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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Portability
    2. Build Quality
    3. Body
    4. In The Box
    5. Ergonomics & Comfort
    6. Viewfinder
    7. Screen
    8. Menu System
    9. Built-In Lens
    10. Sensor
    11. Battery
  5. Photo General
    1. Photo Shooting Speed
    2. Photo AF-C Tracking
    3. Photo AF-C Center Point
    4. Photo Image Stabilization
  6. Photo Image Quality
    1. Photo RAW Dynamic Range
    2. Photo RAW Sharpness
    3. Photo RAW Noise
  7. Pictures Sample Gallery
    1. The Skate Park Picture
    2. The Polish Church Picture
    3. The Studio Picture
    4. The Stairway Picture
  8. Video General
    1. Video Features
    2. Audio
    3. Video File Format And Compression
  9. 4k Video
    1. 4k Video Frame Rate
    2. 4k Video Internal Recording
    3. 4k Video Autofocus Performance
    4. 4k Video Quality
    5. 4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  10. Full HD Video
    1. FHD Video Frame Rate
    2. FHD Video Internal Recording
    3. FHD Video Autofocus Performance
    4. FHD Video Quality
    5. FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  11. Video Image Quality
    1. Video Dynamic Range
    2. Luminosity Patch Detection
  12. Storage And Connectivity
    1. Storage
    2. Inputs / Outputs
  13. Comments

Sony ZV-E1 vs Sony α7C II

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sony ZV-E1
Sony α7C II

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Sony ZV-E1 Picture
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Variants

  • ZV-E1 (Black (Body Only))
  • ZV-E1 (Black W/ 28-60mm lens)
  • ZV-E1 (White (Body Only))
  • ZV-E1 (White W/ 28-60mm lens)
  • α7C II (Black (Body Only))
  • α7C II (Black W/ 28-60mm Lens)
  • α7C II (Silver (Body Only))
  • α7C II (Silver W/ 28-60mm Lens)

Our Verdict

Sony ZV-E1

Sony α7C II

The Sony ZV-E1 and the Sony α7C II are both excellent full-frame cameras with relatively compact bodies, but they're aimed at different users. The ZV-E1 is a high-end vlogging camera with a sensor and features optimized for videography, while the α7C II is a hybrid camera with a more photography-oriented design that includes a viewfinder and a higher-resolution sensor.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 

8.7
8.5

Portability 
 

7.7
6.7

Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

7.4
9.1

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

7.7
6.7

Portability Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Portability Picture
Sony α7C II Portability Picture

Height 
 

2.9" (7.3 cm)
2.9" (7.4 cm)

Width 
 

5.2" (13.3 cm)
5.3" (13.5 cm)

Depth 
 

2.2" (5.5 cm)
2.4" (6.2 cm)

Volume 
 

32.6 in³ (533.7 cm³)
45.1 in³ (739.3 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)

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Build Quality 
 

9.0
9.0

Build Quality Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Build Quality Picture
Sony α7C II Build Quality Picture

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Body  

Body Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Body Picture
Sony α7C II Body Picture

Body Type 
 

SLR-Style
SLR-Style

Water Resistance 
 

Weather-Sealed
Weather-Sealed

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

Yes
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

2
4

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

E-Mount
E-Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

No
No

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/8,000 s
1/4,000 s

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 In The Box Picture
Sony α7C II In The Box Picture

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Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

7.5
8.0

Hand Grip Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Hand Grip Picture
Sony α7C II Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

No
No

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Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 EVF Menu Picture
Sony α7C II EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

No Viewfinder
Electronic

Advertised Coverage 
 

N/A
100%

Advertised Resolution 
 

N/A
2.36 million dots

Advertised Magnification 
 

N/A
0.7

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Screen 
 

9.3
9.3

Screen Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Screen Picture
Sony α7C II Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Fully-Articulated
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

851 cd/m²
826 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.04 million dots
1.04 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.5 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Yes

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Menu System 
 

9.0
9.0

Screen Menu Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Screen Menu Picture
Sony α7C II Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

Creators' App
Creators' App

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Built-In Lens 
 

0.0
0.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

Sony ZV-E1 Aperture Vs Focal Length
Sony α7C II Aperture Vs Focal Length

Maximum Aperture 
 

No built-in lens
No built-in lens

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Minimum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

No
No

Light Falloff Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Light Falloff Picture
Sony α7C II Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

N/A
N/A

Light Falloff 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

BSI CMOS
BSI CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

12.1 MP
33 MP

Processor 
 

BIONZ XR
BIONZ XR

Sensor Size 
 

Full Frame
Full Frame

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

40
50

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

80
100

Native ISO Maximum 
 

102,400
51,200

Tested Firmware 
 

Ver. 1.00
Ver. 1.00

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Battery 
 

8.7
8.6

Battery Type 
 

Sony NP-FZ100
Sony NP-FZ100

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

570 photos
560 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

108 min
107 min

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Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

7.9
7.6

Low Speed Continuous 
 

3 fps
4 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

10 fps
10 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

10 fps
10 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

10,000 Photos
22 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

10,000 Photos
10,000 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

0 s
5 s

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Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

9.2
8.7

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

85%
78%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

98%
91%

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Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

10
10

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
100%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

100%
100%

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Photo Image Stabilization 
 

9.2
9.2

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/4 s
1/4 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes

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Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

9.8
8.9

Dynamic Range Scene  

Sony ZV-E1 Dynamic Range Scene
Sony α7C II Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

12.9 f-stops
11.2 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

10.0 f-stops
9.8 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

9.8 f-stops
7.5 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

8.1 f-stops
7.0 f-stops

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Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

7.4
9.1

Sharpness Scene Crop  

Sony ZV-E1 Sharpness Scene Crop
Sony α7C II Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,632 LW/PH
2,257 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

1,649 LW/PH
2,738 LW/PH

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Photo RAW Noise 
 

8.6
7.4

Noise Scene Crop  

Sony ZV-E1 Noise Scene Crop
Sony α7C II Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

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

35.2dB
33.8 dB

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

34.2 dB
31.4 dB

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

31.5 dB
27.3 dB

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

27.0dB
21.8 dB

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Pictures Sample Gallery

The Skate Park Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Skate Park   

Sony ZV-E1 Sample Gallery - Skate Park
Sony α7C II Sample Gallery - Skate Park

JPEG Skate Park Picture  

RAW Skate Park Picture  

The Polish Church Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Church  

Sony ZV-E1 Sample Gallery - Church
Sony α7C II Sample Gallery - Church

JPEG Polish Church Picture  

RAW Polish Church Picture  

The Studio Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Studio  

Sony ZV-E1 Sample Gallery - Studio
Sony α7C II Sample Gallery - Studio

JPEG Studio Picture  

RAW Studio Picture  

The Stairway Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Stairway  

Sony ZV-E1 Sample Gallery - Stairway
Sony α7C II Sample Gallery - Stairway

JPEG Stairway Picture  

RAW Stairway Picture  

Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

No
No

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

10 bits
10 bits

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
Yes

Recording Light  
 

Yes
No

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Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
Yes

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Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

No
No

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
No

All-I Compression 
 

Yes
Yes

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4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

9.9
9.0

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes, with a Crop

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.11 x
1.5 x

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4k Video Internal Recording 
 

8.5
9.1

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

569 Mbps
200 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

60 Mbps
30 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

N/A
N/A

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

7
1

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4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.2
10

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

10
10

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

8.2
10

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

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4k Video Quality 
 

8.8
8.8

4k Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In 4k  

8.5
8.5

4k Test Scene Extract  

Sony ZV-E1 4k Test Scene Extract
Sony α7C II 4k Test Scene Extract

Test Scene Extract In 4k  

9.0
9.0

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4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

7.0
4.5

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

4.0°
9.0°

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Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

10
9.5

240 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
No

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x

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FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

10
9.6

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

207 Mbps
50 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

45 Mbps
16 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

N/A
N/A

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FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.3
10

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

10
10

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

8.3
10

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

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FHD Video Quality 
 

8.8
8.5

FHD Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In FHD  

8.5
8.5

FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD  

Sony ZV-E1 FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Sony α7C II FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD

Test Scene Extract In FHD  

9.0
8.5

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FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

7.0
7.5

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

4.0°
3.0°

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Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

8.7
8.8

Video Dynamic Range Waveform  

Sony ZV-E1 Video Dynamic Range Waveform
Sony α7C II Video Dynamic Range Waveform

Video Dynamic Range Slideshow  

Strict SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

9.33 stops
9.33 stops

Lenient SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

11.01 stops
11.51 stops

Background Floor Max Dynamic Range 
 

13.92 stops
13.92 stops

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Luminosity Patch Detection 
 

8.7
8.3

Luminosity Patch Detection Chart  

Sony ZV-E1 Luminosity Patch Detection Chart
Sony α7C II Luminosity Patch Detection Chart

Above Middle Gray 
 

6.88 stops
5.17 stops

Below Middle Gray 
 

9.98 stops
9.98 stops

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Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Card Slot Picture
Sony α7C II Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
SD Card UHS-II

Card 2 Slot 
 

No 2nd Card Slot
No 2nd Card Slot

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Inputs / Outputs 
 

9.5
9.5

Input Picture  

Sony ZV-E1 Input Picture
Sony α7C II Input Picture

USB 
 

USB-C
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Micro (Type D)
Micro (Type D)

Headphones 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

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ZV-E1
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α7C II
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ZV-E1
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α7C II
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White (Body Only)
ZV-E1
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Silver (Body Only)
α7C II
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White W/ 28-60mm lens
ZV-E1
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Silver W/ 28-60mm Lens
α7C II
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