As a longtime Canon user, it was a somewhat painful switch to buy a Sony ZV-1 as my point-and-shoot camera. Not because the Sony ZV-1 was a bad camera, but more so because the way that brand's cameras work is so different from what I'm used to. So what's it like the other way around with the Canon PowerShot V10?
Filmmaker and YouTuber Brian Catalano answers that question. As a user of multiple Sony cameras, even previously the aforementioned ZV-1, he decides to put the Canon PowerShot V1 through its paces and is pleasantly surprised by what he finds.
First, a bit about the camera. Canon clearly had the same audience as Sony in mind when they made this camera—that is content creators and vloggers. Where Canon had me regretting my Sony purchase a bit was seeing not just a rather pedestrian 1" sensor inside the camera, but instead a 1.4" sensor, something more close in size to the Micro Four Thirds system, a system I have shot plenty of journalistic videos on. It's a look I love way more than what a 1" sensor does. Point to Canon. Catalano doesn't specifically dive too deep into that aspect vs. the ZV-1, but it's something to note.
Another Canon feature that Catalano does touch on is the easy-to-use menu system. If there's one thing that Canon has gotten right over the years, it's building out a robust touchscreen interface on every camera it makes. Everything is right there in the Q menu, and it's (mostly) consistent across the entire lineup. Contrast that with my ZV-1, which has a touchscreen, but its only purpose is to be used for picking an autofocus point. It's the most maddening setup—so much so that I'm this close to selling my ZV-1 now that I've seen the other side. The grass is definitely greener.
When it comes to autofocus, Sony's systems have been second to none on most recent iterations, but even Catalano, who swears by his Sony cameras, almost forgets to talk about autofocus in the video because it's something that's seamlessly good. It seems like Canon has caught up to the competition in this case.
There are a lot of comparison shots in both stills and videos in Catalano's video, as well as a deeper dive into how the Canon compares to Sony. So if you're considering this as a second camera, a vlogging camera, or even a pocketable walk-around camera, check out the video above and leave your comments about the V10 below.
Glad to see Canon seriously getting into the vlogging market. This camera and the R50V seem to be doing very well against the competition especially the V1 with the much larger superior sensor.