Nikon D7500: everything you need to know

• 7 years ago
• Categories: Nikon D7500

 

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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