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Sony ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera

Sony ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera vs Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Sony ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera	Nikon D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	12.2 MP	20.9 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	Yes
general
Brand	Sony	Nikon
Model	ILCE 7S 12.2MP DSLR Camera	D500 20.9MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	ILCE 7S	D500
Model Number	7S	D500 Body Only
Series	ILCE	-
Color	Black	Black
Type	DSLR Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	12.2 MP	20.9 MP
Tripod Socket	No	Yes
Dimensions(WxHxD)	126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm	115 x 147 x 81 mm
Weight	489 GM	860 GM
Face Detection	Yes	-
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Ports	-	HDMI
Accessory Shoe	-	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor Size	35.6 x 23.8 mm	36.0 x 24.0
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 102400	ISO 100 - 51200
Maximum ISO	102400 ISO	-
Sensor Technology	Exmor CMOS sensor	-
lens features
Lens Mount	E-mount	Nikon F Mount With AF Coupling and AF Contacts
Digital Zoom	8x	-
Compatible Lens	Sony E-mount lenses	-
Manual Focus	-	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
viewfinder features
View Finder	Yes	Yes
View Finder Type	XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour	Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	100%	98%
Viewfinder Magnification	Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1	1.0 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity,
Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment	-4.0 to +3.0 m -1	-2 to +1 m sup -1
Viewfinder Eye Point	27 mm	-
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
focus features
Focus Mode	Single-shot AF AF-S, Continuous AF AF-C, Direct Manual Focus DMF, Manual Focus	-
Focus Range	Wide 25 points/Center-weighted/Flexible Spot S/M/L/Zone	-
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
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 WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White/Cool White/Day White/Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom, Underwater	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
Focus Points	-	153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection
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
exposure features
Exposure Mode	AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie	-
AE Lock/Exposure Lock	Yes	-
Spot Meter	Yes	-
Exposure Compensation	+/-5.0 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps, with exposure compensation dial +/-3.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 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
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	Jan-00	1/8000 - 30 sec
Self-timer	-	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
flash features
Built-in Flash	Yes	-
External Flash	Yes	-
Flash Modes	Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Rear Sync., Slow Sync., Red-eye reduction On/Off selectable, Hi-speed sync3, Wireless3	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	3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps	1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV
Other Flash Features	Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, attach the shoe adaptor for flash compatible with Auto-lock accessory shoe	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 Sizing	XAVC S 1920 x 1080 60p/50Mbps, 30p/50Mbps, 24p/50Mbps, 1280 x 720 120p/50Mbps AVCHD 1920 x 1080 60p/28Mbps/PS, 60i/24Mbps/FX, 60i/17Mbps/FH, 24p/24Mbps/FX, 24p/17Mbps/FH MP4 1440 x 1080 30fps/12Mbps, 640 x 480 30fps/3Mbps	-
Still Image Size	35 mm full frame L 4240 x 2832 12M, M 2768 x 1848 5.1M, S 2128 x 1416 3.0M, APS-C L 2768 x 1848 5.1M, M 2128 x 1416 3.0M, S 1376 x 920 1.3M	-
Image Processor	BIONZ X	-
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
display features
Display Type	TFT	-
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Display Resolution	921,600 dots	-
LCD Display Image Resolution	921600 dots	-
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
connectivity features
HDMI	Yes	-
Wifi	Yes	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	Wi-Fi Compatible, IEEE802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz band*5 Playback of still images and movies on smartphones, PCs and TVs	-
storage and power features
Upgradable Memory	Yes	-
Card Type	Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo	-
Power Supply	AC-PW20 AC Adaptor	-
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Number of Batteries	Approx. 320 shots viewfinder / Approx. 380 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*9	1
audio and video features
Microphone	stereo	-
Speaker	Monaural	-
Audio Features	XAVC S LPCM, 2ch, AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3, 2ch, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC, 2ch	Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable
Video Resolution	1280 x 720	1280 x 720
Video Quality	HD	-
Video Format	XAVC S / AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4	MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Frame Rates in Video Modes	30fps	-
modes and functions features
Drive Modes	Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 s delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 s delay 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO	-
Macro Mode	G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps	-

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