We can’t blame you if you miss our notifications Sony ZV-E1 this early year. Targeted directly at vloggers, at first glance, this camera doesn’t seem like much of an interest to underwater photographers. But this compact full-frame camera actually boasts some serious video specs: It has built-in 5-axis image stabilization, it can shoot 4K/60p 10-bit 4: 2:2 without cropping and it offers a variety of pro modes. video features, like S-Log3 recording and custom LUTs. Now, as promised at the time of the ZV-E1’s release, Sony has announced a free upgrade that lets you shoot 4K/120p and 1080/240p movies. No wonder Ikelit And camera have both released new cases for the ZV-E1.
“With this new upgrade, the ZV-E1 joins the list of Sony cameras with 4K/120p video recording capabilities, including Alpha 1 And Alpha 7SIIIand FX6, FX3And FX30 from the Sony Cinema Series,” Sony announced. “This feature enables faster high frame rate video recording, producing smooth slow motion footage 5 times slower than the standard 24 fps, demonstrating Sony’s commitment to providing providing breakthrough technology for all creators.”
The 4K/120p recording option is only available with the ZV-E1’s Long GOP interframe compression mode, while 1080/240p mode is available via S&Q mode. Sony hasn’t said to what extent the new modes generate heat to limit recording time.
To upgrade the ZV-E1, the license must first be downloaded through Sony Creators’ Cloud Platform. Once the license is issued, the user can download and install the update file to their camera.
