Sony A6700 vs A7C II - Which One Should You Choose

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00:00 Setup
00:34 Low Light and ISO Performance
03:14 Video Quality
06:52 Live Streaming
07:25 Overheating
09:27 Stabilization
11:26 New Features
12:42 Photo Features
14:59 Camera Body
17:05 Crop Sensor vs Full Frame
20:13 Price
21:31 Which One Should You Buy?
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#A6700 #A7CII #A7C2

[@yuchia0131]

A6700 has a 26 Megapixels sensor

[@seandewispelaere]

You’re right, pinning this comment

[@mike_3696]

For all those undecided - the a6700 is a beast. Sony took the best of the fx30 and a7IV, then added new firmware and a new AI processor with features from cinema line cameras. It's unbelievable what they did for this price. I mainly use it to shoot video, the quality of the recordings exceeded my wildest expectations for an APSC sensor. A6700 - Tamron 17-70 - Sigma Trio - Sirui Anamorphic - Weebil 3S - Rode VideoMic is everything you need for semi-professional work.

[@seandewispelaere]

Very well said and fully agree here 💯

[@kayteekon]

The also added the AI autofocus from A7RV

[@HawkishMerlion1965]

I still undecided because zoom lens weight on a7C2+24-70 or a6700+16-55😢 is huge difference . I am a retired, and picking up the hobby again, I am not new to photography as when young I shoot on film camera. Don’t like to change lenses on tour😅.

[@Pharesm]

1) Overheating is a non-issue, if you buy one of those magnetic i-phone coolers (or the Tilta cage with fan. 2) chosing the right lens negates the slo-mo crop, like the Sony 11mm f1.8. This lens also works on full frame cameras, if you activate the lowest stabilization setting. I had 3 full frame cameras and eventually decided full frame isn't worth carrying a much bigger, heavier bag.

[@outlandharry]

As an APSC Shooter This video sold me on the a6700. As much as I think the full frame setup is great I just don't think its needed for most common small youtubers on a budget. Thanks for this comparison video! Very well done!

[@asiadmajeed]

Hi brother. I don’t have any of this cameras. I enjoy your videos so I watched it anyway. Feedback, the only thing I can say is a great video. It comes across very clearly that your data/test/thoughts comes from real world experiences not just reading off a chart and comparing numbers. Kudos for keeping genuine 🫡

[@seandewispelaere]

Always appreciate your feedback - been very valuable over the years Thanks for noticing that, it’s always on my mind and good to hear that it’s coming across See you in the next one, Asiad 💯

[@margaretisolan9189]

After using the zv e10 for around 2 years I can say, for the most people APSC is more than enough. Would I like to have a FF instead? Sure. But it is so much more expensive and nowadays with Software you can achieve the same look.

[@lcollet4530]

You are very well informed on cameras! I learned a great deal from your a6700 tutorials. I am quite happy with my purchase.

[@withoutpassid]

Excellent review! Thank you.

[@chriswittstruck282]

Great vid thanks! Subbed.

[@michaelajoseph6856]

Very informative! Thank you.

[@jscrizzil]

❤ this video. Now I can justify my purchase for the a7cII as my second camera . Already have the a6700 and it’s a great camera. Appreciate the in depth review and comparison.

[@seandewispelaere]

Glad you liked it and enjoy that combo - solid one that I use as well

[@8notes_]

You did very great with this video! I loved every second of it!!!!

[@seandewispelaere]

Thanks so much, that means a lot 🤙

[@OrioleMusicClass]

I have A6700 and this is fantastic crop sensor camera! Great balance between take photo and videos. And I really love your review! Your color still so beautiful

[@bala1000mina]

Thank you Sean for the helpful and informative video comparing Sony A6700 and A7C II, useful! God bless and good luck!

[@davidbangean]

Incredible video my friend! Been looking for a b-cam for vids and I think I’ll be going with the 6700 bc of this video! Appreciate the effort invested to provide us with such helpful and enjoyable content!

[@seandewispelaere]

That’s awesome, David, enjoy it. Glad you liked the video 💯

[@NormanRabaya]

Just got my a6700 a few days ago. The crop factor and the 120fps were what won me over. No-brainer for me. I'll get a full-frame if sony comes up with an a7siv or zv-e1 mk2 🎉 thanks for the comparison!

[@seandewispelaere]

I dig it 🤙 enjoy the new a6700

[@jimsowter]

Great content Sean!! I recently got the a6700 and really loving the camera. I was a little worried about the overheating, but got the Ulanzi cooling fan which just clicks in the back, and all has been fine so far! The biggest thing I haven't had much luck with is using SLOG3 indoors, in terms of nailing the exposure and not having quite a lot of noise (at ISO 800).

[@JoshRampling]

I expose at +1.7 with slog3 and can literally drop the utopia lut on from Joel famularo and be more than happy (in most cases). Hope this helps

[@LarsBergan]

Dang! Another video to push ne closer to purchase a new camera.. A6700 for me though! Excellent video, good points and outstanding quality!

[@seandewispelaere]

Hey Lars 🤙 thank you and you’ll love the a6700

[@jntechreview]

I usually use my camera for filming tech gadgets. The shallow depth of field of a full frame can sometimes be a con when I want to shoot the whole product in focus. Yes, I can just crank up the f stop value, but then I would need more light to remain at the same ISO. For a crop sensor, I can keep more layers in focus at lower f stops, allowing me to have more room to adjust my ISO. I know it's a niche situation, but I'm perfectly happy with my A6700 Oh, and it's hard to mount a full frame camera + bright zoom lense on a consumer level gimbal too

[@seandewispelaere]

That’s a great point, thanks for sharing. I love my a6700 as well and think it’s one of the most value-packed cameras on the market right now

[@Jamesmatthews]

12:28 Bro you killed me 😆 Great video and breakdown of both cameras 👌🏻

[@seandewispelaere]

What’s the GOAT 🐐 doing in my comments?! Much love, James, appreciate you 🤙 And you know as well as anyone that we’ve gotta give the people what they want

[@stkuj]

I own the A7Cii for backup/travel/video to my main A7RV. The 6700 is a great entry to the Sony eco-system and would make a nice camera instead of the A7Cii with less expensive lenses and even more compact combo. I'm standardized on FF; so the A7Cii was a no question. Lastly, I really like the aesthetics of the silver version!

[@seandewispelaere]

Really good points here and I might be the only person on the plant who prefers the the not silver version

[@bl8550]

For photo-only use, I did a detailed comparison to determine which to get. Ultimately, it boiled down to compactness and weight of camera and comparable lens.

[@ItsJFox]

Great comparison video! If you could get the a7cii or fx30 for the same price, which would you choose for a 3-camera video podcast? I like the idea of having a camera for high quality photos sometimes, but I also like the idea of 2 card slots and internal fan. Although I haven't seen any complaints of the a7cii overheating, like you mentioned. Thoughts on a7cii vs fx30 for video?

[@williamthawley9251]

I have used the a7c ii at 12,500 iso, it does a fantastic job, the finished photos blown up to 8 x 10 are excellent.

[@JoZhWorld]

Pls review the upcoming zve10 mark 2 vs 6700 as well. I’m getting either of them this summer.

[@alexanderkasperovich8826]

The big advantage of A7C2 in video is the possibility to use APS-C lenses with wider field of view. Sigma 16 mm + Active stab + 1.15 Cleaimagezoom make a kind of 20 mm F1.4 lens.

[@animalpaquin]

Bonjour et merci pour votre vidéo, je me suis procuré le Sony A6700 en août dernier pour de la photo et vidéo animalière

[@luenicluke]

I got both Ac7II and the A6700. Ac7II is inside a box, I’m going to unbox it and decide which one to keep and which one to sell thank you.

[@altynnazar]

Hey Sean can you check if overheating is still an issue with A6700 if it's used with Elgato camlink 4k via HDMI

[@speed_and_motion]

What about if you use a Ninja for external recoding on the a6700? Would have redundancy for recording.

[@ryancampbell1151]

BIG difference between the two for photos is that the a7cii does not have a fully mechanical shutter.

[@goawaybaizuo]

This is my biggest concern. I want a greater hybrid camera. I need a camera for product photography for work. However, I want to do product reviews and videos. I really think the fuji x100vi would fit me perfectly, but it's backordered for years now. So I've been looking at the a6700 and a7cii.

[@ItsJFox]

If you could get the a7cii or fx30 for the same price for a 3-camera video podcast, which would you choose? I like the idea of having something for high quality photos, but I like the idea of 2 card slots and internal fan. Although I haven't really seen any complaints of the a7cii overheating like you mentioned. Personally I prefer FF, but wanted your thoughts on the fx30 vs a7cii for video!

[@simtubx]

Excellent Jaw

[@neveoney7865]

Hi, would you prefer this camera to the Sony ZV E1 in terms of photo and video quality?

[@arjumandvillagecooking]

Thank you so much😊❤❤ & respect from Hini Shinaki Gilgit-Baltistan

[@seandewispelaere]

Glad you liked it and thank you for the note

[@altynnazar]

It's a simple decision, if you have the budget for full frame camera and full frame lenses, get A7c2, if you have tigher budget you can get A6700 with lenses for the price of A7C2, you can actually get a used sigma trio and a6700 for the price of A7C2

[@jaymills1720]

Sean! Lovely videos. I’m playing this on a giant projector. The a7cII has green cast in skin and a6700 looks more pink. I prefer the pink look and reminds me more of canon.

[@seandewispelaere]

Thanks, Jay - that could be more of a white balance thing but I can see your point. I have noticed that the a6700 is a bit warmer but both look excellent regarding color science in my opinion.

[@jaymills1720]

@@seandewispelaere agreed! If budget wasn’t an issue do you always recommend a7c2? I’d like to capture images of my travel and outings with friends that look like they’re shot on a Panasonic ev1 or c70 😂 or maybe wait till r5c2 is released? Could turn down sharpeners? Use a black mist filter? Shoot 1080? The race to sharpeness looks digital

[@seandewispelaere]

@@jaymills1720 yea I usually use a ⅛ mist and lift the shadows slightly for that exact reason. Unless you absolutely need 4K 120 it’s hard not to prefer the A7C II here in my opinion

[@TravisVarga]

Couldn’t stand the greenish tint on the a7c ii. Reminded me of the a7 iii. Thanks for the great video Sean.

[@jaymills1720]

@@TravisVarga but doesn’t the zve1 have the same tint? The fx3 sensor seems more green than the fx30?

[@PaulFeinberg]

Love my a7siii but that a7cii would be awesome to upgrade my a7c….i don’t really need it but man it’s 🔥….great video!

[@KeshenMac]

4:05 the other downside with XAVC HS is that, in Sony's infinite wisdom, it's not available in 30 FPS (only 24 and 60)

[@RetiredLifeinMexicoNOBULL]

Did you do the live streaming via USB on the cameras? I stream with my a6700 through HDMI at 24fps with a dummy battery and it has never overheated on me and I stream for hours. Actually, I have accidentally left the camera on all day sending the signal through HDMI and it has never overheated. I have had issues with it overheating using the USB streaming feature or trying to use USB as the power source.

[@seandewispelaere]

Good info here. I kept it to the USB-C as in think that is the most practical for most people but I hope that what you wrote helps some people. Great feedback here, thanks again

[@RetiredLifeinMexicoNOBULL]

@@seandewispelaereI did forget to note that you will need a capture card also.

[@alexeipg]

Awesome video! One small thing: the a7cii retails for $2,199, not $2,100.

[@lijobeats]

Was waiting for the Jaw shot 😫😫😫

[@NathanHassani-kr4bh]

I really regret choosing the a7cii over a6700... my own fault but I didn't realise there just isn't any good versatile zoom that offers very wide to a zoom like the 16-50mm for Sony apsc cameras, nothing exists for it, and that's what I want, I don't want and can't afford two lenses.... I messed up 😩

[@miba8303]

They are nice features full cameras but be careful BODYS ARE SMALL especially when big lens attached like your review

[@wakeywarrior]

ZVE1 is much better than both if want to do video at faster frame rates.

[@CalzNL]

Iso test in studio is not the same as in Low light in real situations. Low light performance on a6700 seems to be pretty bad tbh.

[@IgorsPlay]

The only problem is that where I live a6700 costs 1729€ and the a7c mkii costs 2399€ This price point makes the a6700 so expensive crop camera

[@seandewispelaere]

Yea that’s really unfortunate and I see your point

[@IgorsPlay]

@@seandewispelaere That is the main reason why I keep saving for A7C mkII 😅 Switching from FF Canon… I'm hyped to be honest 🥹

[@withoutpassid]

In the US, I was able to get the a6700 brand new for ~1200€ so the a6700 was a no brainer :D

[@o.f.ftrack3444]

This is technically a comparison between the FX30 and the A7IV 🤔

[@swonghobby]

Sorry, Sony has good colors? The worst color from all brands. Can you do a Fujifilm xt5 and Sony a7cii. Love to see that comparison on photograph. I do zero videos. Trying to upgrade my system. Leaning towards heavy on the XT5

[@rsat9526]

I don't know why people are still debating color these days when obviously different people are gonna like different skin tones anyway. I personally like Fuji skin tone the most but I never really use picture straight out camera anyway and I shoot raw 99.99% of the time....moreover, there are so many great post processing apps these days that it does not really matter already with a few click / touch to apply preset which only takes a few seconds.

[@michaelajoseph6856]

How we percieve colors is subjective. I do not like the skin color from Fuji. Looks magenta to me, but I always liked Sony colors.

[@Marufs786]

A6700 my way to go

[@seandewispelaere]

Detailed A6700 Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoa3o4ugp7OJiKssi=rGIsAcd8lDMo7R6n Detailed A7C II Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmamp2uqZ7upZs0si=9hWOxMLoPvnsJwLU Thanks for watching 🤙

[@Albertoabrian]

I cant find the 60fps in my A6700, only 24,30,50,100,120 fps someone help me

[@Sidowse]

Change from PAL to NTSC

[@AlexVazquez96]

Get the s5ii

[@metreweli]

I sold sony for Lumix, now Im happier

[@Michael-fw5ef]

The lenses are the same size and weight, so there is no advantage to an APSC camera from that brand.

[@seandewispelaere]

Do you see the cost as an advantage for APS-C?

[@rsat9526]

I am sorry....but you are telling me APSC lenses are of the same size and weight vs FF lenses? ... and perhaps cost? For example, can I get a FF lens of F1.2 at 35 or 50 MM at the same price/weight as the Viltrox 27mm F1.2 on APSC which let in basically the same amount of light on the sensor? S

[@Michael-fw5ef]

@@seandewispelaere No, my house cost me $3,000 per month, so a lens at $1,000 once at time of purchase isn't something I find expensive. I think the only people who find cameras expensive are those that live with their parents or never compare how they spend money.

[@cscooper2000]

22:40 I'm not sure it's fair to say that for live streaming "your not going to be able to go with the a6700". Most people don't need to be streaming in 4k. Aside from us pixel peeping perfectionists, the average person is watching our content on a smartphone. At best they're watching on a laptop or desktop, and they don't even seem to be aware that they can go full screen (I do a fair bit if user testing). If they could, they wouldn't know whether they were watching 720 or 8k. Heck, most iPhone users can't be bothered to rotate their phone to landscape and give a video the respect it deserves. All sad but true. The a6700 is beautifully positioned to stream razor sharp 1080p all day long. I love your content, Brother. Keep it up!

[@RoadToHeritage]

A6700 has 26 mega pixels not 24 man

[@altynnazar]

Sean The Gigachad, thank you for mentioning the jab

[@DWebbTheOldHead]

Great video on both cameras. As you may recall, I currently own the a6700, and I absolutely love it. If I get that wild hair up my ass and decide to go full-frame, then the a7CII is who I’m rolling with. Again, great video, and even better “Double Jaw” shot, my man. 🫡🍻