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Skip to Sony ZV-1 II
Compact fixed-lens camera
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Compact fixed-lens camera

Match: Video and vlogging

Sony ZV-1 II

Vloggers who want a pocketable upgrade from a smartphone.

$898.008.0

10% lower than list. List $998.00. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

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Wide 18mm-equivalent lens good for selfie video
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No in-body stabilization

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