| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.9 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Sony |
| Model | D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera | RX10 IV 20.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | D500 | RX10 IV |
| Model Number | D500 Body Only | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.9 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 115 x 147 x 81 mm | 22 x 16 x 16 cm |
| Weight | 860 GM | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI | - |
| Accessory Shoe | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock | - |
| Series | - | Cyber-shot |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 36.0 x 24.0 | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 51200 | ISO 125 - 12800 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| Other Sensor Features | - | Type Exmor RS CMOS Sensor, Size 1.0 Type, Stacked CMOS Sensor with DRAM Chip Brings Cutting Edge New Functions |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | 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 | Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 169 f = 26 - 76 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 43 f = 25 - 73 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 32 f = 24 - 70 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Still Image 11 f = 30.5 - 89 mm, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Movie 169 f = 25.5 - 74 mm SteadyShot Standard, f = 30 - 86 mm SteadyShot Active, f = 33.5 - 95 mm SteadyShot Intelligent Active, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - Movie 4K 169 f = 28 - 80 mm SteadyShot Standard, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - HFR 960 fps f = 42 - 118 mmQuality Priority, f = 60 - 170 mm Shoot Time Priority, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - HFR 480 fps f = 28 - 80 mm Quality Priority, f = 42 - 118 mm Shoot Time Priority, Focal Length 35 mm Conversion - HFR 240 fps f = 26 - 75 mm Quality Priority, f = 28 - 80 mm Shoot Time Priority, Optical Zoom 2.9x Optical Zoom During Movie Recording, Clear Image Zoom Still Image 20 M 5.8x / 10 M 8.2x / 5.0 M 11x / VGA 44x, Movie 5.8x, Precision Digital Zoom - Still Image Still Image 20 M 11x / 10 M 16x / 5.0 M 23x / VGA 44x, Movie Digital Zoom 10, Aperture iAuto F1.8 / F11 W / Program Auto F1.8 / F11 W / Manual F1.8 / F11 W / Shutter Priority F1.8 / F11 W / Aperture Priority F1.8 / F11 W |
| Optical Zoom | - | 2.9x |
| Aperture Range | - | F1.8 W - F2.8 T |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 98% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, | 0.59x with 50 mm Lens at Infinity, -1 m-1 Diopter 35 mm Equivalent |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2 to +1 m sup -1 | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | 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 | Size 0.39 Type Electronic Viewfinder OLED, Number of dots 2,359,296 dots, Battery Life Viewfinder 230 / 115 min |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection | - |
| Metering Modes | Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M | - |
| White Balancing | 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 | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluor Warm White, Cool White, Day White, Daylight, Flash, C.Temp / Filter, Custom, White Balance Bracketing |
| Other Focus Features | Focal Length in 35 mm 135 Format Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Detection Range | Focus Area Wide, Center, Flexible Spot S / M / L, Expanded Flexible Spot, Lock on AF Yes Wide / Center / Flexible SpotS / M / L / Expanded Flexible Spot, Auto Focus Illuminator Auto / Off, Face Detection Mode Off / On Regist Faces / On, Face Selection Yes Key, Selected Face Memory, Max Number of Detectable Faces 8 Faces |
| Focus Mode | - | Direct Manual Focus, Manual Focus, Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C |
| Focus Range | - | Focus Range iAuto 5 cm - Infinity W, 30 cm - Infinity T, Focus Range Program Auto 5 cm - Infinity W, 30 cm - Infinity T |
| Panorama Type | - | Sweep Panorama Wide 12416 x 1856 / 5536 x 2160, Sweep Panorama Standard 8192 x 1856 / 3872 x 2160 |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV | 1/3 Steps in +/- 3.0 EV |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value | - |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode | - |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 - 30 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Other Shutter Features | 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 | Shutter Release Time Lag 0.009 sec |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | 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 | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Rear Sync, Flash Off |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV | - |
| Other Flash Features | 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 | Built-In Flash Manual Pop-up |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | 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 | - |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 43, 32, 11 |
| Gross Pixel | - | 21 MP |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 1080 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Still Image Size | - | 17 M 5472 x 3080, 7.5 M 3648 x 2056, 4.2 M 2720 x 1528 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| Other Display Features | 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 | LCD Xtra Fine, Adjustable Angle Up by 180deg and Down by 45deg, Brightness Setting Sunny Weather, Picture Effect HDR Painting, Rich-tone Monochrome, Miniature, Toy Camera, Pop Color, Partial Color, Soft High-key, Water Color, Posterization, Retro Photo, Soft Focus, High Contrast Monochrome, Illustration |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1228800 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | Memory Stick Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo Still Image / Movies / Memory Stick PRO Duo - High Speed / Memory Stick PRO HG Duo / SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / SDXC Memory Card / Memory Stick Micro / Memory Stick Micro Mark2 / microSD Memory Card / microSDHC Memory Card / microSDXC Memory Card |
| Power Supply | - | Battery Pack NP-BX1, Output Voltage DC 5 V, 0.5 A |
| Power Requirement | - | AC 100 - 240 V, 50 / 60 Hz, 70 mA |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable | - |
| Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Video Format | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding | AVCHD, MP4, XAVC S |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Superior Auto, Intelligent Auto, Shutter Speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Movie Mode Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, HFR Mode Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Manual Exposure, Panorama, Scene Selection, MR Memory Recall 1,2,3, Manual Exposure |
| Scene Modes | - | High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet, Handheld Twilight, Anti Motion Blur, Sports Action, Macro, Sunset |