Nikon D500 vs Nikon D810

The following is a extended review of the Nikon D500 vs Nikon D810, both Advanced DSLR cameras and both are produced by Nikon. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the D500 (21MP) and D810 (36MP) and the D500 (APS-C) and D810 (Full frame) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The D500 was manufactured 19 months after the D810 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the D500 matches up against the D810 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D500 and Nikon D810. The entire galleries are provided at Nikon D500 Gallery and Nikon D810 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Nikon D500 offers outside measurements of 147mm x 115mm x 81mm (5.8" x 4.5" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 860 grams (1.90 lbs) whilst the Nikon D810 has sizing of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 980 grams (2.16 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the D500 versus the D810.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D500 and D810 is 56 and 54 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by looking through technical specs. The image here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the D500 and D810.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The D500 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Nikon D810 will result in extra detail due to its extra 15 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger D500 will have an edge in sensor technology.