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Sony ILCE 7M2 24.3MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera

Sony ILCE 7M2 24.3MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camer comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony ILCE 7M2 24.3MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	20.9 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	ILCE 7M2 24.3MP DSLR Camera	D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	ILCE 7M2	D500
Model Number	ILCE-7M2	D500 Body Only
Color	Black	Black
SLR Variant	Body Only	Body Only
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	24.3 MP	20.9 MP
Tripod Socket	Yes	Yes
Dimensions(WxHxD)	95.7 x 126.9 x 59.7 mm	115 x 147 x 81 mm
Weight	599 GM	860 GM
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
Ports	HDMI	HDMI
Accessory Shoe	Yes	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	23.7 x 15.7 mm	36.0 x 24.0
ISO Rating	ISO 100	ISO 100 - 51200
Other Sensor Features	Exmor CMOS	-
lens features
Lens Mount	Sony E-mount Lens	Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts
Manual Focus	Yes	Yes
Color Filter	Primary RGB Color Filter	-
Dust Reduction	Yes	Yes
Other Lens Features	Clear Image Zoom Still Image 2x, Movies 2x, Digital Zoom Smart Zoom Still Images 35 mm Full Frame M 1.5x, S 2x, APS-C M 1.3x, S 2x, Digital Zoom Still Images 35 mm Full Frame L 4x, M 6.1x, S 8x, APS-C L 4x, M 5.2x, S 8x, Digital Zoom Movie 35 mm Full Frame 4x, APS-C 4x, Lens Compensation Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E, and D Lenses Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses and DX Lenses, AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses Exposure Modes A and M 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 15 Focus Points with Lenses that Have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster, of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	1.3 cm 0.5 Type Electronic Viewfinder	Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	98%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.71x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1	1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity,
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	Diopter Adjustment -4.0 to +3.0 m -1	-2 to +1 m sup -1
Other Viewfinder Features	Number of Dots 2,359,296 dots, Brightness Control Auto / Manual 5 Steps between -2 and +2, Color Temperature Control Manual 5 Steps, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram, Electronic Viewfinder, 27 mm from Eyepiece Lens, 22 mm from Eyepiece Frame at -1 m -1 CIPA Standard	Reflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes , Viewfinder Eye Point 16 mm
focus features
Focus Mode	AF Mode AF-S Single-shot AF, AF-C Continuous AF, DMF Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus	-
Focus Range	Sensitivity Range -1 to 20 EV ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Focus Points	35 mm Full Frame 117 Points Phase Detection AF, APS-C 99 Points Phase Detection AF / 25 Points Contrast Detection AF	153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection
Metering Modes	Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot	Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M
White Balancing	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Underwater, Color Temperature, Color Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing 3 Frames, H / L Selectable	Auto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 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 Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL
Other Focus Features	Focus Area Wide 117 Points Phase Detection AF, 25 Points Contrast Detection AF, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Wide, Zone, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Lock-on AF Yes, Eye AF Yes, Predictive Control, Focus Lock, AF Illuminator Yes with Built-in LED Type, AF Illuminator Range 0.3 m - 3.0 m with FE 28 - 70mm F3.5 - F5.6 OSS Attached, Fast Hybrid AF Phase Detection AF / Contrast Detection AF	Focal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range
exposure features
Exposure Mode	Automatic	-
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV, 1/2 EV in Steps of +/- 5 EV with Exposure Compensation Dial +/- 3 EV 1/3 EV Steps	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV
Other Exposure Features	Exposure Control Metering Sensitivity -1 to 20 EV at ISO 100 Equivalent with F2.0 Lens Attached	Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
shutter features
Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-traverse, Focal-plane Type	Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode
Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec	1/8000 - 30 sec
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots	Continuous Shooting Hi Maximum 5 fps, Lo Maximum 2.5 fps	-
Other Shutter Features	Electronic Front Curtation Shutter Yes On / Off	Approximate Frame Advance Rate 10 fps, CL 1 to 9 fps, CH 10 fps, QC 3 fps, Speed 1/8000 to 30 sec in Steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250
flash features
External Flash	Yes	-
Flash Modes	Flash Off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync, Rear Sync, Red-eye Reduction On / Off Selectable, Wireless, Hi-speed Sync	Front-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported
Flash Compensation	1/3 EV and 1/2 EV Steps in +/- 3.0 EV	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV
Other Flash Features	Flash Control Pre-flash TTL, External Flash Sony System Flash Compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, Attach Shoe Adaptor for Flash Compatible with Auto-lock Accessory Shoe, FE Level Lock Yes	Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, 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-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes After Flash is Fired at Full Output
image features
Image Format	JPEG DCF Version 2.0, Exif Version 2.3, MPF Baseline Compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 Format, RAW, RAW and JPEG, JPEG Extra Fine, JPEG Fine, JPEG Standard	File Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-baseline Compliant with Fine 1 4, Normal 1 8 or Basic 1 16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats
Aspect Ratio	30200 AM	-
HDR Support	Yes	-
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Other Display Features	Adjustable Angle Up by 107°, Down by 41°, White Magic Yes, Display Contents Graphic Display, Display All Info, No Display Info, Digital Level Gauge, Histogram for Viewfinder, Real-time Image Adjustment Display On / Off, Quick Navi Yes, Focus Check Yes, Focus Magnifier 35 mm Full Frame 5.9x, 11.7x, APS-C 3.8x, 7.7x, Zebra Yes, Peaking MF Yes Level Setting High / Mid / Low / Off, Color White / Red / Yellow, Marker Display Yes Center / Aspect / Safety Zone / Guideframe, Grid Line Yes Rule of 3rds Grid / Square Grid / Diag + Square Grid / Off	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Image Sensor Format DX, Monitor Tilting TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control
Touch Screen	-	Yes
connectivity features
Wifi	Yes	Yes
storage and power features
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Number of Batteries	1	1
Other Storage Features	Eye-fi Card Compatible	-
audio and video features
Microphone	Yes	-
Speaker	Built-in, Monaural	-
Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	1280 x 720
Video Format	XAVC S, AVCHD Format Version 2.0 Compliant, MP4	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Audio Features	-	Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable
modes and functions features
Scene Modes	Portrait, Sports Action, Macro, Landscape, Sunset, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Night Portrait, Anti Motion Blur	-

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