Sony ZV-E1 Reference guide

Help Guide

Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

ZV-E1

Recommended pages in the Help Guide

Support information

Finding functions from MENU

You can check the list of the menu items. You can also move to the explanation page for each item from the menu

item on the list.

Memory cards that can be used

Information about memory cards that can be used with this camera.

Bluetooth Rmt Ctrl

You can operate the camera using a Bluetooth compatible remote commander (sold separately) or shooting grip

(sold separately).

Touch function icons

You can quickly recall frequently used or convenient functions when shooting by simply touching the icons on the

screen.

Adjusting images in the auto mode (My Image Style)

When shooting with [Intelligent Auto] or [Scene Selection], you can easily adjust the brightness and color to your

liking with touch operations.

Looking for valuable information, such as essential points on shooting

This website introduces convenient functions, ways of usage, and setting examples. Refer to the website when you

set up your camera.

Firmware, Questions & Answers and Compatibility

This website provides Firmware update, Question & Answers and Compatibility information

Basic Knowledge

Improve your shooting techniques by learning the basics of camera.
Shooting tips
Learn how to choose lenses and shooting techniques in various scenes.
How to use the “Help Guide”
Notes on using your camera
Precautions
Lending, transferring or discarding the camera and/or memory card to others (Notes on protecting private
information)
Notes on the battery pack and charging the battery
Notes on memory card
Cleaning the image sensor (Sensor Cleaning)
On cleaning
Checking the camera and the supplied items
Names of parts
Front side
Rear side
Top side
Sides
Bottom
Basic icons displayed on the monitor
FE 28-60mm F4-5.6
Basic operations
Touch panel
Touch function icons
Control wheel
Still/Movie/S&Q switch
MENU button
Main menu (shooting setting list)
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Fn (function) button
C (custom) buttons
DISP (Display Setting) button
Delete button
Control dial
Keyboard screen
In-Camera Guide
Preparing the camera/Basic shooting operations
Charging the battery pack
Inserting/removing the battery pack
Charging the battery with a commercially available AC adaptor or mobile battery
Using the battery charger abroad
Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
Memory cards that can be used
Inserting/removing a memory card
Attaching/removing a lens
Performing initial setup for the camera
Basic shooting operations
Confirmation before shooting
Shooting movies (Intelligent Auto)
Shooting still images (Intelligent Auto)
Finding functions from MENU
Using the shooting functions
Contents of this chapter
Selecting a shooting mode
Shoot Mode (still image)/Shoot Mode (movie)/Shoot Mode (S&Q/time-lapse)
Shoot Mode: Intelligent Auto
Shoot Mode: Scene Selection
Adjusting images in the auto mode (My Image Style)
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Shoot Mode: Program Auto
Shoot Mode: Aperture Priority
Shoot Mode: Shutter Priority
Shoot Mode: Manual Exposure
Convenient functions for shooting self-portrait videos and vlogs
Product Showcase Set
Background Defocus
Defocus Level Set
Cinematic Vlog Set.
Self-timer (movie)
Auto Framing Settings
Framing Stabilizer
Focusing
Selecting the focus method (Focus Mode)
Selecting the focus area (Focus Area)
Tracking subject (Tracking function)
Manual Focus
Direct manual focus (DMF)
Subject Recognition
Focusing using subject recognition functions
Subject Recog in AF (still image/movie)
Recognition Target (still image/movie)
Recog Trgt Select Set (still image/movie)
Right/Left Eye Select (still image/movie)
Sbj Recog Frm Disp. (still image)
Sbj Recog Frm Disp. (movie)
Face Memory (still image/movie)
Regist. Face Priority (still image/movie)
Selecting a person to track (Select Face to Track)
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Using focusing functions
Focus Standard
Adjusting the focus area settings to the camera’s orientation (horizontal/vertical) (Switch V/H AF Area)
Registering the current focus area (AF Area Registration)
Deleting a registered AF Area (Del. Regist. AF Area)
Focus Area Limit (still image/movie)
Circ. of Focus Point (still image/movie)
AF Frame Move Amt (still image/movie)
Focus Area Color (still image/movie)
AF Area Auto Clear
AF-C Area Display
Phase Detect. Area
AF Tracking Sensitivity
AF Transition Speed
AF Subj. Shift Sensitivity
AF Assist
AF/MF Selector
AF w/ Shutter
AF On
Focus Hold
Pre-AF
Priority Set in AF-S
Priority Set in AF-C
Aperture Drive in AF
AF in Focus Mag.
Auto Magnifier in MF
Focus Magnifier
Focus Magnif. Time (still image/movie)
Initial Focus Mag. (movie)
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Initial Focus Mag. (still image)
Focus Map
Peaking Display
Adjusting the exposure/metering modes
Exposure Comp. (still image/movie)
Histogram display
Exposure step (still image/movie)
Exposure Std. Adjust (still image/movie)
D-Range Optimizer (still image/movie)
Metering Mode (still image/movie)
Face Priority in Multi Metering (still image/movie)
Spot Metering Point (still image/movie)
AE lock
AEL w/ Shutter
Auto Slow Shutter
Zebra Display
Selecting the ISO sensitivity
ISO (still image/movie)
ISO Range Limit (still image/movie)
ISO AUTO Min. SS
White balance
White Balance (still image/movie)
Capturing a standard white color to set the white balance (custom white balance)
Priority Set in AWB (still image/movie)
Shutter AWB Lock
Shockless WB
Log shooting settings
Log shooting
Log Shooting Setting
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Select LUT
Manage User LUTs
Display LUT
Adding effects to images
Creative Look (still image/movie)
Picture Profile (still image/movie)
Soft Skin Effect (still image/movie)
Shooting with drive modes (continuous shooting/self-timer)
Drive Mode
Cont. Shooting
Self-timer(Single)
Self-timer(Cont)
Cont. Bracket
Single Bracket
Indicator during bracket shooting
Focus Bracket
WB bracket
DRO Bracket
Bracket Settings
Self-timer (movie)
Interval Shoot Func.
Setting the image quality and recording format
File Format (still image)
RAW File Type
JPEG/HEIF Switch
JPEG Quality/HEIF Quality
JPEG Image Size/HEIF Image Size
Aspect Ratio
HLG Still Image
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Color Space
File Format (movie)
Movie Settings (movie)
S&Q Settings
Time-lapse Settings
Proxy Settings
APS-C S35 (Super 35mm) Shooting (still image/movie)
Angle of view
Using touch functions
Touch Operation
Shooting Screen
Playback Screen
Menu Screen
Focusing using touch operations (Touch Focus)
Starting tracking with touch operations (Touch Tracking)
Shooting with touch operations (Touch Shutter)
Adjusting the exposure with touch operations (Touch AE)
Shutter settings
Silent Mode Settings (still image/movie)
Release w/o Lens (still image/movie)
Release w/o Card
Anti-flicker Set.
Using the zoom
The zoom features available with this product
Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom
Zoom Range (still image/movie)
Zoom Lever Speed (still image/movie)
Custom Key Z. Speed (still image/movie)
Remote Zoom Speed (still image/movie)
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Step Zoom Magnif. (still image/movie)
About zoom scale
Zoom Ring Rotate
Using the flash
Using flash (sold separately)
Flash Mode
Flash Comp.
Exp.comp.set
Wireless Flash
Red Eye Reduction
FEL lock
External Flash Set.
Reducing blur
SteadyShot (still image)
SteadyShot (movie)
SteadyShot Adjust. (still image/movie)
SteadyShot focal length (still image/movie)
Framing Stabilizer
Lens Compensation (still image/movie)
Noise reduction
High ISO NR
Setting the monitor display during shooting
Shoot Mode Sel. Screen
Auto Review (still image)
Grid Line Display (still image/movie)
Grid Line Type (still image/movie)
Live View Display Set.
Aperture Preview
Shot. Result Preview
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Bright Monitoring
Emphasized REC Display
Marker Display
Gamma Display Assist
Gamma Disp. Assist Typ.
Recording movie audio
Audio Recording
Audio Rec Level
Audio Out Timing
Wind Noise Reduct.
Microphone Directivity
Mic Direct Select Setting
Shoe Audio Set.
TC/UB settings
TC/UB
TC/UB Disp. Setting
Livestreaming video and audio
USB Streaming (movie)
Customizing the camera
Contents of this chapter
Customization features of the camera
Assigning frequently used functions to buttons and dials (Custom Key/Dial Set.)
Changing the function of the dial temporarily (My Dial Settings)
Registering and recalling camera settings
Camera Set. Memory
Recalling registered shooting settings (Cam.Set)
Registering frequently used functions to the function menu
Fn Menu Settings
Registering frequently used functions to My Menu
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