Sony a6500 Sample Footage Shows Off 5-Axis Built-in Image Stabilisation
The latest released Sony a6500 footage shows the camera's impressive slow-motion recording and 5-axis built-in stabilisation. There have also been reports of the camera actually shipping in Europe and the States to some early pre-orders. This is good news for those hoping to get the new a6500 under the Christmas tree this year.
The Sony a6500 was announced just this past October and it came as a bit of a surprise to many, mainly because the predecessor a6300 model came out just 8 months prior. The new Sony a6500 is an impressive camera for photography, however it being a hybrid and featuring a Super35/APS-C sized CMOS sensor capable of UltraHD at 25/30p recording in the XAVC-S codec, it makes for a very attractive video proposition as well.
The camera also features Super-slow motion recording in Full HD up to 100 frames per second and a 5-axis in-camera stabilisation. The touch screen allows users to change the focus point while shooting both stills and video.
The slow-motion and 5-axis built in stabilisation features are truly impressive as demonstrated by this footage below.
The a6500 is probably going to be an obvious choice for those who want to shoot stills photographs at blistering speeds with continuous AF, but the good news is that video users can benefit from the impressive 425 Phase-Detect Points.
The new Sony 6500 is a great compliment as a B-camera to a Sony A7sII or even PXW-FS5 due to the inclusion of Slog3 gamma, allowing for better shot matching in post-production.
One thing to bare in mind however, is the fact that some users have reported overheating during long-form recordings with the previous a6300 model. In the new a6500 model, Sony have implemented a temperature control switch, which will hopefully help with this, however until production units are out in the field and tested, we can't really be sure; so if you are planning on using the a6500 for long-form 4K recordings, you would need to consider this.
The Sony a6500 was announced just this past October and it came as a bit of a surprise to many, mainly because the predecessor a6300 model came out just 8 months prior. The new Sony a6500 is an impressive camera for photography, however it being a hybrid and featuring a Super35/APS-C sized CMOS sensor capable of UltraHD at 25/30p recording in the XAVC-S codec, it makes for a very attractive video proposition as well.
The camera also features Super-slow motion recording in Full HD up to 100 frames per second and a 5-axis in-camera stabilisation. The touch screen allows users to change the focus point while shooting both stills and video.
The slow-motion and 5-axis built in stabilisation features are truly impressive as demonstrated by this footage below.
The a6500 is probably going to be an obvious choice for those who want to shoot stills photographs at blistering speeds with continuous AF, but the good news is that video users can benefit from the impressive 425 Phase-Detect Points.
The new Sony 6500 is a great compliment as a B-camera to a Sony A7sII or even PXW-FS5 due to the inclusion of Slog3 gamma, allowing for better shot matching in post-production.
One thing to bare in mind however, is the fact that some users have reported overheating during long-form recordings with the previous a6300 model. In the new a6500 model, Sony have implemented a temperature control switch, which will hopefully help with this, however until production units are out in the field and tested, we can't really be sure; so if you are planning on using the a6500 for long-form 4K recordings, you would need to consider this.