Flipside 400 AW IIIvs A6600
Lowepro
Flipside 400 AW III
Starting from £130 new
Best for Outdoor, wildlife & travel photography
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Sony
A6600 (2019)
Starting from £1299 new
Best for Hybrid photography, travel & video on Sony APS-C
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GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Outdoor, Wildlife & Travel Photography — Flipside 400 AW III: The Flipside 400 is the bag of choice for outdoor and travel photographers who need security, weatherproofing and serious carrying capacity. The back-access design is particularly good in crowds — your gear is never accessible to anyone but you.
Hybrid Photography, Travel & Video On Sony Aps-C — A6600 (2019): The APS-C Sony that has everything — IBIS, real-time Eye AF, excellent battery life, and 4K/30p in a weather-sealed body.
Who should buy what
Flipside 400 AW III
- Outdoor and landscape photographers who hike to shooting locations
- Travel photographers in busy tourist areas who need secure gear access
- Wildlife photographers carrying a long telephoto lens and body
- Anyone who needs an all-weather bag for serious outdoor use
A6600 (2019)
- Sony APS-C shooters who need IBIS — the only A6000-series body to offer it
- Hybrid photographers who want the best of stills and video from a compact E-mount body
- A6400 or A6100 owners who want IBIS and a headphone jack for video work
- Travel photographers who need compact full-featured weather-sealed performance
Quick take: The flipside 400 aw iii is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | Flipside 400 AW III | A6600 (2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £130 | £1,299 |
| Sensor | — | 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS |
| Resolution | — | 24.2MP |
| Video | — | 4K/30p (no crop), 1080p/120p |
| Autofocus | — | Real-time Eye AF, real-time tracking — inherited from A9 |
| Stabilisation | — | 5-axis IBIS — 5 stops |
| Burst Rate | — | 11fps continuous with AF/AE |
| Battery Life | — | ~810 shots (CIPA) — large NP-FZ100 battery |
| Weight | 1.3kg (empty) | 503g body only |
| Dimensions | 30 × 19 × 47cm / 22L camera compartment | 120 × 66.9 × 69.3mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | — | EVF, 2.36M dots, 0.70× magnification |
| Screen | — | 3.0" touchscreen, tilting |
| Mount | — | Sony E-mount (APS-C) |
| Memory Cards | — | Single SD UHS-I slot |
| Connectivity | — | USB-C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm mic & headphone jacks |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | Flipside 400 AW III | A6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife | ||
| Travel | ||
| Street | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Sports | — |
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