Tests of the A6700's hand-held video image stability and the video auto-focus capabilities would be greatly appreciated. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of videos on KZfaq covering either of these right now for the A6700.

I was getting serious about buying an A7RV until the a6700 came out with many of the features of the FF camera. I have the a6700 on order.

As a user of the a6000 and a6600 this camera is awesome. Sony has other cameras that are bigger, have multiple slots, and are really designed to record for hours. This is a hybrid and hybrids are compromises by definition. It's wonderful. Compact, capable, and affordable (relatively speaking). Enjoy the economies and go make content.

I like this review, honest and not a fanboy monologue. The camera is great but like others with some compromises that you mentioned and are important to know.

Very nice job with review Dan, very fair criticisms

Good review. I'll probably look for your review on that new lens & the A7R5. What I think is the price point. If you give it some better performance, etc., then it will hurt the more expensive camera sales. What do you use for video on your professional paid work? Thanks for any replies.

Hi Dan, thank you for your good review..

Well, that was a damned good Video. Lots of valuable Information. I have to say that I am definitely interested in this Camera. This Video helped me getting things sorted out and coming closer to finally make a decision (...to buy this little thing). Thanks for this Clip and Thumbs up! Greetings from Germany. Michael.

If Sony were a German company, the motto of their APS-C camera line would be "Kompaktheit über alles". Sony believes the main reason for APS-C is compactness, and they've held that philosophy, going back to the tiny NEX cameras. The A6700 is the latest generation of this philosophy. And it's a proud scion of that line. It's a beast, on a gimbal (as are all of the A6xxx cameras). Mount a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lens on it, and you're light and compact enough for almost any gimbal rated for cameras larger than a GoPro. 11 FPS is faster than all of the other Sony cameras, except the sports-specialized Alpha 1 and A9. And for the cost of an A9, you could buy three A6700s and get 33 FPS, sort of. A6700 is the cheapest entry into the Sony AI autofocus system. The ergonomics are improved over the older A6xxx cameras. Bigger grip, separate dial for stills, video, and S&Q, fully-articulating LCD screen. Video is a quantum leap over the older A6xxx cameras. Uncropped 4K60 is big. 10-bit, 4,2,2 video makes S-log 3 more useable. If you don't shoot long video clips, you've basically got an FX30, with much better stills capability, for $400 less (ok, add $50 for a cage, to hang your video stuff on). Focus breathing compensation in a more affordable camera will make the feature available to more shooters, and help sell Sony-brand lenses that support the feature. You can build a kit that covers 15-525mm full-frame equivalent, weighs under two kilos, and will fit in a 10L sling bag. The older I get, the less stuff I'm willing (or able) to haul around. If you don't NEED a second card slot, and you can live with the small viewfinder, this camera is a no-brainer. For $1400, you basically get an FX30, with more heat limits, combined with an A7RV that's been locked in crop mode, but with only one card slot and a small viewfinder. I call that a helluva deal.

the bitrate on fx30 is superior too, when you show the config screen is possible to see that a6700 have only 100mb, when fx30 has 200mb bitrate.

Awesome video. Please do a comparison video about Sony a6700 vs Canon R7

I bought the X-S20 the day before the A6700 came out. I love it but the corners wobble on wide lenses like the 13mm Viltrox F1.4. Are you getting any IBIS wobble on the A6700 on ultra wide lenses?

APSC camera is good to be small. If we want a big body, go FF. If you want FF to crop for further reach like APSC, get the a7RV, which basically gives the same 26MP as the a6700 in super 35. The a6600 is just nice to be in this small form factor. Do NOT change.

Appreciate your thoughts about this camera. One thing about the EVF : I wear glasses because I'm farsighted and the small and poorly defined A6400 EVF (said to be similar to the A6700's) allows me to see the whole field.I struggle with the A7iv.

I haven’t seen you in a video in a while. Whatever you are doing with nutrition and exercise, keep it up! The body and specs are terrific upgrades. I do not like their flip screen, lousy 55-210mm, though, and I wish they had a 16-80mm F4. I’ll most likely stick with my X-T3.

I am thinking Sony is planning for an A9 APSC sport version a90?

Great video. One question, do you keep the oss on or off when the camera is on a gimbal? I heard you should turn it off.

I think there are things left off of it because I think that Sony will surprise us later by releasing another camera that will have those extra features to be called it’s flagship model. I don’t think the size is a big problem because it’s supposed to be smaller. I don’t think it’s a problem to not have an extra card slot. Cards just don’t break suddenly & plenty of professionals such as myself went all of our lives without a second card slot & nothing was wrong. It’s just an inconvenience. I think the viewfinder and the flip open screen are junk. I feel like they should have a much better display on both. I also agree with the model not having a higher frame rate but again, maybe they’re saving it for a later release. It’ll certainly get the job done but we are definitely a spoiled bunch with having so much given to us over the years. You did an excellent and right to the point review!

Hello Mr. Dan Watson . Please we need video comparison between canon R7 and Sony a 6700 . Especially with canon 7 with 4k fine.

What would you recommend as a starter lens for the a6700 primarily photos/videos for traveling (landscapes/portrait).

Dan love it! Does it make sense to grab the a6700 for travel photo/video and personal work and if overheating starts to creep, grab an fx30 to compliment longer shoots? I’m a school teacher shooting 5-10m edited videos, edited sports videos and personal travel and family. At some point I’d like longer form recording for podcasts. Was looking at canon but slog3 seems better DR and less blown out whites. Thoughts? Edit: I already have a Ricoh GR IIIx

I just used the 6700 on a professional conference shoot indoors on a tripod and it overheated on the very first lecture (@ 4k 24fps) in 28mins. Once I opened the swivel screen it was fine and lasted 4 days of shooting non stop for 8hrs per day without any overheating. The camera was very hot to the touch and I would not use this for any outdoor shooting of handheld.

Hey nice review. I have a lumix S5ii showing up today, Im kind of regretting not just getting the 6700. I can still return the s5ii , do you have any experience with the lumix? between the two or maybe a7VI what would you go for vlogging and some hiking and making hobby music videos? thanks

canon you do a head to head comparison of this with the canon r7??

Nice video,Thank you Can you please do 6700 against FX30?

The only con I've seen on my A6700 is the viewfinder - exactly same as the older Sony apsc cameras had, same with LCD but thats not a problem at all. Besides that - a perfect travel camera. 4k slo mo is jawdropping.

Hi! I am looking into beginning my journey as a Hybrid shooter (professional: Some weddings, videos and portrait pictures). Besides the fact of the lack of 2 card slots, would you consider this a6700 could be used as a beginning camera for professional work (Quality to do the job). looking into new cameras below $1,500's : Canon R8 & R7, Sony A6700, A7iii & Lumix S5 (In the future I can upgrade to a more "Pro" camera and this could become my "B-Cam").

I love your Sony reviews. How about this asa a B camera? do you think it is usable

The A6700 seems truly excellent. It's a remarkable machine not only for those creating content on social media but also for certain professional tasks. Now, why on earth didn't SONY make the ALPHA 7IV capable of shooting in 4k 60p without any cropping or even up to 4k 120p? Cheaper cameras with smaller sensors can already achieve that. And we're not talking about an entry-level camera here. Perhaps it's time for SONY to consider updating some of their cameras?

I'm using an A6500 for photography and i was thinking to upgrade to the A6700, but i can't know if the photo quality is much better. It seems that it's pretty identifical with the same ISO performances. Just a better colour science and better dynamic range. I'm thinking that it's not the camera to upgrade.

Nice review...Im thinking of moving to Sony or Fuji 1. A6700? 2. XS20?

Add an external high quality viewfinder to offset the extremely small internal viewfinder.

Is there a big difference between apsc and full frame image quality? Like, significant difference?

If I am using the Manual mode (M), then I chose a certain Picture Profile (PP), will the PP be applied to both videos and still photos? Or just to videos when you press record and not to still photos when you press the photo shutter?

Dan Watson.. I would love to get another/better camera for shooting videos for my KZfaq channel. Right now I'm using my Sony ZV-1 and love it but it does stop recording randomly for no reason and gets frustrating. When I can afford it I might try out the a6700 or the FX30

I recently dusted off my a6000 and started playing with it again, and was pleasantly surprised to see Sony come out with this. It's a great travel camera and I will probably go with it. It also has a feature that a lot of people aren't talking about: gyro stabilization. So if I forget a gimbal on a trip, no worries. But Dude, can you someday do a tutorial on how to photograph cars? Or, if you already have done one, can you point me to it? Cause you've got it down, man, and I have a Mustang convertible I would love to capture.

I like the a6000 series and it takes great images. But I prefer the full size form factor since my hands are huge. But as far as images, they are just as good as the A7 series

I'd love to see it compared against the canon r7 or r10

Is this good for photos and what lenses is the best for photo I’m thinking of buying one. I’m new to this

Hey Dan, Luv the James Bond style opening of your video with the high end sports cars! And then there was this huge letdown with the Sony a6700, not one single shot of any of your beautiful models who usually give the final touch and approval to your latest & newest camera reviews. Rumor has it that they all took off to Siesta Keys White Sands Beach in search of the Sony a7000 with dual express card slots, four million dot EVF in the center of the camera, four million megapixel lcd screen, active cooling system, 30 mechanical shots instead of 11. . Did they find that camera, the Sony a7000? Obviously not, so they went on Model Union Strike joining with the half-witted writers and other high paid artists and undertalented actors down at the beach drinking their colada cool aids. 😎😎

Would the a6700 overheat if you're filming short 10 to 30 second clips consistently throughout a few hour shoot?

OK, I waited for the reviws of the latest releases of the A7C line and I'm still planning to buy the A6700. The overheating issue has been taken care of with the FW update, so I'm almost pulling the trigger. I guess I'm one of the few people who are more thinking "livestreaming" than "Oh, video, photo.." because in an A6700 the budget, features, size, versatility, and on top of it all (for me, right, livestreaming?..) the Auto Framing feature. I'd gladly pay for the FX30 if Sony'd ad the latest AI and Auto Framing - but they won't. So my scenario is that an A6400 is for the moment my headshot camera but I'm also sometimes going wide on it, showing my whole overbody (not naked folks, but playing the guitar 🙂 ) and that Auto Framing would make it possible that I move in the room and show stuff, amps, accessories used etc etc. So the only thing is that I can't find anybody talking about the time an A6700 is able to send video through HDMI out to a capture card - 'cause that's my scenario. The A6400 can go live for hours, in 4K 25p, sent into Ecamm Live. All I'd need from the A6700 would be some 1,5 hours of live. This because I won't be needing the Auto Framing all the time, only for certain workshops and courses and then I could do the rest on the A6400. The other features of the A6700 are simply amazing, I could do my events photo shoots (concerts, corporate stuff), instructional videos for clients etc.

What do I have to say about the a6700? Mine arrives August 15th. Enough said.

I was hoping for at least 14 or 15 fps stills, and 30 or 33 megapixels!!!! 2 card slots would have been nice, 1 is ok for this camera! What was your expectations in these areas????

I recently bought the a6700. I uploaded 4K videos. Great camera.

4K 120p is not oversampled. It is exactly 3840x2160 portion of the frame. Also other framerates also have tiny 1.06 crop so the image is oversampled from 6000 pixels width.

A6700 is a video beast. I’ve been shocked by how good it is. The overheating is a bummer. In hindsight, the a6700 is a great ad for the fx30.

i want to upgrade from my rebel t7 would u recommend the 6400 ? or wait to get the a7600?

Anyone that has experience in real estate photography, do you think this or the A7IV would be a better camera for that? I want to start getting into that field, but am not sure if the photo quality is worth the extra money (especially if I do lots of HDR brackets). Any advice would be appreciated!

I'm of the opinion that Sony will bring out an A6800 and/or A6900 which will be an APSC version of the A1

How does the a6700 compare to the APS-C mode in A7RV?

Loved the review. I so appreciate it! My thoughts on the weaknesses as listed of the sony a6700: small EVF (I also wear glasses but I don't have a problem with the viewfinder); 2. only one card slot (when is the last time that a data card went bad?! If you are careful you save to a portable external drive every hour, and would only lose one hour of shots, or save every 5 minutes if you are really nervous :)); 3. fast frame rates? How many of us have NO desire to delete hundreds of shots, that take an hour to two hours to decipher like an obsessive compulsive patient, trying to find the perfect shot?! 11 FPS is SO fast that it is plenty of speed for me. What has sold me on the sony a6700 is precisely its small size, weight, and small lenses from multiple companies. I'm an international traveler and soon to be videographer---size matters!!!!!! I completely agree with the vlogger that camera image quality has plateaued... for all the so-called modern tech in today's cameras, how is it possible that the IPHONE 14 Pro, or the 13 PRO, can be as good or better (except for power zoooming)? How humbling is that?! For all that a cell phone can do, and now their cameras are somehow packed into the slender body of a cell phone, and blow away regular cameras?!!!

If they release an A7cR with 61mp full frame, it will work as a high-end aps-c model as well.

I'm hearing a lot of inconsistent information regarding the overheating. Some say it doesn't, and some say it does. 😮

You say things others don’t and that’s a great bonus! Concerning the 6700, my question is …. Is this what users asked for?

That is because there is going to be a 6900 or 6800. There’s gonna be a model above this one for sure.

I think it's time to compare it with the best ever APSC DSLR. D500?

I'm disappointed but unsurprised that Sony kept the rangefinder design for this and, although I'd really like to fully move to Fuji for APS-C, my realization is that the a6700 is likely still better, or for more cost-efficient, for wildlife, given my current lenses. However, I'd still be curious how it compares to the X-H2, X-S20 and the R7 in terms of autofocus.

” The cleverly named A6700"made me lol. Unless I missed the sarcasm... It's just one hundred digits up from the A6600. Not saying it won't be a great camera (I've pre-ordered) but the naming is just standard by any definition

Why can’t Sony envision a flagship aps -c camera in a 7.x body style so to have a better grip, find place for 2 cards and a decent EVF? Fuji and Canon docet!

IMHO, I'd get the 6700 over the XT5... far better value for the $$$ - better specs, lens selection etc. In some ways even better video specs than the FX30 (same sensor) because the 6700 has the added Ai processor.

a6700 or a7iii? which one?

@Dan Watson: have to correct you here when you say Sony a6700 has the largest native lens selection of any brand is only partially true. You did not take into account this camera is an APSC camera, and if you look at Sony’s native APSC specific selection, it is poor compared to say Fujifilm. Sure it is still E mount and people can mount a full frame lens on it, but wouldn’t this be completely defeating the purpose of an APSC platform? Despite how Sony has made great efforts to make their full frame lens more compact, it is still large and heavy, especially mounting them on this tiny small camera. And if people wants the best image quality out of this camera, realistically people have to shell out for the G master lenses which are expensive, large and heavy and because they are full frame lenses, not utilising the full potential of them that people have paid for. Might as well just get into full frame cameras. So it baffles me when many “Sony users” review this camera and call it “the BEST hybrid APSC camera in the world” or “the BEST budget hybrid APSC camera in the market”. I have to ask, compare to what exactly? Within the Sony ecosystem, yes of course. But it can never compete with Fujifilm’s APSC ecosystem, with much higher end cameras such as XH2S, XH2 and XT5. Even the entry level XS20, which uses last generation 26MP sensor is cheaper than the a6700 and yet still matches 98% of what the a6700 can do. Not to mention Fujifilm’s large and impressive “native APSC specific lens selections! Fujifilm’s XH2S is really the flagship of all APSC cameras on the market right now. Sure it is the most expensive, but it is the only APSC camera on the market today with a stacked sensor and it too does 4K 120P videos on top of 6K. And before any Sony fanboys on this channel crucify me, autofocus alone is not everything! Everybody knows Sony’s AF is worlds ahead of everyone else, this is not new. I’m a Fuji shooter (but not a fanboy), shooting the current XH2S and XH2 for professional work, I find it excellent for what I am able to do consistently, delivering results to clients. Sony’s autofocus, however excellent it is, will not improve my results at all even if I switch to Sony now. Just my thought.

This or the eos R7?

If this only had a dual card slot, I would get it

With regards to the short grip. SmallRig Baseplate for Sony Alpha 6700 4338 $24.90. Problem solved.

Maybe in a year Sony will release an a6700 mkii with more pro features.

came for the camera, stayed for the cars

For me 10 bit internal is all I needed to convince me to buying this camer. Everything else is just KZfaq whining.

It's not a stacked sensor so there must be a7000 coming out later.

11:28 Why wouldn't you call the AI Processor "AI"? There seems to be a real underlying trained artificial neural network for each subject type, that extracts position information from visual features. As artifical neural networks are part of machine learning and machine learning is part of the concept of "artifical intelligence", it very well makes the autofocus AI. An AI processor is a hardware accelerator for neural network processing, allowing for finer subject separation. Don't interpret it as "the processor is AI", but rather "it processes AI" - making it an AI processor.

And no one is going to make a battery grip for this and that's disappointing

Still holding out hope for the mythical a7000 some day, that gives us an APSC sensor in their full frame body design

Yeah, the Sony a6700 is a beast and can do almost everything a lot better than previous a6xxx cameras, but does everyone need the 6700. The answer is no. Most people will never master the a6100 and spending $1400 plus tax for the body only is IMO, a waste of $$ for most people. Most would be far better served by buying a like new Sony a6100 from KEH or MPB for $650 and spend the difference on glass like the Sigma 16mm,30mm or 85mm f/1.4. In fact you can buy all three from KEH or MPB plus the a6100 for ~$1400.

Hey Dan, Im wear you shoes!

whats the best poor man lense for this camera bro?

Compare to Fujifilm x-s20

Seems like Fuji is about the only company still developing cameras for stills. Was thinking about upgrading my 6400 to this, but the flip screen is a dealbreaker for me.

The Fuji X-S20 is cheaper and better at video. Longer battery life, 6k Open Gate. Optional Fan for cooling.

Maybe Sony will listen to your suggestions when the successor to this comes out in 2027.

I was going to purchase this camera but ended up going with the fujifilm xs20

The price difference between this and A7IV is not a few bucks

So its 3-5 years to late, and still overheats?? Also same phot burst rate as the old furnace A6500?? I guess this just isn't for me.

Overheating and no flash? No thanks...I still prefer gh5 ...

As you complain, may I take you back to 1975 and slip a Nikon F into your hands. After using that monster of a camera, tell me how bad the a6700 is??????? You have much more than you can handle. And, if you can't take a picture or video with this camera, get out of the business and take up knitting. This is a tiny camera, a very compact camera compared to my ancient A7R3. But the benefits are there: light weight, smaller lenses, EVF, flippy screen, A7R5 autofocus, the latest Bionz XR chipset and the new AI chip, rugged body, larger grip, etc. Topping it off is an extensive lineup of lens from Sony and 3rd party manufacturers, and the cost is very reasonable at $1,400.

Sorry man, but you have no idea on the needs of sport and wildlife photographers. Forget the viewfinder that it is impossible to judge focus with and single card slot that can cost you loosing one in a lifetime photo. Do you realize how much a songbird or a swallow or a volleyball / baseball can do in a fraction of a second? 11fps is laughable! This is worst spec in contemporary APS-C segment. And the 40 frames buffer? It is embarassing for 26Mpix files. If it had 20fps like it should have at the very least, you would do nothing with this in the field. Also buffer clearing time doesn't look particularily impressive. Canon R7 and OM-1 clears equally fast despite much faster frame rates. No comparison to cameras with CFexpress cards.