Sony a6500 interchangeable lens camera launched for $1,400

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Sony has launched their latest flagship camera, the a6500. It comes with an APS-C sensor. It succeeds the Sony a6300 mirrorless camera and features the same 4D Focus Fast Hybrid AF (autofocus) system with 425 phase-detection AF points.

Sony a6500 front view with lens

The camera shoots images at up to 11 frames per second (fps) in the continuous mode, and up to 8 fps in live-view shooting mode. Additional shooting modes include silent shooting, Eye AF in Af-C mode, Expand Flexible Spot AF mode, and Af in focus magnifier modes. The camera is also capable of touchscreen AF for selecting and adjusting the focus point.

Sony a6500 front view body-only

Sony a6500 features in-camera 5-axis optical image stabilization (OIS). What's best is that this new stabilization system fits within the body of the camera, all thanks to the revised internal design. There is also a 'peek' feature wherein a simple half-press on the shutter button reveals how the picture will look with the stabilization effect in the viewfinder or on the LCD screen.

Sony a6500 rear view

The camera features an APS-C sized 24.2 MP Exmor CMOS sensor. The sensor works with a BIONZ X image processor and front-end LSI to maximize the processing power and ensure superior image/video quality even at a higher ISO setting. The camera achieves a sensitivity range of ISO 100-51,200.

Sony a6500 side view with lens

Sony a6500 is now the latest Sony interchangeable lens camera to offer internal 4K movie recording. It can shoot 4K (3840x2160) video in Super 35mm format. It can also record Full HD videos at 120 fps at up to 100 Mbps. Still images from videos can be extracted and saved on the camera - 8 MP images from 4K videos and 2 MP images from FHD videos can be snapped.

Sony a6500 top view with lens

The camera features a magnesium alloy body. The shutter button is highly durable. Other design features include a recessed grip, robust lens mount, soft eyepiece cup, larger release button, and ten custom buttons.

There are two new metering modes:
  • Highlight - exposure metering is focused on the brightest area of the frame
  • Entire Screen Average - average metering for the entire image.
Sony a6500 is WiFi, QR and NFC compatible. It will start shipping November onwards for about $1,400 (body-only).

Sony a6500 specifications


Image sensor: CMOS
Effective pixels: 24.2 million
Metering: Entire Screen Average, Highlight and Spot
Lens: Sony E-mount
Shutter: Electronic
Shutter speed: 1/4,000-30 second
Continuous shooting: 11 fps
Memory: SD/SDHC/SDXC/microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC
Viewfinder: XGA OLED electronic (2,359,296 dots)
Screen: 2.95 inch TFT-LCD (921,600 dots)
File formats: RAW, JPEG, MP4, XAVC S, AVCHD
ISO sensitivity: 100-51,200
Power: Rechargeable battery
Dimensions (WidthxHeightxDepth): 120.0x66.9x53.3 mm
Weight: 453 g (with battery and SD card)
Price: $1,400

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