Sony a6500 Custom Settings Guide 

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Watched the original video on how to setup my a6000 and it saved me tons of time. Now that I’ve upgraded my camera this video is super helpful, and helped me understand all the new features. Keep putting out great info

Thanks for taking the time to do this video. I have moved over from a Canon 5D and it’s really useful. Keep up the good work, very much appreciated.

I've just moved from 6300 to 6500, this was really useful in helping me set up my new camera, thank you.

bought my a6500 yesterday, I must say this video is a must watch if you are shifting from Nikon or Canon to Sony, there is a learning curve in sony, Thanks a lot

I cannot explain, how I'm really happy to find this video. As a new one to Sony a6500, your video helped a lot. I appreciate it, thanks a lot!

Thanks, very helpful. Your comments about setting up the Sony to be familiar to a Canon shooter hit home. I'm a Sony noob here, I am so used to my 40D as I've had it since the day it was launched, shot three plus years of a Photo a Day project way back when. I was out this evening trying to get a sunset with the a6500 and spent minutes fumbling around trying to find the bracket function the trying to figure out how to set it. Decided I needed a bit more familiarization with the menu and the setup.

Very thorough and in depth step by step setting guide video. I use many of your recommendations on my Sony a6500. The video was a very useful and informative. Nice work "that1cameraguy" Thank you sir. I appreciate it. Cheers!

Just bought a6500 couple months ago and this is the most helpful video !!

Thanks for my discovery of your videos, they are very much informative. Although your reference camera is Sony a6500 I've been referring yours to my Sony a7r...and it works. Sample image relative to settings helps me a lot.....

Exactly what I needed! Thanks you so much. The never ending menu options have had my head spinning, so it was great to have a good starting point. Your presentation was great. Thanks again!

Thanks cameraguy, I finally got my camera working correctly in the movie mode because of your comprehensive explanation of the settings! Now I don't have to make another trip back to the dreaded Best Buy.

WONDERFUL DETAILED EXPLANATION ABOUT CAMERA, YOU ARE THE BEST. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU

Wonderful thanks for this, just got my 6500 this was exactly what I needed. Subscribed. Keep up the great work!

Thank you so much for this video! Just got a new 6500 and brand new to the entire Sony system and this saved me, thanks!

Wow, I love this. Thanks. When you just start with this camera this is very good to follow because there so many options.

YOU HAVE DONE IT VERY WELL. YOU SAVED MY TIME AND ENERGY TO SET UP MY CAMERA. YOU ARE THE BEST. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU

you rock thank you! just bougght my camera a few days ago and this set up was perfect

Thanks for this, just got my 6500 this was exactly what I needed. Synced settings to my A7RII as well. Subscribed. Keep up the great work!

thanks for the video. I like your pacing. Also nice that you are a canon user so what you say makes sense

Nice Vid. The S&Q setting you were wondering about is very important for video shooters. The 24fps or 30fps setting selection should match the frame rate you are using to shoot your video and in which you are editing. It basically affects playback speed and allows the camera to inform the edit software to know the intended playback speed. Basically if you are editing a 24fps video and you shoot 120 fps, the video will play 5x slower - 120/24=5x slower playback. If working in a 30 fps project 120/30=4x slower playback.

Thanks for your time in making this video. I, too, just got my camera and your hitting the highlights of the setup functions was perfect -- especially since Sony isn't providing a hardcopy guide and I find the PDF really, really annoying!

Great video man! I just got my A6500 and this video was so helpful.

Fantastic work! Could not ask for a better video on this topic if you ask me ;) Thanks, Jay

Wow! This was so helpful! Keep the great video's coming...

Thanks for your detailed narration and your effort

Absolutely brilliant saves me reading the manual thank you

It is not an easy task to create a dedicated video on camera settings for a camera like A6500. Big applause for your work. Thank you.

Very nice video, i just got my a6500. But as Maximilian, i would like if you explained the points more, as well. :-) Other than that, great video. Btw, you a6000 custom settings guide, even though it was late it came - it was still very useful.

Super Helpful. Thank you sir!

This is exactly what I needed, thanks for putting this video together. I just got my a6500 to pair with my A7RII. The menues are different between the two cameras? Anyway looking forward to shooting with the a6500. I was a Canon guy for 10 years and made the jump to Sony last year.

Wow. thanks man for putting up this video, your such a big help. please continue to enlighten lazy people like us :) your the best!

Good work with this video! I used to work with canon DSLR and it's my first time with Sony and I feel a slightly lost but you video help me. ;) THX!

Thanks man. This video is helpful.

Great video, thank you!

Thanks very much for this video. As a new Sony a6500 user this helped a lot.

Thank you so much for this that1cameraguy and あけまして おめでとう ございます! (Happy New Year!). I was just introduced to photography recently and bought this new Sony A6500, whilst on holiday in Kyoto. I don't have many lenses to go with it (only 2 of the 3 Zeiss Batis lenses), but I want to learn to use the camera to take competent photos. I have already asked Michael the Maven about his crash course, but while I wait this demonstration is superb for me. At least now, I will no longer need to point, hold the shutter down and "pray." Again, thank you, I really need this. Leo McDonald | レオ マクドナルド

Thank you so much this saved me so much time

Is it possible to setup the same exact custom buttons for movie or photo mode like the a6400?

just bought the A6500 and used this video to setup my menu options. thanks!

I just got my brand new Sony A6500 with a 16-70mm F/4 Zeiss and it's one of the most incredible cameras I've ever used. Actually, I shot a complete wedding with it, and I'm amazed with the results. Coming from Nikon (D750, D810, D850, D500) I think this little marvel makes a superb job, specially on the focus, silent shooting and speed areas. And now, my next toys will be the Sony A7iii with the 24-105mm F/4 and the 55mm F1.8 and I will finally will say good bye to Nikon. Thank you so very much for this video, it was tremendously helpful.

Can you give me the link of your video where you explain the custom settings for slow motion?

Thanks!! Helpful!!

Awesome! Great video.

Super helpful, Thx!

this video has helped me alot. thank you very much!

Thanks so much for your tutorials! I just got a brand new a6500, and I film plays in small theaters in LA and there a lot of blue, violet, and red lights I am always dealing with. I tried profiles 6 and 4 and those settings seemed to flatten the colors (which could be good for post), but I am wondering if anyone knows the best picture profile settings to film live plays/concerts with changing colored lights that will be broadcast on HD tv's only and that need little adjustments in post are? Thanks

Thanks for the guide! I just got my camera today :) Just having a slight issue. im trying to shoot in 24p 24fps, so its exactly one to one. i don't plan on doing any slow or quick motion, as i'm going for a cinematic feel. is there something i'm missing out on? Because i can't find the selection for 24fps in NTSC mode.

I just got a comica mic and when I did a test to see if it was any different from the in body mic sound I did not notice a difference. Did I have to change some camera settings to get it to work properly?

Another great video, thanks. I'm finding that I can't really improve on the jpegs that this camera produces by shooting raw and then editing. Am I not using a good enough raw converter or are the jpeg files just so good that they can barely be improved?

but, is so good video. so nice video, my friend have the same camera (sony alpha65) and your video was so nice for him.

Hey there, I was wondering what is the recommended S & Q settings for just normal recording without Slow or fast motion for 4k shooting.

great useful info!

Hello. how should i set up my a6500 with my rode video mic pro for audio settings. i have it at 11 in the audio camera settings and on -10 | on the mic??

GREAT video!!!

super helpful thanks!

Super helpful, thanks!

Thanks for another great vid. I have a question that maybe you can help me with. In movie mode, I have the shutter speed assign to the rear dial and the aperture to the top wheel. Is there any way to lock the rear dial and prevent it to change the shutter speed by accident? I know I can flip the functions and have the dial assign to aperture and SS to the top wheel, but it seems like a waste of such a great button as I wont be changing SS often for video... Cheers

11:50 you can make slow motion videos in this setting - 120 fps 120 fps will give you a slow mo video right out of the box

Hey! great video as always! 2 questions. 1. Would you back button focus the a6500? 2. how do you set up back button focus to the AF/MF button?

Extreem wel done video, I needed to use the pause button a lot ;-) thanks !

Thanks for this video

can you do a settings like this on a sony a7ii i cant find anything on whole best quick settings....thanks

Hi, I want to use the device in a semi-automatic mode, why at f4 in program mode, exposure time 1/160 f4 and iso 600. why does not the time stay at 1/60 and the lesser the iso?

that was helpful. thanks

I'm a little confused with the touch panel options. I have mine set to Touch Panel + Pad. I'm using a 14mm AF Rokinon lens. When I tap the screen to focus, I'm getting a little finger icon at the top of the screen and then it says Focus Cancel at the bottom of the screen and it's not focusing.

Is there any settings you’ve changed since then? And is the there anything you change when shooting indoor basketball? Thanks in advance

Thanks a lot for your very informative video. I am new to the Sony mirrorless system and have found some of your tips very useful, especially the one about leaving "Live View Display" on. I could not work out why I wasn't seeing the real time exposure before pressing the shutter. I also come from the Canon system, which I still own, and I find it helpful that you refer to it in your video. I am not sure yet if I will ever change system but for the moment using them both is working well for me. Cheers!

Hey brother. I have an issue with a6500. When I use s-log2/3 using sigma f1.4 DC dn , there's a lot of noise in low light. I want to erase those grains even though it shoots a black subject . Do you have any suggestion?

Great review, straight to the point. Could I get some help?. I just got my a6500, I do not have any Sony e-mount lens, I am using A-mount lens using the LA-EA4 A-Mount adapter. I touch the screen and the focus do not work. Do you think is because I am using an adapter? Or something is wrong with the camera? Thanks

Thank you for the work you put into this. great job dude.

Hello! Thx for guide! But I have one question: Why do you switch off SteadyShot in camera?

In drive mode a6500 my continuous hi shot I only have low is there something i meed to have on or off thank you?

Thank you for your time! Though a little boring, but 100% usefull!

Can you use the Foto&Tech remote to start timecode? or is it just for snapping pictures?

Thanks for the video review

Thank you for this video, but I have one question, in the video there's an F5.6 how I can change it I have this cam with sigma 16 1/4, and I use the cam for stream

Hello how do you use hss with the Sony 6500, xpro-s trigger and the ad200 pro?

HI, you haven't mention on your video anything about 4k output capabilities. I'm trying to use this camera with an external 4k recorder (odyssey 7Q) but I'm having problems, the 4k output is disable on the camera and I don't find a way to enable it. any suggestions? thanks

Hey @that1cameraguy ?:maybe you can help me out.. is there any i can approach either the menu or the Fn menu trow customized buttons for insistence, set my menu to be the play button or the trash button? thanks

thank you so much

How to do you set up your A6300 just like in this video (the camera facing you)?

Thank you Very helpful

Beautiful. Learned a lot!

thank for this video

Very very nice!!! I have exactly the same camera! But I would like to make a video tutorial on setting up the camera for shooting video! It is a 6500! Oche detailed video - it would be great! Thanks for this video! It is for S-Log3 !!!

I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. Can I suggest though that you change the title to add words such as "Best custom settings for Studio Video shoots" or something that tells what custom setting you are setting this camera up for? This is like the fourth video I have watched trying to find settings for PHOTOGRAPHY, only to waste time watching a video about how to use a stills camera for VIDEO. I understand a lot of people use these cameras for video and that is fine, but they are primarily a STILL photography camera and it would be helpful if you indicated in the tile that you are using it for VIDEO and not for actual still photography. It is also important that you use the word "STUDIO" in the title so that we know that you are talking about shooting in a controlled environment, so that people like me that shoot exclusively in an outdoor natural setting do not waste time watching a video about shooting in the perfect studio setting. Not being critical of the video here, which I think is great. I am just suggesting some title changes which might help people know exatly what you are talking about, so they don't have to watch the whole video to find out. Thanks again.

Is the extra custom button on the a6500 compared to the a6300 useful?

why does my image size only go up to L:20M? Doesn't it go up to 24? What did I do wrong XD

Good job man. This helped me out a lot!

For a serious amateur and family photographer would you recommend the 6500 over the a7iii?

Nice!!!

Need a video on how to setup the fast and slow motion, and what is best the M dials or the C buttons or FN , little confused on that. Please post video soon, Thank you

Helpful video I made custom function C3, Flash Exposure Comp.

Nice, very helpful video. I'm still on the fence about whether to buy the d500 or the a6500. I have the a6000 and d750 now. Do you think the limitations of the touch screen can be improved with new firmware in the a6500?

Hello, how you can use 120fps on this camera ? I see on settings only 100.

hey , is it possible to change the orange menu colour?

first, thanks for this helpful video. I just want ask why I can't get 120fps in my a6500 ?? the higer is 100fps in my a6500 !

Good useful video! Thanks I don’t even have the 120fps option on my A6500 highest is 100fps Why is that? Thanks

Comparing normal operation with silent mode, I am seeing a difference. The silent mode exposure appears to be somewhat underexposed. Is this typical?