STACK #264 October 2026

GETTING OUT & ABOUT CAMERA WITH THE RIGHT continued

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Sony Alpha A6700 with 18–135mm Lens Kit [4K Video] Essentials Bundle

THE PREMIUM MEMORY MAKER THE CAMERA

Sometimes photography isn’t just part of the trip – it can be one of the reasons you’re going. This premium digital camera is for those outings when image quality, control and catching the shot matter more than snapping away on a smartphone. The Sony Alpha A6700 uses a 26MP APS-C Exmor R CMOS sensor with 5-axis in-body image stabilisation and can shoot stills at up to 11fps. Its subject-recognition autofocus covers humans, animals, birds, insects and vehicles, which is exactly the sort of backup you want when a sleepy road trip suddenly encounters a wedge-tailed eagle, bounding roo or something fast on four wheels. Video is no afterthought either, with oversampled 4K and recording up to 4K/120p for high-quality motion and slow-motion possibilities. When getting out and about, the 18–135mm F3.5–5.6 OSS kit lens is the quiet hero. Its 7.5x zoom covers an equivalent 27–202.5mm range on the Sony Alpha A6700, moving from wide landscapes to portraits, details and more distant subjects without a lens swap. At 325g, with Optical SteadyShot built in, it gives you a genuinely useful one-lens travel setup rather than a bag full of glass every time you leave the car.

WORTH PACKING THE CAMERA BAG FOR Outback road trips, national parks, wildlife, coastal drives and overseas holidays all suit the Sony Alpha A6700 with 18–135mm Lens Kit. It asks more of you than a pocket camera, but rewards that extra space with creative control when the light turns golden, wildlife appears without warning, or a landscape deserves more than a quick snap.

FROM BIG VIEWS TO DISTANT DETAILS

At the 18mm end, frame the beach, mountain range or city skyline. Zoom towards 135mm when a bird lands farther down the track, a surfer is beyond the break, or you want a tighter portrait without invading someone’s personal space. That range is especially handy on the road, where the next subject rarely arrives at the perfect distance. Subject-recognition autofocus can help keep supported people, animals, birds and other subjects in focus, while 11fps burst shooting gives you a better shot at the exact instant a bird takes off, a dog launches into the water or the kids finally all look in the same direction. Five-axis in-body stabilisation plus the lens’s Optical SteadyShot also help when a tripod was left at home.

WHO’S IT FOR? Anyone who wants to return home with photos they’ll still cherish years later – and is content to carry a dedicated camera to get them. The Sony Alpha A6700 with 18–135mm Lens Kit also leaves room to grow: when travel photography becomes a bigger obsession, Sony’s E-mount system lets you add more specialised lenses rather than replace the camera.

26 OCTOBER 2026

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