The ZV-1 is designed for content creation with a selfie-friendly vari-angle LCD screen, body grip and a recording lamp. A directional 3-capsule mic with wind screen picks up your voice clearly with less wind noise; and the Bokeh switch and Product Showcase Setting make videos more interesting with less effort.
| Picture quality | |
| Megapixel (approx.): | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor type: | Exmor RS CMOS |
| Maximum image resolution: | 8192 x 1856 pixels |
| Image sensor size: | 1" |
| Image stabilizer: | Yes |
| Image sensor aspect ratio: | 3:2 |
| Image sensor size (W x H): | 13.2 x 8.8 mm |
| Lens system | |
| Optical zoom: | 2.7x |
| Digital zoom: | 44x |
| Focal length range: | 9.4 25.7 |
| Minimum aperture number: | 1.8 |
| Maximum aperture number: | 2.8 |
| Lens structure (elements/groups): | 10/9 |
| Focusing | |
| Focus adjustment: | Auto/Manual |
| Auto focusing (AF) modes: | Continuous Auto Focus |
| Closest focusing distance: | 0.005 m |
| Auto Focus (AF) points: | 425 |
| Exposure | |
| ISO sensitivity (min): | 125 |
| ISO sensitivity (max): | 12800 |
| Light exposure modes: | Aperture priority AE, Auto, Manual, Shutter priority AE |
| Light exposure correction: | ± 3EV (1/3EV step) |
| Light metering: | Centre-weighted, Highlight-weighted, Spot |
| ISO sensitivity: | 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800 |
| Shutter | |
| Fastest camera shutter speed: | 1/2000 s |
| Slowest camera shutter speed: | 1 s |
| Camera shutter type: | Electronic |
| Flash | |
| Flash modes: | Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Second curtain synchro, Slow synchronization |
| Video | |
| Video recording: | Yes |
| Maximum video resolution: | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
| HD type: | Full HD |
| Video resolutions: | 1280 x 720,1920 x 1080,3840 x 2160 |
| Analog signal format system: | NTSC, PAL |
| Video formats supported: | AVCHD, XAVC, XAVC S |
| Audio | |
| Built-in microphone: | Yes |
| Wind filter: | Yes |
| Audio formats supported: | AC3, LPCM |
| Memory | |
| Compatible memory cards: | SD, SDHC, SDXC |
| Memory card read mechanism: | UHS-I |
| Display | |
| Display: | LCD |
| Touchscreen: | Yes |
| Display diagonal: | 7.62 cm (3") |
| Display diagonal (metric): | 7 cm |
| Display resolution (numeric): | 921600 pixels |
| Display aspect ratio: | 4:3 |
| Vari-angle LCD display: | Yes |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| USB version: | 2.0 |
| HDMI: | Yes |
| USB connector: | Micro-USB B |
| HDMI connector type: | Micro |
| Headphone outputs: | 1 |
| Network | |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| Bluetooth version: | 4.1 |
| Wi-Fi standards: | 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
| Camera | |
| White balance: | Auto, Cloudy, Custom modes, Daylight, Flash, Shade, Tungsten |
| Scene modes: | Close-up (macro), Fireworks, Handheld night scene, Landscape, Night, Night portrait, Panorama, PET, Portrait, Sunset |
| Photo effects: | Black&White, Sepia, Vivid |
| Self-timer delay: | 2,3,5,10 s |
| Auto-tracking: | Yes |
| Camera file system: | DCF, DPOF, Exif, MPF |
| Image quality adjustment: | Contrast, Saturation, Sharpness |
| Colour space supported: | AdobeRGB, sRGB |
| Continuous shooting: | Approx. 24 fps, continuous shooting Mid: approx. 10 fps, continuous shooting Low: approx. 3.0 fps |
| Built-in processor: | Yes |
| Image processor: | BIONZ X |
| Design | |
| Product colour: | Black |
| Battery | |
| Battery voltage: | 3.6 V |
| Battery life (CIPA standard): | 410 shots |
| Battery life (max): | 1.25 h |
| Power | |
| USB Type-C charging port: | No |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating temperature (T-T): | 0 - 40 °C |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width: | 105.5 mm |
| Depth: | 43.5 mm |
| Height: | 60 mm |
| Weight: | 267 g |
| Weight (including battery): | 294 g |
| Packaging content | |
| Cables included: | USB |
| User guide: | Yes |