Sony Alpha ZV-E1 Full-Frame Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless Vlog Camera - Black Body

This has been a great video camera for me. Everything has been fine except for one single hiccup. Doing a long interview (around 50 minutes) 4k 30fps in a room around 85 degrees Fahrenheit with no air movement is too much. It did overheat. The camera was new to me at the time, so I didn't know how hard I could push it. I heard of the possible overheating from watching many YouTube videos, so, thankfully, I did have a cell phone recording at the same time, so I didn't lose any of the interview. I turned it back on immediately and was blowing on the back of the camera for the last 10-15 minutes of the interview to keep it cooled off. Honestly, even the smallest breeze does seem to be enough to keep it cooled off. Other than that one time I've never had any issue. It is a fantastic camera, and everything I've done with it looks absolutely amazing.

Great camera. A lot of people worries about the overheating, but you have to be recording in 4k in a hot hot environment for that to happen. Love this camera

Was hesitant because of all the overheating talk. But it's definitely a keeper for me. I already own an a7s 3 and FX3 so I'm familiar with the sensor. I'm not using this as a vlog camera, instead I wanted the same quality in a smaller form factor for travel and lighter run and gun setup.The AI is a plus but marginally better than what we already had in terms of autofocus. I've had pretty great results with the older object tracking already. Dynamic active stabilization was pretty clutch a few times when tracking forward/back. Less reliable for horizontal/pan type movements.Overheating, I used it over the weekend in 80 degree weather in a real shoot from 12pm till 4pm, mostly 4k 24p and sprinkled in some 4k 60p and did not encounter any overheating the way I would normally use it.I was able to get it to overheat in 4k 60p in a controlled setting, recording around 30 minutes. I also updated to 4k 120p and that overheated around 15 minutes. Again doesn't bother me for my use case. I also tested in 4k 24p and the battery drained before overheating, so I could use this as a 3rd camera long format recordings like a podcast.The built-in mic is convenient, but not that great, however if you know how to post process audio you can get pretty good results.Only thing I wish it had was an evf, even if it's a lower res version.I also got the white one... which was the only one ready to ship in time for my shoot, didn't want this color either but it's starting to grow on me.

This camera could've been so great but the missing piece being an internal fan made this thing painfully useless. After watching countless "reviews" on YouTube highlighting it does overheat, I don't know if I received a defective model because the camera overheats just being on after 10-15 minutes, making it tremendously useless. Would've loved to actually test the incredible features it has but none of those matter if it overheats in a matter of minutes making it unreliable. Hoping they making a mark II version with an internal fan built in to keep it cool like all the other cameras Sony makes but for the time being the a7c II is damn near the same but HAS an internal fan and will be what I use. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA.

Probably best quality image money you can buy. Extremely happy with purchase, with additional $40(ulanzi fan) becomes just beast of recording 😁

La recomiendo al 100% es de lo mejor para video por ese precio 💪🏻💪🏻

Great sensor in a mediocre package. It overheats really fast. The internal mic sounds great when it’s AI has it pointed in the right direction, which is about 70% of the time. The dynamic active stabilization is almost good enough not to need a gimbal… almost. I wish I’d bought the A7siii or A7iv instead.

This is a great camera. Its smalll enough to take anywhere and works fantastic. If you are looking to make content and want something more elevated than an iPhone this thing is it!