in short form videos. If it’s a camera thing, that takes some time to learn but use short videos to test various settings to dial it in for your environment and see why you enjoy best. Minor changes make a huge difference vs drastic settings charges.

My pleasure!! 😊 Thanks for the Super Thanks Stew!

you are welcome

Glad it helped!

I'm glad this was helpful for you as well, Leola! 😊 Once you get your camera setup the best thing is to keep using it so you become more and more familiar with it.

Howdy! @Puzz Solv Sure, that’d be interesting! It is great for taking photos, I even recently used it for my nieces graduation. Any specific questions or issues you’d like addressed?

@@DianaGladney yes sure I’d love to know how to use the settings to get pictures taken. I used the setting you shared here for making videos but knowing how to use it for taking pictures, the proper setting and how to use it for shots is giving me headache lol. I ain’t that tech savvy

Thank you! I'm glad the video was helpful. Did you just recently pick up the ZV-1?

@@DianaGladney sure thing and yes I did!

Awesome! Congrats on your new purchase!

@@DianaGladney thanks so much!

Sure thing!

Thank you!

Thank you! I’m glad it helped! 😊

You’re very welcome! You may have an automatic setting enabled. Like auto ISO (the number in the bottom right of the camera screen) might be set to auto or something. When that’s happening you should see which number on your camera is changing. Or if you’re in a setting like Auto on the camera, that will allow the settings to constantly change. If you send me a photo of your camera screen with all the icons on over on Instagram I can tell you more specifically what it is. I also uploaded a video going over a similar issue for another subscribers that had a similar issue, that would be super helpful for you to watch as well: Camera Settings Constantly Changing in Your Videos? | Subscriber Q&A ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-98skujTVPf8.html

Did you enable the display mode for Sunny weather? I know some videographers invest in shields for camera screens so they can see the display, that’s probably the best option if you’re doing videography work.

Sorry, but I don't use OBS, so I have zero idea about that program or how to troubleshoot issues with it. I'm not sure if it's a simple audio sync change or if it's a lack of necessary computer resources needed to stream using OBS without any issues. I'd recommend checking out Eposvox channel. He has entire videos on OBS.

Hmm...I'm not exactly sure what you mean but if you mean rotating or flipping the image, go into the playback menu and adjust the image settings there to dictate how they show after an image is taken.

@Romit Jethwaney Here’s the honest truth Romot, no camera is going to look great if you don’t have proper lighting or are in a well lit space if you’re using natural light. It’s only then that adjusting the settings on the camera make sense because you’re adjusting the settings based on your environment. It’s not as easy as copying settings you see on RU-vid unfortunately. To learn what you need to change, Exposure Settings wise, to make your videos look the way you’d like. Give yourself some time to learn how to use what you purchased. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yFBeH-4mWvk.html

Thank you @Blecyn Glad the video helped! If a setting is grayed out it means there's a mode or setting that is enabled on your camera currently preventing you from using one setting or another until it's disabled or changed. So, you should see on the Movie Tab (page 1/9) that you have 2 Exposure Modes, one for regular videos and the second listed for HFR or High Frame Rate. The second one will stay grayed out until you're actually in the High Frame Rate mode to set it and use it. If you're noticing the first Exposure Mode is disabled (has the movie reel icon next to it) then you're not in a mode that can adjust it manually like the Program Auto. Unless you want your camera in full auto mode for photos, then you can press the "Mode" button on the top of the camera, change it to "Movie" and then you can select Program Auto from there for Auto in the video mode or change it to Manual if you're trying to learn how to adjust it for your specific space.

@@DianaGladney thank you so much for taking out your precious time to give me this detailed explanation. Please when is the network tab and phone connectivity for zv-1 video coming out?

Hmm...if in a 20-minute timeframe your battery died twice, something is seriously off. Even with the highest recording settings in 4k and everything the battery shouldn't die that quickly. I'd definitely sugging making sure you have a genuine Sony battery and not a 3rd party knockoff that "claims' it'll last just as long to make sure that's not happening.

Yeah, it’s intentional with the battery life. That’s why the internal charging is awesome in the camera. It’s easy to top off. I don’t own more than 2 batteries to use with it even while traveling.

Sure, Are you referring to the My Menu page? I elected not to actually share that as more tutorial based because you’ll add whatever settings you specifically would like to access quickly. So what I use the most may not be what you’d enjoy or need more often. We can definitely look at revisiting this is taking it much slower. Thanks for sharing that in your comment.

Thank you! I’m glad the videos have been valuable for you! Congratulations on your new camera! 😊 So, that’s one of things where there are no settings changes for it to fix that issue, unfortunately. This can be a bit of a disappointment considering, as you stated, you have to resent the camera each time. The only solution I could suggest is based on the camera placement, if possible, change the tripod location to be closer or further away based on what you usually zoom into if it’s not too different. What I’ve done is just look for those in office “landmarks” of what I’d like in the frame and use that as my frame guideline. So, that could be a specific book on the bookshelf for example. There’s really not much you can do other than physically moving the cameras position or just re-zoom to the desired spot.

The settings shared in this video will help you optimize your camera for video. What actual recording frame rate or ISO, etc. is going to be based on your environment.

It’s has clean HDMI out. You may be in photo mode vs video mode and it has a 3:4 ratio selected instead of 1920x1080p. You just have to change that setting in the camera.

@@DianaGladney Totally worked. Thanks so much. I'm a moron.

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@madoda64 Thank you! You'll see picture profiles shown at the time stamp here in the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vvQMpCkr8Zc.htmlsi=2fQOydYSk5ZEehn3&t=274

My pleasure!! 😊

Thanks!

Depending on what region you're in your camera may be set to PAL vs NTSC that we use here in the States. You can check this by going to the toolbox icon, Setup Menu - Page 2 and you'll see NTSC/PAL Selector. That will let you know which setting you camera is in. It likely isn't incorrectly set but is based on your region so it will just be different, it's normal. It's a more technical reason why but if you Google NTSC vs PAL camera settings, it'll break it down if you want to know the why. But otherwise, you'll set it to 25fps 50M and 1/50th for the Shutter Speed.

@@DianaGladney Thank you so much for the advice Diana. Will surely check on this 🙏

Sure thing! 😊

@@DianaGladney - Just tried what you've advised. It really is because of the settings based on the user region. Mine is set in PAL. Thanks again Diana!

In this video, when you get to the toolbox menu, that's where you'd adjust the time saver and display options.

That’s awesome! Thanks for the offer but I’d have to respectfully decline.

Just to clarify | You’ll still need your computer to live stream. The internal streaming in the camera is just to bypass the need to stream via HDMI using a capture card. This video does show the settings changes you need to make to live stream using the cameras USB mode within the camera. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3Zcqp2dxyBo.html

You can't. If you're live streaming, you will can adjust your settings before your connect to your camera and from there you'll have your clean feed on your main monitor on the screen. That message doesn't go away until you've chosen to exit that usb live streaming feature.

Hey Ali, The audio isn’t going into the camera directly. This video was recorded using Ecamm Live. The Rodecaster Pro is connected to my computer, not the camera directly.

@@DianaGladney I see. Thank you very much.

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Yeah sure. The first thing I'd recommend is an AC battery option that can connect to a battery bank or a wall outlet. Especially if you're recording long videos. (This is the option I've used for over a year: amzn.to/3Qxo5Ml) Secondly, to cover the video frame rates (the 24p, 30p, 60p, etc.) you'd choose whatever you personally want to use, there's no right or wrong option. I use 24p, most creators use 30p on RU-vid. (There's a video on the channel that covers settings, frame rates, etc. and explains all that for any camera.) If you're in the Movie Mode and your on the tab that says Movie1 (it's purple with a camera icon) and you're on page 1/9 You pick if you want HD or 4k on the File Format. If you want 1080p HD, pick XAVC S HD. Go down to the next option that says "Record Setting" to pick your frame rate. If you want 24p for the frame rate, pick the one that says "24p 50M". That means it'll record in 24 frames per second at 50Mbps or Megabits per Second. If you want to use "30p" use the option that says "30p 50M". A lower bit rate at these levels isn't going to make or break your battery life because you're looking at virtually no difference when it comes to your battery life when selecting the frames per second between 24p or 30p. Where it will hit is when you record your videos and the quality. The frame rate you use will impact what other settings you select on your camera and if you're new to all this, the next video I'd highly recommend you watch is my video where I cover all that stuff broken down to help beginners better understand how to set that stuff up on your camera: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yFBeH-4mWvk.html Let me know if you have any other questions, I'm pretty active in my comments section across videos.

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