Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 vs. Leica M10-P

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 and Leica M10-P. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 vs. Leica M10-P Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - rangefinder with Live View mode
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.69 cm 8 cm
Width 12 cm 13.9 cm
Depth 5.33 cm 3.85 cm
Weight 453 g 660 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g Camera with battery: 660 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Synthetic leather, magnesium alloy, brass
Enclosure Colour - Black chrome
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels -
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps -
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Image Processor BIONZ X Maestro II
LENS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Leica M
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection -
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control -
Face Detection Smile Shutter -
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - real-image
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 0.73x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 -
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control Automatic parallax compensation
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
ISO (Max) 51200 50000
Native ISO 100-6400 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 100-50000, ISO auto (200-50000)
Exposure Metering Spot, average, highlight spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, manual, aperture-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box Monochrome
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 125 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -1-20
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, high-speed synchronization (HSS) -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S -
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, DNG (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC -
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 2 TB
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
DNG (RAW) 5976 x 3992
JPEG 5952 x 3968
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Leica BP-SCL5 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Leica BP-SCL5 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1300 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 350 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.08 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (LCD Monitor on)
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
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FEATURES Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, distortion correction function, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction Auto power save, histogram display, GPS ready, interval shooting mode
OTHERS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Leica M10-P
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, car power adapter, shoe cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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