Product Reviews

I sold my Sony 6100 and bought 6500 and i am happy. Image stab and colors profiles is a good add!

Great sensor. Small, compact and will a pancake len, pocketable. Great dynamic range, autofocus options, bright EVF and custom buttons. would recommend for travel and street photography (I don’t use the video options)

My Sony a6500 is one of Sony's top-tier APS-C mirrorless models, with 24MP stills and a video camera with built-in image stabilization. It sits above the similar-looking a6000 that I have before this one, Sony adds a touchscreen capability and stabilization for enthusiasts willing to dig a little deeper into their pockets.

Upgraded from a5100 to a6500. Well worth the upgrade. Now have choice of viewfinder or screen. still love being able to focus by touching screen for focus point. Now I dont have to go through menus to get favourite adjustments - just click on 'c' or other buttons. Don't do movie's so cannot comment on that My A3 size prints are brilliant quality

I have been a user of Sony full frame cameras for 7 years. Early in the pandemic I had an opportunity to buy a Sony A6500. I was tempted by the idea of a lighter camera and lens as it appealed for when I am out walking all day taking photos. I was amazed by how good the results were. The full frame cameras have the edge in low light or for high resolution, but the A6500 comes very close. Coupled with a Zeiss or G lens you can create great sharp images. I also find the built in flash useful for occasions when you want fill in. If you want a small lightweight camera that produces great results I can recommend the A6500.

There is so much to love about the A6500. I bought it with the 18-135 lens and it's brilliant for almost all everyday situations, the size and weight are great (especially for hiking) , the auto focus in particular is super fast and accurate. I love the latitude of the pictures, you can seriously under expose parts of the image and have other bits over exposed and using Lightroom process the image to look just right. Tracking auto focus for photographing birds and animals is fantastic. There are 2 things I do not like 1) the screen has very limited movement, I thought I would be able to live with it but it's hopeless for proper low level photography of flowers etc, you can not use it at all in a portrait orientation and for that reason I wouldn't buy a camera with this screen again (why do Sony think only Full frame users want a proper screen!) and 2) After 2 years mine has become unreliable, sometimes it just freezes, sometimes the buttons and dials behave in a very strange way, sometimes it just seems to have a life of its own.... which is very frustrating! I do not use it for video so I find it impossible to rate the sound quality!

I've had this for 3 weeks. Main reason for purchase was to mount my vintage Canon fd lenses. The body stabilisation and contrast focus assist this.

My Sony camera a6500 is practically new haven’t used it for a year after buying it. After using for a short period of time it suddenly doesn’t want to read memory cards. I tried updating software but still nothing. Now I have to pay for repairs

I bought this camera to persue my hobby. I know it an expensive hobby to pressure but hoby is a hobby. This camera has great features and I am loving it. I had it with 18-135 sony lenses, the feature like image stabilization is great. The only down side is the video can't go over 30 minutes.

I don't understand. Follow all procedure. Setup Access Point access correctly. Download to PlayMemories Desktop via USB is fine. But when choosing "send to computer", it just can't work. Very frustrated with SONY software.

First off, this is by far my MOST used camera. I purchased it when it first came out.Besides this camera taking AWESOME photos, I also like the fact that the BUFFER provides 36 seconds of continuous shooting!!!! (Approx. 307 photos.) The following photos were taken between Iso 200 and 6400 under EXTREME Mixed Lighting conditions.

I’ve had my Sony a6500 for several years. I have other, more ‘technically advanced’ Sony cameras, I prefer using the a6500 for a lot of my photography.

THE ONLY ISSUE IS THE TEMPETURE, SHUT DOWN THE DEVICE, RELLY BAD, MISS ALOT OF GOOD MEMORIES, MODEL 6500 NOT RECOMENDED, BUT A FRIEND GET THE 6400 BECAUSE OF ME.

I am very much an amateur photographer and bought this as I wanted to update from my 15 year old Canon digital SLR. Disappointed! The old Canon was simple to use - instruction were included whereas the Sony instructions are all online which takes times to register and download, two types of software need, one of which is £7.99. Not a happy - should have stuck to Canon.

Despite taking excellent photos in both 16:9 or 3:2 ratios, this camera limits itself by ignoring popular aspect ratios found in both cheaper and older Sony cameras. This forces any user after a few quick 1:1 pictures to guess where the borders will be, and crop the image in post, potentially losing image quality and trimming details from the photos.

My 2nd APS-C Sony (first was NEX-7). Much better autofocus and low-light performance. I like the optical stabilization. Lenses are smaller than full-frame making the package easier to travel with. Resulting images are excellent.

Have been using my A6500 for several weeks now, and very pleased with the images I've produced

This camera is pretty good, but the battery lifespan is killing me everytime.. Battery go down to 0 from 100 in 1hour..

I regret. time lapse is not installed. applications that are not purchased in my country.

First time with semi-pro camera. The camera is light and has a lot of capabilities. I would rate it 4 or 4.5 but have to rate less because its so complicated to use. Ok I know I am not experienced user but I am no dummy either. From my knowledge it seems all camera manufacturers do not streamline operation by intelligent user interface software design, and over-all functional software design. Should be 3 clicks or less to operate. For example, just doing a software update is confusing. I should click " connect camera to wifi access point" , click "sony.com a6500 update URL" , click start download.... yet can not do that. This is the prime example of the software term "creeping elegance" .

This is my first "big" camera. Its great for travel as it is small and lightweight and still great photo and video quality!

I have used many of the A6000 series products and they work well. The A6500 is a good goto camera for video and stills for run and gun type photography.

I upgraded from a6000 and I'm so glad I did. It has few features I needed like IBIS and mic. input. There's also improved AF, especially noticeable with 3rd party lenses. I know a6400 is the newer, better camera, but for me IBIS is more important

Through problems with my hand, i needed to change from a excellent heavy camera to something lighter. I am delighted with the size, weight and speed of this camera. The quality of the photos are superb.

Well made camera that has improved over time from the NEX7 I still own. Have not owned the camera very long, but I am very pleased with the picture quality.

I needed a light camera for travel and wanted to upgrade. After looking at the 6300 and 6400 i decided on the 6500 for little features such as the upgraded stabalisation sending photos on the move to a phone etc. All in all after coming back from the first trip the photos are amazing and clear, the camera is easy to us, lightweight and compact. Everything i was looking for and more.

The camera build quality feels solid and dependable, the image results are as good as you could hope in this class. The size is attracitve for travel, being smaller than it's full frame counterparts. The lense range is relatily limited ot some of the other big names, but my hobbiest needs are covered quite well.

I recommend it for video ,it make amazing video and portable for travelling

Holiday ahead with my new camera. Much to look forward to.

I've been using the a6500 during my travels for both photography and filming and it has performed great. Photos and videos have plenty of detail and sharpness in part thanks to the image stabilisation. The battery life could be better and I wish the LCD monitor would maintain high brightness during shooting in 4K and some slow motions modes. The video record button is badly placed so I have had to use a custom button to active movie capture when filming. A fine camera deserving the use of quality lenses to get to best out of it.

Good handful of photographic capability. Very surprised to find Can't upload a picture here. Reports file to large?

I got this a few weeks ago because of the new features . I already have the original A7,this is just another lighter option to the full frame camera with the latest updates. My only quibble is the screen, it should swing out instead of over. Or perhaps the camera could be a bit taller so the screen could come all the way up.

I bought this one month ago and am very happy with the purchase

Solid-Modern sophisticated camera with massive specification. Should be supplied with an external battery charger due to poor battery life. Full hard copy manual should come with camera (some of us only have a desktop pc, which you cant take on holiday with your new camera. The manual itself is poor, and needs someone able to write a manual- difficult to understand therefore cant tae advantage of the high spec.

I have only had the camera a short time but am very pleased with the pictures that it has produced so far.The focusing system is very good and allows you to capture scenes that lesser cameras would have missed.Build quality is high, it feels like it will travel well which is important to me.

Bought it for my daughters wedding and got great results

Compact, lightweight, maneuverability. Impressive colors.

Having moved from Nikon as I wanted a lighter set up, I wasn’t disappointed. The build quality is excellent the features too numerous to mention but was able to start shooting straight away. I find the downloaded apps useful and the wireless picture transfer is amazing. No need to get home and stick them on a computer and adjust etc. Overall having only had it a short time, I would definitely recommend it. My only negative is the camera manual is useless and you have to review on it on line.

Good all round performer BUT don't like the control wheel, it's too sensitive. I'm forever hitting the ISO when trying to adjust shutter speed.

I previously owned the 6000 and it has been a good camera , I read all the reviews for the 6500 and decided to upgrade , so far the camera is performing very well, however I was a little annoyed to read about the 6400 and the fact that several items are much improved with the not premium 6400, feature like automatic eye AF , after all the PREMIUM 6500 should have all the best features or be upgraded in software. get a grip Sony .. that aside the camera performs well in most photo applications ,however for video if i'm honest the IBS is not as good as I expected it to be (and was a main reason for buying it) and the menu system even though i'm fairly well up on it, is still clunky and not intuitive, and the TINY rotary / select dial can too easily be mis-moved and settings changed with gloved hands in cold conditions..

upgraded from my a6000. ibis was a great feature has I am unsteady.

Just getting back into Photography after many years. Great camera to learn all the new stuff.

Switching to sony from a dslr is one of the best decision i’ve made. It’s so convenient to carry around and the image quality is awesome! The only concern for me is the battery life is too short.

I have previously owned the a6000 and the a6300. I loved both of them, but the a6500 takes things to another level. I don't shoot video, so the main improvements over the a6300 are the in body stabilisation (I have some non stabilised lenses) and the larger continuous shooting buffer.

I’ve bought this camera 2 days ago. I traded my Nikon D610 for it. I haven’t regretted it. Great pics.

had my A6500 for about 6 weeks now and still much to learn but was up and running taking quality photos within minutes .... the image quality of the camera and teh 18-135 sony lens is spot on sharp making good quality crops when i need to get closer. not used video yet as mostly a stills photographer...but i have total confiidence the quality would be just as good. currently being used on our travels in Australia, its light enough to be carried around all day without feeling heavy. this setup with be my primary equipment for sometime.....impressive.

I am very happy with this Camera. I now have some amazing pictures without having to carry lots of heavy equipment around.

I bought this as an upgrade to my well used A6000 and a supplent to my A7M2 It is a significant improvement in focus performance and the in-body stabilisation is a great benefit as I use a lot of unstabilsed lenses. The new menu system is a slight improvement on the old chaotic system. It's no object of beauty giving a warm feeling of pride in its ownership a good functional camera which should give good service.

I bought this unit to start my videography business and I am really happy with the output!

Working as a professional photographer, I had a job come up working with a client who wanted pictures taken in the 02 at a concert, professional cameras (large DSLR) cameras are not permitted in the 02. So u did some research, price Vs quality Vs size. The Sony A6500 was a small camera packed with features, I was pleasantly surprised, having always had a Nikon, I even purchased Nikon Coolpix cameras for my kids. After purchasing the Sony I put it to the test, and was very impressed the quality of the pictures given it's size we're very good. Reasonable low light capability. On the day of the assignment, the Sony was small enough to fit in my jacket pocket, and I was able to take some great pictures. The client was very happy. Moving forward, I carry this little camera when I'm out with the family, never any complaints. I have also used it to capture video at a professional level for clients amazing results. However longer periods of constant capture this camera will over heat so do be careful.

I have had this camera for 10 months, it is such a lovely compact camera to own, so much to learn. The slow motion features and low light features are two of my favourites to name a few, if you invest in this camera you will not regret it!

Excellent images. I am finding it difficult to set up as I want but pleased I purchased it. Would welcome some more Sony lenses just for APSC format especially telephoto zoom.

I bought this camera for my son as christmas, so I am answering considering his comments. He lives in Brazil.

I'm so impressed with the picture quality. This is the best camera I ever had

You have a nearly unlimited choice of settings to suit all types of photography.

Bought two months ago and love the quality in a small package

I have just brought this camera which is a upgrade from my Sony a5000 . I love the features of this camera the dial for the shooting mode is nice and it clicks into the operation you require and stays in position the dial next to this is great for changing your aperture etc. The camera is very fast to focus and automatically focuses without any issues and takes great photographs. The camera is a good size and is reasonably light with some great features I am still getting use to the camera but the menu is very similar to my a5000 which is helpful. I can fit the camera in my backpack when I go cycling as it is reasonably light and compact so I’m sure I’ll get some good shots in the future.

I bought the camera a couple of weeks a go for photography and videography. So far, happy with the features and flexibility the camera offers over my previous point and shoot.

We had an a6000 when they originally came out. Sadly, we lost the camera during the holidays. I liked the a6000 enough that I would have gladly replaced it, but since the a6300 and a6500 were newer since I originally bought, I decided to do some research. After a lot of reading, I upgraded to the a6500. So far, the experience has been great. Image quality is impressive. Can't wait to try out more features.