| 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 | - |