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Gear / Sony ZV-E10 II

Cameras · Current

Sony ZV-E10 II

An APS-C camera with interchangeable lenses that streams over USB as a webcam at up to 4K 30 fps, or over HDMI to a capture card.

USB-C (SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps, USB Power Delivery) · Micro HDMI (Type D) · 3.5 mm microphone · 3.5 mm headphones

Before you choose it
No USB cable, power adapter or HDMI cable comes in the box, and the body-only package has no lens. 4K or 1080p over USB needs a 5 Gbps port and cable; on USB 2.0 it sends 720p.

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What else you need to use it

ZV-E10 II
An HDMI capture card
An HDMI cable with a micro HDMI plug at the camera end
A USB cable for the webcam mode
A clean picture setting
Power for a whole stream
A tripod or mount

Worked out from Sony’s own specifications and box contents for this model.

You need

  • A USB cable for the webcam mode. None comes in the box. For its top modes, use a cable and a computer port rated 5 Gbps.

Check first

  • A clean picture setting. Set HDMI Info. Display to Off and only the recorded image goes out over HDMI.
  • A tripod or mount. Place it where it frames you, with its cables and power reaching it. Camera and microphone mounts

Optional

  • An HDMI capture card. Its USB mode sends up to 4K at 30 fps or 1080p at 60 fps; its HDMI output is the other route into OBS, through a capture card. Capture cards
  • An HDMI cable with a micro HDMI plug at the camera end. The camera’s socket is micro HDMI, and the maker sells the cable separately; the other end matches your capture card.
  • Power for a whole stream. Sony says: a USB Power Delivery adapter on its USB-C port (Sony recommends one rated 9 V/3 A), with a charged battery inside. Over USB the computer powers it; this is for the HDMI route.

When this model makes sense

  • Plug it in over USB as a webcam when its USB mode is enough, and save the capture card.
  • Zoom and frame the shot from across the room, where a webcam’s fixed wide lens can’t.
  • Run it from mains power and turn off its on-screen information, then rehearse for the full length of your stream.

The Webcam versus camera guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.

Connections and specs

Full name
Sony ZV-E10 II
Still sold
Yes, a current model
Type
Cameras
Connection
Connector shape
USB-C (SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps, USB Power Delivery); Micro HDMI (Type D); 3.5 mm microphone; 3.5 mm headphones
Video outputs
HDMI: 2160p, 1080p or 1080i; 4K at up to 60p in 10-bit when it is not also recording to the card; USB Streaming: 4K at up to 30p, 1080p at up to 60p, or 720p at 30 or 25p
Power input
A USB Power Delivery adapter on its USB-C port (Sony recommends one rated 9 V/3 A), with a charged battery inside
HDMI output
Yes
Clean HDMI picture
Set HDMI Info. Display to Off and only the recorded image goes out over HDMI
USB webcam mode
up to 4K at 30 fps or 1080p at 60 fps; MJPEG or YUV420 with stereo PCM sound; 4K and 1080p need a 5 Gbps USB port and cable, or it sends 720p; the computer powers it
Auto power-off
Power save stays off while it streams over USB or is connected to a TV. It turns off when it runs hot: with Auto Power OFF Temp. at High, Sony gives about 120 minutes of HD recording at 25 °C and about 30 minutes in 4K
Sensor
APS-C (23.3 × 15.5 mm) CMOS, about 26 megapixels
Lens
Sony E-mount, interchangeable
Built-in microphone
Stereo; 3.5 mm socket for an external microphone
Size and mounting
Dimensions
114.8 × 67.5 × 54.2 mm
Weight
377 g with battery and card
In the box
Included parts
Camera (body only in the ZV-E10M2 package, with body cap); NP-FZ100 battery; Wind screen with its adaptor; Shoulder strap
Not in the box
USB-C cable; USB Power Delivery adapter; HDMI cable (micro HDMI); Lens, in the body-only package

Check these conditions first

For a camera, test the whole chain for as long as you stream: its HDMI or USB output into OBS, with the on-screen information turned off and the camera running from mains power. A camera made for recording can still switch itself off, overheat or stop its output partway through, and only a full-length rehearsal shows it.

What is included, and what may be missing

  • Camera (body only in the ZV-E10M2 package, with body cap)
  • NP-FZ100 battery
  • Wind screen with its adaptor
  • Shoulder strap

Place it in the complete setup

Your signal pathFrom my PC
HDMI cameraHDMI out
Capture deviceHDMI in · USB out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
HDMIUSB dataUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
HDMI cameraHDMI out
Capture deviceHDMI in · USB out
MicrophoneUSB audio out
Streaming computerUSB inputs · OBS
HeadphonesWhat you hear
Power supplyPower for each device
Router and platformEthernet · upload
HDMIUSB dataUSB audio3.5 / 6.3 mmEthernetPower
━━ Video┄┄ Audio··· Network┄ Power
Every connection
  1. Camera HDMI outHDMI cable → capture card HDMI in; capture card USB out → A USB port on your computer
  2. Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
  3. Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
  4. Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
  5. Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power

The diagram shows a camera’s HDMI output going through a capture card into the computer. The camera capture checker asks what decides whether the ZV-E10 II stays live for a whole stream: a clean output, its power and any automatic power-off. The pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.

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