Well done, guys. It's very clear that the Sony "perks" didn't rob you of your journalistic integrity. This is a well balanced look at a camera that maybe should have come out six months to a year later with deeper refinements. This is the Sony way, though, for good or bad.

always love your reviews, very throughly and detail, and i love how you tell how you feel using the camera instead of just informing the specs and performance.

Best test photos that you guys have used/featured to date... BRAVO, fellow Canadians!

Thank you for shooting your video with the product you're actually talking about. Thank you much (esp. for 4K option). Job well done.

Excellent review. Thanks for putting it together.

Great reviews, I like the honesty of your reporting .

man. Your shots are really good. Captures the action so good.

Hands down the best reviews on KZfaq

Finally you posted the review of this camera! We saw you in Max' video and the other guy whose name I can't remember...

Awesome overview of the camera, thanks!

I was waiting for this analysis.

Great review, thanks very much.

Hahaha Jordan looks like you forgot to zipped you pants at 8:06 .

I like your genuine comments,therefore I always watch your videos to know about camer gears.

Thank for the great test. I'm looking forword to watching the test for Sony A99 mark 2~

Great review. Thank you for that. When can we expect a review of the new Olympus E-M1 II?

You got some really awesome shots of those skaters. Really nice work 👍

Great review as always guys. Would love to see you guys add a but of info graphic esp when you shoting on the camera you're using. At 12 min Jordan is talking in a dim street light area but the color rendition is still pretty nice. Would love to see what ISO it was throughout various shot :). Anyway love you guys!

Nice honest review.

you guys always get some worthwhile shots, not always the case with reviewers.

Thanks for replying to my mail you guys are so busy and yes your the best on the tube thats for shure can't wait to see what you think of the EM1 MK 2 regards Dave

Great review as usual guys ;-)

Excellent review as always, many thanks. A friend of mine has the A6300 with Zeiss 16-70mm lens and is delighted with it. Having used it, I think I prefer the more traditional SLR-type ergonomic design. No question about the image quality however.

DUUUUUDE, YURYEEEEEVVVV MADE AN APPEARANCE!!

Great and honest review. I did sense a bit of under-enthusiasm in Chris's ending wrap up, but I do appreciate Sony keep pushing innovation forward, even if for most photography it's not really worth upgrading from an A6300. I like the idea of new cameras with new features coming out, even if they're not completely perfected.

I like your reviews and most of the better reviewers seem to follow the same logic. What i don't really understand is why all focus on 1 or 2 features to decide if to upgrade or not. I own all 3 of these camera's soon and to me the differences between them come in small steps but many of them. Sure in this case IBIS is the biggie and touchscreen for most the second but there are about 20? other updates from bluetooth gps, image from video, better grip. better dial, better buttons, extra button, better heat control, buffer depth, no locking when preview etc etc that add all up to the value for a update. Not saying the review is bad but for owners these small things add up and just like with your phone they add up quickly over multiple versions the 6500 probably has close to 50 changes compared to the 6000.

Hi Chris and Jordan. Tanks for your great and honest review - as always. I have just got my pre-ordered A6500 today in Germany. I share a lot of your findings and opinions so far. I've only tried it for a few minutes in bad lighting. Yes, the touch screen could be more responsive but I think it's a great addition. Contrary to your findings the tracking in movie-mode works really great in my opinion. Just put Center-Lock-On AF on a custom key and chose your subject. It will stick on it like glue. You can then change your subject by tapping the touch screen. Thus you can keep on changing and chasing various subjects. I don't know if it does as well as the 80D, but I really love this function. So much better than A6300 in usability. A6500 and the E PZ 18-105 are a great combo, by the way. Thanks again for your efforts!

Very helpful thank you!

Wow! I'm really impressed with the video quality. The dynamic range is outstanding ! Great low light, ibis and less rolling shutter...It looks like a winner for video. If only the colors were a little bit better...

Great Review. I am waiting for your rx100 V review.

Very interesting review As always high degree of sincerity at the time of explaining the pros and cons of the camera.Bye!

Next week: Sony A6800 review.

Great to see tubers collaborate. Keep it up, guys. ♪♫

this is what is great about both off you, you tell it as it is. great review thanks. PS can you do the olympus em1 m2

As always fantastic review. Do you guys shipped items to Australia? Cheers.

Fair review!

Great review guys! I'm going to get this camera. Oh and Jordan, your zipper's down the whole video...

nice shots.

very nice shots! best of resent days

Great review guys! Thanks for sharing! 17:07 - if The Camera Store is selling the a6500 for $400, I'll take two ;)

I would wait thanks.

Wow surprised to see max on here

GREAT Review guys - Love your honesty in testing :)

great video

Great review. 10:09 Jordan your fly's open.

I've come to the conclusion that the darker screen in 4K on the A6500 has to be the extra touch layer for the AF. That's the only real answer unless they have purposely reduced screen brightness to accommodate the extra moving parts i.e. sensor stabilization. Anyway, great meeting you guys. Great review as always! Hope to see you at the next one!

thanks for the facts, informative,

This camera consistently blows me away

Hi Chris thanks for the superb vidio report as usual I was hopping that you would be reporting on the EM1 mk 2 as I am may be keen to get this but I would like to see your opinion first as I can always trust you guys to tell it as it comes thanks Dave

Great review guys! Would recommend this as an upgrade from the canon G7X for shooting daily videos for its price then? If not, is there any other models you will recommend?

Glad to see that the overheating issue has been addressed. I don't mind the unit getting too hot - I won't often shoot in seriously hot environments anyway, but at least I have the option now.

awesome! good vid.!!!

WHOUW - B-B-B-Beautiful stills - both the B&W , and the coloured ones - fine time in youre guy´s company - as usual ,- :)

I'm curious about the 120 fps video. The Sony press release mentioned a "full pixel readout" for 1080p120. Does it now look as clean as 1080p60, even when slowed down? Also the S & Q settings. Previously if you wanted to shoot time lapses you had to seperately purchase an app from Sony, are there any pros and cons of S & Q vs the Time Lapse App?

damn, wish I knew y'all were in town. I would have crashed your shoot. 😀

Ok everyone, thank you so much for helping me decide on the Sony RX100 V. I bought it and should be getting it in the mail today. This is going to by my main family shooter for on the go, and my do it all camera and video shooting for on the quick, restaurants, random parks, just my all around go to camera. However, I am looking for VIDEO now. I was looking hard at the X53 and X100, but then I go to thinking that if I am going to spend that kind of money on a video camera, why not just buy a super high quality camera that can record video too! Get two for one. I am sure lots of people have done this. I am liking 4K high quality, and the ability to shoot for long periods of time with it, without heating problems. The RX100 V will be great for that short term shot for sure, but if I want something longer I will need the video camera or camera that is video as well. Thus is why I am here. My main question is should I buy the a6500 or the a99ii? I watched a video on KZfaq and the a99ii looks like it blew the a6500 out of the water as far as video quality. The a6500 does seem good though. I have just heard that the mount system is better on the a6500 and will be supported for longer and with more lens as opposed to the A mount of the a99ii. I am also thinking that if I want that perfect family shot I could always bring out the big guns of the a99ii or a6500 and take the shot when we have time, record longer videos and just have a really nice camera and video camera as well. I mean am I crazy for thinking this way? Should I just buy the x53 for videos and keep the RX100 for Stills? Please let me know what you guys think because you have been very helpful, but I am thinking of having this setup for my new family for years and years to come: RX100 V a99ii And one of these lens unless you recommend better: Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 ZA lens or Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario Sonnar T Zoom Lens Please let me know what you think. Thanks.

When was this video filmed? I was just in Austin three days ago and it was nice and cool! I've been watching all of your videos from recent cameras, trying to decide on what to get. Thanks for your work!

Hey Chris & Jordan, grt job u guys rock ...can u plz compare 6500 with 80 d for still and video? Would love to hear from I before buying one. Thx

Another great 'matter of fact' review by this channel. To be honest I thought the a6500 would be bigger improvement over the a6300 than it turned out to be.

Hey Jordan, thanks for sharing your knowledge. If you had to buy one evil camera right now with a 1300$ budget, which one would you buy? Mainly for still photos and good video occasionally.thanks.

It shoots beautifully... love the size of it, I think I'm just about done with the concept of DSLR's. they are just too darn big.

Very nice review canadian friends

Hi Guys, Great reviews. Just want to get your opinion of which camera to go for when choosing FujiFilm X-T20 & Sony a6500. Do you have preference on which of the 2 you would personally choose?

People hold on, the A6700 will be announced in a month !

I'm thinking of getting this camera for video, what would be a good all around lens for shooting video? Thanks. I always look forward to videos from the TCS, just done very good. Very enjoyable to watch.

I know I would like to see some more video centric reviews. Aside from the fs7 review the last video camera review was the Sony ax100 I think. I'd love to see Jordan review some of the 1 inch sony pro camcorders or especially the JVC LS300. Or maybe a quick after dark episode educating beginners on the differences between dslr/mirrorless video and the more professional dedicated video cameras, I know that would be helpful for myself. Thanks!

Thanks Guys...I am sold this is a big upgrade from my A6000 now do I need to worry about pre-ordering or can I just come down to the Store on Dec 6 and get one?

Hi. Great review!Do I get better iQ( I suppose yes though) at astrophotography than with the Olympus om-d e-m10 mark iii?

5:23 That LCD rubbing the fence :D

Can you guys please check out the new sigma sd quattro h? Really interested in hearing your thoughts on it. Keep up the good work!

A6500 has a new metering mode: highlight, which is first introduced into the ILCE and ILCA series of Sony cameras.

I am seeing this kind of thing more with other makes too. Not just Sony. I think the a6500 for what it is, and its intended audience should have been more. Not money wise, but the details like the Headphone out. The touchscreen is a nice feature when done well too. These are expensive cameras, not some bargain plastic body 1st timer camera. I love the Apple comparison too. Hmmm, the iPhone 7 doesn't have a Headphone jack either. Could it be? Nah, just couldn't resist. As always, your reviews are great stuff. Keep up the great work Chris, and Jordon. I always look forward to your videos.

The best reviews on KZfaq! Question: I’m making the jump to Sony. I’m phasing out my nikon kit. I primarily shoot real estate stills/video as well as help with wedding videos. I have decided to go with the A6500. I’m having a hard time choosing my lenses. I need a wide angle for stills as well as may be a zoom and a prime or two, possibly one as a macro. Any suggestions??

Sony hasn't updated some of their great budget point and shoot cameras for almost two years and releasing high end cameras one after another like crazy.

To me this is what the a6300 should have been

Does Sony have a history of fixing issues like the touchscreen with firmware updates? Any reason to think they might do that with the 6500?

Over the last week i have seen almost all video reviews uploaded for a6500; this one is the best one and am not surprised. Great Clicks and really well shot. At 5:18 though, Chris your face does look odd w.r.t your body, camera is too close to you? Will see your XT2 review again; can't remember if that one overheats in 4k. For some reason Fuji cameras are too expensive in India while Sony are the same price as in US/Japan.

Thank you for the great review as always! I am upgrading from a6000 to a6500. I don't care about video but doing a lot of street photography. Love my a6000 but really need an improvement for low light IQ and stabilization for my prime lenses. In your opinion - is this upgrade worth extra money?

is there a gallery where we can see the test pictures you take with the cameras you review?

hey, thanks for the review. can i ask? does VIDEO autofocus work with adapted glass? Does video touch screen focus work with adapted glass? just how good is the video autofocus with adapted glass? any and all info about that that you know would really be great and i think many of us would be interested to know. thanks!!!!

It's really an APS-C camera designed to sell full frame lenses as Sony has done very little to expand their APS-C lens lineup. So it's likely many users will be attaching big lenses to a small camera, negating much of the compact benefit. I was surprised at how little improvement there was in still-image quality over the A6000. Seems technology has stalled a bit in high ISO performance for APS-C sensors.

You are the best!

You should also try and see if increased heat is gonna wreck the sensor high ISO performance. There is a chance that if they get that how you get a ton of noise.

Chris, big fan big fan

I wonder why they didn't work a few months more to give people a truly refined version of the 6300. The sensor has so much potential, but all the little quirks make this camera kind of unattractive (imo)...

I still want one

Nice shots! Please Review The sigma quattro! ;D

Had potential, bu the limited touch screen options and the lack of headphone jack does cripple this otherwise awesome, lightweight video camera.

Was it so hot that Jordan had to keep his zipper down?

Thanks for the great review guys, However one constructive criticism is ... I wish you had done some fast moving sports shots, because really that is one of the aspect where this camera is meant to shine :(. Maybe with the next one? cheers.

Im on the fence of the Sony 6300 and 6500. I like to shoot airshows and would be taking video as well. It would be handheld-no tripod. Is the 5 axis stabilization on the 6500 that much better to get significant results over the 6300 for that use? Thanks and love watching your reviews

Hey Chris! Do you mind telling me what lens Jordan used on the a6500 to shoot the actual video? At around the 0:40 mark.

should i sell my sony a6300 body and the 3 lenses of the aps-c equivalent to $2500? and pay about 2000 to get the sony a7rii or get the a6500 instead of my a6300? i just need the extra ISO and I do mostly video

So the only difference with overheating is that Sony will no longer shut the camera down when it's ready to set itself on fire.

you'll notice max's camera that lasted longest also has the biggest lens which acts as a large heat sink helping to absorb more heat and radiate to atmosphere. just a thought :)

i have a technical question regarding external microphones. is it possible to use some splitter cable when connecting a mic to the camera, so that you can plug in headphones to the extra end of the cable? or perhaps there are some external microphones that support headphone monitoring directly?

How does the Sony A6300 compare to the Panasonic g7? I purchased the G7 for $497 out the door with the lense. Keep up the good work!

Someone forgot to give Jordan a wardrobe check at 10:05... I didn't think TCSTV was that kind of show. :-P

So you mentioned it not being a huge improvement over the 6300. More like a 6300s. But what about someone who still has the 6000? Do you think it's a recommendation for someone who mostly shoots stills, and very little video?

I was ready to buy a Panasonic g85 until I started reading about the a6500. It seems like the faster autofocus in video is worth the extra cash. I'm hoping prices come down a bit when more places have them in stock.