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A couple of weeks in, for UK birding with a 200-600, they need more post-processing than with their old A7 III and are considering an A7C II.
“I picked up the A6700 a couple of weeks ago and am thinking of moving to the A7Cii. For birding in the UK with the 200-600 I'm finding I need to do more in post”
Two months in and impressed by the weather sealing, lens choice, price, big battery and excellent autofocus; the grip fits like a glove with a SmallRig base plate.
“The A6700 is a phenomenal camera. I just got this thing 2 months ago and even though it's been out for 3 years already this thing is still impressive.”
Used their a6700 a lot on safari and finds its EVF fine.
“It's fine, I've used it recently a lot on Safari and I had no issue with it.”
Bought the a6700 as a beginner and loves it.
“I bought an a6700 as an absolute beginner. I love it!”
Had an a6700 for a long time and found it solid.
“I used to have one and it lasted me a fat minute sadly had to give it away. It’s a solid camera.”
Found a6700 autofocus exceptionally better than the X-S20, but sold it because the Fuji was more fun.
“I just sold my a6700 for the X-S20 and can fully co-sign everything you said. The AF on the a6700 is exceptionally better.”
Their a6700 with the 18-135 locks on and tracks instantly, unlike their hunting X-T50.
“Locks on and sticks, can track, focuses instantly.”
Misses auto HDR and panorama modes removed on their a6700.
“I have the a6700 and they removed a few of the automatic features that made my life easier.”
Owns the a6700 and A7 V and finds the a6700 better for handheld vlogging, though it overheats after about 30 minutes of 4K60.
“I have both, and if you want to do handheld vlogging, the a6700 is the better choice.”
Chose the a6700 with the 18-50 and 70-350 to avoid carrying 3kg all day.
“I had the same needs and bought a6700, sigma 18-50 and sony 70-350.”
Moved from the a7 III to the a6700 and is very happy with its size.
“I ended up going with the a6700 and I’ve been very happy with it.”
Travelled France with the a6700 and Sigma 18-50 and found it compact and discreet.
“Travelled for 3 weeks in France in the spring with a6700 with Sigma 18-50mm 2.8”
Loves how crisp the a6700 is with the Viltrox 15mm.
“I'm a noob but I have a6700 with Viltrox 15mm f1.7”
Their a6700 overheated in ten minutes of 4K60 in Texas.
“my a6700 overheated in TEN MINUTES here in Texas.”
Tried the a6700's AI tracking with a 150-600 and found it works very well.
“I recently tried the AI tracking on the a6700 to see if it was a viable solution for extending the reach of my 150 to 600”
Is impressed by the a6700's high-ISO performance but not its IBIS compared with Micro Four Thirds.
“I'm impressed by the high iso performance of the A6700, but not so much by the IBIS.”
Sold an OM-1 for the a6700; it feels more entry-level but image quality and video are better.
“Sold my om-1 for an a6700 for these very reasons and it definitely feels more "entry level".”
Is impressed with the a6700's low-light results.
“I haven't used my a6700 for too much low light but I have to agree that denoise is excellent nowadays”
Finds their a6700's low-light photos good despite claims that full frame is needed.
“But I don’t really think my low light Fotos suck?”
Upgraded from the a6400 to the a6700, is very happy and loves its compactness and sharpness.
“I'm very happy with it and i love the compactness of APS-C.”
Upgraded from the a6600 to the a6700 with new lenses and is now content after a weekend trip.
“I recently upgraded from an ***a6600 + Tamron 17-70/70-180 2.8 + Sigma 16 1.4*** to an ***a6700 + Sigma 17-40 1.8 + Tamron 35-150 2-2.8***.”
Used to dislike the a6700 but it became their go-to second camera next to an a7S III.
“I used to hate A6700 but it quickly became my go-to second camera to the A7s3.”
Exchanged their X-T30 III for an a6700 and finds it much better.
“so I headed back to b&h and exchanged it for an a6700…damn this thing is so much better”
Uses the a6700 for fast subjects and birds without AF problems.
“I have a Sony a6700 for fast moving objects the autofocus is up to the challenge”
Their a6700 sometimes struggles with birds near small branches.
“My Sony a6700 struggles sometimes in such scenarios if there are small branches near the bird.”
A Canon loyalist who bought the a6700 and Sigma 18-50 for compactness and image quality.
“bought a Sony a6700 and a Sigma 18-50 strictly for compactness and image quality.”
Their a6700 overheats quickly in summer, costing them wildlife shots.
“now that its summer I'm running into massive overheating problems again”
Switched from the a7C II to the a6700 and finds little difference with the Tamron 28-200.
“Switched from the A7CII down to the A6700 and it's not a huge change.”
Shoots the a6700 more than their full-frame bodies.
“I find myself shooting with A6700 a lot more than my full frame bodies.”
A professional with an a7R IV who also loves their two a6700s.
“I have TWO a6700's :D Love those little guys”
Uses the a6700 more than their a7R V for size and reach.
“I have the A7RV but I use my A6700 way more than my full frame camera.”
Uses the a6700 for photos and ZV-E1 for video and finds it a great combination.
“I have the A6700 for photo and the ZV-E1 for video. Great combination”
Owns an a6700 and X100VI; the Sony gets far more keepers on moving subjects.
“I have an A6700 and an X100vi. It’s noticeable.”
Switched from an X-T3 to the a6700 with no regrets, thanks to autofocus for their kids.
“I had a Fuji xt3 and switched to a Sony a6700. No regrets.”
Bought the a6700 as a B camera and now uses it as much as their a7 IV.
“I started using it for sports photography too and I probably use it just as much or more now than my a7iv.”
Has shot the a6700 since launch with the Sigma 17-40 and loves it.
“Ive been shooting the a6700 since it came out”
Swapped an a7R V for the a6700 and Sigma 17-40 and calls it their best decision.
“I dumped my A7RV and GM2s and switched to A6700 and sigma 17-40 f1.8, best decision I’ve made”
Sold the a7 III for the a6700 and finds its autofocus much faster.
“from my experience A6700 has at least 30% better and faster autofocus.”
Loves the a6700 even though a rented a7 IV was sharper at night.
“I love my A6700 even if its not as sharp as the A7IV fwiw.”
Moved from the a7 IV to the a6700 with zero regrets; it's easier to travel with.
“For what it’s worth I went from an A7IV to an a6700 and have zero regrets.”
Has never felt they were missing out on full frame with the a6700.
“I have an a6700 and never felt that I was missing on full frame”
Upgraded from the X-T4 to the a6700 and is happy with the autofocus.
“I upgraded from xt4 to a6700 with sigma 18-50 lens.”
Moved from the a6700 to full frame because its photos past ISO 3200 were too noisy.
“I had a6700 + sigma 18-50 and low-light performance forced me to go FF.”
Switched from the a7C II to the a6700 for smaller lenses and doesn't regret it.
“I had the A7C2 and switched to 6700 for smaller lenses especially on the long end and I don't regret it.”
Loves their a6700 and preferred some things on it to an a7 V.
“Current a6700 owner. I love it and don’t want much else.”
Owns the a6700 and finds it too noisy beyond ISO 800.
“The a6700, while a great camera, is not a lowlight performer.”
Owns the a6700 and a7 IV and is happy with the a6700 even at ISO 12800.
“for low light capabilities can’t complain, I own both and only use the a7iv for the sake of using it”
Uses the a6700 with the Tamron 17-70 and finds it a great kit, if bulky.
“I use the Sony A6700 and the tampon 17-70. Great kit”
Returned to Sony after leaving the a7 III and a7R III; the a6700's improved menus and colour science make it one of the best cameras they've used.
“I’ve been loving using this camera and I consider it one of the best I’ve ever used at this point.”
Calls the a6700 their favourite camera ever, for both video and stills, praising its compactness and quality.
“I had the 6700 and it’s been my favorite camera ever owned. I shot both video and photographs. The compactness and quality is really great.”
Their first camera, the a6700, is a beast they love and still use, especially for sports.
“The a6700 was my first camera and it’s a beast! I love it”
Got the a6700 after Sony A-mount SLTs and finds its autofocus astonishing, even with adapted A-mount lenses.
“The autofocus is really astonishing even with adapted lenses. Love it.”
Shoots the a6700 with the Sigma 18-50 and Tamron 70-180 and calls it by far Sony's best APS-C camera.
“It is by far the best APSC camera Sony has made and it very very comparable to many of the Full Frame current lineup.”
Two months into the a6700, they find it stunning, but warn it needs a cooler for long video sessions.
“Yes the camera is stunning and can do anything you need.”
Thinks the a6700 is Sony's best camera, but long 4K recording makes it overheat and shut down, so an FX30 became their main video camera.
“It’ll overheat and shut down and also when connected to a ninja v.”
Came back to Sony from Nikon and the a6700's autofocus blew their mind.
“The A6700 autofocus has blown my mind.”
Loves their a6700, but it overheats in 4K video, which is what they use it for most.
“I love mine I just wish it didn’t overheat with 4K video it’s a bummer for me in that regard.”
Loves travelling with the a6700 and Sigma 18-50 f/2.8: super compact and versatile.
“I love my 6700 with the Sigma 18-50 f2.8 for this very reason. Super compact, super versatile, great shots.”
Owns the a6000 and a6700; the a6700's AF, IBIS and controls make shots easier to get.
“the ergonomics of the 6700 make it easier to get that shot because of the way better AF, IBIS and physical control layout.”
Upgraded from an a6000 to the a6700 with the Sigma 18-50 and is in love with it.
“I just upgraded from the a6000 to a6700+sigma 18-50. I am in love with it.”
Upgraded from the a6400 to the a6700 and their in-focus bird keepers rose from about 10% to 80%.
“I upgraded from A6400 to A6700 and the difference in autofocus for birds is absolutely unreal.”
Moved from the ZV-E10 to the a6700 and values its faster eye AF, subject detection, nicer menus and EVF.
“The new menu system is much nicer and you have the Electronic View Finder”
Switched from Micro Four Thirds to the a6700 with the Viltrox 25mm f/1.7; its autofocus makes every shot of their daughter a keeper.
“The autofocus is insane. I don’t know if that’s unique to the new AI focus tracking”
Moved from Micro Four Thirds to the a6700 and finds its continuous AF for wildlife far better.
“I also moved from the GX9 to the A6700, and the difference in CAF for wildlife is not even in the same ballpark.”
Switched from Panasonic Micro Four Thirds to the a6700 with Sigma and Viltrox lenses and finds the AF insanely good.
“agree 100% sony's AF is insanely good”
Switched from a Nikon Z30 to the a6700 and immediately noticed its instant, sticky autofocus.
“when I switched to Sony a6700, on the first photo I toke I immediately noticed the amazing autofocus”
Really loves what the a6700 delivers for its size.
“I meant to say that I really love what I get out of my a6700 for it’s size”
Took the a6700 on two trips instead of their Z7II and rarely missed the Nikon.
“Two recent trips have been using a Sony A6700.”
Regretted buying the a6700 for landscape and beauty work and paid extra to switch to the a7C II.
“My biggest regret last year was buying the a6700 while my need was to take landscape and beauty.”
Chose the a6700 with the 18-105, 70-350 and Sigma 17-40 over an a7C II and got a more versatile kit for the same money.
“I now have a more versatile setup for the same cost.”
Upgraded from the a6400 to the a6700 and doesn't regret it, though the upgrade wasn't huge.
“In the end, I went with 6700. Do i regret it? No.”
Chose the a6700 because it fits their hands better, with a slightly deeper grip and cheaper APS-C lenses.
“I went for the A6700 because it fit better in my hands and the glass is generally cheaper for APS-C.”
Recommends the a6700 from their own experience, calling it really great.
“Try 6700, it's really great. I am saying this from experience”
Finds the a6700's AI autofocus like magic and miles ahead of their first camera, the a6400.
“The AI autofocus is like magic, and miles ahead of the A6400”
Also owns an a7 V but often reaches for the a6700 with the Sigma 18-50 because it's so much lighter and smaller.
“I recently also acquired the A7V but there are times I reach for the A6700 instead because the setup is so much lighter and more compact.”
Owns the a6700 and X-T5 and despises the a6700's lack of an autofocus joystick after full frame.
“I absolutely despise the lack of a joystick on this camera coming from Full Frame”
Moved from Canon to the a6700 and 200-600 for birds and already loves it.
“Got my a6700 and 200-600 lens and I already love it even tho I'm still getting used to it.”
Bought the a6700 for a 2024 Japan trip and finds it the right mix of power, features and portability for a beginner.
“I think it’s just the right combination of power, features and portability for a newbie travel camera”
Finds the a6700 a very good camera, but its movie/photo dial broke on a Japan trip.
“my a6700 movie photo dial broke whilst there and its not really possible to fix there. very good camera though”
Loves their a6700, their first serious camera, and has grown from auto mode into finding their own style.
“I looove my a6700, it was a gift from my partner and my first serious camera”
Has owned the a6700: its IBIS is only okay, but its AF and video are great.
“The a6700 has IBIS, it's ok IBIS, the AF and video capabilities are great though.”
Finds the a6700's EVF tricky because they can't see the whole frame without shifting the camera on their face.
“found the EVF on my a6700 can be tricky to use because I can't see the whole image on the viewfinder without moving the camera around”
Moved from the a6400 to the a6700, mainly for video; at the Singapore Air Show its plane-detect AF with the 70-350 made it a joy to use.
“The AF on the a6400 was already really good, especially compared to the Canon 700D that I switched from back then, but wow the a6700 is a joy to use.”
Moved from an a6000 to the a6700 last year and finds its AF amazing.
“I upgraded to the a6700 late last year from a a6000 and the AF is just amazing.”
Bought the a6700 for action-figure photos and found it a great travel camera too, with the 18-135, for landscapes in Gansu and Qinghai.
“I think it would also be a good choice to bring this camera with me on a trip, which imo was a great choice :-)”
Shot auroras at -10C in Kiruna with the a6700, which held up perfectly.
“I have shot auroras in -10 degree celsius in Kiruna, Sweden last year and the A6700 held up perfectly fine!”
A year with the a6700 as their first real camera, after years on a phone, with Sigma and Sony lenses; it has been amazing.
“After many years shooting with my phone, I decided to get a real camera which was this and it has been amazing.”
Calls the a6700 a phenomenal device and loves theirs.
“The a6700 is a phenomenal device. I love mine like it’s one of my children, lol.”
Absolutely loves their a6700; so much about it is a home run.
“I absolutely LOVE my A6700. So much about this camera is a home run.”
Owns the a6700 and calls it fantastic, but its straight-out-of-camera JPEGs are only competent, so it isn't ideal for SOOC shooters.
“The a6700 is fantastic but it’s not the one for you in my opinion because: (1) sooc JPEGs, while competent, are not Sony’s specialty”
Keeps full-frame bodies for professional work but takes the a6700 everywhere else, though they find the kit lens a bit rubbish.
“I keep full frame bodies in my professional bag, but the a6700 goes everywhere else with me.”
Owns several a7 IV and a7 V bodies but still enjoys taking the a6700 birding; a great camera whose AI autofocus is something special.
“Its a great camera and the ai auto focus on it really is something special.”
Sees their a6700 photos next to iPhone shots in one library and finds the a6700's quality difference obvious.
“my iPhone photos land on the same library as my a6700, so I’m used to seeing them side by side, and it is absolutely obvious which is which.”
Finds their a6700 with the Tamron 150-500 a great birding setup.
“I use Tamron 150-500 on my a6700 for birding. It’s a great setup.”
Moved from an X-E5 to the a6700 as a practical upgrade; found it amazing and capable but shooting it felt like a chore, so they went back.
“But somehow, shooting with Sony started to feel like a chore rather than a hobby.”
Upgraded from an a6000 to the a6700 with Tamron zooms and is super happy with the straight-out-of-camera results.
“Decided to splurge and upgrade from my old a6000 with kit lenses to a new a6700 with Tamron 17-70 and 70-300 lenses.... Gotta say, I'm super happy with it!”
Found the a6700 amazing but sold it, preferring the smaller a6400.
“The a6700 is an amazing camera, but I ultimately sold it because I prefer my a6400”
Owns an a7R V and a6700 and never takes the a6700, as it's barely smaller.
“I own both the A7RV and the A6700 and the size difference is absolutely minimal. I never bring my A6700.”
Used an a6700 with the 20mm f/2.8 for a couple of years as everyday carry and liked it more than the X100VI.
“A6700+sony 20f2.8 is great for compact point and shoot everyday carry.”
Uses the a6700 as a daily carry and for risky outings like MTB and motorcycling, next to their a7CR.
“I’ve been using the a6700 as my daily carry and my carry for higher risk outings, MTB or motorcycling.”
Owned an a6700 for 1.5 years; image quality and AF were excellent, but they hated losing the third dial and joystick.
“What I struggled with most was the missing controls. Primarily, the loss of a third control dial.”
After two years with their a6700, carrying it as much as possible has shown how versatile and amazing the small camera is; very pleased they chose it over an a7 IV.
“it's really made me appreciate how versatile and amazing this little camera is.”
Upgraded from an a300 to the a6700 and was blown away by its AI autofocus, though some may find the small body cramped.
“The AI auto focus on the a6700 will blow your mind.”
Moved from the a6400 to the a6700 and loves it a lot more.
“I had the a6400 and recently got the a6700 and i’m loving the a6700 a lot more.”
After 10 years of shooting, the a6700 is their favourite camera; they moved to it from an a7 IV for its light weight and wide, affordable lens choice.
“The a6700 is a beast. I adore mine, been a photographer & videographer for 10 years now and it’s my favourite camera I’ve owned. Even downgraded from an a7iv to it.”
Added an a6700 as a smaller, lighter body next to their a7 IV; it has a nicer flip screen and better AF tracking, but photo quality is lower than the full-frame camera.
“I got my a6700 after my A7iv as a smaller, lighter weight option.”
Owns an a6700 but would have bought the a7C II instead, had they known it is just as compact.
“I have a6700. If I knew about 7Cii, i would've bought that instead.”
Bought an a6700 in 2025 and finds it struggles in the dark; regrets not going full frame from the start.
“The A6700 really suffers in the dark for anyone who hasn’t been doing photography/videography for 5+ Years with an actual Camera.”
Loves their a6700 with the 70-350 for travel; much lighter than a full-frame kit and still takes good pictures, though less detailed than an a7 V.
“I love it and for the way I use it it's great esp for it's size compared for a ff zoom.”
Had an a6700 and an a7 IV together and sold the a6700 because the a7 IV was better, though the a6700 is not a bad camera.
“ended up selling the a6700 as I found the a7iv just better”
Upgraded from the a6000 to the a6700; bigger and heavier but worth it for IBIS, a much bigger battery, better EVF and screen, and massive AF upgrades.
“The A6700 is noticeably heavier and larger but it has so many quality-of-life and shooting improvements over the A6000. Apart from the size increase, it’s worth it 100%”
After moving from the a6000, their a6700 battery lasts several days and they miss far fewer shots; image quality is similar.
“The image quality is similar, but I don't miss as many shots with the a6700 as I did the a6000.”
Moved from the a6000 to the a6700: a massive upgrade in battery life and AI autofocus, with a bigger body but better ergonomics.
“The battery life jump and AI autofocus is a massive upgrade.”
Their a6700 has been awesome for years and does everything they want.
“I jumped from a6000 to a6700 a few years ago and it's been awesome.”
Bought the a6700 as a video camera and it well exceeded expectations; loves the AI autofocus, though it is not as sharp as their full-frame body.
“this camera well exceeded my expectations i freaking love it. 10/10 great camera for what it is.”
Switched from the ZV-E10 to the a6700 and finds its subject tracking much stickier with unpredictable subjects.
“I switched from ZV-E10 to A6700 and recognize this issue.”
Took the a6700 to Europe with just a 25mm f/1.7 and it was great; recommends the weather-sealed body with the new Tamron 16-50.
“I just went on a trip to Europe with my a6700 and just used a 25mm f1.7 and it was great. Wish I had the”
Upgraded from an a6000 to the a6700 and calls it amazing and compact with the Sigma 18-50, though there's a lot to learn.
“i upgraded to the a6700 from a6000”
The a6700 was their first camera; they call it a beast and plan to keep it alongside their new a1 II.
“that's my first camera!! its a beast!! i still have it and zero plans of selling. this is a photo”
Upgraded from the a6400 to the a6700 for IBIS and the rotating screen, and really likes it for wildlife.
“I really like it. I upgraded from the 6400 because it had no IBS and the screen couldn’t rotate like 6700. I do a lot more wildlife photography than anything”
Owns the a6700 and a7C II and sees very little difference in everyday image quality or dynamic range; never wished an a6700 photo had been full frame.
“There has never been a photo I have taken with my A6700 that I have said, "this would have been better on my full frame setup". This is all”
Uses the a6700 with a Sigma 16-300, light enough to take anywhere; full frame is too heavy for their travel.
“I have a 6700 w/ 16-300 sigma and it’s light enough to take anywhere and capture anything, Full frame is too heavy for me travelling.”
After selling an X-E5, got the Sony a6700 and calls it their favourite camera ever, with image quality hard to tell from full frame.
“I sold it and got the Sony a6700 and I love it! Its my favourite camera I've owned, highly recommend it if you're coming from”
Just bought the a6700 with a Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 and calls it the best bang for the buck in mirrorless right now.
“Just go for it I just bought a6700 body with sigma 18-50 f2.8, it's the best bang for buck in mirrorless currently.”
Has enjoyed their a6700 for ten months and recommends buying it.
“Its been 10 months now, and i have enjoyed my 6700 for 10 months now so my answer would be”
Chose the a6700 over the Fujifilm X-S20 for its better autofocus.
“i bought a6700 because xs20 didn't have better or similar performance of auto focus. buy body only. consider other better”
Loves Clear Image Zoom on the a6700, mapped to a custom button, so they don't need zoom lenses with their primes; it only works in JPEG/HEIF, not RAW.
“I just found out about clear image zoom on the A6700 and it is awesome. I set my c1 as the file type (JPEG vs.”
Switched from Canon's larger full-frame bodies to the a6700 and finds it compact.
“Having switched from canon’s larger FF models to an a6700, I thought it was quite compact/condensed. Seeing the a5100 up against a 6400 is wild”
Bought a Sony a6700 as a light travel camera alongside two R5 Mark IIs and absolutely loves it.
“I ended up buying a Sony a6700 (APS-C) with some decent glass and absolutely love it for when I want to travel light. Don't get me wrong, I love my”
Uses an a6700 for hybrid photo and video. Says that for video it beats the original a7C and a7 III if you colour grade, thanks to 10-bit 4:2:2, and that the APS-C sensor won't hold a beginner back.
“I have an A6700 for hybrid. For video, the A6700 beats A7c and A7iii hands down if you want to do any sort of post processing / colour grading, as it can do 10 bit 4:2:2.”
Two months with the a6700, shooting everyday photos with the Sigma 18-50 and Sony 70-350. Very impressed by how it performs at high ISO, with shots at ISO 6400 and above.
“I'm insanely impressed with the performance at high ISO and the new Lightroom denoice, some of these at taken at ISO 6400 and above.”