Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 and Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 vs. Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Panasonic 12-60mm lens
Height 6.69 cm 10.03 cm
Width 12 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 5.33 cm 9.96 cm
Weight 453 g 739 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g Camera body only: 739 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 823 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 25.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 26,520,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 25,210,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-Axis Dual I.S. 2)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Image Processor BIONZ X Venus Engine
LENS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Type - Panasonic zoom lens 12 - 60 mm - f/3.5-5.6 LUMIX G - tele, wide angle
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 120mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 20 cm
Max View Angle - 84.05 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 11 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Micro Four Thirds
Features - ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof, waterproof
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Pinpoint AF, Zone AF, Eye priority AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 3,680,000 pixels (1280 x 960 x 3)
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 1.52x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 2
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
ISO (Max) 51200 25600
Native ISO 100-6400 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 -
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Spot, average, highlight spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1728
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture 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 Sepia, Vivid, natural, monochrome, Flat, landscape, portrait, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Old Days, Standard, L. Monochrome, L. Monochrome D, L. Classic Neo, L. Monochrome S, Cinelike D2, Cinelike V2, Like709, Hybrid Log Gamma, V-Log
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 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 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,840,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
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 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S MPEG-4, H.264, MOV, ProRes 422, H.265, ProRes 422 HQ
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 5760 x 4320
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC Linear PCM, AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card, CFexpress
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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
5776 x 4336
4096 x 3072
2944 x 2208
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3848
4096 x 2728
2944 x 1960
11552 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 5464 - High Resolution Mode
5776 x 3248
4096 x 2304
2944 x 1656
11552 x 6496 - High Resolution Mode
8192 x 4608 - High Resolution Mode
4336 x 4336
3072 x 3072
2208 x 2208
8672 x 8672 - High Resolution Mode
6144 x 6144 - High Resolution Mode
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 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Panasonic DMW-BLK22 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2200 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 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Features - Vectorscope
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec, custom
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 2 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 60 frames per second, 14 frames per second, 75 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 Built-in speaker, sharpness control, colour control, saturation control, contrast control, built-in cooling fan, hue control, no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), slow motion recording, V-Log L recording, 3D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, 2D Digital Noise Reduction Technology, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording
OTHERS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Panasonic Lumix G DC-GH6M + Panasonic 12-60mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable holder, BNC adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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