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Help Guide

Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

ILCE-6500 α6500

Use this manual if you encounter any problems, or have any questions about your product.

How to tag the location information on the images

You can record the location information on the images. The location information can be acquired via

a smartphone.

Touch Focus

You can select the subject to focus by the touch operation in the still image and movie recording

modes.

ILCE-6500 Lens compatibility information

This website provides the lens compatibility information. (Another window will open.)

Names of parts/Icons and indicators

Names of parts

Identifying parts

Lens E 18-135 mm F3.5-5.6 OSS (supplied with ILCE-6500M)
Basic operations
Using the control wheel
Using MENU items
Using the Fn (Function) button
How to use the Quick Navi screen
Using the AF/MF/AEL switch lever
How to use the keyboard
Icons and indicators
List of icons on the screen
Switching the screen display (while shooting/during playback)
DISP Button (Monitor/Finder)
Preparing the camera
Checking the camera and the supplied items
Charging the battery pack
Inserting/removing the battery pack
Charging the battery pack while it is inserted in the camera
Charging by connecting to a computer
Battery life and number of recordable images
Supplying power from a wall outlet (wall socket)
Notes on the battery pack
Notes on charging the battery pack
Inserting a memory card (sold separately)
Inserting/removing a memory card
Memory cards that can be used
Notes on memory card
Attaching a lens
Attaching/removing a lens
Attaching the lens hood
Attaching accessories
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Mount Adaptor
LA-EA1/LA-EA3 Mount Adaptor
LA-EA2/LA-EA4 Mount Adaptor
Setting language, date and time
In-Camera Guide
Shooting
Shooting still images
Focusing
Focus Mode
Auto focus
Focus Area
Phase detection AF
Focus Standard
AF/MF control
AF w/ shutter (still image)
AF On
Eye AF
AF in Focus Mag. (still image)
Center Lock-on AF
Pre-AF (still image)
Eye-Start AF (still image)
Priority Set in AF-S
Priority Set in AF-C
AF Illuminator (still image)
AF Area Auto Clear
Disp. cont. AF area
AF Micro Adj.
AF System (still image)
Manual focus
Manual Focus
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Direct manual focus (DMF)
Focus Magnifier
MF Assist (still image)
Focus Magnif. Time
Peaking Level
Peaking Color
Selecting a drive mode (Continuous shooting/Self-timer)
Drive Mode
Cont. Shooting
Self-timer
Self-timer(Cont)
Cont. Bracket
Single Bracket
Indicator during bracket shooting
WB bracket
DRO Bracket
Bracket Settings
Using touch functions
Touch Operation
Touch Focus
Touch Pad Area Set.
Touch Pad (vertical)
Selecting still image size/image quality
Image Size (still image)
Aspect Ratio (still image)
Quality (still image)
Panorama: Size
Panorama: Direction
Selecting a shooting mode
List of mode dial function
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Intelligent Auto
Superior Auto
S. Auto Img. Extract.
Switching the auto mode (Auto Mode)
About Scene Recognition
The advantages of automatic shooting
Program Auto
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Manual Exposure
Bulb shooting
Sweep Panorama
Scene Selection
Recall (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2)
Movie/S&Q Motion
Adjusting the exposure modes/metering modes
Exposure Comp.
Dial/Wheel Ev Comp
Exposure Set. Guide
Exposure step
Metering Mode
Spot Metering Point
AE lock
AEL w/ shutter (still image)
Exposure Std. Adjust
Exp.comp.set
Zebra
Correcting brightness and contrast
D-Range Opt. (DRO)
Auto HDR
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Selecting the ISO sensitivity
ISO
ISO AUTO Min. SS
Using the zoom
The zoom features available with this product
Clear Image Zoom/Digital Zoom (Zoom)
Zoom Setting
About zoom scale
Zoom Ring Rotate
White balance
White Balance
Priority Set in AWB
Capturing a basic white color in [Custom Setup] mode
Selecting an effect mode
Creative Style
Picture Effect
Soft Skin Effect (still image)
Auto Obj. Framing (still image)
Color Space (still image)
Shutter settings
Release w/o Lens
Release w/o Card
Silent Shooting (still image)
e-Front Curtain Shut.
Reducing blur
SteadyShot
SteadyShot Settings
Lens compensation
Lens Comp.: Shading Comp.
Lens Comp.: Chro. Aber. Comp.
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Lens Comp.: Distortion Comp.
Noise reduction
Long Exposure NR (still image)
High ISO NR (still image)
Face detection
Smile/Face Detect.
Face Registration (New Registration)
Face Registration (Order Exchanging)
Face Registration (Delete)
Using the flash
Using flash
Red Eye Reduction
Flash Mode
Flash Comp.
FEL lock
Wireless flash shooting
Recording movies
Shooting movies
Movie recording formats
File Format (movie)
Record Setting (movie)
S&Q Settings
Dual Video REC
Audio Recording
Audio Level Display
Audio Rec Level
Wind Noise Reduct.
Picture Profile
Gamma Disp. Assist
Auto Slow Shut. (movie)
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AF drive speed (movie)
AF Track Sens (movie)
TC/UB Settings
TC/UB Disp. Switch
MOVIE Button
Marker Display (movie)
Marker Settings (movie)
4K Output Sel. (movie)
Viewing
Viewing images
Playing back still images
Enlarging an image being played back (Playback zoom)
Rotating recorded images automatically (Display Rotation)
Rotating an image (Rotate)
Playing back panoramic images
Playing back movies
Volume Settings
Photo Capture
Playing back images on the image index screen (Image Index)
Switching between still images and movies (View Mode)
Playing back images using slideshow (Slide Show)
Protecting data
Protecting images (Protect)
Designating images for printing (DPOF)
Specify Printing (Specify Printing)
Deleting images
Deleting a displayed image
Deleting multiple selected images (Delete)
Delete confirm.
Viewing images on a TV
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Viewing images on a TV using an HDMI cable
Customizing the camera
Registering frequently used functions
Memory (Camera Settings1/Camera Settings2)
Assigning selected functions to the button
Custom Key(Shoot.)/Custom Key(PB)
Function Menu Set.
Customizing the functions of the dial
Dial/Wheel Setup
Dial / Wheel Lock
Checking images before/after recording
Auto Review
Aperture Preview
Shot. Result Preview
Live View Display
Monitor/viewfinder settings
Grid Line
FINDER/MONITOR
Deactivate Monitor
Monitor Brightness
Viewfinder Bright.
Finder Color Temp.
Finder Frame Rate (still image)
Display Quality
Bright Monitoring
Memory card settings
Format
File Number
Set File Name
Display Media Info.
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Select REC Folder
New Folder
Folder Name
Recover Image DB
Upload Settings (Eye-Fi)
Camera settings
Audio signals
Tile Menu
Mode Dial Guide
Pwr Save Start Time
Auto Pwr OFF Temp.
Remote Ctrl
NTSC/PAL Selector
HDMI Settings: HDMI Resolution
HDMI Settings: 24p/60p Output (movie) (Only for 1080 60i compatible models)
HDMI Settings: HDMI Info. Display
HDMI Settings: TC Output (movie)
HDMI Settings: REC Control (movie)
HDMI Settings: CTRL FOR HDMI
USB Connection
USB LUN Setting
USB Power Supply
PC Remote Settings: Still Img. Save Dest.
PC Remote Settings: RAW+J PC Save Img
Language 
Date/Time Setup
Area Setting
Copyright Info
Version
Certification Logo (For some models only)
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