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Leica TL vs Sony a6500

5.28 in
2.72 in
Leica TL Digital Camera
Leica TL
4.72 in
2.63 in
Sony a6500 Digital Camera
Sony a6500
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Editiorial reviews
13
3.6 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
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43
4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px

Image

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
ISO
  • 100
  • 12500
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum1250051200
Maximum image resolution4928 x 3264 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets58
White balance modes
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Halogen
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Image stabilization typeNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Lens mountLeica LSony E
Focus adjustmentAutoAuto/Manual
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
Manual focusyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Screen size3.7 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDnoyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots1230000921600
Touch screenyesyes
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic

Photography features

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Shooting modesAuto
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus35
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE EV steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
AE frames3
  • 3
  • 5
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range4.56
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Fireworks
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot

Videography features

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMP4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Video recording limit160.0 min.105.0 min.
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereo
Speaker typeMonoMono

Design

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Body typeMILCMILC
Body materialAluminiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Titanium
Black
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Weight11.96 oz15.98 oz
Width5.28 in4.72 in
Height2.72 in2.63 in
Depth1.3 in2.1 in

Storage

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • Internal
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo

Power

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)400350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11
AC adapter includedyesY

Connectivity

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
USB connector typeMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portnoyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes

Other features

Leica TLLeica TL
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Orientation sensoryesyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
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          Often compared with Leica TL

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