Fujifilm X Series X-E2S vs. Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Fujifilm X Series X-E2S and Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Fujifilm X Series X-E2S vs. Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 7.49 cm 6.69 cm
Width 12.9 cm 12 cm
Depth 3.72 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 | Black -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Sensor Resolution 16.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type X-Trans CMOS II Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 16,700,000 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) 60 fps 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 (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Image Processor EXR Processor II BIONZ X
LENS Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Lens Mounting Type Fujifilm X Mount Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 425
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features Auto eye sensor Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO - 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 51200, 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 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, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Soft, Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, miniature, partial colour, Toy camera, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Dynamic tone, Standard, Classic Chrome, Monochrome Red, Monochrome Yellow, Monochrome Green, PRO Negative High, PRO Negative Standard 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 (warm white), Underwater, fluorescent light (daylight colour) 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 1/32000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 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-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Colour control Display brightness control
FLASH Fujifilm X Series X-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 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, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, high-speed synchronization (HSS)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Fujifilm X Series X-E2S 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-E2S 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, SDHC UHS-I 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
3264 x 3264
3456 x 2304
3456 x 1944
2304 x 2304
2496 x 1664
2496 x 1408
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 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 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-E2S 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 - 350 shots 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-E2S 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 Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, 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
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
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-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 7 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Dynamic Range Adjustment, in-camera RAW processing, Motion Panorama, Noise Reduction control, silent shooting, Lens Modulation Optimizer (LMO) 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-E2S Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, protective cover Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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