Sony's BEST Hybrid Camera - a6700 Detailed Overview

[@JohnHelmuth_]

What are your thoughts on the Sony a6700? Boom or Bust?

[@ronaldlee3537]

I have both a A6600 & a A6700. I am a still photographer at my local high school, and I shoot photos of theater & stage The lighting is often very contrasty, it is helpful to see what the photo looks like real-time from a mirrorless camera and I think A6700 is better than the A6600. I would shoot 100 photos and 10-15% with the A6600 would be out of focus or something technically wrong, With the A6700 the number of drops down to like 5-8%. Keep in mind these are very difficult lighting conditions. I have used the video for non-demand concerts, and the videos are really sharp. I use the Sony 10-18, 18-200, & 70-350 zoom lenses.

[@paulmitchellphoto]

Like the a6000 I think the a6700 will be one of the best selling cameras of all time.

[@JohnHelmuth_]

Couldn’t agree more! With the amount of features packed into this camera, and with the price point accessible to most, this easily will be one of the top cameras for a while.

[@xWood4000]

It will be super popular but the price of the a6000 is so much more accessible that it won't come close

[@MrSwaggernaut83]

Just a note, @5:15 this is called a hotshoe. Coldshoes are when it is just the physical mount, whereas a hotshoe is when there are electronic connections (even just a flash firing pin). Cages and the sort can add as many cold shoes as they want (as it is just a cutout of specific shape/size), but usually the only hot shoe on a rig is the one directly on the camera.

[@JohnHelmuth_]

Thanks for the clarification! I was under the impression it was only a hot shoe if it transferred power through it. Sony calls this a “Multi Interface Shoe” on their website.

[@Albertoabrian]

fantastic review here sir..

[@dominiquethevenin5539]

My favorite lens for travel with a 23mm 1.4 prime

[@yuvi_2408]

This is the best introduction ever !!

[@gordon3988]

Thanks John…darn nice camera overall. Have you tried the stabilization with a telephoto? Thanks for the intro.

[@JohnHelmuth_]

I have not tried with a telephoto but I can do a test. I have to assume it will not be very effective as the movement in a telephoto is greatly increased even when the camera doesn’t move much.

[@gordon3988]

@@JohnHelmuth_ if the lens has OSS that would mitigate perhaps.

[@downsouth2158]

Thanks for the review. Years ago I bought my wife an a6000 with a upgraded 4/18-105G lens. I find myself using it most of the time instead of my Nikon D750. I’ve considered upgrading the body, but I recommend you check out and use the G Series lens. They’re excellent.

[@JohnHelmuth_]

That is definitely one of the next things on my purchase list, still trying to convince the wife though…

[@stevenwaldstein2249]

Didn’t your body come with the strap lugs attached? I believe it did and you removed them before doing your mach unboxing. Please clarify. Thank you.

[@JohnHelmuth_]

Yes the camera came with the little strap clips attached to it. I had removed them for the smallrig cage and I didn’t end up putting them back on for the unboxing. Good catch!

[@MehmetKozal]

Thanks for the review. I would like to see the video quality too :(

[@JohnHelmuth_]

Most of this video was shot on the a6700 with the exception of the top down shots so that at least gives you a little bit of an idea. I have a couple videos in the works to showcase some more of the video quality in more of a “cinematic” style if you’re interested in that.

[@MehmetKozal]

@@JohnHelmuth_ that would be great. Not a fan of the movie/rec709 look of these cameras but 10-bit slog3 is big step up. Will look forward. Thanks again.

[@orczville9258]

any overheating issues?

[@JohnHelmuth_]

None for me, been able to continuously shoot 4k 24fps for as long as needed. Haven’t done a test yet on 4k 30/60/120 or outside in the sun but I can do that and post a video on it.

[@orczville9258]

@@JohnHelmuth_ yes please waiting for your post about overheating. new subs here.

[@bobnason4147]

It's a great camera but, for me, no blackout free shooting is a barrier to my purchase. I also don't like the flippy screen. Trouble is, the competition with stacked sensors also have this. What's a boy to do?

[@JohnHelmuth_]

What do you mean by “blackout free shooting”? Never heard this term before…

[@bobnason4147]

@Helmuth_John In anything higher than a single shot, there is a blackout of the viewfinder and lcd between shots. Some cameras are fast enough to eliminate this blackout, hence the term 'blackout free'. It is usually associated with stacked sensors in electronic shutter mode, but Stuart James has an example of a Sony A7R IV using its mechanical shutter here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZa1n6abfdaYh5o .

[@thebest9023]

This camera is for what?? video or photo?

[@JohnHelmuth_]

It’s what they call a “hybrid” camera so it is actually both.

[@colinhoward2200]

Extremely unlikely due to the really poor EVF and LCD.

[@rokph1067]

Overheat

[@JohnHelmuth_]

Put out a video on overheating. Check it out!

[@xorrior4438]

The camera is boring and buggy…

[@GiuliaJunges]

Did you updated it?

[@JohnHelmuth_]

What bugs are you seeing? Like @giuliajunges mentioned, there is a firmware update available out of the box that may fix whatever issues you’re having.

[@xorrior4438]

Issues with videos writing to card, color streaks in my videos, cant control auto exposure, wasn’t working with my Tamron 17-70mm, boring to use (not enough customizations compared to Fuji and Panasonic cameras) :-(