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Olympus PEN-F vs Sony a6500

4.91 in
2.84 in
Olympus PEN-F Digital Camera
Olympus PEN-F
4.72 in
2.63 in
Sony a6500 Digital Camera
Sony a6500
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Editiorial reviews
48
4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
61 %
3 stars
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34
4.5 out of 5
16 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
25 %
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User rating
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
4 %
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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Sensor

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Sensor typeLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.68 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors22.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
ProcessorTruePic VIIBIONZ X

Image

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
ISO
  • 80
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO minimum80100
ISO maximum2560051200
Maximum image resolution5184 x 3888 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets78
White balance modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization axis5-axis5-axis
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 3:4
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
HDRyesyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Lens mountMicro Four ThirdsSony E
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x1.5 x
Maximum aperture1.822
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyesyes
Saturation adjustmentyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Focal length multiplier2x1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • AI Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • One Shot Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Manual focusyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyes
Number of focus points81425
Image stabiliserBuilt-inBuilt-in
Filter diameter1.81 in2.83 in
Phase detection autofocusnoyes
Number of AF points (contrast)81169

Screen and viewfinder

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Screen size3.0 in2.95 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots1037000921600
Touch screenyesyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder resolution2360000.0 px2359296.0 px
Viewfinder magnification1.23 x1.07 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)4 - 2-4 - 3
Separate info displaynono

Photography features

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Shooting modesAuto
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Number of exposures33
Exposure compensation plus55
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyes
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
WB BracketingYes
Yes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/160s
Built-in flashnoyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemFP-TTLTTL
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive10.0 fps11.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)10.0 fps11.0 fps
Speed (RAW)10.0 fps11.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV

Videography features

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps30.0 fps

Audio features

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Built-in speakersyesyes
Voice recordingyesyes
Audio systemStereoMono
Supported audio file formatsPCMAAC
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Body typeMILCMILC
Body materialAluminiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealednoyes

Dimensions

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Weight13.16 oz15.98 oz
Width4.91 in4.72 in
Height2.84 in2.63 in
Depth1.47 in2.1 in

Storage

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.2
  • PRINT Image Matching III
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31

Power

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)330350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMicroMicro
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
NFCnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothnoyes
Firewirenono

Other features

Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sony a6500Sony a6500
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes

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