Sony ZV E10 Setup Tutorial: The Best Cinematic Video Settings

[@jeffreyhackmedia]

Thank you for this video Sean! I'm a Canon user and started using the ZV-E10 because I wanted to start shooting quality videos in 4k at 30 fps. The Sony happened to be a camera under $1,000 so I made the investment while treating my Canon M50 as my B cam. I appreciated your simple walkthrough in this video. A lot of creators are just telling viewers "what to do" compared to "how it works" and so I appreciated your explanations for each setting.

[@jeffreyhackmedia]

Also, the account I'm using to comment is my filmmaking channel, but I also am using the Sony ZV-E10 for both of my reaction channels and music channel.

[@seandewispelaere]

Thank you for that feedback, Jeffrey - glad to hear that the videos are landing for you and enjoy the ZV E10

[@TankTheTech]

While I've been a KZbinr for a while, I still love learning about cameras and shooting and just bought the EV-10. This video was hands down better than everything else I've come across for setting up the camera and shooting different things. Thanks for this!

[@seandewispelaere]

Means a lot coming from a veteran. Truly, thank you for the note.

[@desidoctor1208]

14:45 talking head 18:30 vlog setting 20:50 slow mo

[@DontPraiseTheMachinePod]

this was so helpful Sean. Got my ZV E10 out the box today and went straight to your video cos you got the 🔥knowledge and I don't want no out-of-the-box noob settings.

[@LukOfficial]

Thanks I bought the camera now for my Dj Live Sets on KZbin and that fits my needs, thanks for the quick settings.. I applied all of them now.

[@LukOfficial]

lets see how they turn out this week :)

[@seandewispelaere]

NICE - let me know how you get on with it and happy to hear that the video helped you

[@minrulu5473]

Thank you so much, Sean. Truly appreciate the planning of your tutorial vid, craft, accompanying clean graphic, the "how to," and the examples of the real applicational impact of the functionality(ies). Thank you for your time, effort & for sharing your knowledge

[@OmenAhead]

Very informative video, congrats! I'm looking to get this camera for my music performance videos (as in shooting guitars-keyboards in different angles as cinematically as possible etc) and this one probably will do the job. I haven't found any specific video for shooting objects (with hands moving on them lol), but I believe the talking head settings you mentioned will come handy.

[@galelf]

This was incredibly helpful! I’m recording podcasts for my coaching & consulting business. Thanks so much.

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear that, thanks for the note and enjoy the camera. All the best to you and your business.

[@reaver4636]

Excellent video. I've been using the camera for live streaming and only used Intelligent Auto so far. Tried to set it to Manual, then set the White balance to C.Temp, 1/60 shutter, but I noticed that I only get a decent output at 10000 ISO, and it doesn't even look as good as the one when I just had it on Intelligent Auto. Not sure what else am I missing.

[@keithbloemendaal4724]

And another awesome video for those of us just starting out and using this camera! I swear I've been stalking your channel for hours this morning! Saved this one in a Notion page I am saving tutorials like this to come back to as often as I need to. Thanks Sean!

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear it, Keith - happy to help and that you see the videos as such a valuable resource. Appreciate you.

[@Netsren]

Your videos really show how well this little camera can work with knowledge, truly informative for beginners, thanks!

[@seandewispelaere]

That’s exactly what I was going for. Happy to hear they have been helpful, Wilson

[@liamdavis2830]

This man is a Chad, Thanks for the help... Chad

[@seandewispelaere]

The one and only

[@modavidtv]

Just bought this camera to shoot some talking head videos so your guide on setup was amazing! Thank you!

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear that, enjoy the new camera

[@Cianabarbie]

I just bought this yesterday for a trip I have coming up and I didn't want to bring my canon r5. I used to own a g7x mark ii but sold that a while back. I was going to purchase the g7x mark iii but TikTok was overflowing with the zv-e10 so I figured I give it a try. I'm not loving the the fact that the screen isn't touch screen but I'm still going to give it a fair shot.

[@seandewispelaere]

Let me know how it goes and after some getting used to, the navigation is decent. The custom buttons and function menu helps a ton.

[@UdegbunamChuks]

19:03 Messing with focus speeds prevents Product Showcase from working. Just leave them at their maximum setting.....speaking from experience.

[@SoundConstraints]

Best video for zv e 10 but I really wish you would of went over which color profiles are the best out of camera..

[@TobiasTheTraveler]

Thank you, sir. I'll be shooting nightlife vids in Thailand. Moving there next week. I was shooting with my iPhone and Sony ZV-1 but decided to upgrade.

[@seandewispelaere]

Moving to Thailand for nightlife videos? That's what I call dedication! I hope your new gear can handle the epic parties and vibrant energy. You're going to have some wild stories to share, I'm sure!

[@TobiasTheTraveler]

@@seandewispelaere I work remotely so the videos are secondary.

[@Olesoulkam]

This was really helpful! Thanks for breaking it down and having the resources on deck to help us improve our content! 👏🏾

[@seandewispelaere]

Really glad to hear that and thank you for the note

[@CodeByCradle]

The most detailed explanation about Sony ZV e10 on KZbin so far. Thanks for the video! 😊

[@dylanturley7291]

Would the head setting you recommend probably be best with a podcast with multiple of these cameras?

[@mazzfotovideo]

Hello, good video I took a smooth panning shot from left to right side by hand with the zony zv-e10 with the stabilizer activated, the best of the three with the 10-18 f4 oss lens (the old one) and when watching the video in The computer makes like jumps between lines, it's not the gelatin effect, it's not like the frames overlap, the speed I used is 1/30 at 24 fps, is it the camera, is it my settings, is it my lens? Do you have any ideas, thank you very much

[@seandewispelaere]

Try a shutter speed of 1/50 (should always have that a 2x the frame rate) and you should be good to go

[@mazzfotovideo]

@@seandewispelaere oks i'll try thanks

[@3DRundown]

Epic work. In mine "Movie W/ Shutter" is defaulted to OFF. Yours is set on. Can you touch on that, and which I should use? Thanks much.

[@seandewispelaere]

If you turn “movie with shutter” on, it will free up the record button for a customizable button

[@boredboxing]

My ZV-E10 and 15mm f1.4 gets delivered today, my first big upgrade from the ZV-1 and I’m looking forward to it 🤝

[@RicoManila]

I think this is the best tutorial I found out for my zve10. No BS. Thank you Bru!

[@MattandCamrynReact]

My camera comes in on Friday but this was super informative to get me ready!!

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear it, enjoy the camera 💯

[@AlexGuanipaa]

Huge fan Sean! Any particular settings you would suggest for videos we are shooting for someone that is talking and moving around? Someone that is giving advice for Instagram reels, Tiktok Etc...

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey Alex, thanks and happy to have you a part of the channel. I'd just use tap focus/tracking in "wide" AF for the focus area and you'll be good to go. Might be good to have the AF transition speed and AF subj. shift sensitivity around 3 or 4 each

[@plusonepercent]

Hey Sean, Great video. This is my first camera. I was overwhelmed by the menu and all the settings. This video helped me a lot. Thank you! +1

[@seandewispelaere]

I’m really happy to hear that and enjoy the new camera ✖️🤙

[@jefflemire]

I just bought this camera yesterday. This vid was a Godsend for setup 🙌🏼 Thanks for being so thorough!

[@nischtywhite]

Thank you, this was exactly what i was searching for after i bought the sony to shoot better videos after upgrading from a phone :)

[@seandewispelaere]

Boom! Enjoy the upgrade ;)

[@daboyzcinematic523]

This was an awesome video! I'm planning on buying the ZV E10 as my first pro camera to start a videography business!

[@jermainelnelson]

That light bar in the background, do you have a link for us to purchase that? It looks great

[@seandewispelaere]

Sure thing - check it out here: amzn.to/3MrFcyw

[@jermainelnelson]

@@seandewispelaere thanks a lot bro!!

[@tonymoore1671]

great video! I need to learn more about aperture, shutter speeds and ISO combinations. It has been years since I had to do this. For example, when in a very bright outdoor setting, with Auto ISO and a 3.5A, what SS is best? 1/800 looked the best to my eye, and the lower I went, 1/500 for example, it was too bright - washing everything out.

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey Tony, thank you and this might help ya: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5fYZIqJaN6dncU

[@HeikosGarage]

Great video. Did you know that the face/eye autofocus is off while product showcase is on. It is showing on your screen.

[@aryansrivastava5927]

Very Well Explained !! Thankyou Sean

[@seandewispelaere]

Glad you liked it - all the best

[@thechristinedemeo]

Wow this is such a great walk through! Thank you for making this video man 🤘🏽

[@wildturkeydown]

Great video. Bought an Zve10 and Ronin rs3 gimbal thing, just to shoot my brother's football/basketball games. Trying to learn enough by friday night! lol I'm definitely going to mess this one up.. Starts at sunset, so light is changing. Second half shouldn't be so bad but I've just gotten this camera and really don't know anything. But i am determined to stay in manual mode and figure it out

[@Danny-Lightning-WR]

your lighting looks amazing.. i cant seem to get nice lookig lightning like that even with nice equipment.. maybe its the luts and picture profiles you use if you use them, not sure.. i havent ever got into that as the type of videos i make it wouold be a big hastle i think.. looks good tho

[@seandewispelaere]

Thank you and check out this video it might help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3iUq6aspLyJiZo

[@movement6671]

You are a lifesaver haha just got this camera today and was a bit overwhelmed with understanding the right settings. I am flying now because of you 🫶

[@seandewispelaere]

This is exactly what I want to hear, thanks for the note

[@2face85100]

Thanks! Helped a lot, this is my first camera ever. I setup my camera just like you did, but my visual on the screen is distorted a little. Why is that? Picture comes out great tho.

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear it. What do you mean by “distorted” exactly?

[@ktkkokolerler7301]

Thank you for share your experience with ZV-e10 you explain it very well 💪

[@seandewispelaere]

No doubt, glad it landed well for you

[@ZalinaW]

A great video! Thanks so much. I learned so much about my camera.

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear it

[@romainlenglet3679]

Crazy content, very clear and well structured Thanks boss

[@seandewispelaere]

Means a lot, thank you

[@Finsterwald_]

Great video, thanks a lot. Sir you need the white version of the camera on your white tripod. It would look so amazing :-)

[@seandewispelaere]

Ha good point 👀

[@erikshirkey1124]

This helped so much! Thank you fo this video.

[@seandewispelaere]

I'm so glad to hear that this video was helpful for you. Thank you for watching and I hope you continue to find value on my channel

[@faluaiyiola8264]

quick question if you dont mind, but some of the focus aettings on my c am seem to be showing a download like button icon on then and are unavailable. is there anyway i can have them downloaded or do i need a software update thank you

[@Deisyvivianaa]

the BEST explanation videos ever! thank you so much you have helped me immensely!

[@seandewispelaere]

Made my night, Deisy✖️🤙

[@Deisyvivianaa]

ps the link for the checklist doesnt seem to populate

[@seandewispelaere]

@@Deisyvivianaa ha I’m transferring my site AS WE SPEAK. Refresh and the link should work. You’re literally the first person to use it. Let me know if it works!!! Still working out a few small kinks but it should work.

[@seandewispelaere]

@@Deisyvivianaa updated again - NOW it should work

[@Deisyvivianaa]

@@seandewispelaere ITS GOLDEN thank you !!

[@marcusdesrose2054]

I got EZV-10 because I want to set video/ audio podcast…it’s my first professional video cam. I don’t know nothing about video cameras.. I am learning how to set it up….

[@mira_psycholog]

thank you very much for the detailed video ❤ this is ideal instruction for people who are holding camera for the first time

[@2BeBluntPodcast]

tried to follow this along but for whatever reason my face/eye priority in AF is off and greyed out. I can't change this setting no matter what i do! any suggestions?

[@derekroberts5931]

Where did you get your background sound proof tiles that are black in the background? I don't see it in the affiliate links. I know most probably don't pay attention to that, but it would also match my apartment lol. Also same for your white light in the background next to the sound proof tiles ( vertical light ). Thanks man.

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey Derek, I can't seem to find the exact ones anymore, but these are very similar: amzn.to/3SeUkDR And here's the light: amzn.to/3tKS0Lj

[@marlenysosa3878]

Thank you so much for this video. Ver informative

[@seandewispelaere]

Glad you liked it

[@liviaclaire]

I have an issue with my ZV-E10. When I first started using the camera I was able do edit the length of the video directly when I pressed the playback button. I think it was because of the settings I used initially but now I just can't seem to find how to do that again.

[@tomshearman1869]

Wow! will this camera be good for filming informative in studio ballet videos

[@seandewispelaere]

I don't see why not. The rolling shutter might make for some odd lines here and there for really fast movement though

[@tomshearman1869]

@@seandewispelaere great thanks for your help

[@bryceb213]

Dude your audio is so good

[@pesonaxplora]

Hi Sean, I'm new to videography. Can you suggest the best picture profile setting for travel and nature documentary? My ZV E10 i coupled with Sigma 16mm f1.4 as for now. Thanks 🙏

[@seandewispelaere]

What’s up?! I have a video on my channel on exactly that. Check out my recent s-Cinetone on the ZV e10 video ✖️🤙

[@pesonaxplora]

@@seandewispelaere thank you Sean!

[@seandewispelaere]

@@pesonaxplora You got it

[@KevinHermanns.]

That helps alot also using it for the a6400 - Good job!

[@seandewispelaere]

Love to hear it, Kevin

[@mansanova]

I am trying to use my zv-e10 camera for fitness videos. Like my workouts

[@seandewispelaere]

Great camera for that

[@Chrisly1989]

I have the question..for me as a beginner when i had this camera it comes with a lens for photgraphy.. in cinematic what is the best lens for this camera on making a videos?

[@seandewispelaere]

I think you might be looking for something with a wide aperture - check out the Sigma 16 1.4: amzn.to/3QpEcfU

[@ratnaragupathy]

you are the best. i am always following your way of setup

[@marcoalbertani8086]

Do you recommend this camera for car/motorcycle photography? But do you need a stabilizer? Because the camera didn't integrate it if I'm not mistaken

[@xile_hc]

Thanks! I’m shooting live shows, hardcore and metals bands.

[@nasserelrmah311]

thank you for your effort here, I have a question if you don't mind. how can we take a 1080 resolution with the smallest size in zv e10?

[@ghiblispy]

Thanks for all your videos, have been a big help. My sole intent of ZV-E10 is opening products/trading cards on youtube videos. I have uploaded my 2 now, first video i shot was out of box settings, 2nd was these settings for most part. Am following along. After some testing with the kit lens i opted to go with the 10-20mm F4 G. Any tips appreciated to help this production of mine. That is stock mic. I need some lighting help it seems as well as i am using led bulbs in ceiling light and a Snap on Shop light (its bright). I hate seeing my shadow and the red light in the cards (I should maybe turn front red light off for this type). Those types of issues make it look so amateur. Thanks again.

[@seandewispelaere]

That's awesome - checking out your channel now. You'll see me in the comments in a minute

[@seandewispelaere]

Showing no videos on your channel?

[@cv1ra]

I use to shoot with Nikon ( D7000 and D800) but i always missed that autofocus and flexible screen - so im planning my Vlog about Karting to takeoff as soon as possible. Amazing content ! Thanks a lot!

[@seandewispelaere]

Much appreciated and crush it with the vlog

[@alainaguayo634]

At 4k I only get 25p 100M and 25p 60M as Recording setting options and I can't figure out why. Thoughts?

[@seandewispelaere]

Is it set to PAL or NTSC?

[@Boteronation]

hi sean, why does my Sony ZVe-10 only have 25p 100M and 25p 60M in 4k? I dont have all the options like you do. thanks! which one should I use?

[@boredboxing]

I could be wrong on this but it may be the speed of your SD card 🤝

[@nikovelikov]

How did you set the levels so you know your camera is leveled?

[@seandewispelaere]

Press up on the wheel to cycle through different display options

[@tyresejf9]

You are a legend man!

[@AshleySoulBeats]

Thank you thank you THANK YOUUUUU! 🙏🏾

[@seandewispelaere]

What’s up, Ashley?! Glad this landed well for you 🤙

[@siamak_ca-q1k]

Hi, thank you for the informative video. I have the problem that when my microphone is in front of my face, my image becomes blurry. If I move even a little, it takes a bit of time for my face to be recognized as sharp. Do you have a solution for how I can improve this? Thanks

[@Davoodi-n3y]

Please let me know, If you find a Solution. Thanks

[@Jay-Go]

What's the thin white light you have behind you on your right? That's a nice little accent.

[@seandewispelaere]

Enjoy: amzn.to/41HH64u

[@Jay-Go]

@seandewispelaere thanks. Ordered 2 with your link. Read some reviews where some folks said they stopped working within months. Hope I don't have that problem.

[@seandewispelaere]

@@Jay-Go No issues on my end after about 2 years

[@zanyerrr]

Hi! I keep getting an error that lens is not attached or supported can you provide any help on that cause i've done everything in the books

[@vineeshpanangattkaravenugo4599]

Hi boss, I have one Question for ZV E10, Currently we are struggle by selecting Image mode, video mode and Slowmotion mode by using Single Key pressing 3 times. Instead can we make any custom button for Slow motion or any mode..?

[@seandewispelaere]

Unfortunately, no. The camera needs to have that toggle to activate certain settings, but the memory recall should help you a lot.

[@tomfini]

Sean, I signed up for the Settings checklist. I watched two commercials to thank you for providing it. However, I could not download it. It will not open. I did sign up , use the password, can see the document, but it will not open. Could you possibly email a PDF. Thanks, Tom Fini

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey Tom, that's odd. Did you get into the login portal and it still wasn't there under your available courses?

[@AntGoode]

Are these settings good for recording basketball games?

[@viralimpulsee]

Hi, I have a zv - e10 camera but unfortunately, I can't change my video mode to photo mode. When I press the button on the top It changes but When I press the button to take the photo It starts again to record the video. How can I fix it to take photos using this camera?

[@seandewispelaere]

If you're in photo mode, the shutter button shouldn't start recording video. I'd suggest resetting all settings here. Best of luck and all the best.

[@lucasbadault]

good vid, gonna check out the zebra guide next XD

[@seandewispelaere]

Glad it helped, Lucas. I need to make a new zebras video as well. Appreciate you ✖️💯

[@jiechen3919]

Towards the end of the video, you went through some scenarios of different video settings and implied there’s a way to save them. I watched the other video, you can only recall one memory. Did I miss anything?

[@seandewispelaere]

If you keep regular “M” more for video as one of your settings and also make sure you use a MR for photo then then regular “M” for video will act as an additional “memory recall” container

[@BartvanderHorst]

I you leave product showcase on, the option face eye priority is switched off,

[@Tonycarusonetours]

Great video!

[@seandewispelaere]

Thank you, Tony

[@maximogomez5613]

great video Sean, would you say this is good enough for real estate photography and video? It does have bracketing shooting right?

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey Maximo, yes to all of the above. You might want to upgrade at some point for better dynamic range for real estate but I do think that it will suffice.

[@valeriacgm]

Hola Sean, muchas gracias por compartir tu conocimiento! 💯❣

[@BattleRapMultiverse]

Man I just ordered this camera, your tweaks are amazing. Does the vlog setting work for streaming? Or would it default to out of the box settings once you connect it to usb? Another question (I'm a noob) what's the difference between using usb C instead of hdmi? I've seen a lot of streamers using hdmi with their cameras for streaming, but you used usb C on a precious video. Thanks in advance.

[@seandewispelaere]

Thank you and NICE - enjoy the new camera. If you're newer, I'd suggest intelligent auto for streaming and over time consider the manual settings. HDMI will offer better resolutions at times for some cameras, but the USB-C connect with this camera is so fast and easy

[@BattleRapMultiverse]

@@seandewispelaere Thank you!

[@Betheother]

Great explanations thank you Sean. May I ask, what is the editing app your using to edit your shot with that camera?

[@seandewispelaere]

Thank you and I use Premiere Pro

[@FrBiggz]

hey sean, i got the same camera and cant figure out how to shoot raw footage could you help? thanks in advance

[@osmundob.astillajr.641]

Another quality content! Changing my settings today. Thank you, Sean for this!

[@seandewispelaere]

Great to hear, Osmundo - keep me posted on how you get on with the adjustments

[@codeherk]

learn a ton! thanks a lot. taking a leap of faith with manual mode 😂

[@RAMBOXBOY]

Thanks a lot ❤

[@seandewispelaere]

No problem - glad you liked it

[@calvin_fvand]

Since I changed my settings to your I got issue with send videos from my camera to my smartphone. I am getting an error

[@seandewispelaere]

Did you turn on airplane mode?

[@calvin_fvand]

Yes, but I deactivated the flight mode again, and the issue remained. Unfortunately, I was forced to format the memory card and lost all pictures and videos.

[@regainedregimen4547]

Good one! so which pp would you recommend in zve10 for most cinematic look? :) I am testing different ones and getting dizzy...

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey thank you - I have a video on the channel that will cover this for ya: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2ecgnx3maidgqs&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

[@manuel_suazo]

Excelente video! Muchas gracias!🎉🎉🎉

[@seandewispelaere]

You got it, glad you liked it

[@ceddygains]

Video is fire however I just ruined my camera attempting to do as you did can you help me .

[@seandewispelaere]

What’s the issue? You can go into the settings and reset your camera back to original as well

[@ceddygains]

@@seandewispelaere could you hop on a video call? If you have time. I feel that I’ll only get more confused I am not camera savvy.

[@ceddygains]

@@seandewispelaere I did all the manual settings but now my content is orange.

[@seandewispelaere]

@@ceddygains here is my calendar link: seandewispelaere.com/calendar -- but it sounds to me like all that you need to do to remove the orange footage is set your white balance to AUTO WHITE BALACE

[@kaizzmaniego]

Hey what’s up! How come when I adjusted my camera settings it started showing horizontal lines that are flickering. You think you know what caused it?

[@ryantaracena8193]

At what frame rate should I render my timeline if I used s&q and the footage is already slow right out of the camera?

[@ecomstv02]

This is very informative and I love it! Thank you so much, Sean!

[@seandewispelaere]

Made my day - glad it helped 💯💯💯

[@My2Stents]

At 14:59, it starts going so fast I cannot tell where you are or even find the settings

[@procamara359]

Does it overheat when you record 4k 100mbits outside?

[@seandewispelaere]

I haven't run an overheating test on this camera, but maybe someone in the comments will have some info

[@GeeBao2204]

Been using it for 2 years living in south east asia (it is fkin hot over here) but the zv e10 never overheats

[@WizKidsGR]

Can I use the same settings for Sony ZV1?

[@seandewispelaere]

Should be mostly the same, yes. I set up a ZV 1 a few months ago and can say that 90% of this will transfer.

[@WizKidsGR]

@@seandewispelaere 🙏🙏👍

[@AngiePeladeau]

Thank you so much for this. It's so helpful as I'm just starting out. Could you share on which tab/page for the s&q I can find the auto focus and auto focus shift sens as it is not currently in my functions options. A second question, when you are bringing your shutter up to 1/125 where are you accessing that? Thanks again.

[@numi8985]

I need help, I bought this camera but I always look great indoors but outdoors EVERYTHING IS WHITE, on a sunny day or a snowy day it always looks way over exposed including myself. I followed your directions for the vlogging settings but this probablem has yet to be fixed. please help me

[@amro_fit]

It might be that you need an nd filter if your image is overexposed. You can get some cheap options online but nd filters are a must have to bring that overexposed shot down to just the right exposure. I’d recommend doing some research on that.