Here is everything you need to know on the new Nikon D7500 (green = good, red = bad):
- no Ai coupling (no support for non-CPU lenses)
- new tilt screen
- new touch screen
- single SD memory card slot (just UHS-I, no support for UHS-II)
- no vertical grip option (no contact on the bottom of the camera)
- new neck strap holders
- lighter than the D7200
- battery life went down to 950 shots (the D7200 had 1,110)
- new highlight-weighted metering.
- 8 fps (up to 50 14-bit lossless compressed RAW frames)
- Snapbridge
- LCD screen resolution went down to 922,000 dots (the D7200 had 1,228,800 dots)
- no NFC (the D7200 had NFC)
- Expeed 5
- US pricing: $1,249.95 (body only), $1,749.95 (lens kit)
- no possibility to add a battery grip:
Here is an even better breakdown of the positives, neutral, missed and negative parts of the Nikon D7500 (thanks HD10):
Positives:
- faster processor (D7500 Expeed 5 vs D7200 Expeed 4)
- better metering
- better WB
- improved AF accuracy (better subject recognition and tracking)
- improved AE
- improved flicker reduction (artificial lighting)
- improved Active D-Lighting
- highlight-weighted metering mode option
- group AF option added for Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II AF
- better/deeper grip
- slightly lighter by 35g
- improved weather sealing
- ISO button positioned near the shutter button (like the D500)
- rear screen is now tilting
- rear screen a touch screen (touch AF and touch shutter on live view)
- higher 8fps 50 RAW frames buffer (vs D7200 6fps 18 RAW buffer)
- auto AF Fine (In LV, to auto calibrate autofocus with specific lenses)
- 4K video (at 2.25x 35mm FOV)
- in-camera 4Ktime-laps video
- 1080p HD video can now use Active D-Lighting
- power aperture support for video
- zebra stripes for highlight checking in Live View Video Mode
- better separated left and right microphone position
- bigger front IR port
- auto Picture Control (analyzes scene for better tone curve)
- Bluetooth and WiFi (vs just WiFi)
- shutter rated for 150k shots
- shutter monitor auto adjust shutter speeds to keep these accurate
- in-camera Batch Process RAW converter
Neutral:
- uses D500 21mp sensor (some minus, some plus)
- still the same 51-point Advanced Multi-CAM3500 II AF
- SD card still does not support UHS-IImedia (like the D7200)
- re-positioned camera strap lugs
Missed:
- still no Focus Peaking support in Live View
- no separate AF joystick (like the D500 and the D5)
Negative:
- $50 increase in list price (USD $1,250 vs $1,200)
- single SD slot (compared to the D7200 twin SD slot)
- slightly lower resolution for the rear screen (922k vs 1.2M dot LCD)
- lower number of shots per battery charge (950 vs 1110)
- no NFC feature (which the D7200 had)
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