The Best Budget Vlogging Camera? Sony ZV-E10 Versus Sony ZV-1 Versus Canon M50 Mark II

Content creators are spoiled for choice when it comes to affordable options, especially thanks to some recent additions from Sony. Which of these three cameras is the best option?

The recently released Sony ZV-E10 demonstrates how manufacturers are creating products aimed squarely at vloggers, although in this video, Jared Polin kicks off by making a very good point: however much either term might make you cringe, vloggers have been replaced by content creators. Sure, there are plenty of people out there vlogging their lives, but these tools from Canon and Sony actually have broader appeal than just filming yourself.

This comparison raises some interesting questions. Firstly, what is Canon planning for its M-mount? Polin seems confident that it’s about to be ditched, but its popularity in Japan seems to suggest otherwise. I wonder whether Canon will seek to push the entire line further from photography and more towards content creation, removing the EVF and introducing more features that compare with the Sony ZV cameras. The other question is when Sony is going to improve its in-body stabilization. I expected the ZV-1 to show some advances, especially due to its smaller sensor. I certainly didn’t expect the ZV-E10 to leave it out completely.

Which would be your choice? Let us know in the comments below. 

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Andy Day is a British photographer and writer living in France. He began photographing parkour in 2003 and has been doing weird things in the city and elsewhere ever since. He's addicted to climbing and owns a fairly useless dog. He has an MA in Sociology & Photography which often makes him ponder what all of this really means.

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