New Sony A6500

Patrick Baldwin · October 12th, 2016, 06:49 AM

No headphone socket.

Brian Rhodes · October 12th, 2016, 08:02 AM

I used this work around on my a6300 (Headphone Jack)

Jack Zhang · October 13th, 2016, 12:56 AM

Can the Odyssey be set to headphone levels on it's audio out? I'm primarily going to use the a6300 with a Odyssey.

Dano Motley · October 13th, 2016, 07:33 PM

Brian

Does your work around show whats actually being recorded or whats going into the camera?

Thanks,

Dano

David Barnett · October 18th, 2016, 10:15 AM

Looks like it does have touch focus, as stated at the 1:00 mark here, https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora...e=sony%20a6500

I suppose the rumored A9 is either a pipe dream, or a ways down the line. Myb spring of next year at the earliest. It's good for me, I can't move to 4K yet anyway, between the expense of the camera but also the computer, just cant do it.

Dano Motley · October 18th, 2016, 10:26 AM

Brian...what does this hack monitor? Prior to the camera or whats being recorded?

Dano

Brian Rhodes · October 18th, 2016, 10:48 AM

Allows you to monitor what's being recorded in HD mode only. Shooting in 4K the screen will go black and you will have to use a monitor.

Ken Ross · October 26th, 2016, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Brockett

Over on Facebook and YouTube, lots of discussion and samples...

1. Still overheats

2. Tons of rolling shutter. Like 5D MKII levels of rolling shutter.

3. Still has Sony's awful colors.

Yawn. Sony is about 70% of the way to building a game changer here but they won't.

Well, I've seen tests that show:

1. It doesn't overheat and they ran out of card space before there was any indication of overheating.

2. Rolling shutter or its magnitude is still unconfirmed

3. That's totally subjective. I've had no issues with Sony's colors and prefer them to some others. So that's a totally subjective comment.

Although this was shot with the RX10III, the colors are indicative of what I get with the A6300. The colors are quite accurate and indicative of how I saw them:

Richard D. George · October 27th, 2016, 09:12 AM

Ken - Thank you for you comments regarding color. I used to have all Canon gear. Now that I have all Sony gear I am starting to think that the Canon color was bordering on too warm. I shoot stills more than video. I do know that the color from my a7R ii is better than from my a7S (not the ii version).

Simon Denny · October 27th, 2016, 12:40 PM

I have owned and operated Sony Cameras for ever and then owned and operated a Canon C300 and 5D, what's funny for me is, I sold both Canon cameras as I didn't like the colour that came out of those cameras.

I'm so use to Sony colours and can tell right away if things are not right which is handy when out in the field and in the edit.

October 12th, 2016, 06:49 AM	#16
Patrick Baldwin Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bidford on Avon United Kingdom Posts: 79	Re: New Sony A6500 No headphone socket.

October 12th, 2016, 08:02 AM	#17
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Re: New Sony A6500 I used this work around on my a6300 (Headphone Jack) How to add a headphone jack to the Sony a6300 - YouTube

October 13th, 2016, 12:56 AM	#18
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: New Sony A6500 Can the Odyssey be set to headphone levels on it's audio out? I'm primarily going to use the a6300 with a Odyssey.

October 13th, 2016, 07:33 PM	#19
Dano Motley Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Montclair New Jersey Posts: 101	Re: New Sony A6500 Brian Does your work around show whats actually being recorded or whats going into the camera? Thanks, Dano

October 18th, 2016, 10:15 AM	#20
David Barnett Major Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 951	Re: New Sony A6500 Looks like it does have touch focus, as stated at the 1:00 mark here, https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora...e=sony%20a6500 I suppose the rumored A9 is either a pipe dream, or a ways down the line. Myb spring of next year at the earliest. It's good for me, I can't move to 4K yet anyway, between the expense of the camera but also the computer, just cant do it.

October 18th, 2016, 10:26 AM	#21
Dano Motley Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Montclair New Jersey Posts: 101	Re: New Sony A6500 Brian...what does this hack monitor? Prior to the camera or whats being recorded? Dano

October 18th, 2016, 10:48 AM	#22
Brian Rhodes Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 753	Re: New Sony A6500 Allows you to monitor what's being recorded in HD mode only. Shooting in 4K the screen will go black and you will have to use a monitor.

October 27th, 2016, 09:12 AM	#24
Richard D. George Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 351	Re: New Sony A6500 Ken - Thank you for you comments regarding color. I used to have all Canon gear. Now that I have all Sony gear I am starting to think that the Canon color was bordering on too warm. I shoot stills more than video. I do know that the color from my a7R ii is better than from my a7S (not the ii version).

October 27th, 2016, 12:40 PM	#25
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	Re: New Sony A6500 I have owned and operated Sony Cameras for ever and then owned and operated a Canon C300 and 5D, what's funny for me is, I sold both Canon cameras as I didn't like the colour that came out of those cameras. I'm so use to Sony colours and can tell right away if things are not right which is handy when out in the field and in the edit.