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Expand your firing range
Meet the α6500 — the APS-C interchangeable lens compact camera that puts the power to shoot professional-looking stills and movies solidly in your hands. An enhanced buffer for continuous shooting of up to 307 shots, in-camera 5-axis optical image stabilization, touchscreen control, super-speed AF and High-density Tracking AF Technology extend the range of your shooting capabilities.
The reasons to choose this model
Extended continuous shooting buffer
Approx. 36-s/307-shot continuous shooting capacity
5-axis image stabilization
Camera shake compensation effect of five-stops-faster shutter speed
Touch to focus immediately
Touch to focus or swipe to shift focus while looking at the viewfinder.
Focus at top speed
Capture every moment — the world’s fastest4 AF speed and highest number of AF points respond flawlessly to virtually any shooting situation.
Extended buffer for continuous shooting
With the α6500 extending continuous shooting capacity to 307 shots2 without any drop in shooting speed (for around 36 s with AF/AE tracking), you won’t miss a decisive moment.
Live-view continuous shooting with minimal lag
Shoot moving subjects with optical viewfinder-like immediacy
In live-view continuous shooting at up to 8fps, display lag is kept to an absolute minimum, so you can capture moving subjects as they appear on the EVF or LCD, with optical viewfinder-like immediacy.
5-axis stabilization in palm-sized body
Minimize camera shake, even using various lenses
5-axis stabilization works with E-mount and other lenses
Gain unparalleled handheld shooting freedom using many of your favorite lenses. The short flange-back distance in the E-mount α6500 contributes to broad lens compatibility.
E-Mount Lenses
Learn about the great selection of lenses you can mount directly on the α6500 at the following
A-Mount Lenses
(1) LA-EA4, LA-EA3, LA-EA2* or LA-EA1* *Images are recorded in APS-C format.
With an A-mount lens adaptor, you have even more lenses to choose from the following
Other Lenses
For extra versatility, the camera’s image stabilization system even functions when a lens with another type of mount is attached.
Focus evolves with a touch
Touch Pad Function
Swipe screen to shift focus point while watching viewfinder
With the Touch Pad function, you can swipe the LCD touchscreen to shift focus point intuitively and easily from one area to another, even as you monitor the viewfinder.
Immediate focus point selection by touch
Use just your finger to focus as you like within the frame
Touch Focus makes it particularly easy to adjust focus quickly, so you don’t miss the chance to capture your chosen subject at the decisive moment.
For more dynamic image depiction
With new front-end LSI, BIONZ X™ processes data from the Exmor® CMOS image sensor for outstanding texture, clarity, and image sharpness with low noise in stills and movies.
Extra image sensor perception
This sensor has a thin wiring layer and large photodiode substrate that maximize light collection efficiency and copper wiring ensuring quick read-out. It also extends sensitivity to ISO 51200 with reduced noise. (A) Conventional structure (B) α6500 structure (1) Photodiode substrate (2) Light receiving surface (3) Aluminum wiring layer (4) Copper wiring layer
Enhanced image processing system
The BIONZ X™ image processing engine enhances image texture and clarity as it minimizes noise, with critical support from new front-end LSI and image processing algorithm optimized for the image sensor.
High-quality 4K recording
Shoot and internally record 4K movies generated from 6K equivalent (20 MP) data in Super 35 mm format. Intuitive Touch Focus and 5-axis image stabilization extend shooting freedom.
High-resolution 4K
Oversampling (about 2.4 x [6K equivalent] as much image data condensed to 4K) achieves high quality 4K movie resolution and realism.
Slow & Quick motion
Up to 5x Slow Motion and up to 60x Quick Motion can be recorded in camera at up to 50 Mbps in Full HD, then played back without post-production. processing.
S-Gamut / S-Log shooting
S-Gamut/S-Log enable wide dynamic range (max. 1300%) shooting for more expressive moviemaking in post-production. The α6500 even offers 14-stop latitude at S-Log3 setting.
Tough, reliable integrity for smart, smooth operation
A magnesium alloy body, a shutter tested to 200,00014 release cycles and more highlight the camera’s all-around toughness, reliability and operability.
Shutter durability
Rear shutter braking suppresses blur-inducing vibration and shutter sound, optimizes image sensor resolution performance and extends shutter durability.
Grip for better handling
The camera grip is molded and recessed to conform more closely to a hand’s contours in order to optimize handling comfort and secure your grip.
Robust lens mount
This provides a solid foundation for mounting even large, heavy telephoto or movie-shooting lenses for long, rugged use.
XGA OLED Tru-Finder™
The high-contrast, high-resolution XGA OLED Tru-Finder™ offers spectacular views, and when the high-frame-rate 120fps mode is selected, it displays smoother action for easier tracking.
Tiltable LCD screen
Tilts up to about 90 degrees and down to about 45 degrees for clear, bright views from many angles, even under direct sunlight.
Customizable buttons
Quickly access frequently used controls by assigning a total of 68 functions among ten customizable buttons.
Sony α6500 Sample Images
Bhanu Sharma
Founder of Maker. Co-founded Wanadu (acquired by Cisco). Led products at Adobe, Macromedia , Sony, Latitude Communications and Skyfire.