Sony tried to build the perfect camera for YouTubers
The puff on top prevents wind noise from hitting the microphones. It's typically called a "dead cat." (Sony/)There’s a decent chance your favorite vlogger or YouTuber uses a Sony camera. The company has captured a considerable chunk of the influencer market with cameras like its compact RX-100 and the A6600 with its interchangeable-lens. The cameras are small, relatively simple to operate, and pump out high enough image quality to differentiate themselves from the mostly adequate footage you get from a smartphone camera.This week, Sony is launching a new camera aimed specifically at YouTubers. The ZV-1 looks a lot like the compact RX-100, which is about the size of a bar of soap and has a built-in zoom lens that you can’t swap out. If you’re familiar with camera terminology, it offers the same zoom range you’d get out of a 24-70mm lens on a full-frame camera. That puts it slightly...