Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II vs. Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500

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Detailed comparison and review of Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II and Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500. 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.

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Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II vs. Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II lens Body only
Height 6.65 cm 6.69 cm
Width 11.69 cm 12 cm
Depth 4.04 cm 5.33 cm
Weight 300 g 453 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Silver | Brown -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels - 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,300,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Image Processor EXR Processor II BIONZ X
LENS Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Type Fujinon zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 XC OIS II -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 76mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 60 cm -
Macro Focus Range 15cm -
Max View Angle 83.2 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 10 groups / 12 elements -
Filter Size 58 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Fujifilm X Mount Sony E-mount
Features ED glass, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Auto-area AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Auto Macro AF -
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
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
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-6400, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot, average Spot, average, highlight spot
Exposure Metering Zones 256 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Film Simulation Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, text, fireworks, multiple exposure, flower, sports mode, sunset, beach, night (tripod), snow, portrait enhancer Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Sepia, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, Film Simulation, partial colour, Toy camera, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Dynamic tone 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fine, incandescent, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 920,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 6
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, high-speed synchronization (HSS)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 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 Stereo
MEMORY Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 4896 x 3264
4896 x 2760
3456 x 2304
3456 x 1944
2496 x 1664
2496 x 1408
3264 x 3264
2304 x 2304
1664 x 1664
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Battery Type Fujifilm NP-W126 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Fujifilm NP-W126 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (with XF 35mm lens) 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)
CONNECTIONS Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Wireless Image Transfer -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5.6 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera RAW processing, date stamp, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Advanced SR AUTO mode, Photobook assist 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
OTHERS Fujifilm X Series X-A2 + Fujinon 16-50mm OIS II Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap
Software FinePix Viewer, RAW file converter -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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