Sony ZV-1F vs ZV-1 II: Which Camera Is Better?

Tested using Methodology v0.13.1

Updated Aug 06, 2026 04:57 PM

Body Type Point and Shoot

Mirrorless Yes

Sensor Size 1-inch

Body Type Point and Shoot

Mirrorless Yes

Sensor Size 1-inch

Our Verdict

Sony ZV-1F

Sony ZV-1 II

Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below

Variants

ZV-1F (Black)
ZV-1F (White)

ZV-1 II (Black)
ZV-1 II (White)

Review

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Black

ZV-1F

Black

ZV-1 II

White

ZV-1F

White

ZV-1 II

B&H

Main Differences for

Travel Photography

Threshold

0.10

Travel Photography

0.0

7.3

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Travel Photography

0.0

7.3

Landscape Photography

0.0

7.3

Sports & Wildlife Photography

0.0

7.5

Vlogging

0.0

7.6

Studio Video

0.0

7.9

Action Video

0.0

4.6

Raw Photo

0.0

6.9

Design

Portability

N/A

9.0

Portability Picture

SAMPLE

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Height

Lock" (Lock cm)

2.4" (6.1 cm)

Width

Lock" (Lock cm)

4.1" (10.5 cm)

Depth

Lock" (Lock cm)

1.8" (4.7 cm)

Volume

Lock in³ (Lock cm³)

18.2 in³ (298.3 cm³)

Weight

Lock lbs (Lock kg)

0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)

Build Quality

N/A

7.0

Build Quality Picture

SAMPLE

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Body

Body Picture

SAMPLE

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Body Type

Locked

Point and Shoot

Water Resistance

Locked

Mirrorless

Locked

Yes

Rugged

Locked

Hot Shoe

Locked

Yes

Customizable Button

Locked

Yes

Command Dial

Locked

Tripod Mount

Locked

Yes

Lens Mount

Locked

No Lens Mount

Built-In Flash

Locked

Fastest Shutter Speed

1/Lock s

1/32,000 s

In The Box

In The Box Picture

SAMPLE

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Ergonomics & Comfort

N/A

7.0

Hand Grip Picture

SAMPLE

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Hand Grip: Small Hand

Locked

Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand

Locked

Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand

Locked

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand

Locked

Viewfinder

EVF Menu Picture

SAMPLE

for pictures & test results

Viewfinder Type

Locked

No Viewfinder

Advertised Coverage

N/A

Advertised Resolution

N/A

Advertised Magnification

N/A

Screen

N/A

9.1

Screen Picture

SAMPLE

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Screen Articulation Type

Locked

Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness

Lock cd/m²

723 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution

Lock million dots

0.92 million dots

Size

Lock" (Lock cm)

3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen

Locked

Yes

Menu System

N/A

9.0

Screen Menu Picture

SAMPLE

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Guide Mode

Locked

Yes

App Name

Locked

Creators' App

Built-In Lens

N/A

7.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length

SAMPLE

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Preview Graph

Maximum Aperture

Locked

1.8 - 4.0

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent)

f/Lock

f/4.9

Minimum Focal Length

Lock mm

7 mm

Maximum Focal Length

Lock mm

18 mm

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent)

Lock mm

50 mm

Optical Image Stabilization

Locked

Light Falloff Picture

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Luminance

Lock%

76.4%

Light Falloff

Lock%

69.4%

Sensor

Sensor Type

Locked

Stacked BSI CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels

Lock MP

20.1 MP

Processor

Locked

BIONZ X

Sensor Size

Locked

1-inch

Extended ISO Minimum

Lock

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO)

Lock

125

Native ISO Maximum

Lock

12,800

Tested Firmware

Locked

Ver. 1.00

Battery

N/A

6.2

Battery Type

Locked

Sony Np-BX1

USB Charging

Locked

Yes

Power Delivery While Recording

Locked

Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo

Lock photos

290 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video

Lock min

61 min

Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed

N/A

7.7

Low Speed Continuous

Lock fps

4 fps

High Speed Continuous

Lock fps

24 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous

Lock fps

24 fps

Raw Buffer Size

N/A

88 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size

Lock Photos

240 Photos

Buffer Empty Time

Lock s

35 s

Photo AF-C Tracking

N/A

5.0

Autofocus Tracking Shots

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Run 01

AF-C Tracking 01

Cycle through frames

Perfect Focus Hit Rate

N/A

39%

Usable Focus Hit Rate

N/A

42%

Photo AF-C Center Point

N/A

9.8

Autofocus Center Point Shots

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Run 01

AF-C Center Point 01

Cycle through frames

Perfect Focus Hit Rate

N/A

98%

Usable Focus Hit Rate

N/A

99%

Photo Image Stabilization

N/A

5.5

Stabilization Slideshow

SAMPLE

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Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved

1/Lock s

1/50 s

In-Body Image Stabilization

Locked

Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range

N/A

6.6

Dynamic Range Scene

SAMPLE

for pictures & test results

Dynamic Range At Base ISO

N/A

8.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time

N/A

7.4 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time

N/A

6.0 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time

N/A

5.1 f-stops

Photo RAW Sharpness

N/A

7.6

Sharpness Scene Crop

SAMPLE

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MTF Graph

SAMPLE

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Preview Graph

Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO

N/A

1,658 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO

N/A

1,692 LW/PH

Photo RAW Noise

N/A

6.4

Noise Scene Crop

SAMPLE

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Noise Vs Exposure Time

SAMPLE

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Preview Graph

SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms)

N/A

32.2 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms)

N/A

28.8 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms)

N/A

23.5 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms)

N/A

17.5 dB

Pictures Sample Gallery

Video General

Video Features

Full HD Video

Locked

Yes

4k Video

Locked

Yes

6k Video

Locked

Clean HDMI Output

Locked

Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI

Locked

Not Advertised

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI

N/A

Log Picture Profile

Locked

Yes

Recording Light

Locked

Yes

Audio

Audio Test Sample

Audio Recording

Locked

Stereo

Microphone Level Display

Locked

Yes

Video File Format And Compression

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC

Locked

MP4 H.265 / HEVC

Locked

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC

Locked

MOV H.265 / HEVC

Locked

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC

Locked

Yes

All-I Compression

Locked

4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate

N/A

6.0

240 fps In 4k

Locked

120 fps In 4k

Locked

60 fps In 4k

Locked

30 fps In 4k

Locked

Yes, with a Crop

24 fps In 4k

Locked

Yes, with a Crop

4k Crop At Max Available fps

Lock x

1.11 x

4k Video Internal Recording

N/A

6.6

Bitrate Maximum In 4k

Lock Mbps

98 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k

Lock Mbps

58 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k

Locked

4:2:0

Bit Depth In 4k

Lock Bit

8 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k

Lock min

N/A

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k

Lock

4k Video Autofocus Performance

N/A

8.7

4k Object Tracking Video

SAMPLE

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Object Tracking In 4k

0.0

4k Face Tracking Video

SAMPLE

for videos & test results

Face Tracking In 4k

0.0

7.0

Face Detection In 4k

Locked

Yes

Eye Detection In 4k

Locked

Yes

4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect

N/A

6.8

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k

SAMPLE

for videos & test results

4k Rolling Shutter

Lock°

4.7°

Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate

N/A

9.5

240 fps In FHD

Locked

120 fps In FHD

Locked

Yes

60 fps In FHD

Locked

Yes

30 fps In FHD

Locked

Yes

24 fps In FHD

Locked

Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps

Lock x

1 x

FHD Video Internal Recording

N/A

8.3

Bitrate Maximum In FHD

Lock Mbps

96 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD

Lock Mbps

44 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD

Locked

4:2:0

Bit Depth In FHD

Lock Bit

8 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD

Lock min

N/A

FHD Video Autofocus Performance

N/A

9.2

Object Tracking Video

SAMPLE

for videos & test results

Object Tracking In FHD

0.0

FHD Face Tracking Video

SAMPLE

for videos & test results

Face Tracking In FHD

0.0

8.0

Face Detection In FHD

Locked

Yes

Eye Detection In FHD

Locked

Yes

FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect

N/A

6.9

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD

SAMPLE

for videos & test results

FHD Rolling Shutter

Lock°

4.3°

Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range

N/A

7.3

Base ISO Video Dynamic Range Waveform

SAMPLE

for videos & test results

Strict SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO

Lock stops

6.81 stops

Lenient SNR Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO

Lock stops

7.55 stops

Background Floor Video Dynamic Range At Base ISO

Lock stops

14.07 stops

Storage And Connectivity

Storage

Card Slot Picture

SAMPLE

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Card 1 Slot

Locked

SD Card UHS-I

Card 2 Slot

Locked

No 2nd Card Slot

Inputs / Outputs

N/A

8.5

Input Picture

SAMPLE

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USB

Locked

USB-C

HDMI

Locked

Micro (Type D)

Headphones

Locked

Microphone

Locked

Stereo

Wi-Fi

Locked

Yes

Bluetooth

Locked

Yes

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Black

ZV-1F

Black

ZV-1 II

White

ZV-1F

White

ZV-1 II