JuzaPhoto uses technical cookies and third-part cookies to provide the service and to make possible login, choice of background color and other settings (click here for more info).

By continuing to browse the site you confirm that you have read your options regarding cookies and that you have read and accepted the Terms of service and Privacy.


OK, I confirm


You can change in every moment your cookies preferences from the page Cookie Preferences, that can be reached from every page of the website with the link that you find at the bottom of the page; you can also set your preferences directly here

Accept Cookies Customize Refuse Cookies
RCE Foto






Login Logout Join JuzaPhoto!

Sony A6500 : Specifications and Opinions



Reviews

What do you think?


Do you want add your opinion? You do it by joining JuzaPhoto, it is easy and free!

There is more: by registering you can create your personal page, publish photos, receive comments, join discussions and you can use all the features of JuzaPhoto. With more than 259000 members, there is space for everyone, from the beginner to the professional.





avatarjunior
sent on 03 Giugno 2019

Pros: La Cantidad de funciones y posibilidades que tiene, el tamaño, wifi, manejo por smart, muchisimas funciones.

Cons: Poca nitidez

Opinion: La compre hace un mes ya que la presentan como una de las preferidas de este segmento, pero a pesar de usarla con varios lentes no logro la nitidez que deseo, no se porque, al punto tal que estoy pensando en venderla, si alguien puede ayudarme a como mejorar la calidad de mis fotos con esta camara estaria agradecido, tal vez sean los lentes que no son full frame

Google Translate  The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.


avatarjunior
sent on 09 Ottobre 2025

Pros: Small,4k video, stabilizer, price, image quality and burst

Cons: Battery life, complex and unergonomic menu

Opinion: I bought it for € 500 used with a 16 F/2.8 vermante satisfied with perfect video side, reduced price, excellent image quality, and 11 fps burst, the batteries last not very long but it is solved by buying a few more. The menu is a bit complex but you just have to understand it and then it's easy to hold in your hand but you just need a rig and everything is solved. I was vermante satisfied even if out of production the I recommend to start is fine and is also good for semi-professional use.

avatarjunior
sent on 24 Novembre 2022

Pros: Portability, AWB, dynamic range, stabilization and AF.

Cons: Battery life, it is easily solved with a couple of spare, and the menu but even here in a short time you can set the camera according to your needs.

Opinion: Socket used a few days ago by Rce in Riviera Tito Livio in Padua with just over 5000 shots and 2 years warranty; what to say except that, from my previous Nex6 , it is a nice step forward. Stabilized, tropicalized, excellent sensor and excellent AWB and a good AF make it, despite being out of production, an excellent camera for those like me who are passionate about photography and want a camera body that is not bulky and with pro features.

avatarjunior
sent on 01 Luglio 2020

Pros: Ridiculous footprint, quality images, beautiful videos, many possibilities of customization, stabilization, ISO sealing, focus

Cons: Ergonomics, menus to study as a language, battery not durable (but not exaggerated), colors difficult to handle

Opinion: The spark didn't snap with this Sony unfortunately. I came from a Canon 6D, full frame reflex, and after a year I have to say that I never really felt it mine. It is very small and I found the grip uncomfortable. It's edgy, it's not very pleasant to hold in my hand for me. The weight and size, however, make you carry it always and anyway, you put it in your bag and you don't even notice it. I have to say that from a technical point of view it's crazy, the photos I took never made me regret 6D and I didn't expect that. It keeps THE ISO well, always beautiful night shots with a nice clean black. Crazy focus. The colors are very difficult to govern... The file is workable to the far-fetched but if you are not very prone to post-produce is not the right machine, they must be interpreted and modeled. Really cool video side, I made 4k videos with the profile "cine4" and dirty misery looked like a movie. The color profile menu is a really technical thing to study for hours on end, but if you cheat the right profile it gives you a lot of satisfaction. The problem with this machine is that of general usability... Menus are complicated and certain items are also mistranslated. I happened to have changed parameters to make a shot or a video, and once I finished I took several minutes to find that menu item to restore everything. There is not even the classic "my menu" section, there are just 3 customizable buttons on the body but that are only 3. Basically it's not a point and shoot machine, it's a well of technology that you have to know how to handle from snap to click and that also forces you to stay so long in front of the PC to work the files. The quality is indisputable but it is not immediate at all. I'm going to move on to Fuji, it seems better suited to my approach. The a6500 I will definitely remember it for its excellent quality but I don't think I'll miss having it in my hand and using it

avatarjunior
sent on 05 Luglio 2019

Pros: Stabilized sensor, image quality, ISO seal, gorgeous 4K, RAW buffer (also JPEG but I don't use it), silent shot, 3 dedicated keys to customize, Eye AF, AF Track.

Cons: Small scope (to be the flagship of the APS-C), shutter at 1/4000, non-flippable screen, 120fps only in NTSC and 100 in PAL (European standard).

Opinion: Bought at a crazy price of 700 euros of import (1 year guarantee only), at this price it seems stolen... But it is very likely that a replacement or a refresh of the same will soon come out. Perfect in every use, the stabilized sensor does not magic but really helps to recover some stop or third of freehand stop (at night it is a godsend). The buffer is a hand grenade, even if you don't use it, you'll use it! I feel really good with everything and especially with the image quality. Video level I'm not an expert, iuse for small montages that remain "in the family", but takes advantage of every little pixel of 4K TVs, but of course you need a lender computer to work files with comfort.

avatarsenior
sent on 02 Gennaio 2019

Pros: Stabilized sensor, additional image chip additional to the processor, burst, ISO seal, excellent 3d image, who wants to save money and weight of optics, 4k video quality, excellent stabilization in video even with fixed optics without stabilization.

Cons: Battery life 300 shots, few APSC optics from Sony, shutter 1/4000 both mechanical and electronic that arrives at 1/32000 but was blocked at 1/4000 also the electronic.

Opinion: Well guys from May that I keep using the Sony A6500 with satisfaction, so many people compare it to the Sony A6600-6300 But I can guarantee you that is another sensor, plus it has a further dedicated chip to the image processor and ISO, I use it for video and photos , in video the stabilization of the sensor after the last firmware does wonders can be resumed even walking, according to Dxmark has the same recovery of the A7 of 9 stop, the A7 III arrives at 14 stop, actually I see a great recovery in backlight and the 9 stops you see , the a6000 arrives at 6 stop and here is a difference of 3 stop and are not poki, I choose it not so much for the price but for the compactness of APSC optics since I have the 16mm and the 30mm weighing 400 grams and they are f 1.4 while for full frame they are huge , even for the saving of APSC optics, the important thing is to have fun with the equipment that pleases, I am delighted with the quality of image, autofocus and video, for me is really well made and it is difficult that you mistake a shot, has many limitations but the perfection For Sony it means to take some cameras R-S etc...

avatarsenior
sent on 02 Gennaio 2019

Pros: Footprint

Cons: Price

Opinion: Tried in the shop out of sheer curiosity, but I was not thrilled. I'm just wondering if it's really worth buying this mirrorless APS-C when, at the same size/weight, and with less money you can buy a mirrorless full frame like the Sony Alpha 7 which is more performant, or, at the same expense, the Sony Alpha 7 II. Maybe for the 16-50 of the kit that is compact and lightweight, but at this point you can still opt for the previous and more compact/light versions a6300 and a6000 that are more manageable and have roughly the same functions and the same quality of image.

avatarsenior
sent on 20 Novembre 2018

Pros: Light and compact, AF very high performance, advanced features of MF and more, articulated screen (only in part), customization keys/nuts, eye-af also in AFC, Wi-Fi, excellent electronic viewfinder, burst, efficient stabilization, tropicalization, Bluetooth, touch screen convenient to select MAF point, Excellent sensor in general with good ISO and raw definitely rich...

Cons: Limits of an APS-C sensor, LCD screen not at height and limited in movements, non-infinite optical park, battery life, shutter speeds 1/4000

Opinion: I'm not going to dwell. From the already excellent A6000 I switched to this little gem to get completely into the world Sony ml without regrets (I had a Nikon D600). It is worth more or less the same judgement I had expressed for the little A6000 with the addition of the features that made me decide to upgrade. Tropicalization, improved sensor, efficient stabilization, eye AF in AFC and various improvments. I really enjoyed the touch function to select the MAF point. I knew against them and as far as I'm concerned the only real note is on the screen that I find a little ' scarsio especially absurd that the resolution is lower than the A6300... Purchase however Stra-recommended. It has everything you need in little weight and with the right optics you forget (almost) the full format.

avatarjunior
sent on 14 Gennaio 2018

Pros: Overall quality, speed, robustness, touch for video, very effective stabilizer, very precise, 4K excellent for the category, viewfinder oled.rnIn 4K video holds the asa fine up to 8000 (12800 manageable for extreme cases) In avchd up to 4000 Controls are excellent, such as eye af, zebra, peacking, settings (picture profiles) for professionals.

Cons: Lack of headphone jack, external display lower than the A6300 and in any case a little slippery, reduced lcd movements, poor ergonomics, lack of a double display, wheel too sensitive to pressures while rotating, quality avchd improved. Slow and confusing typical sony menu.

Opinion: I used it a lot in 2017 to work, many videos of weddings: it's a military vehicle, it never gave a problem, zero overheating.rnI did not treat it with cotton gloves, continuous slow changes, long recording sessions, it works well and I will continue to work again this year. Too bad the external display a bit 'outdated, dreaming of an oled display that opens, like the gh4.rnFotograficamente presents raw very rich in information. The asa in photos are manageable up to 3200 without problems. Buying the mc11 I could extend the slow options with some canon lenses that I own. I like it and I would buy it again. Word of a canonist since 2008.

avatarjunior
sent on 14 Gennaio 2018

Pros: Overall quality, speed, robustness, touch for video, very effective stabilizer, very precise, 4K excellent for the category, viewfinder oled.rnIn 4K video holds the asa fine up to 8000 (12800 manageable for extreme cases) In avchd up to 4000 Controls are excellent, type af eye, zebra, peacking, adjustments for professionals.

Cons: Lack of headphone jack, external display lower than the A6300 and in any case a little slippery, reduced lcd movements, poor ergonomics, lack of a double display, wheel too sensitive to pressures while rotating, quality avchd improved. Slow and confusing typical sony menu.

Opinion: I used it a lot in 2017 to work, many videos of weddings: it's a military vehicle, it never gave a problem, zero overheating.rnI did not treat it with cotton gloves, continuous slow changes, long recording sessions, it works well and I will continue to work again this year. Too bad the external display a little 'loose, dreaming of an oled display that opens, like the gh4rnFotograficamente presents raw very rich in information. The asa in photos are manageable up to 3200 without problems. Buying the mc11 I could extend the slow options with some canon lenses that I own. I'm sorry and I would buy it again. Word of a canonist since 2008.

avatarsenior
sent on 23 Dicembre 2017

Pros: Image quality, compactness, functions, AF, stabilizer

Cons: Touch screen useful but strangely slow, menu, no high level zoom

Opinion: Bought in January to replace the excellent a6000, primarily for stabilization and AF optimized.rnSensor apsc tested for some years, is optimized at high ISO (2500-3200 in particular) the machine is appreciated for a feeling of solidity increased, evf improved and the completeness of autofocus (even if you have to understand it a bit '). rnAbbinata sigma 30 and 16 1.4 stabilization does its duty (without reaching the Olympus levels however) .rnThe desire of FF is always lurking but this a6500 he calmed her for sure.

avatarjunior
sent on 26 Novembre 2017

Pros: QI, great AF, stabilized sensor, extremely workable RAW files, good ISO up to 1600, excellent EVF, good AWB.

Cons: Screen size, screen brightness, controversial design choices, ergonomics, low reactivity touchscreen limited to MAF, autonomy.

Opinion: Excellent ML APS-C, one of the best on the market for QI and GD, returns very clean files, especially with bright fixed optics. Great AF, many MAF options and adding touchscreen make it easy to choose the subject, a touchscreen that can also be used by the electronic viewfinder as a sort of emulsion joystick; it's a shame that it's not very responsive. rn In AF-C mode it's really a good thing, with good light conditions hardly misses the shot; Also good is the burst of up to 11 FPS and the buffer. Face-recognition and Eye-AF are also available for AF-C portraits ... without a hitch, a cool! The 5-axis stabilized sensor has allowed me to shoot up to 1/20 for free, not bad .rnThe Sony menu is known, it is not the utmost convenience, but it really contains a large number of options that make this machine highly customizable. There are also 3 function keys and 2 fully programmable memory loudspeakers.rn Its major faults come from its ergonomics and some squestionable designs of celts, one on all the rear control ring, the limits of usable for my fingering finger: it is small, has little grip and is very sensitive to pressure, which made me suddenly change some camera parameters, losing reactivity in the click. Another absurd choice is the placement of the REC button for videos. Improper access to the SD card. The body machine is compact and gives a good feeling of solidity thanks to the materials used that make it resistant to dust and moisture (do not use it in the rain though!). Unfortunately, in all of this, the monitor is sacrificed: it is a 3 'with 16: 9 ratio, discreet for video mode, but for photos at 3: 2 it becomes a 2.6' with a lot of black side bands (too small!); Moreover, its low luminosity makes it difficult to see the light in the daylight. Great on the contrary, the EVF, bright and well defined, appreciates it from now on% 28 optical viewfinder) .rnAutonomy ... low: for a day of shots two batteries are the least. However, there is a good chance of charging via microusb, even if it is on. rnI used little for video but with excellent results: 4K files at 30FPS very clean, 1080P to 120FPS possibilities, featuring S-Log2 and S-Log3 profiles, and even here, great AF.rnInsomma, while knowing its ergonomic limits for those looking for a compact handy APS-C is a great choice along with the a6300, with which it shares the same sensor and, consequently, the excellent IQ.

avatarsenior
sent on 27 Marzo 2017

Pros:

Cons:

Opinion:








 ^

JuzaPhoto contains affiliate links from Amazon and Ebay and JuzaPhoto earn a commission in case of purchase through affiliate links.

Mobile Version - juza.ea@gmail.com - Terms of use and Privacy - Cookie Preferences - P. IVA 01501900334 - REA 167997- PEC juzaphoto@pec.it

May Beauty Be Everywhere Around Me