D7500

  • D7500: front
  • D7500: back
  • APS-C size
  • 20.9 megapixels
  • 100-51200 ISO
  • EXPEED 5
  • 51 AF points
  • 8 fps
  • 4K UHD
  • Touch screen
  • Tilting monitor
  • SnapBridge

Overview

  • EXPEED 5 image-processing engine delivers superior image quality and sensitivity up to ISO 51200, expandable to Hi 5 (equivalent to ISO 1640000)
  • 180K-pixel RGB sensor drastically enhances the accuracy of various auto controls
  • Approx. 8 fps*1 continuous shooting (up to 50 shots in 14-bit lossless compressed RAW) freezes the decisive moment
  • 51-point AF system features group-area AF for secure subject tracking
  • 4K UHD (30p) high-quality video, compatible with MP4 format for easy playback on smart devices
  • Touch-operation, tilting 8-cm/3.2-in. monitor lets you shoot more creatively
  • Slimmer body with an easier-to-hold deep grip enabled by the monocoque structure, while weighing just approx. 640 g/1 lb 6.6 oz (body only)
  • Radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting expands wireless shooting possibilities
  • SnapBridge support lets you connect the camera to a compatible smart device*2 via built-in Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®
  • *1Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, and other settings at default values.
  • *2Compatible with iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® or smart devices running on the Android operating system.
  •  Note: The camera's built-in Wi-Fi® capability can only be used when the SnapBridge app is installed on a compatible smart device.

Specifications

Type of camera

Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens mount

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Effective angle of view

Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view

Effective pixels

Effective pixels

20.9 million

Image sensor

Image sensor

23.5 x 15.7 mm CMOS sensor

Total pixels

21.51 million

Dust-reduction system

Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)

Storage

Image size (pixels)

  • DX (24x16) image area: 5568 x 3712 (L: 20.6 million), 4176 x 2784 (M: 11.6 million), 2784 x 1856 (S: 5.1 million)

  • 1.3x (18x12) image area: 4272 x 2848 (L: 12.1 million), 3200 x 2136 (M: 6.8 million), 2128 x 1424 (S: 3 million)

  • Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording: 5568 x 3128 (L: 17.4 million), 4176 x 2344 (M: 9.7 million), 2784 x 1560 (S: 4.3 million)

  • Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording: 4272 x 2400 (L: 10.2 million), 3200 x 1800 (M: 5.7 million), 2128 x 1192 (S: 2.5 million)

  • Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160 (8.2 million)

File format

  • NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed or compressed

  • JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8), or basic (approx. 1:16) compression; optimal quality compression available

  • NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

Picture Control system

Auto, Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls

Media

SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-I compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

File system

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.31, PictBridge

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

Frame coverage

  • DX (24x16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

  • 1.3x (18x12) image area: Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical

Magnification

Approx. 0.94x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint

18.5 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Diopter adjustment

-2 to +1 m-1

Focusing screen

Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed)

Reflex mirror

Quick return

Lens aperture

Instant return, electronically controlled

Lens

Compatible lenses

Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and AI-P NIKKOR lenses and non-CPU AI lenses (M mode only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses can not be used
The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports the center focus point with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster)

Shutter

Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode

Speed

1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, bulb, time, X250

Flash sync speed

X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/320 s or slower (flash range drops at speeds between 1/250 and 1/320 s)

Release

Release modes

S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), self-timer, MUP (mirror up)

Approximate frame advance rate

CL: 1 to 7 fps, CH: 8 fps
Frame rates assume continuous-servo AF, manual or shutter-priority auto exposure, a shutter speed of 1/250 s or faster, release selected for custom setting a1 (AF-C priority selection), and other settings at default values

Self-timer

2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s

Remote control modes (ML-L3)

Delayed remote, quick-response remote, remote mirror-up

Exposure

Metering system

TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels

Metering modes

  • Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses)

  • Center-weighted: Weight of approx. 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame; diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10 or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame

  • Spot: Meters circle with diameter of about 3.5 mm (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point

  • Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E and D lenses

Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F)
  • Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV

  • Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV

Exposure meter coupling

CPU

Modes

Auto modes (auto, auto [flash off]), scene modes (portrait, landscape, child, sports, close up, night portrait, night landscape, party/indoor, beach/snow, sunset, dusk/dawn, pet portrait, candlelight, blossom, autumn colors, food), special effects modes (night vision, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect, miniature effect, selective color, silhouette, high key, low key), programmed auto with flexible program (P), shutter-priority auto (S), aperture-priority auto (A), manual (M), U1 (user settings 1), U2 (user settings 2)

Exposure compensation

Can be adjusted by -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, SCENE and EFFECTS modes

Exposure lock

Luminosity locked at detected value

ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure Index)

ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting

Can be selected from auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off

Focus

Autofocus

Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 3500 II autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by one sensor), and AF-assist illuminator (range approx. 0.5 to 3 m/1 ft 8 in. to 9 ft 10 in.)

Detection range

-3 to +19 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Lens servo

  • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status

  • Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus point

Can be selected from 51 or 11 focus points

AF-area modes

Single-point AF; 9-, 21- or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button

Flash

Built-in flash

Auto, portrait, child, close up, night portrait, party/indoor, pet portrait, super vivid, pop, photo illustration, toy camera effect: Auto flash with auto pop-up
P, S, A, M, food: Manual pop-up with button release

Guide number

Approx. 12/39, 12/39 with manual flash (m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Flash control

TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels is available with built-in flash; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering

Flash modes

Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, auto slow sync, auto slow sync with red-eye reduction, fill-flash, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync with red-eye reduction, rear-curtain with slow sync, rear-curtain sync, off; auto FP high-speed sync supported

Flash compensation

-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Flash-ready indicator

Lights when built-in flash or optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output

Accessory shoe

ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock

Nikon Creative Lighting
System (CLS)

i-TTL flash control, radio-controlled Advanced Wireless Lighting, optical Advanced Wireless Lighting, modeling illumination, FV lock, color information communication, auto FP high-speed sync, AF-assist for multi-area AF

Sync terminal

AS-15 Sync Terminal Adapter (available separately)

White balance

White balance

Auto (2 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), all with fine-tuning

Bracketing

Bracketing types

Exposure, flash, white balance and ADL

Live view

Modes

Photo live view, movie live view

Lens servo

  • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time servo AF (AF-F)

  • Manual focus (M)

AF-area mode

Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF

Autofocus

Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)

Movie

Metering system

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Metering modes

Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted

Frame size (pixels) and frame rate

  • 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p

  • 1920 x 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p

  • 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p

Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 and 23.976 fps respectively; ★high quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all sizes except 3840 x 2160

File format

MOV, MP4

Video compression

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Audio recording format

Linear PCM, AAC

Audio recording device

Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable

ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)

  • Mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200

  • Modes P, S and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) with selectable upper limit

  • EFFECT mode: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5)

  • Other modes: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to 12800)

Active D-Lighting

Can be selected from same as photo settings, extra high, high, normal, low or off

Maximum recording length

29 min. 59 s

Other options

Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction

Monitor

Monitor

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 922k-dot (VGA) tilting TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, manual monitor brightness control and an eye-sensor controlling display on/off

Playback

Playback

Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images or calendar) playback with playback zoom, playback zoom cropping, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, picture rating and auto image rotation

Interface

USB

Hi-Speed USB with Micro-B connector; connection to built-in USB port is recommended

HDMI output

Type C HDMI connector

Accessory terminal

Wireless remote controllers: WR-1 and WR-R10, Remote cord: MC-DC2, GPS unit: GP-1/GP-1A (all available separately)

Audio input

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Audio output

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter)

Wireless/Bluetooth

Wireless

  • Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

  • Operating frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz (channels 1 to 11)

  • Maximum output power: 8.4 dBm (EIRP)

  • Authentication: Open system, WPA2-PSK

Bluetooth

Communication protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1

Range (line of sight)

Approx. 10 m/32 ft without interference; range may vary with signal strength and presence or absence of obstacles

Supported languages

Supported languages

Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Power source

Battery

One EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

AC adapter

EH-5b/EH-5c AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)

Tripod socket

Tripod socket

1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions/weight

Dimensions
(W x H x D)

Approx. 135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm/5.4 x 4.1 x 2.9 in.

Weight

Approx. 720 g/1 lb 9.4 oz with battery and memory card but without body cap; approx. 640 g/1 lb 6.6 oz (camera body only)

Operating environment

Operating environment

Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F
humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

Accessories

Supplied accessories
(may differ by country or area)

EN-EL15a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, UC-E20 USB Cable, AN-DC3 BK Camera Strap, BF-1B Body Cap, DK-5 Eyepiece Cap, DK-28 Rubber Eyecup

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