The C1 button selects a defocus mode which switches in a defocused background for instant bokeh effects. A red button is for starting and stopping video recording.
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There is a slider to choose still, movie or S&Q, the last one standing for Slow and Quick and referring to slow-motion video shooting. The reason for this change of placement is that around the shutter release is a zoom lever. Quite a few adults as well.The on/off switch is also on the top plate, perhaps not quite so convenient as the usual Sony position around the shutter release button. It gives the camera an instant Beatles haircut and all the kids want to reach out to see how soft it is. Starting our camera tour on the top plate, there is a hotshoe for external flash units and other accessories, likely to be filled with the rather cute windshield for the three-way directional microphone. However, it is actually a fully interchangeable lens body with a high degree of specification to offer both stills and video photographers.
The first impression is of a very light (343g) and compact camera that could easily be mistaken at first glance for a compact camera. Will it be fazed by the current flurry of bad weather and a trip to Fountains Abbey at night? Let's find out. We team the camera up with the compact 16-50mm kit lens and take it out into the world to put it through its paces. It is a capable camera in all of these areas, albeit it was a bit fiddly in terms of some controls.
The ZV-E10 offers an easy one-stop path into vlogging, with an affordable, compact bit of kit that can be used for streaming, as a webcam or even for stills. Vlogging is the thing of the moment, and it looks as though it will continue to be so way into the future.