Sony a6700 camera review
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Correction: the a6700 does actually feature lossless compressed RAW.
Yep, it does and it's a really helpful feature. With that there is no reason I can see to shot in uncompressed.
On a side note I recommend to set the AF tracking sensitivity to at least 4. This will give the AF-C a nice speed boost.
@@maggnet4829there is one…it’s the sensor readout time 25ms vs 67ms
Got it, love it and am blown away by the huge improvement in every way over my a6500. It is a joy to use!
I`d like to point out that the noise at high iso on videos is because the A6700 has a dual native iso (which varies for every picture profile), the two base iso for S-Log3 are 800 and 2500, anything in between is noisier (so iso 2000 is noisier than iso 2500). I have zero issues with filming and sticking to those two iso and my footage looks very clean. :)
I love my 6700. I've been reaching for it over my a7r3 due to the smaller and lighter lenses. The latest autofocus is absolutely incredible.
Hi fellow a6700 owner, may I ask if your camera gets warm in photo mode just for being idle a few minutes? I get 33°C at the handle with 21.6°C of room temperature. 42°C behind the screen. I've posted the test I made on reddit. Somehow my comment here with that link has disappeared. Auto moderation? Dunno. I'm not gonna post the link now, just to be sure.
@@thegiallogaming4018I have not noticed that. I often forget to turn it off and eventually it powers itself off.
@@ikemadethis894 Thanks. The url i mentioned is this r/SonyAlpha/comments/17kq4lj/tested_sony_a6700_temperature_and_battery_life_in/
Been thinking about selling one of my Riii's for one of these. It's nice doing events with 2 bodies having the same camera colors though when editing. I'm torn.
@@nicedward7544 You would have a lighter camera setup, but you would need different lenses.
Thanks for a comprehensive & fair review. I've had my A6700 for a couple of months now and I'm very impressed with it. As you say, it is well worth investing some time to customise the various buttons & menus.
Since I purchased A6700 and use it for landscape photography, I feel happy everytime I see someone are using it 🎉
I got mine a few weeks ago for bird photography. Pair this body with the Sony 200-600 lens and you have a great fairly light (for the reach) setup. The Bird Eye AF is simply amazing and overall I don't think there is a better APS-C combo on the market right now. I love the fact that the 4k120 has a crop that is super helpful for filming birds in slow motion. Thanks for the review!
5:25 Actually, it *does* feature lossless compressed RAW - it's one of the main reasons I got one.
was about to post this, might need to pin a correction
Thanks! Pinning a correction
I feel that the a6700 leap-frogged my A74. The quality difference is barely distinguishable and the feature set is more advanced with better auto-focus plus AI features along with the standbys, lighter, smaller lenses, cheaper but still superb lenses like the 16 - 55 2.8, so I sold the A74 and have now committed to APS-C with the a6700 and the FX30, two amazing cameras that suit me to a T. Thank you for your always excellent reviews.
The flip screen is a very good point. I assumed this design was better than my a6400 regarding this, but now I think the a6400 flippy screen is actually better for photography.
i have been looking at the a6700 to replace my a7. this has helped alot. thank you
i was waiting for this review
Thanks for the video - always look forward to your reviews :) At 5:26 you say there is no lossless compressed raw shooting mode, but there is.
Rolling shutter can be fixed with Sony catalyst browse (free) or prepare ( maintain 10 bit export) or with gyro flow plugin for Davinci for free. With or without stabilization from gyro data
Great video Christopher. For video, would you get this or the Canon R8 for the same price?
I like my a6700, but flipping screen to side is a pain, its extremely fragile and it doesn't work too good for macro video/photography, I like a6600 screen more. Also no improvement in stabilization, and battery goes out two times faster than on a6600 in video, and about 50% faster when doing pictures.
Nice camera but love the cozy kitchen!
Hi Chris, I am wondering if you are interested in conducting a review on the differences between the X-Trans and Bayer sensors of Sony a6700 and Fuji XS20/XH2s? They all feature the latest sensors with the same pixel count. If the same third-party lenses can be used, the results should be compelling.
The A6600/A6400 are even better in low light, expecially at ISO 6400 and beyond. Unrivaled in the APS-C realm I'd guess. Although the image stabilisation of the A6700 is much better.
Finally getting APS-C into acceptable high ISO performance! Now we just have to wait 10 years until this sensor drops down to budget territory. XD
What do you think the limits are of the apsc form factor in terms of panoramics?
The viewfinder is only 1 cm... Do you have any difficulty using the small viewfinder with spectacles? I love using viewfinder so want to know whether its easy or difficult to use the small viewfinder with glasses...
which lense would you recommend for this cam?
Well done! Thanks!
I am going for fx 30 instead of this only and only because of the heating issue in it causing it to turn off. Other than that it's an awesome camera
Your overheating results clash a bit with what Gerald found. What was the ambience temperature during the tests? Did you keep the screen open?
can you compare with Panasonic GH5 ii?
The a6700 share the same sensor as the FX30 “cinema” camera
This is by far the best E-mount aps-c camera. However, for the price Sony is asking for this, I'd rather get a used Sony full-frame camera.
Fuji XH2S is still the pinnacle of APS-C cameras.
@@OnlyCitrus That may be true, but the original comment was referring to the best E-mount APS-C camera.
@@OnlyCitrushe means a7iii
Best APS-C emount camera is a7r5 in crop mode
@@OnlyCitrus$2500usd for a crop sensor no thanks. 😅.
Have you done an xt5 review?
I want flip-screen back!
Hi Chris, looking at a lens for my a6000, I have the 16-50 kit lens. Would you say the 20mm f2.8 (pancake) lens is worth getting in addition, or should I just stick with the kit? It really seems like it’s just the form factor that’s slightly smaller as an advantage at 20mm for that lens.
Look for used 18-135. One of the best lenses you can buy for A6000. For a budget primes - Sigma trio ofc. Look for used ones, you can buy them really cheap. That 20 is on a level of kit lens. Better skip it.
Is this your next camera to test sony aps-c lenses Chris? Good and very useful review though!!
Hi, I'm considering buying this body and I was wondering if it was worth getting the 18-135 kit with or bare body and taking the other lens with it. Thank you for your reply. 😊
I got the camera just last week and I will be swapping out the kit lens for the Tamron 17 - 70mm 2.8 lens. For me I juggled the monkeys in my mind with the sony 16 -55 f2.8 which I was hell bent on, then went to look at the sony 20 - 70 f4, but the pricing the Tamron did everything better. at this stage I just wanted a single lens to master them all. :-). One ring to rule them all..no doubt as I progress i may regret this lol. but i am a begginer and have only used iphones for pics 🙂
I personaly updated from the previous A6600
I use it both photo/videography, and it is really good in every way!
Totally worth it in my oppinion.
Maybe one issue I have with it:
Sometimes the photo mode let me trough Iso 4000 to 8000 but in 99% it's won''t.
Hi may I know how is A6700 ISO performance as compared with A6600?
@@kokhualow3419 Pretty good, now in video mode it can go up to 8000, I don't have tests compared the both image/video quality but that is not that big of a change.
@@kokhualow3419 Got both 6600 and 6700, ISO perf is nearly identical
Oh, you got both a6600 and a6700! May I ask if your a6700 gets warm just for being in photo mode for a few minutes, and if the a6600 got warm and if so what's the comparison? My a6700 gets warm, and hot if the room temperature is high enough, so that handling it it's not tolerable. Sony said that's normal behavior. I get 33°C at the handle and 42°C behind the screen, all in manual and room temperature of 21.6°C. It gets up to 37 and 45 with something in auto, wifi and ble on. I've posted the data I gathered in my testing, with also battery duration testing, also Neewer brand batteries, on r/SonyAlpha.
@@thegiallogaming4018 nothing serious as I know. I used both on manual settings (auto focus) for more than 1000 photos in a day, but neither is went up to "really hot"
I don't have a termal camera, but on a summer bright day the 6700 went a bit hotter for the time when I shot under the sun.
Does the a6700 support an external USB power supply? I have a USB battery bank on my tripod for extended recording sessions.
yes
Photo quality is far better than previous models? Or there is not much diference? I have an a6000 still...
high iso noise control is better than a6000.
Auto focus is better than a6000.
Video features are better than a6000.
However, if your usage didn't need the improvement above, then a6000 is still working fine.
thanks for great sharing 😍😍
the only downside for me is 1/160 flash sync speed ;c
upd. oof, rolling shutter is still a huge issue :( my X-T3 seems to be much better
thanks for great review!
I'm still rocking my X-T3, although, I do miss the IBIS, faster AF and the latest film simulations.
Can't you just get an HSS speedlight ?
I've the A6600 I can get away with 1/200s before the curtain starts blocking. Hopefully I could know if I can get away with 1/200s in A6700?
@@DDHDTV idk how it's on other cameras, but HSS drastically lowers flash power even at sync speed if HSS turned on with my X-T3. I do macro photography and learned it hard way, at first was upset, thought my flash is that weak (quite surprised that not a single video on flashes I watched didn't mentioned this issue). And when majority of macro lenses is 100mm manual, you really need all the shutter speed you have, and even 1/250 sometimes too slow when handhelding 100mm manual macro lens while trying back-and-forth focus movements with some small bugs.
Perhaps IBIS may help in this situation (granted that Sony's IBIS isn't fantastic), but at lower sync speeds you may start to see some flash trails :(
@@kokhualow3419 it'll be really interesting to know. But like, it's 2023 and at least 1/250 mech sync speed should be norm. How it's my film camera Nikon F4s is much more advanced in certain areas than some modern digital options is beyond me.
I´d love to upgrade to A6700 from my now five year old A6300. But the price tag, omg...
Wait until the used market drops the price...
I've just discovered that my comment with a reddit url got automoderated, probably. I'll try to reconstruct what I posted.
Thanks a lot Christofer for your work. Your reviews have helped me a lot on the choice of my lenses.
In August I've bought an a6700. I've had a heating problem and sent the camera to the customer service. They checked it against another a6700 and sait they behaved the same. Sony confirmed that it's normal behavior. I've run some tests with a thermal camera. I get 33°C at the handle and 42°C behind the screen, with the camera in M mode, everything manual, no wifi nor ble. It gets up to 37 and 45 with A mode, continuous auto focus, auto iso, wifi and ble on. Room temperature was 21.6°C and 22°C.
I've never encountered this info in any review. I would love for you to cover it. I don't find it acceptable or normal, for a camera to heat up like that for just being idle.
I'm wondering if the a6600 does that too, given the fact that it has a differente sensor and chip. Also other users infos about the a6700 would be nice. It could be that some percentage of the a6700 cameras has a problem, and Sony just got unlucky with their investigation about my inquiry, but I doubt it.
P.S.: the post is on r/SonyAlpha
Little sad it's so much more expensive in Europe... *$1399 vs €1699* for body only... (while 1699 euro is almost 1799 dollars...!)
Also I read that the camera doesn't have NFC? (Compared to like the 6400)...
Brilliant! Will you be using it to test APS-C lenses from now on?😊
Sony with the best as always. Plus with the best glass this is why it's top on sale in the US and in Japan. So happy with mines and love how I can use full frame glass and use the best part of the glass
Awesome
I got A7III instead of this, hope I don't regret it
Good luck.😂 The a7iii is more of a photo camera. The a6700 is very competitive in photography but especially videography. Still, a7iii is a beast of a camera. Low light is ridiculous. I had that camera and I miss it😅
Unrelated, but have you ever considered doing a review on smartphone cameras? I’d love to see how they compare with your testing and review approach.
I still have the original A6000 and haven't really felt the need to upgrade. Granted, I don't need 4k shooting otherwise I probably would have.
I have gone from the A6000 to the A6500 to the A6700. My daughter got the A6000 and every time I see her pictures or pick up my old camera I realise what a classic it is. Still produces brilliant pictures. Still crazy good after all these years. Enjoy. You've got a good one!
@@desohare8683 Thanks! I do still love it. The autofocus speed blew my mind when it first came out. My shutter button can be a little temperamental at times but I use it from time to time to catch the kids 😄
Never owned A6000 but I had A6400 then A6600 and now A6700. I heard there i s not much of a difference to upgrade to A6700 in term of photo IQ.....However, I can say for sure 100% that apart from better AF which is too obvious...the file produced by A6700 is very very good. I could recover highlights and etc very very well and this is not something most reviewers would talk about without much experience with the camera in all situations. That being said, is it justified the extra money? .....depends on one's budget. To me, it is "OK" for QoL improvement and I am quite happy with it over the former two camera I had. I had a few opportunity to shoot with A7iii with 35mm F1.4 G Master lenses vs A6700 with the Viltrox 27MM F1.2 and the owner of A7iii could not tell a different in the real world application for casual travel photos. I put them side by side for him to guess and he could not tell it right for almost half of it.
everything is sony e mount these days i want one so bad
I’m lost between a6700 and R7 what do you think is a better choice if i don’t have any lenses for either of them.
Lensewise with a huge margin Sony... Go to a store, borrow both cameras and see which one suits you better ergonomically.
R7 beautiful colours, comfortable to hold for hours of u shoot on an event
@@hendrickziegler8487 is it only because of lenses ? What about feature wise ? I will mostly be using it to take videos
@@mbismbismb What about feature wise ? I will mostly be using it to take videos mounted on tripod
@@mhergoparian174 a6700 a bit better for video, because oversampled 4k/60, cropped 4k/120 and less rolling shutter than R7
About the overheating... Did u do the test while recording in 10bit 4k 4:2:2 25fps/50fps intra?
can you make a video about R7 vs a6700?
I don't see any reason to upgrade from my 6500, this seems more like a vlogging camera tbh
I just recently bought a used a6500 and I'm quite happy with it. Low light capabilities and AF may be a reason to upgrade, but the price tag and lack of internal flash lower the attractiveness to me, so maybe I'll wait until the used market has it with a good price.
@@angelsjoker8190 as long as it works for me, it's all I need, I've never chased the next best thing, it's too expensive to basically get the same images and if like me you use lightroom, even a crappy camera can give you great results.
@@angelsjoker8190 Had a6100, a6600 and now a6700, and in my test oif low light capabilities of a6700 are nearly identical as 6600/6100, if someone would want to upgrade then for 4k/120, 1080/240, 10 bit and less rolling shutter.
I find it to be more of an X-S20 competitor than an X-T5 competitor.
On these smaller Sony bodies couldn't they just have dual micro SD card slots?
Oh Please no! My drones and GoPro use micro sd cards. Way too small to swap outdoors in the wind with my fat fingers. I've lost two already that simply blew away. Try finding one of them in the long grass! Now I come to think of it not such a crazy idea. Or make the second slot micro SD and stick a 250gb one in there recording JPGs for peace of mind.
R7🎉🎉🎉
Yes they are expensive.
So are Sony lenses. The big difference is you can buy brilliant lenses from Sigma, Tamron, Viltrox etc for Sony at good prices. Canon won't let anyone else make lenes for the RF mount. It makes the choice pitiful and either affordable and mediocre or excellent but extortionately priced.
It's important to note that the a6700 does not support HDR-PQ still images, Sony does HDR-10 video but Canon is still the only camera manufacturer that produces image files flagged correctly for the EOTF gamma curve on a modern HDR TV.
0:45 picture of London Bridge in London Great Britain UK.
That is actually Tower Bridge
The overheating at regular room temperature after only 6 or 7 minutes is really a deal breaker, even if you can set the alerts to a higher level. Imaging how limited it will be in the summer outdoors.
As Chris pointed out, changing the temperature notification setting increases the run times dramatically, eg 21mins at 120fps.This pops up as an option as soon as you turn on the camera from new. Struggling to find occasions when I feel the need to shoot at 4K and a super high frame rate for over 20 minutes continuously. The run time for 4K 25 or 24fps, which is by the way what theatrical release movies and streaming service major dramas shoot at, is well over an hour. This is continuous shot stuff. HD run time, which is what we all watch on our HD TVs is infinite - till the battery dies. I think not bad for a stills camera.
I'm wanting to get a 6700, its definitely a worthy successor to the 6400, but thats part of the point, its a midrange aps-c body, NOT a pro body in any sense of the word... and its overpriced for that midrange point... at least in every way I can see.
The UI engineers in sony thought birds aren't animals hahahaha
Brave man removing the sensor cover with no lens! I can see the dust accumulating on the sensor in real time - nice.
Look like a7c
Nice A.I. voice... I like the American conspiratorial voice better. The English woman is also good.
XT5 all the way!
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Sony colour science... 😂
Actually colors got big improvement in new sony cameras, especially skin tones and green colors looks way better.
I prefer r7 so much power than this underpower apsc...
The canon R7 still a better camera, IMO
Sony 6700 overheating issue & ugly uncomfortable disgin
Canon r7 have no lens same Nikon apsc
Only apsc King is Fuji
Nikon could make a dent in the market if they refresh their APS-C line up as they have opened their mount to a considearble range adn now we have decent DX lens options for Z mount.
Very subjective comments regarding uglyness, but it indeed overheats, still, I like my a6000 and a6500 for taking shots and videos, but I actually take them at 1080p, 4k is unnecesary for me.
8:20 Imagine people buying thousands of dollars in camera equipment, and then just whip panning in their back yard and complaining about the resulting video quality.
For people worried about imperfect back-yard whip-pans, maybe just don't do them?
that was a very smart comment worth posting to showcase your incredible intellect
Golf is a thing.
For the price ... R7 is far superior. btw Sony IBIS is horrible on the 6700
Depends on your priorities. Smaller body and lots of lenses? Well..
Better rolling shutter on the a6700 what are you talking about? The Sony a6700 is cheaper and better system to invest in overall.
@@lewcehjitl3282 Sorry to hear your financial troubles...here where i live the Canon R7 is cheaper at the retail store .. an no I don't want 3rd party lens that are crippled by the Sony body to not give me max fps instead of 11 fps ...i get 3-4 fps... for my money..that is a LOSS of money and convenience and performance.... . stop drinking the sony coolaid you look like fan.
@@j.kimmer1509 you are a cry baby. Admit Sony is better value than Canon. Everyone knows this. With this new AI AF Sony caught up to Canon. And you rather spend $2500usd on big huge lenses that weigh a ton over small sharp quality f2.8 glass for a fraction of the cost?
What a strange thing to say. I have Sony lenses and third party Sigma, Tamron and Viltrox lenses. I've just checked out 4 of them ony A6700 and they all give the full 11fps. I also have a Canon R6. Its a great camera, but the restriction of not allowing any third party RF lenses cripples the system. An adapter allows the use of EF lenses, but 3rd party manufacters are leaving that mount behind and Canon lenses are ether terrific and prohibitively expensive or affordable and of mediocre quality. Do you own an A6700? If you do, what lenses are restricton you to 3 or 4 frames a second and how can that even technically possible?
I think, it would worth mentioning Nikon Z50 / fc as one of the competitors. Yes, megapixels count on Nikon Z50 /fc is a bit less, but low light performance as well as high ISO one is very good, touch screen experience is better, autofocus may be not as great as on Sony A6700, but quite reliable, price with 2 kit lenses of a very good quality is lower than A6700 body alone. The only thing I don't like in Nikon Z50 / fc is that its screen doesn't work as a pad to move autofocus point around (it does have a touch to focus function though).