Overall excellent camera. I owned the NEX-5R before this and was very happy with it. I wanted to upgrade mostly looking for better low light performance. The A6500 is amazing when it comes to video, especially in low light. I really like the customization of the buttons. The in-body stabilization works great on unstabilized lenses. Very solid build quality. The only thing that would've made this camera better would be an LCD the could flip 180 degrees for selfies, like the NEX-5R could.

In comparing to the a6300, here are the important points:

In-body stabilization - this will add extra stabilization if you already have stabilized lenses, and it will provide stabilization for lenses that don't have it already. This is important for those of us who do photography or video with vintage lenses or high quality lenses without stabilization, like the Sigma Art series.

Big buffer - The a6300's buffer isn't small, but the camera waits to write to the card after a burst of shots. So for sports photographers, the new, larger buffer and the no-wait features are nice. You can review or continue to shoot while the camera writes to the card.

Overheating - It isn't so much that Sony "fixed" the heat problem... instead they provide a means of "living with" the heat the camera generates. As such, there are fewer scenarios in which this camera will shut down due to overheating vs the a6300.

The touchscreen is underwhelming in photo modes, it engages too slowly to be useful. In video mode it works, but not quite like you'd want. You can, technically, get it to focus on a subject and then track the subject, but making that happen is a chore. Most will find it difficult enough to use the default way. Sony needs to spend a bit more time on this.

All that said, the camera is almost identical to the a6300 in terms of quality and normal operation. There is an extra custom button, which is nice. The grip is a little deeper, which is nice. The rolling shutter is still absolutely awful in video or silent shooting modes.

With the exception that it is not full-frame, it is the first mirrorless camera that has the features needed to satisfy DSLR snobs (I know, I switched from Canon).

PS - If this review helped, or if you're just bored and enjoy clicking things - could I trouble you for a "Yes" vote below?