Sony announces the A6700, a first impression

Thursday 13 July 2023, 11:33 by Nando Harmsen | 2,421 views | 0 comments

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The new Sony A6700 has been announced. An APS-C camera that succeeds the successful A6600. The camera has a new design, a new sensor, and uses the AI technology also found in the A7R V. This is my first impression.

The Sony A6700 during the first video footage I shot in the field. You can see the result further down in the article.
The new A6700 is a compact camera that feels very comfortable in your hand. This is thanks to a redesigned camera body with an improved grip, recessed control dials and an integrated photo-video-S&Q switch.

All connections, including the UHS-II SD card slot, are located on the left-hand side of the camera.

The camera has a fully articulating screen. Unfortunately, it does not have the same flexibility as the A7R V, but it is more practical than the simple tilting screen on its predecessor. This makes the camera much more suitable for vlogging.

Photographed with the Sony A6700 in JPEG, hand-held, 20mm, ISO3,200, f/4, 1/125s

Photographed with the Sony A6700 in JPEG, hand-held, 19.5mm, ISO800, f/4, 1/20s
The A6700 houses a 26-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor, with an ISO range of 100 to 102,400. The camera's maximum speed is 11 frames per second. Besides photography, the A6700 is very suitable for video at up to 240 fps, with S-gamut3.Cine/S-log3 and 4:2:2 10-bit. The video below was filmed with the A6700.

Recorded with the Sony A6700 in 4K 50p, S-Gamut3.Cine/S-log3, 4:2:2 10-bit, with AutoFraming active.
The A6700, priced at 1699 euros for the body only, is not exactly cheap, but you get a very complete and above all compact camera for your money. The full review will be published soon.

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About the author

Nando Harmsen has been photographing for more than 40 years. He specialises in wedding photography and landscape photography. Nando also gives talks, workshops, masterclasses and photo trips, and regularly reviews new and interesting equipment.

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