Sony's latest camera is nimble, lightweight and powerful. With its advanced processing capabilities, fast auto focus and real-time tracking combined with the impressively clear audio capture and the useful flip-out screen, it really is a great option for vloggers.

180-degree flip-out screen; Video processing is impressive; Fast autofocus and real-time tracking; Great sound recording potential

Battery life could be better; No viewfinder; Battery/SD card door is inconvenient for tripod use; Short zoom range

The Sony ZV-1 is the best compact vlogging camera you can buy. Its mix of a bright lens, superb autofocus and design tweaks like the side-flipping screen make it a powerful pocket video option with few peers.

Class-leading autofocus; Bright lens for lovely video bokeh; Hotshoe and 3.5mm mic port; Side-flipping screen ideal for video; Fits in your pocket

Average video stabilization; Touchscreen still very limited; Micro USB rather than USB-C

Andy Westlake explores Sony's unique new compact camera that's specifically designed for vloggers

Pocketable body; Good image quality; Fully articulated screen; Clever new vlogging features; Pocketable body; Good image quality; Fully articulated screen; Clever new vlogging features

No viewfinder option; Frustrating controls; Minimal touchscreen functionality; No viewfinder option; Frustrating controls; Minimal touchscreen functionality

Some might dismiss the ZV-1 as yet another Sony RX100 variant, but it’s much more than that. The sensor and lens might be familiar, but the body, the controls, the audio and the rear screen are all new and different and optimised brilliantly for vlogging.

Vari-angle rear screen; Clip on wind shield; Brilliantly fast AF

Minimum focus distance changes with zoom; Stabilization seems pretty jerky; Why a 3:2 screen and not 16:9?

The Sony ZV-1 is a compact camera aimed at vloggers and video creators, while also delivering decent photo capabilities. It inherits the 20 Megapixel 1in sensor, confident phase-detect autofocus, 4k video up to 30p, and 24-70mm f1.8-2.8 zoom of the RX100 V(A), but features a number of upgrades to...

Sony's latest camera is nimble, lightweight and powerful. With its advanced processing capabilities, fast auto focus and real-time tracking combined with the impressively clear audio capture and the useful flip-out screen, it really is a great option for vloggers.

180-degree flip-out screen; Video processing is impressive; Fast autofocus and real-time tracking; Great sound recording potential;

Battery life could be better; No viewfinder; Battery/SD card door is inconvenient for tripod use; Short zoom range;

Introduction; Design and handling; Internal microphone; How it's different from the Sony RX100 VA; 'Face Priority' exposure; Intermission: Goslings!; Improved standard color profile; 'Background Defocus' mode; The lens; 'Product Showcase' mode; Image stabilization; Video quality; Who's it for?;

Introduction; Design and handling; Internal microphone; How it's different from the Sony RX100 VA; 'Face Priority' exposure; Intermission: Goslings!; Improved standard color profile; 'Background Defocus' mode; The lens; 'Product Showcase' mode; Image stabilization; Video quality; Who's it for?;

The new Sony ZV-1 is a camera that the Japanese electronics manufacturer has smartly modelled after its RX100 premium compact cameras that have won many fans over.

After reviewing it, we bought one for our on-the-go video… ‘nuff said

Great stills; video; and audio; ND filter; No record time limit

Touch screen limitations; Battery/card inaccessible if mounted; Narrow field-of-view

The Sony ZV-1’s articulating screen really does set it apart from its main rival, the Canon G7 X Mk III. It feels robust, and the fact opening the screen out powers the camera from cold is a neat little time-saving party trick. Footage captured on the vlog-star also looks exactly how we want it to in middling to good light. The included ND filter is a saving grace in sunlight, and the only out-of-bounds environment for video capture is low-low-light. Naturally, with the same guts as the excellent RX-100, the ZV-1 is a stills-star as well as a filmstar, with its images looking rich, and in-focus thanks to its smart eye-tracking. You won’t get the shallow depth of field a DSLR delivers, but for a compact, the ZV-1 is still exceptional. A great camera at a stomachable price, given everything it does.

Great stills, video, and audio; ND filter; No record time limit;

Touch screen limitations; Battery/card inaccessible if mounted; Narrow field-of-view;