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Nikon D7500 vs Pentax K-1

5.33 in
4.09 in
Nikon D7500 Digital Camera
Nikon D7500
5.37 in
4.33 in
Pentax K-1 Digital Camera
Pentax K-1
Available colors
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4.5 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
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82
3.8 out of 5
82 user ratings
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32 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
10 %
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in1.41 in
Effective pixels20.9 Mpx36.0 Mpx
Max resolution5568 x 3712 px7360 x 4912 px

Image

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 102400
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum51200204800
Maximum image resolution5568 x 3712 px7360 x 4912 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Sunny
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • DNG
  • EXIF
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Muted
  • Neutral
HDRnoyes
AEB/HDR supportyesyes

Optics and focus

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Lens mountNikon F
  • Pentax KA
  • Pentax KAF
  • Pentax KAF2
  • Pentax KAF3
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyes
Brightness adjustmentyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
Autofocus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Number of focus points5133
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)5133
Image stabiliserLens based onlyBuilt-in
Phase detection autofocusyesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Screen size3.2 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDyesyes
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots9220001037000
Touch screenyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x0.7 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-2 - 1-3.5 - 1.2
Separate info displayyesyes
Flip-out screenyesyes

Photography features

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Number of exposures93
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Continuous shootingyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s1/200s
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Flash metering systemi-TTLP-TTL
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
Self-timeryesyes
Manual settingsyesyes
Speed (JPEG)8.0 fps4.4 fps
Speed (RAW)8.0 fps4.4 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV

Videography features

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Maximum resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD type4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps30.0 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
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Noise reductionyesyes

Design

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Body typeSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesium
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
Anti-dust systemyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesyes

Dimensions

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Weight22.58 oz32.63 oz
Width5.33 in5.37 in
Height4.09 in4.33 in
Depth2.85 in3.37 in

Storage

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots12
Storage types
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • Dual SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
Power source typeBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)950760
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
AC adapter includedYY

Connectivity

Nikon D7500Nikon D7500
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicro
USB portyesyes
USB connector typeMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
USB version2.02.0
Microphone portyesyes
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
Pentax K-1Pentax K-1
GPSnoyes
Languages supportMultiMulti
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating

Pros & Cons

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