Nikon D500 vs. Canon EOS 7D Mark II specifications comparison



Nikon D500 vs. Canon 7D Mark II specs comparison (more D500 comparisons can be found here):

Nikon D500 Canon 7D Mark II
Price $1,996.95 $1,499
 Low pass filter No Yes
Body material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Max resolution 5568 x 3712 5472 x 3648
Megapixels 20.9 megapixels 20.2 megapixels
Sensor size APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm)
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Processor Expeed 5 DIGIC 6 (dual)
ISO  50 – 1640000  100 – 51200
 Aspect ratio  3:2  3:2 4:3 16:9 1:1
White balance presets 12 8
Uncompressed format RAW + TIFF RAW
JPEG quality levels Fine, Normal, Basic Fine, normal
Autofocus Contrast Detect (sensor), Phase Detect, Multi-area, Selective single-point, Tracking, Single, Continuous, Face Detection, Live View Contrast Detect (sensor),Phase Detect,Multi-area Center, Selective single-point, Tracking, Single, Continuous, Face Detection, Live View
Autofocus assist lamp No Yes
Number of focus points 153 65
Focal length multiplier 1.5× 1.6×
LCD screen Tilting fixed
LCD screen size 3.2″ 3″
Screen dots 2,359,000 1,040,000
Touch screen Yes No
Screen type TFT LCD Clear View II TFT-LCD
Live view Yes Yes
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 1x
Minimum shutter speed 30 sec 30 sec
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Built-in flash No Yes
External flash Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector) Yes (via hot shoe, flash sync port)
Flash X sync speed 1/250 sec 1/250 sec
Continuous drive 10.0 fps 10.0 fps
Self-timer Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Metering modes Multi, Center-weighted, Highlight-weighted, Spot Multi, Center-weighted, Spot, Partial
Drive modes Single-frame, Continuous high-speed, Continuous low-speed, Quiet Shutter Release, Quiet Continuous Release, Mirror-up, Self-timer Mode Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, 10-sec self-timer / remote control, 2 sec self-timer / remote control
Exposure modes Aperture-Priority, Manual, Programmed auto with flexible program, Shutter-Priority Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb, Custom (1-3)
Exposure compensation ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
AE Bracketing 2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV ±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Video Resolutions 4K (UHD) 30p/25p/24p, 1080/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 720/60p/50p 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50. 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps)
Format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4
Microphone Stereo Stereo
Speaker Mono Mono
Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II compliant) + XQD CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
HDMI Yes (mini-HDMI) Yes (mini-HDMI)
Microphone port Yes Yes
Headphone port Yes Yes
Wireless Built-In
Wireless notes Wi-Fi with low energy Bluetooth
Remote control Yes (Optional, wired or wireless ) Yes (wired or wireless)
Environmentally sealed Yes Yes
Battery description Lithium-Ion EN-EL15 rechargeable battery & charger LP-E6N lithium-ion battery and charger
Battery Life (CIPA) 1240 670
Weight (inc. batteries) 860 g (1.90 lb / 30.34 oz) 910 g (2.01 lb / 32.10 oz)
Dimensions 147 x 115 x 81 mm (5.79 x 4.53 x 3.19.) 149 x 112 x 78 mm (5.87 x 4.41 x 3.07.)
GPS Optional with GP-1 BuiltIn