Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4 G review

The motorized Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4 G gives you a power-up for shooting video

Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4 G
(Image: © Matthew Richards)

Digital Camera World Verdict

The first thing that hits you about this ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for Sony’s APS-C format mirrorless cameras is just how small it is. The size and weight are more akin to an ultra-compact standard kit zoom with a variable (and slow) aperture rating. The fact that Sony has managed to shoehorn such an expansive zoom range with a constant f/4 aperture into such a small lens, complete with motorized zoom, really is quite something. Especially as image quality and overall performance are so excellent. It’s pricey for an APS-C format zoom but well worth the money.

Pros

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    Great image quality and handling

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    Smooth and silent AF and zoom

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    Ultra-compact build

Cons

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    Power zoom is less ideal for stills

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    No aperture control ring

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    No optical SteadyShot

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The Sony E PZ 10-20mm F4 G claims to be the smallest, lightest f/4 ultra-wide APS-C format power zoom on the planet, and we certainly can’t find one that’s smaller. The star of its own Little and Large show, it’s amazingly compact yet delivers an ultra-wide range of viewing angles, equivalent to 15-30mm on a full-frame camera. The silent power zoom facility makes it ideal for vlogging and general video shooting, but it’s equally adept at capturing stills of anything and everything from architectural interiors to sweeping landscapes, or just for exaggerating perspective effects.

Specifications

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Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! 

His expertise with equipment doesn’t end there, though. He is also an encyclopedia  when it comes to all manner of cameras, camera holsters and bags, flashguns, tripods and heads, printers, papers and inks, and just about anything imaging-related. 

In an earlier life he was a broadcast engineer at the BBC, as well as a former editor of PC Guide.