Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 vs. Canon EOS 90D

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 and Canon EOS 90D. 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. Canon EOS 90D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.69 cm 10.48 cm
Width 12 cm 14.07 cm
Depth 5.33 cm 7.68 cm
Weight 453 g 619 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 453 g Camera body only: 619 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 701 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin, aluminium alloy frame
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 45
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control iTR focus tracking
AE/AF Control - Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO 100-6400 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Spot, average, highlight spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 216
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus 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 Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR
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 Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
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) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, high-speed synchronization (HSS) AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC AAC LC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (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)
Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
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
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Movie 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 RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, interval shooting mode, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, movie digital IS
OTHERS Sony Alpha6500 ILCE-6500 Canon EOS 90D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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