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Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500

Portability
56
Imaging
71
Features
79
Overall
74
Nikon D610 front
 
Nikon D7500 front
Portability
60
Imaging
66
Features
92
Overall
76

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Key Specs

Nikon D610
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400 (Push to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 850g - 141 x 113 x 82mm
  • Revealed October 2013
  • Old Model is Nikon D600
Nikon D7500
(Full Review)
  • 21MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Bump to 1640000)
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 720g - 136 x 104 x 73mm
  • Announced April 2017
  • Old Model is Nikon D7200
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Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Overview

Following is a comprehensive review of the Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500, both Advanced DSLR cameras and both are offered by Nikon. The sensor resolution of the D610 (24MP) and the D7500 (21MP) is very comparable but the D610 (Full frame) and D7500 (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The D610 was brought out 4 years prior to the D7500 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a concise overview of how the D610 scores vs the D7500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Nikon D610 over the Nikon D7500

 D610 D7500 

Reasons to pick Nikon D7500 over the Nikon D610

 D7500 D610 
AnnouncedApril 2017October 2013More modern by 42 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution922k921kClearer display (+1k dot)
Touch display Easily navigate

Common features in the Nikon D610 and Nikon D7500

 D610 D7500 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Display dimension3.2"3.2"Identical display size
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon D610 provides outside dimensions of 141mm x 113mm x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") with a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) while the Nikon D7500 has proportions of 136mm x 104mm x 73mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 2.9") having a weight of 720 grams (1.59 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the D610 compared to the D7500.

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D610 and D7500 is 56 and 60 respectively.

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 top view buttons comparison

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to picture the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through technical specs. The pic underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the D610 and D7500.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D610 featuring a larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon D610 will show greater detail having its extra 3MP. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged D610 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 sensor size comparison

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon D610 Portrait photography info
Nikon D7500 Portrait photography info
82
you can focus manually
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
features face detect autofocus
exports RAW files
79
you can focus manually
MP count good (21MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detection focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Nikon D610 as a Street photography camera
Nikon D7500 as a Street photography camera
60
sensor size is large (Full frame)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
no moving screen
no image stabilization
76
has a tilting screen
has image stabilization
good sensor size (APS-C)
exports RAW files
supports touch focus
weather sealing
great high ISO (51,200)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Nikon D610
Sports photography with Nikon D7500
71
decent megapixels (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
features tracking focus
environment sealing
sensor has phase detect autofocus
continuous shooting slow (6.0 frames/s)
no image stabilization
83
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
has image stabilization
MP count good (21 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
comes with tracking autofocus
weather sealing
supports phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Nikon D610 Travel photography details
Nikon D7500 Travel photography details
66
environment sealing
decent megapixels (24MP)
has built in flash
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
70
weather sealing
supports bluetooth
supports touch focus
MP count good (21MP)
flash built-in
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Nikon D610
Landscape photography with Nikon D7500
78
you can focus manually
swap lenses (Nikon F mount)
nice screen size (3.2 inch)
decent megapixels (24MP)
sensor size is large (Full frame)
exports RAW files
environment sealing
2 card slots
no image stabilization
82
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount)
screen is a good size (3.2")
has image stabilization
MP count good (21 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
doesnt have anti aliasing filter
great high ISO (51,200)
exports RAW files
weather sealing
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon D610 as a Vlogging camera
Nikon D7500 as a Vlogging camera
30
features face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes microphone support
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
no image stabilization
35
built-in touchscreen
has image stabilization
comes with face detection focus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with external mic support
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
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Nikon D610 vs Nikon D7500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon D610 and Nikon D7500
 Nikon D610Nikon D7500
General Information
Make Nikon Nikon
Model Nikon D610 Nikon D7500
Type Advanced DSLR Advanced DSLR
Revealed 2013-10-08 2017-04-12
Physical type Mid-size SLR Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Powered by Expeed 3 Expeed 5
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Full frame APS-C
Sensor dimensions 35.9 x 24mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 861.6mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixels 21 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
Maximum resolution 6016 x 4016 5568 x 3712
Maximum native ISO 6400 51200
Maximum boosted ISO 25600 1640000
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Lowest boosted ISO - 50
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 39 51
Cross focus points 9 15
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon F Nikon F
Number of lenses 309 309
Crop factor 1 1.5
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 3.2 inch 3.2 inch
Resolution of display 921k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display technology TFT LCD monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.7x 0.63x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/8000s
Continuous shooting rate 6.0fps 8.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/200s 1/250s
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps) 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 144 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Optional Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector)
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional Optional
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 850 grams (1.87 lb) 720 grams (1.59 lb)
Dimensions 141 x 113 x 82mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.2") 136 x 104 x 73mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 94 86
DXO Color Depth score 25.1 24.3
DXO Dynamic range score 14.4 14.0
DXO Low light score 2925 1483
Other
Battery life 900 pictures 950 pictures
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model EN-EL15 EN-EL15a
Self timer Yes Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC x 2 slots SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 2 Single
Price at launch $1,600 $1,247