It captures lovely cinematic footage that barely needs editing, and its 26MP sensor produces detailed stills too.
For the complete breakdown, read my full Sony ZV-E10 II review.
The camera starts at$999 at Amazon U.S./925 at Amazon U.K., body only.
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The ZV-E10 II is a very compact and lightweight camera, making it a great travel companion.
The sculpted grip protruding out of the right-hand side adds to the comfort and handling, too.
On the bottom of the ZV-E10 II, youll find the battery compartment and tripod mount.
The left-hand side of the camera houses all the ports and the UHS-II memory card slot.
You get ports for a 3.5mm external mic, micro HDMI, USB-C and external headphones.
A 3-inch flip-out articulating LCD touchscreen with a 1.037 million-dot display adorns the back of the camera.
TheFujifilmX-S20s screen, on the other hand, has 1.84 million dots, therefore producing a crisper image.
The touchscreen is highly responsive, especially when you want to change shooting configs on the fly.
Also, the UI automatically rotates depending on whether youre shooting horizontally or vertically.
This isnt surprising, given the price point, but it can be a little frustrating for outdoorsy vloggers.
On the top plate, youll find the shutter release and power buttons, and a zoom rocker.
The shutter button gave good tactile feedback upon pressing.
Other buttons, like Delete, Menu and Gallery, are self-explanatory.
The Delete button also doubles as a Product Showcase Focus button.
The two buttons worth explaining are Background Defocus and Product Showcase Focus.
Think of the first one as a dedicated bokeh button.
Basically, it blurs the background by opening the lens to its widest aperture.
Both these features worked well in my testing and they can help non-camera-savvy creators to easily get stylized footage.
For still images, the camera uses 759 phase-detection points.
But the ZV-E10 IIs autofocus works really well, being able to track humans, animals and birds.
However, the EOS R50 and the Fujifilm X-S20 can also track planes and cars.
To test the cameras AF, I took a combination of stills and video.
It quickly locked on to my partners face in the first photo.
I love the result, as her eyes, face and features are sharp.
The second photo of the swan has turned out great too.
For video, the ZV-E10 II uses 495 phase-detection points.
The cameras AF system is quick and reliable, even when youre shooting unpredictable subjects like birds.
The second-gen camera can shoot 4K/60P video, up from 4K/30P.
Theres also S-Log3 for when you should probably capture a wide dynamic range.
The footage above was shot in this mode, and I love how smooth all the clips are.
Colors look absolutely gorgeous, and I adore the sunlight peeking through in the first clip.
But my favorite part of the compilation is when I zoom into the moss.
As aforementioned, the ZV-E10 II has a three-way capsule mic on its top plate.
The mic itself is nothing to write home about as its adequate for most quick shooting scenarios.
The video above was shot in S&Q, and is really nice and smooth.
The ripples on the waters surface look mesmerizing too.
I dont have the steadiest hands, but the footage has still turned out relatively stable.
Active SteadyShot is, basically, electronic image stabilization.
The second clip is very stable and smooth but its heavily cropped which Im not fond of.
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The 26MP sensor produces sharp images with plenty of detail when zoomed into.
The gallery above has a few shots showing the different filters.
The camera has an ISO range of 100-32,000 which is expandable to 102,400.
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The cameras built-in noise suppression has done a relatively poor job in the SOOC JPEG, though.
With its 26MP sensor, the camera captures detailed, sharp photos and faithfully reproduces colors.
Theres also no viewfinder to look through, and electronic stabilization adds a significant crop to footage.
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JPEG export of RAW file.(Image credit: Nikita Achanta / Future)
Straight out of camera JPEG.(Image credit: Nikita Achanta / Future)
