Sony · a6700 · Free lesson
Common fixes
What fixes the a6700's known problems — heat shutdowns, the tighter 120p frame, focus breathing, stolen focus?
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Heat shutdowns: Auto Power OFF Temp. on High. Tighter frame at 120p: the 1.6× readout — plan for it. Breathing: Breathing Comp. on. Stolen focus: name the Recognition Target exactly.
Heat: Setup → Power Setting Option → Auto Power OFF Temp. → High · Breathing: Shooting → Image Quality/Rec → Lens Compensation → Breathing Comp. · Focus: Focus → Subject Recognition → Recognition Target
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Quits mid-record, hot to the touchAuto Power OFF Temp. → High. MENU → Setup → Power Setting Option → Auto Power OFF Temp. Sony's guide rates roughly 30 minutes of continuous 4K at 25°C on High.
Lens frames tighter at 4K 120pNot a fault — the readout. At 120p the camera reads less of the sensor, so the angle of view is ≈1.6× instead of ≈1.5×. Plan the wider lens, or step back.
Frame pulses when focus racksBreathing Comp. → On. MENU → Shooting → Image Quality/Rec → Lens Compensation → Breathing Comp. The guide notes the angle and quality change slightly. Unavailable at 120p.
Focus locks the wrong subjectCheck the Recognition Target. MENU → Focus → Subject Recognition → Recognition Target. A target left over from the last subject is the usual cause. For portraits, set Right/Left Eye Select to the near eye.
Try it now
Set Auto Power OFF Temp. → High now, then open Recognition Target and confirm it names what you're shooting today — not yesterday.