Sony just announced the Alpha a6700, its next-generation APS-C camera with advanced subject detection and solid photo and video features. The a6700 marks the first camera from the a6000 series since the a6600, which was introduced in 2019. Let’s find out what this camera can do! With a 1.5x crop sensor compared to full-frame cameras, the a6700 is more compact and lightweight than its full-frame brothers and sisters. Thanks to the Sony E-Mount, you can use a wide range of lenses, including 21 dedicated APS-C lenses and, of course, all the full-frame lenses from Sony. There are also a large number of third-party lenses that you can use with this camera, and lots of adapters are available as well. Power and speed The a6700 features a 26-megapixel BSI (backside-illuminated) Exmor R CMOS sensor which is coupled with the BIONZ XR processor that is also used in the Sony a7R V (read our article here). This combination allows for solid video and still photography features, as well as AI processing power for subject detection and autofocus performance. Backside illuminated Exmor R sensor in the Sony a6700. Image credit: Sony The camera features IBIS (in-body image stabilization), and Sony also improved the buffer size to allow continuous shooting of 11 frames per second in RAW+JPEG and 59 continuous RAW photos. Video recording features You can record 4K video oversampled from a 6K full-frame readout without pixel binning. When you record 100fps or 120fps in 4K, a 1.6x crop of the sensor is...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 12 July, 2023