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Nikon D7500 vs Olympus PEN-F

5.33 in
4.09 in
Nikon D7500 Digital Camera
Nikon D7500
4.91 in
2.84 in
Olympus PEN-F Digital Camera
Olympus PEN-F
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
43
4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
18 user ratings
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82
3.8 out of 5
82 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
26 %
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28 %
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10 %
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Sensor typeCMOSLive MOS
Image sensor formatDXFour Thirds
Sensor size0.93 in0.68 in
Effective pixels20.9 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Max resolution5568 x 3712 px5184 x 3888 px

Image

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 80
  • 25600
  • Auto
ISO minimum10080
ISO maximum5120025600
Maximum image resolution5568 x 3712 px5184 x 3888 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Sunny
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
HDRnoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Lens mountNikon FMicro Four Thirds
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x2.0 x
Maximum aperture2.81.8
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyes
Number of focus points5181
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.64 in1.81 in
Phase detection autofocusyesno
Number of AF points (contrast)5181

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Screen size3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots9220001037000
Touch screenyesyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x1.23 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-2 - 14 - 2
Separate info displayyesno

Photography features

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Shutter priority
Auto
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Number of exposures93
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/250s
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLFP-TTL
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)8.0 fps10.0 fps
Speed (RAW)8.0 fps10.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Audio systemStereoStereo
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • LPCM
PCM
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Body typeSLRMILC
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesno

Dimensions

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Weight22.58 oz13.16 oz
Width5.33 in4.91 in
Height4.09 in2.84 in
Depth2.85 in1.47 in

Storage

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.2
  • PRINT Image Matching III

Power

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)950330
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11

Connectivity

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB portyesyes
USB version2.02.0
Microphone portyesno
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
PictBridgeyesno
NFCnono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Bluetoothyesno
Firewirenono

Other features

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Olympus PEN-FOlympus PEN-F
GPSnono
Languages supportMultiMulti

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