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Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A

Portability
60
Imaging
66
Features
92
Overall
76
Nikon D7500 front
 
Nikon D810A front
Portability
55
Imaging
75
Features
80
Overall
77

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Key Specs

Nikon D7500
(Full Review)
  • 21MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3.2" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Boost to 1640000)
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 720g - 136 x 104 x 73mm
  • Released April 2017
  • Replaced the Nikon D7200
Nikon D810A
(Full Review)
  • 36MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.2" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 200 - 12800 (Increase to 51200)
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 880g - 146 x 123 x 82mm
  • Launched February 2015
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Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Overview

Let's examine more closely at the Nikon D7500 versus Nikon D810A, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras and both of them are offered by Nikon. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the D7500 (21MP) and D810A (36MP) and the D7500 (APS-C) and D810A (Full frame) feature totally different sensor sizing.

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The D7500 was manufactured 2 years later than the D810A and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the D7500 scores versus the D810A in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Nikon D7500 over the Nikon D810A

 D7500 D810A 
LaunchedApril 2017February 2015Fresher by 27 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Nikon D810A over the Nikon D7500

 D810A D7500 
Screen resolution1229k922kCrisper screen (+307k dot)

Common features in the Nikon D7500 and Nikon D810A

 D7500 D810A 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Screen sizing3.2"3.2"Equivalent screen measurement
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Physical Comparison

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon D7500 offers exterior dimensions of 136mm x 104mm x 73mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 2.9") along with a weight of 720 grams (1.59 lbs) while the Nikon D810A has proportions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 880 grams (1.94 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the D7500 vs the D810A.

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the D7500 and D810A is 60 and 55 respectively.

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A top view buttons comparison

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Sensor Comparison

Usually, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The photograph below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the D7500 and D810A.

To sum up, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The D7500 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Nikon D810A will resolve greater detail due to its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots far more aggressively. The younger D7500 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A sensor size comparison

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon D7500 Portrait photography advice
Nikon D810A Portrait photography advice
79
focusing manually
good resolution (21 megapixels)
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports face detection focus
supports RAW formats
85
manual focus
sensor resolution is great (36MP)
great sensor size (Full frame)
supports face detection focus
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Nikon D7500 as a Street photography camera
Nikon D810A as a Street photography camera
76
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
includes touch focus
environment proof
above average ISO range (51,200)
60
great sensor size (Full frame)
delivers RAW formats
environment proofing
no articulating screen
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Nikon D7500
Sports photography with Nikon D810A
83
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
built in image stabilization
good resolution (21MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
supports tracking autofocus
environment proof
has phase detect auto focus
76
great max shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
sensor resolution is great (36 megapixels)
great sensor size (Full frame)
supports tracking autofocus
environment proofing
better than average battery life (1,200 shots)
supports phase detect auto focus
max frames per second very slow (5.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
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Travel Comparison

Nikon D7500 Travel photography info
Nikon D810A Travel photography info
70
environment proof
supports bluetooth
includes touch focus
good resolution (21MP)
flash built-in
does not posses selfie friendly display
69
better than average battery life (1,200 CIPA)
environment proofing
sensor resolution is great (36MP)
has built in flash
screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Nikon D7500
Landscape photography with Nikon D810A
82
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount)
nice screen size (3.2 inch)
built in image stabilization
good resolution (21MP)
good sensor size (APS-C)
doesnt have anti-alias filter
above average ISO range (51,200)
supports RAW formats
environment proof
80
manual focus
swap lenses (Nikon F mount)
nice screen size (3.2")
sensor resolution is great (36MP)
great sensor size (Full frame)
delivers RAW formats
environment proofing
better than average battery life (1,200 shots)
two card slots
does not have image stabilization
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon D7500 as a Vlogging camera
Nikon D810A as a Vlogging camera
35
touchscreen capability
built in image stabilization
supports face detection focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
has external microphone socket
does not posses selfie friendly display
30
supports face detection focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with external mic socket
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
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Nikon D7500 vs Nikon D810A Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon D7500 and Nikon D810A
 Nikon D7500Nikon D810A
General Information
Brand Name Nikon Nikon
Model type Nikon D7500 Nikon D810A
Type Advanced DSLR Advanced DSLR
Released 2017-04-12 2015-02-10
Physical type Mid-size SLR Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Chip Expeed 5 EXPEED 4
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C Full frame
Sensor dimensions 23.5 x 15.7mm 35.9 x 24mm
Sensor surface area 369.0mm² 861.6mm²
Sensor resolution 21 megapixels 36 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 5:4 and 3:2
Max resolution 5568 x 3712 7360 x 4912
Max native ISO 51200 12800
Max enhanced ISO 1640000 51200
Lowest native ISO 100 200
RAW images
Lowest enhanced ISO 50 100
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 51 51
Cross type focus points 15 15
Lens
Lens support Nikon F Nikon F
Amount of lenses 309 309
Focal length multiplier 1.5 1
Screen
Type of screen Tilting Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3.2 inches 3.2 inches
Screen resolution 922 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.63x 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/8000 secs
Continuous shutter rate 8.0fps 5.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 12.00 m (at ISO 100) 12.00 m (at ISO 100)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, redeye reduction, redeye reduction w/slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize 1/250 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 144 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector) Optional
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS Optional Optional
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 720 grams (1.59 pounds) 880 grams (1.94 pounds)
Dimensions 136 x 104 x 73mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 2.9") 146 x 123 x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 86 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 24.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 14.0 not tested
DXO Low light rating 1483 not tested
Other
Battery life 950 shots 1200 shots
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID EN-EL15a EN-EL15
Self timer Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec) Yes (2, 5, 10, 20 secs for up to 9 shots)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, CompactFlash (UDMA compliant)
Card slots Single Dual
Launch cost $1,247 $3,800