The RX100VII Settings Club is a monthly release of five different settings that I've been shooting this month, or a dive into the archives. This month looks back on NYC: what went right and what went wrong. This month, I have seven Shot Cards for you: one example of what went wrong, five shot cards, and one duplicate so you can see what the settings look like in different conditions.

TL;DR: The Sony ZV-1 lacks a built-in flash, which can be daunting for new owners. However, using an external flash is simpler than it seems. The camera's multi-interface hot shoe does most of the work for you, keeping your setup compact and delivering stunning results with just a bit of practice. Who This Guide is For ZV-1 owners who have discovered their camera doesn't come with a built-in flash. Those feeling overwhelmed by the idea of setting up an external flash. ZV-1 us

In Part 1 I rescued a set of badly backlit ZV-1 photos using RAW files, subject masking, and a handful of light adjustments. If you haven't read it, start there: this post picks up where that one ends. Because correcting the light is only half the job. A technically correct photo can still feel like nothing. This is the part where it gets a mood. Correction versus colour These are two separate jobs and treating them as one is why a lot of edits go sideways. Correction is fixi

Set four of fifteen. I shot most of a set at the wrong aperture, flash and all, worked out the problem right at the end, and then my battery died before I could fix it. Here's what went wrong, and the one decision that meant I didn't lose the whole thing. I nearly lost this set. Not to weather, not to a location problem: to my own settings, and to a screen I couldn't read. I was out on the pier in hard, bright sun, shooting solo, in manual mode, with my aperture jammed far to

A complete walkthrough for the Godox TT685S II on the ZV-1: the settings, the look, and how to fix a flash that won't fire when you're the one in front of it. There is a specific look people cannot place. The light is crisp, the subject is lifted off the background, the colours are saturated in a way daylight alone does not do, and the photo was clearly not taken by a friend. It looks hired. It looks lit. And increasingly, the comment is some version of: " How is this you, al

The short answer: Creative Style and Creative Look are Sony's two in-camera colour systems, and every Sony camera has one or the other. Creative Style is the older system, found on cameras like the Sony ZV-1, Sony RX100 VII, and the a6000-series: it uses named styles like Standard, Vivid, and Landscape, each with three adjustments. Creative Look is the newer system, found on bodies like the Sony a7 IV, ZV-E1, and FX30: it uses two-letter codes like ST, PT, and VV, with eight

Why Sony photos look flat out of the box, and how photographers get the rich, "edited" look with no editing: in-camera colour using Creative Style and White Balance. Category: Sony Settings · Last updated: June 2026 The short answer: photos that look edited straight out of camera are made with two in-camera controls working together: a Creative Style (or Creative Look on newer bodies) that sets the photo's character, and a deliberate White Balance choice that sets its mood. T