What is the difference between the ILCE6500/B a6500 model and the non ILCE6500/B model?

There is only one version of the a6500. ILCE6500 is the model number. I am guessing that /B means body only as opposed to a kit with a lens.

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Sony Alpha ILCE6500/B a6500 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

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24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS Sensor
BIONZ X Image Processor
XGA Tru-Finder 2.36m-Dot OLED EVF
3.0" 921.6k-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Internal UHD 4K Video & S-Log3 Gamma
S&Q Motion in Full HD from 1-120 fps
5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Stabilization
Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC
4D FOCUS with 425 Phase-Detect Points
Up to 11 fps Shooting and ISO 51200

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Model
Brand	SONY
Series	Alpha
Model	ILCE6500/B
Part	ILCE6500/B

Details
Color	Black
Package Type	Body Only

Image Sensor
Image Sensor	Exmor CMOS
Gross Pixels	Approx. 25.0 megapixels
Effective Pixels	Approx. 24.2 megapixels
Aspect Ratio	3:2 (Horizontal:Vertical)
Dust Cleaning System	Charge protection coating on optical filter and image sensor shift mechanism
Image Stabilization	Image Sensor-Shift mechanism with 5-axis compensation (compensation depends on lens specifications)
Image Processor	BIONZ X

White Balance
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Incandescent / Fluorescent (, Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight) / Flash /Underwater/ Color Temperature (2500 to 9900K) & color filter (G7 to M7(57-step), A7 to B7(29-step)) / Custom

Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type	0.39 type (1.0 cm) electronic viewfinder (color), XGA OLED
Coverage	100%
Magnification	Approx. 1.07x (35 mm camera equivalent: Approx. 0.70x) with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1mstyle name="sup"-1/style
Eyepoint	About 23 mm from the eyepiece lens, 21.4 mm from the eyepiece frame at –1mstyle name="sup"-1/style(CIPA standard)
Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0-+3.0 mstyle name="sup"-1/style
Viewfinder Information	Number of Dots: 2,359,296 dots Brightness Control (Viewfinder): Auto/Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2) Color Temperature Control: Manual (5 steps) Finder Frame Rate Selection: Yes (1x, 2x) Display Contents: Graphic Display, Display All Info. No Disp. Info. Digital Level Gauge, Histogram

LCD Monitor
LCD	2.95"
Screen Type	2.95 in (3.0-type) wide type TFT
Brightness Adjustment	Manual (5 steps between -2 and +2), Sunny Weather mode

Focus
Focus Type	Fast Hybrid AF (phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF)
Focusing Modes	AF-A (Automatic AF), AF-S (Single-shot AF), AF-C ( Continuous AF), DMF (Direct Manual Focus), Manual Focus
AF Points	425 points (phase-detection AF) / 169 points (contrast-detection AF)

Exposure
Exposure Control	AUTO (iAuto/Superior Auto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Movie / Sl&Q Motion (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) /Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) ), Sweep Panorama, Scene Selection
Exposure Compensation	+/- 5.0EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable)
Metering System	Metering Mode: Spot (Standard/Large), Entire Screen Avg., Highlight)
ISO Sensitivity	Recommended Exposure Index Still images: ISO 100-25600 (ISO numbers up to ISO 51200 can be set as expanded ISO range.), AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit), Movies: ISO 100-25600 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 100-6400, selectable lower limit and upper limit)
AE Lock	Locked when shutter button is pressed halfway. Available with AE lock button. (On / Off / Auto)

Shutter
Shutter Type	Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type
Shutter Speed	Still images:1/4000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies: 1/4000 to 1/4 (1/3 steps), up to 1/60 in AUTO mode (up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode)
Self-timer	10 sec. delay/5 sec. delay/2 sec. delay/Continuous self-timer (3 frames after 10 sec. delay/5 frames after 10 sec. delay/3 frames after 5 sec. delay/5 frames after 5 sec. delay/3 frames after 2 sec. delay/5 frames after 2 sec. delay)/Bracketing self-timer

Flash
Flash Type	Built-in flash
Flash Mode	Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction (on/off selectable), Wireless control, Hi-speed sync
Flash Control	Pre-flash TTL
Guide No.	6 (in meters at ISO 100)
Sync Speed	1/160 sec
Flash Exposure Compensation	+/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)
External Flash	Sony a System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe

Drive System
Drive Modes	Single Shooting, Continuous shooting (Hi+/Hi/Mid/Lo selectable), Self-timer, Self-timer (Cont.), Bracket: Single, Bracket: Cont., White Balance bracket, DRO bracket
Continuous Shooting Speed	Continuous shooting: Hi+: 11 fps, Hi: 8 fps, Mid: 6 fps, Lo: 3fps6

Function
Playback	Single (with or without shooting information Y RGB histogram & highlight/shadow warning), 12/30-frame index view, Enlarged display mode (L: 16.7x, M: 11.8x, S: 8.3x, Panorama [Standard]: 19.2x, Panorama [Wide]: 29.1x), Auto Review (10/5/2 sec, Off), Image orientation (Auto/Manual/Off selectable), Slideshow, Panorama scrolling, Folder selection (Date/ Still/ MP4/ AVCHD/XAVC S HD/XAVC S 4K), Forward/Rewind (movie), Delete, Protect
Customization	Custom key settings: Yes Programmable Setting: Yes (Body 2 sets /memory card 4 sets)

Recording System
Image Type	JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver.2.31, MPF Baseline compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 2.3 format)
Recording Media	Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro(M2), SD memory card, SDHC memory card (UHS-I compliant), SDXC memory card (UHS-I compliant), microSD memory card, microSDHC memory card, microSDXC memory card

Movie
Audio Format	XAVC S: LPCM 2ch, AVCHD: Dolby Digital (AC-3) 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Movie Format	XAVC S, AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant, MP4
Movie Video Compression	XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MP4: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Movie Recording	Movie Recording
Max. Recording Resolution	3840 x 2160

Lens
Compatible Lenses	Sony Lenses
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount

Interface
USB	Yes
A/V Out	Microphone: Built-in stereo microphone or XLR-K2M/XLR-K1M/ECM-XYST1M (sold separately) Speaker: Built-in,monaural
HDMI	HDMI micro connector (Type-D), BRAVIA Sync(Control for HDMI), PhotoTV HD, 4K movie output/4K still image PB
Built in Wifi	Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz band), View on Smartphone, Send to Computer, View on TV, View on Smartphone, Send to Computer
Mic	Yes (3.5 mm Stereo minijack)

Power Source
Battery	One rechargeable battery pack NP-FW50

Additional Information
First Listed on Newegg	January 31, 2025

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