XH1 vs A6500 by camerasize. Today Fuji announced the new X-H1 (specs at BH). As usual with Fuji this looks like a well-rounded product which also comes with some special and newly announced Cine lenses. When compared with the A6500 the X-H1 is a more advanced video tool. But I think Sony hasn't too much to be worried about. Aboveleft: Fujifilm XH1, above right: Fujifilm GFX . Compare that to the Sony A7 III which measures 127x96x73.7mm (62.7mm at its thinnest point) and weighs 650g including battery. Sony's A6500 and A7 III both have very confident autofocus systems that operate across virtually the entire frame, respond well to subjects suddenly entering Thisis because they come with in-built flash that helps create brighter pictures in low-lighting conditions. This camera is slightly better flash coverage than the Fuji XT20. The flash coverage of this camera is 5.0meters. This is one meter less than the flash coverage of the Sony a6500. Electronic Viewfinder. Fast Money. 1 Doing some high ISO test among my two current favorite IBIS bodies Disclaimer I am with no intention not since I registered with this site in 2016, not to mention being a lurker since 2014 to persuade/convert any body in this FUJI wonderful & friendly forum to buy any thing or switch brand. This is a Fuji forum, I love Fuji but that doesn't mean I only shoot Fuji. I will choose and spend money toward gears that fit/satisfy my hobby. That's including my all time favorite Canon 20D & 7D-II, Nikon D610, etc. I have never bought so many Fuji bodies/lenses in my life. So I've always considered myself a Fuji fan. Glad to get this out of the way. The following unscientific tests was for me to see what limit I can push these two bodies in extreme low light condition With that, how far I can push those high ISO for usable images in this coming trip to Asia All shots are handheld, candle light really dim, ISO shown on pix below, f/ on all shots, 1/20s - 1/125s, SOOC 1st image is from X-H1 ranging ISO 6400, 12800, 25600 with 16-55 2nd image is from a6500 with the same ISO range with Canon 85mm 3rd image is from a6500 with NR turned on with Canon 85mm Overall, I'm quite happy with both of my X-H1, and a6500 Not enough to distinguish except the group with NR pretty neat result All images are definitely usable at ISO 6400 Thanks for looking! Last edited Jun 15, 2019 2 Doing some high ISO test among my two current favorite IBIS bodies Disclaimer I am with no intention not since I registered with this site in 2016, not to mention being a lurker since 2014 to persuade/convert any body in this FUJI wonderful & friendly forum to buy any thing or switch brand. This is a Fuji forum, I love Fuji but that doesn't mean I only shoot Fuji. I will choose and spend money toward gears that fit/satisfy my hobby. That's including my all time favorite Canon 20D & 7D-II, Nikon D610, etc. I have never bought so many Fuji bodies/lenses in my life. So I've always considered myself a Fuji fan. Glad to get this out of the way. The following unscientific tests was for me to see what limit I can push these two bodies in extreme low light condition With that, how far I can push those high ISO for usable images in this coming trip to Asia All shots are handheld, candle light really dim, ISO shown on pix below, f/ on all shots, 1/20s - 1/125s, SOOC 1st image is from X-H1 ranging ISO 6400, 12800, 25600 with 16-55 2nd image is from a6500 with the same ISO range with Canon 85mm 3rd image is from a6500 with NR turned on with Canon 85mm Overall, I'm quite happy with both of my X-H1, and a6500 Not enough to distinguish except the group with NR pretty neat result All images are definitely usable at ISO 6400 Thanks for looking! Thanks for the research! 3 Pretty impressive NR on the Sony really... How much crop? Thanks for sharing LionSpeed 4 Pretty impressive NR on the Sony really... How much crop? Thanks for sharing LionSpeed Thanks so much Chuck and Shadowside Crop? I'm very poor in math, so bare with me here First I scale the original down from 6000px to 3000px in photoshop then copy and paste those images in 1600px X 1607px new document to post in here at 100% 5 To my eyes, the Sony with NR looks the best. 6 Plastic doesn't have the same texture and detail as human skin, so I would be cautious thinking this test as good as it is would translate into the same results with a human subject. That's been one of the hardest tests for NR to really impress with, not making skin waxy and flat looking. This subject is already waxy, so no real harm done. But, what this test does reveal well is how the noise has been handled in the mid-tone areas and in retaining a lot of the details in the beads and around the eyes. All in, very impressive how far along this technology has come. 7 Plastic doesn't have the same texture and detail as human skin, so I would be cautious thinking this test as good as it is would translate into the same results with a human subject. That's been one of the hardest tests for NR to really impress with, not making skin waxy and flat looking. +1 I'd add, it's not fair to use a zoom against primes. In comparison, XF 16-55/ with a total of 17 elements in 12 groups, is very noisy in low light. Too much detail is lost. Just OK in the good light 8 +1 I'd add, it's not fair to use a zoom against primes. In comparison, XF 16-55/ with a total of 17 elements in 12 groups, is very noisy in low light. Too much detail is lost. Just OK in the good light I totally agree with zoom is no match against prime And without your comment, I would not have thought of taking the Fuji Kit 18-55 f/ $600 when buy separate vs Sony 16-50 Kit lens $150 f/ May be just a tat unfair, but hey they're both "Kit" lens Since the model was only 6" tall, I would need to use max zoom for each lens And Sony can't go any bigger than I had to shoot Fuji at the same aperture All handheld, just to be sure I nailed the focus, I took 5 shots each cam and chose the sharpest Again in extreme low light 1/20s, f/ ISO 6400, SOOC 9 What annoys me the most is how the Fuji pictures are always darker at the same iso because apparently Fuji uses a different scale. Last edited Jun 15, 2019 10 Huge diff in sharpness 11 I totally agree with zoom is no match against prime And without your comment, I would not have thought of taking the Fuji Kit 18-55 f/ $600 when buy separate vs Sony 16-50 Kit lens $150 f/ May be just a tat unfair, but hey they're both "Kit" lens Since the model was only 6" tall, I would need to use max zoom for each lens And Sony can't go any bigger than I had to shoot Fuji at the same aperture All handheld, just to be sure I nailed the focus, I took 5 shots each cam and chose the sharpest Again in extreme low light 1/20s, f/ ISO 6400, SOOC Because, ppl call them kit lens, does not mean, they are equal. What you can get for $150? Waste of money. 12 The Sony lens looks pretty sharp to me. Both cameras performed really good here IMO. 13 Are you saying those last two doll shots were both hand held at 1/20th sec post 8? At that shutter speed I would expect the possibility of motion blur would be rather significant, with or without stabilization. How can any discussion of sharpness be valid if hand held at 1/20th sec? Your results may suggest that image stabilizaion of the a6500 is more effective than Fuji's OIS, but to compare sharpness you need a tripod. 14 Are you saying those last two doll shots were both hand held at 1/20th sec post 8? At that shutter speed I would expect the possibility of motion blur would be rather significant, with or without stabilization. How can any discussion of sharpness be valid if hand held at 1/20th sec? Your results may suggest that image stabilizaion of the a6500 is more effective than Fuji's OIS, but to compare sharpness you need a tripod. Yes, all hand held 1/20 is plenty. I normally shoot at 1/8 with sharp sharp images. Any below than 1/8 might not be as sharp X-H1's IBIS isn't far from a6500's Fuji 18-55mm OIS is stops. With X-H1 IBIS, cooperative control total of stops So shooting 1/8 is sort of normal for me 15 Just for curious, I went and take a shot at 1/6s yes still hand held Still holding its sharpness, crazy little camera Last edited Jun 16, 2019 16 That's really impressive for hand held but I do see some softness in that image of I pixel peep. 17 Yes, all hand held 1/20 is plenty. I normally shoot at 1/8 with sharp sharp images. Any below than 1/8 might not be as sharp X-H1's IBIS isn't far from a6500's Fuji 18-55mm OIS is stops. With X-H1 IBIS, cooperative control total of stops So shooting 1/8 is sort of normal for me Amazing! Hoping Fuji will eventually figure out a way to offer IBIS in some of their smaller, more affordable bodies. 18 Aww, man, Alisa? Pfft. You gotta get some Julia or Zafina in there, stat. Good on you for doing a second test without the Sony multi-frame NR. It does go to show how much work the software is doing. But hey, you're getting the results you want and that's what matters. Still, now use that feature on a tripod and you'll really blow peoples' minds. What annoys me the most is how the Fuji pictures are always darker at the same iso because apparently Fuji uses a different scale. It's not so much a different "scale" as it is that camera ISOs are poorly-defined in the first place and to account for manufacturing tolerances any manufacturer is allowed to label pretty much any ISO whatever they like, which they all abuse; Fuji just abuse that chance even more than the others. Except the Canon 80D, which is an almost exact copy, ISO-wise, of Fuji. Of course in this example the lens is different, too, and there could be different transmission even at the same aperture, further exaggerating the difference in exposure. But all that only matters when you are comparing two different cameras directly head-to-head like this and you're trying to match your results by copying the numbers. For 'real' shooting you can just use your eyes, forget the numbers even exist at all, and just shift stuff up or down until it looks right. 'S what I do most of the time, to be honest. Sticking the camera on auto ISO and then just using exposure compensation to get the brightness looking right on the screen, ignoring what ISO number the camera claims to be using, is a big headache-saver. I never mix systems in a shoot so Fuji's massive over-valuing of their ISO ratings doesn't actually cause a problem. News, Tips & ReviewsAbout UsThe Professional's Source Since Log InAccount & OrdersMy Cart New Cameras » Compare Price List General Brand Fujifilm Sony Camera Model X-H1 α6500 / Alpha 6500 / Alpha A6500 / A6500 ILCE-6500 Camera Type Mirrorless Mirrorless Launch Year February, 2018 December, 2016 Market Status Available in India Available in India Sensor Image Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS Image Sensor Size W x H APS-C mm Crop Frame DX APS-C mm, Crop Frame Effective Pixels Megapixels Megapixels Total pixels Megapixels Max resolution 6000 x 4000 pixels 6000 x 4000 pixels Aspect Ratio 11, 32, 169 32 ISO Rating ISO 200 - 12800 expandable min 100 to max 51200 ISO 100 - 25600 White Balance Presets 7 Custom White Balance Yes Autofocus Point 325 425 Processor X-Processor Pro Bionz X Shutter Minimum Shutter speed 30 sec 30 sec Maximum Shutter speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec Shutter Type Mechanical + Electronic Shutter Electronically-controlled, vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Shutter Continuous Shooting Frame rate 14 fps 11 fps Lens Lens Lens Mount FUJIFILM X mount Sony E-mount Dust reduction system Compatible lenses Fujifilm X mount Lens range Sony E-mount Lenses Focal Length Optical Zoom Aperture Viewfinder Viewfinder Type Electronic OLED Electronic Viewfinder XGA OLED Viewfinder Coverage 100% 100% Viewfinder Magnification with 50mm lens Approx -1m-1, with 50 mm Lens at Infinity Viewfinder Eyepoint Approx. 23 mm Approx. 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, mm from the eyepiece frame Viewfinder Diopric adjustment -4m +2m-1 dpt to + m-1 Display Display Size 3 inch inch Display Type TFT Color, Tilting LCD Monitor TFT Color, Tilting LCD Monitor Touchscreen Yes No Screen Dots 1,040,000 dots 921,600 dots Flash Built in Flash No Yes External Flash Yes with Hot-shoe Yes via hot shoe Flash Type Auto Pop-Up Flash Coverage 6 m ISO 100 Power Battery Model NP-W126S Li-ion Battery NP-FW50 Li-ion Battery Battery Type Rechargeable Li-ion Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Life Approx. 310 shots Approx. 350 shots Battery Life for Video Up to 45 min Approx. 70 min Battery Capacity Connectivity Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Wi-Fi NFC Yes Bluetooth Yes, HDMI Yes Micro-HDMI Yes Micro-HDMI Type-D USB USB 5 GBit/sec USB 480 Mbit/sec GPS No Remote control Yes Wired or via smartphone Yes wired Others Storage Memory Card Type SD/SDHC/SDXC card UHS-II compatible SD/SDHC/SDXC UHS-I compliant, Memory Stick Pro Duo/XC-HG Duo Image File Format JPEG, RAW JPEG, RAW Video File Format MOV, Full HD, 4k video recording MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, / 4K video Body Dimension W x H x D x x mm x x inch x x mm Weight 673 g with batteries 453 g with batteries Body Construction Magnesium Alloy Durability Moisture resistance Colours Black Black We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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