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| Predecessor: |
Sony A6300
A6300 vs A6500
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| Successor: |
Sony A6600
A6500 vs A6600
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Nikon Z7 II
Z7 vs Z7 II
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| Model Number: |
A6500 |
Z7 |
| Alternate Model Number(s): |
ILCE-6500 |
Z 7 |
| Camera Format: |
Compact System Camera |
Compact System Camera |
| Currently Manufactured: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Retail Price: |
$1299.99 |
$3399.95 |
| Street Price: |
$1,215.55 |
$2,146.95 |
| Date Available: |
2016-11-15 |
2018-09-27 |
| Tripod Mount: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weight: |
16.0 oz
(453 g)
includes batteries
|
41.4 oz
(1,175 g)
includes batteries, kit lens
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| Size: |
4.7 x
2.6 x
2.1 in.
(120 x
67 x
53 mm)
|
5.3 x
4.0 x
2.7 in.
(134 x
101 x
68 mm)
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| Waterproof: |
No |
No |
| Waterproof Depth: |
n/a |
n/a |
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| Sensor Type: |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Sensor Manufacturer: |
Sony |
|
| Effective Megapixels: |
24.2 |
45.7 |
| Sensor Format: |
APS-C |
35mm |
| Sensor size: |
366.6mm2 (23.50mm x 15.60mm) |
858.01mm2 (35.90mm x 23.90mm) |
| Approximate Pixel Pitch: |
3.92 microns |
4.35 microns |
| Focal Length Multiplier: |
1.5x |
1.0x |
| Aspect Ratio: |
3:2 |
3:2 |
| Color Filter Type: |
RGBG |
RGBG |
| Anti Aliasing Filter: |
Fixed |
None |
| Self-Cleaning: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sensor shift image stabilization: |
Yes |
Yes |
| On-Sensor Phase Detect: |
Yes |
Yes |
| DxO Sensor Score: |
85 |
99 |
| DxO Color Depth Score (bits): |
24.5 |
26.3 |
| DxO Dynamic Range Score (evs): |
13.7 |
14.6 |
| DxO Maximum Effective ISO Score (iso): |
1,405 |
2,668 |
| Image Resolution: |
6000 x 4000
(24.0 MP,
3:2),
6000 x 3376
(20.3 MP,
16:9),
4240 x 2832
(12.0 MP,
3:2),
4240 x 2400
(10.2 MP,
Other),
3008 x 2000
(6.0 MP,
3:2),
3008 x 1688
(5.1 MP,
16:9),
12416 x 1856
(23.0 MP,
Other),
8192 x 1856
(15.2 MP,
Other),
2160 x 5536
(12.0 MP,
Other),
2160 x 3872
(8.4 MP,
Other) |
8256 x 5504
(45.4 MP,
3:2),
6192 x 4128
(25.6 MP,
3:2),
4128 x 2752
(11.4 MP,
3:2),
6880 x 5504
(37.9 MP,
5:4),
5152 x 4120
(21.2 MP,
5:4),
3440 x 2752
(9.5 MP,
5:4),
5504 x 5504
(30.3 MP,
1:1),
4128 x 4128
(17.0 MP,
1:1),
2752 x 2752
(7.6 MP,
1:1),
8256 x 4640
(38.3 MP,
16:9),
6192 x 3480
(21.5 MP,
16:9),
4128 x 2320
(9.6 MP,
16:9),
3840 x 2160
(8.3 MP,
16:9),
1920 x 1080
(2.1 MP,
16:9),
5408 x 3600
(19.5 MP,
3:2),
4048 x 2696
(10.9 MP,
3:2),
2704 x 1800
(4.9 MP,
3:2) |
| Image File Format: |
JPEG (EXIF 2.3), RAW (14-bit compressed ARW 2.3), RAW+JPEG |
JPEG (EXIF 2.31), NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed; large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression); TIFF |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: |
11.1 |
9.0 |
| Can take movies: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Movie Resolution: |
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p)
1920x1080 (120p/100p/60p/60i/50p/50i/30p/25p/24p)
1280x720 (30p/25p)
|
3840x2160 (30p/25p/24p)
1920x1080 (60p/50p/30p/25p/24p)
1920x1080 (120p/100p)
|
| Movie File Format: |
XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4; Audio: LPCM, 2ch / Dolby Digital (AC-3), 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch |
MOV/MP4 (H.265/MPEG-4 AVC, Linear PCM/AAC audio) |
| Composite Video Out: |
No |
No |
| NTSC/PAL Switchable Video: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: |
n/a |
n/a |
| HD Video Out: |
Yes |
Yes |
| HD Video Connection: |
HDMI |
HDMI |
|
|
| Lens Mount: |
Sony E |
Nikon Z |
| Lens: |
n/a |
Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/4 S |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): |
|
24 -
70mm
|
| Focal Length (actual): |
|
24 -
70mm
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| Zoom Ratio: |
|
2.92x |
| Aperture Range: |
|
f/4 - f/22; 7-blade rounded diaphragm |
| Integrated ND Filter: |
No |
|
| Normal Focus Range: |
|
30 cm to Infinity
11.8 in to Infinity
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| Macro Focus Range: |
|
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| Filter Thread: |
n/a |
72.0mm |
| Thread Type: |
n/a |
n/a |
| Optical Image Stabilization: |
No |
No |
| Digital Zoom: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: |
Up to 4x; up to 2x Clear Image Digital Zoom |
1.5x (DX), 5:4, 1:1, 16:9 crop modes |
| Auto Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: |
Hybrid Contrast/Phase Detection: Wide (425 points phase-detection AF, 169 points contrast-detection AF), Zone, Center, Flexible Spot (Small / Medium / Large), Expanded Flexible Spot |
Hybrid phase-detection/contrast AF; 493 (single-point AF); Pinpoint, single-point and dynamic-area AF (pinpoint and dynamic-area AF available in photo mode only); wide-area AF (S); wide-area AF (L); auto-area AF; Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); full-time AF (AF-F; available only in movie mode); predictive focus tracking; Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used; Touch AF and Touch Shutter supported. |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? |
Yes |
Yes |
| Manual Focus: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Viewfinder: |
EVF / LCD
|
EVF / LCD
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| Viewfinder Type: |
EVF type; 1.0cm (0.39-inch) 2.3M-dot XGA OLED, 100% coverage, 1.07x mag. (0.70x 35mm eq.), 23mm eyepoint, -4 to +3 diopter |
EVF: 1.27-cm/0.5-in., approx. 3690k-dot (Quad VGA) OLED with color balance and auto and 11-level manual
brightness controls, 100% coverage, 0.8x magnification, 21mm eyepoint, -4 to +2 diopter, eye sensor |
| Focus Peaking: |
Yes |
Yes |
| EVF Resolution: |
2,359,296 dots
|
3,686,400 dots (1,228,800 pixels)
|
| Viewfinder Magnification (35mm equivalent): |
0.70x |
0.80x |
| Viewfinder Magnification (nominal/claimed): |
1.07x |
0.80x |
| Eye-level Viewfinder: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Rear Display Size (inches): |
3.0 |
3.2 |
| Rear Display Resolution: |
921,600 dots
(307,200 px)
|
2,100,000 dots
|
| Touchscreen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Articulating Screen: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tilt Swivel Screen: |
No |
No |
| Selfie Screen: |
No |
No |
| Max Playback Zoom: |
16.7x |
32.0x |
| Top Deck Display: |
No |
Yes |
|
|
| Maximum ISO (native): |
25600 |
25600 |
| Minimum ISO (native): |
100 |
64 |
| ISO Settings: |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800, 25600, expandable to 51200 |
Auto, 64 - 25,600 in 1/3, 1/2 or 1EV steps, plus down to 32 in Lo-1 and up to 102,400 in Hi-2 |
| Auto ISO Mode: |
Yes |
Yes |
| White Balance Settings: |
Auto WB (with new Ambience, Standard and White options), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent (Warm white/Cool white/Day white/Daylight), Flash, C. Temp 2500 to 9900K, C Filter G7 to M7 (15-step), Custom, Underwater; AWB micro adjustment |
Auto (3), Natural Light Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent (7), Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual (6), Color Temperature (2,500K-10,000K); Fine-tuning available. |
| Shutter Speed Range: |
1/4000 - 30 sec |
1/8000 - 30 sec |
| Bulb Mode: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Exposure Compensation: |
+/- 5.0EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
+/- 5.0EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
| Metering Modes: |
1200-zone Evaluative, Center-weighted, Spot |
Matrix, Center-weighted (weight of 75% given to 12-mm circle in center of frame; weighting can be based on average of entire frame), Spot (4mm circle or about 1.5% frame, centered on selected focus point), Highlight-weighted |
| Program Auto Exposure: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Aperture Priority: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Shutter Priority: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Movie/High Frame Rate |
3 User Settings (U1, U2, U3); HDR, Multiple Exposure (Add, average, lighten, darken) |
| Self Timer: |
2 , 10, 10 (3 or 5 frames) seconds |
2/5/10/20 seconds |
| Time Lapse (intervalometer): |
|
Yes |
| High Resolution Composite: |
No |
No |
| Built-in Flash: |
Yes |
No |
| Flash Modes: |
Auto, Off, Fill-flash, Rear sync, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction: On/Off |
Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off |
| Flash Guide Number (ISO 100): |
6.0 m /
19.7 ft.
|
n/a |
| Flash Range Description: |
Guide Number is 6m/19.7 ft at ISO 100; Range is lens aperture dependent |
n/a |
| Max Flash Sync: |
1/160 |
1/200 |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: |
+/- 3.0 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
-3 to +1 EV
in 0.3EV steps
|
| External Flash Connection: |
Multi Interface Shoe |
ISO-type hotshoe |
| Built-In Wireless Flash Control: |
No |
No |
| Usable Memory Types: |
MS PRO Duo / SD / SDHC / SDXC |
XQD |
| UHS Support: |
UHS-I |
|
| Other Memory: |
|
|
| Dual Card Slots: |
No |
No |
| RAW Capture Support: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Uncompressed Format: |
RAW (14-bit compressed ARW 2.3), RAW+JPEG |
NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed; large, medium, and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression); TIFF |
| Movie File Format: |
XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4; Audio: LPCM, 2ch / Dolby Digital (AC-3), 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator / MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch |
MOV/MP4 (H.265/MPEG-4 AVC, Linear PCM/AAC audio) |
| Included Memory: |
No memory included |
No memory included |
| Included Memory Type: |
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| Built-In Wi-Fi: |
Yes |
Yes |
| NFC: |
Yes |
No |
| Bluetooth: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Built-In GPS: |
No |
No |
| Microphone Jack: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Headphone Jack: |
No |
Yes |
| External Connections: |
USB 2.0 High Speed,Bluetooth,WiFi |
USB 3.0 Super Speed,Bluetooth,WiFi |
| PictBridge Compliant: |
No |
Yes |
| DPOF Compliant: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Remote Control Type: |
Optional wired, IR or Wi-FI |
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or optional wired or wireless |
| Connections (extended): |
Micro (Type-D) HDMI, Multi Interface Shoe, Multi Micro USB |
Mini (Type C) HDMI, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type C (SuperSpeed USB), 10-pin Expansion Terminal, Stereo Mic Jack (3.5mm, plug-in power provided), Stereo Audio Out (3.5mm) |
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| Cycle time for JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame, max resolution): |
0.62 |
0.48 |
| Cycle time for RAW shooting in single shot mode (seconds per frame): |
|
|
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in single shot mode (frames): |
|
|
| Cycle time for RAW+JPEG shooting in single shot mode (seconds per shot): |
0.59 |
0.46 |
| Camera penalizes early shutter press? |
No |
No |
| JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps, max resolution): |
11.1 |
9.0 |
| Buffer size for JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames, max resolution): |
231 |
26 |
| RAW shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
11.1 |
9.0 |
| Buffer size for RAW shooting in burst mode (frames): |
110 |
23 |
| RAW+JPEG shooting speed in burst mode (fps): |
11.1 |
9.0 |
| Buffer Size for RAW+JPEG shooting in burst mode (frames): |
101 |
20 |
| Shutter lag (full AF, wide/mid): |
0.18 seconds |
0.21 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, tele): |
|
|
| Shutter lag (full AF, live view - DSLR): |
|
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| Shutter lag (prefocused, live view - DSLR): |
|
|
| Shutter Lag (manual focus): |
0.127 seconds |
0.060 seconds |
| Shutter lag (full AF, with flash): |
0.29 seconds |
|
| Shutter Lag (prefocused): |
0.019 seconds |
0.059 seconds |
| Shutter Lag (notes): |
|
Shutter lag results are with Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFCS) enabled. |
| Startup Time: |
1.3 seconds |
1.5 seconds |
| Play -> Record Time: |
0.9 seconds |
0.9 seconds |
| Flash cycle time, full power: |
3.0 seconds |
|
| Battery Life, Stills (CIPA Rating Monitor/Live View): |
350 shots |
400 shots |
| Battery Life, Still (CIPA Rating OVF/EVF): |
310 shots |
330 shots |
| Battery Life, Video: |
|
85 minutes
|
| Battery Form Factor: |
Proprietary NP-FW50 |
Proprietary |
| Usable Battery Types: |
Lithium-ion rechargeable |
EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a/EN-EL15 Lithium-ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: |
1 x Proprietary NP-FW50 Lithium-ion rechargeable
|
1 x Proprietary EN-EL15b Lithium-ion rechargeable
|
| Battery Charger Included (dedicated charger or AC/USB adapter): |
No |
Yes |
| Dedicated Battery Charger Included: |
No |
Yes |
| Internal Charging Supported: |
Yes |
Yes |
| Included Software: |
Free downloads of Image Data Converter (Win only), Capture One Express (for Sony) |
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| OS Compatibility: |
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| Notes & Features: |
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