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Nikon D500 Digital Camera
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Nikon Z7 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 III Digital Camera
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Sony a7R III
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSExmor R CMOS
Image sensor formatDX
N/A
Full-frame
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in
N/A
1.4 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors22.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Effective pixels21.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
42.4 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution5568 x 3712 px
N/A
N/A
7952 x 5304 px
Other resolutions
  • 4176x2784
  • 2784x1856
N/A
N/A
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 5
N/A
BIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 64
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 102400
  • 50
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum100645050
ISO maximum5120025600204800102400
Boosted ISO minimum50
N/A
50
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum1640000
N/A
204800
N/A
Maximum image resolution5568 x 3712 px8256 x 5504 px6000 x 4000 px7952 x 5304 px
White balance presets12
N/A
N/A
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
N/A
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
N/A
yesyes
Image stabilization typeNo
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported aspect ratios4:3
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAW + TIFF
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
yes
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon F
N/A
Sony ESony E
Optical zoom5.0 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom1.0 x
N/A
8.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x
N/A
0.78 x1.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
N/A
36
N/A
Maximum aperture2.8
N/A
36
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Lamp
N/A
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Autofocus in recording modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier1.5x
N/A
N/A
N/A
AutofocusCenter
  • AI Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • One Shot Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyes
Manual focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selectionManual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of focus points153493693399
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)153
N/A
N/A
399
Image stabiliserLens based only
N/A
OpticalBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.83 in
N/A
3.03 in
N/A
Phase detection autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)153
N/A
N/A
425
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in2.95 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFT
Screen dots2359000
N/A
N/A
1440000
Touch screenyesyesyesyes
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
N/A
N/A
Live viewyes
N/A
yes
N/A
ViewfinderOpticalElectronicElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %
N/A
N/A
100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification1.0 x0.8 x0.78 x0.78 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-2 - 1-4 - 2-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.63 in
N/A
0.91 in
N/A
Separate info displayyes
N/A
N/A
no
Flip-out screenno
N/A
noyes
Second displayno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
0.5 in0.51 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
3690000.0 px2359296.0 px3686400.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
Camera shutter typeElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
ElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
N/A
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shutter priorityyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Aperture priorityyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Manual exposure modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of exposures2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation plus5
N/A
N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5
N/A
N/A
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
AE frames
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modesno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flash sync speed1/250s
N/A
N/A
1/250s
Built-in flashyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash off
  • Flash on
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Forced OFF
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flash connectionHot shoe
N/A
N/A
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTL
N/A
N/A
N/A
External flashyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Continuous drive10.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Close-up
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunrise
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
N/A
yesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
N/A
N/A
3D supportyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Manual settingsyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
N/A
N/A
Speed (JPEG)10.0 fps
N/A
N/A
10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)10.0 fps
N/A
N/A
10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
N/A
Histogram
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formatsMOV
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
Analog signal format systemNTSC
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Single image
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
N/A
3840 x 21601920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate10.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
100.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
29.59 min.125.0 min.115.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereo
N/A
N/A
N/A
Speaker typeMono
N/A
N/A
N/A
Audio systemStereoStereo
N/A
Mono
Supported audio file formatsPCM
N/A
  • AC3
  • LPCM
  • AC3
  • LPCM
Voice recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeSLRMILCMILCMILC
Body materialPlastic
N/A
N/A
Aluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyes
N/A
yesyes
Environmentally sealedyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight26.81 oz20.64 oz22.93 oz23.17 oz
Width5.79 in5.28 in5.1 in5.0 in
Height4.53 in3.96 in2.9 in3.76 in
Depth3.19 in2.66 in3.76 in2.9 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • Memory Stick
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Memory slots2122
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • XQD
N/A
N/A
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.31
  • RAW
  • Exif 2.31
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • PRINT Image Matching III

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)1240
N/A
610640
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
1
N/A
AC adapter includedYYYY
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
3.5 h3.0 h
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
2280.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesyesyes
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector typeMini
N/A
MicroMicro
USB portyes
N/A
yesyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB BUSB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.1
3.2 Gen 1
3.1
3.2 Gen 1
Headphone portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone portyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-In
N/A
N/A
N/A
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
DC-in jackyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
PictBridgeyesyes
N/A
no
NFCyes
N/A
yesno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.1
Firewireno
N/A
N/A
no
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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