| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 10.28 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Panasonic |
| Model | Alpha a6500 24.2MP Digital Camera | Lumix GH5S 10.28MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A6500 | Lumix GH5S |
| Model Number | Alpha ILCE-6500 | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 10.28 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 120 x 66.9 x 53.3 mm | 138.5 x 98.1 x 87.4 mm |
| Weight | 453 GM | 660 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 14 to 104 |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | HDMI, USB |
| Accessory Shoe | - | Hot Shoe |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 23.5 x 15.6 mm | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Sensor Technology | - | Live MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-MOUNT | Micro Four Thirds mount |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Zoom | - | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 4x |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | Still image Bulb Max. 30 minutes, 1/8,000 - 60, Electronic shutter 1/16,000 - 1, Motion picture 59.94Hz 1/16,000 - 1/30, 50.00Hz 1/16,000 - 1/25, 23.98Hz 1/16,000 - 1/24 When using Synchro Scan |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Shutter Type | - | Focal-plane shutter |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW, RAW & JPEG, JPEG Extra fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.31, RAW 14-bit / 12-bit |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 43, 32, 169, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 11.93 MP |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 3680 x 2760 |
| Image Sizing | - | 3680x2760 |
| Still Image Size | - | 3680x2760L / 2592x1944M / 1824x1368S / 3328x24964K PHOTO |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | Yes |
| Display Resolution | - | Approx. 1,620k dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | Approx. 1620k dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Wi-Fi2.4GHz STA/AP IEEE802.11b/g/n |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Power Supply | - | 7.2V, 1860mAh, 14Wh |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 440 images rear monitor, 410 images LVF, 1,300 images Power Save LVF mode* with H-FS12060 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 4096x2160 |
| Video Quality | Full HD | Full HD |
| Speaker | - | Monaural |
| Audio Features | - | Audio format AAC 2ch |
| Video Format | - | MP4 H.264/MPEG-4 AVC |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Delete Function | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | OLED Live View Finder 3,680k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | Approx. 1.52x / 0.76x 35mm camera equivalent with 50 mm lens at infinity -1.0 m-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -4.0 - +3.0 dpt |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 21 mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | - | AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF |
| Focus Range | - | EV -5 - 18 ISO100 equivalent |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Metering Modes | - | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | - | AWB / AWBc / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV step |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off *For iA, iA+ only. |
| Flash Compensation | - | 1/3EV step 3EV |