Nikon D100 vs Nikon D500

Here, we will be looking at the Nikon D100 and Nikon D500, both Advanced DSLR cameras and both are produced by Nikon. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the D100 (6MP) and D500 (21MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The D100 was announced 14 years prior to the D500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short highlight of how the D100 grades vs the D500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon D100 & Nikon D500. The whole galleries are viewable at Nikon D100 Gallery & Nikon D500 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon D100 offers external dimensions of 144mm x 116mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.6" x 3.2") with a weight of 780 grams (1.72 lbs) and the Nikon D500 has proportions of 147mm x 115mm x 81mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 3.2") with a weight of 860 grams (1.90 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the D100 against the D500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D100 and D500 is 58 and 56 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements purely by researching technical specs. The visual here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the D100 and D500.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Nikon D500 to render greater detail with its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older D100 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.