Slant community chat on Discourse| 2 Recommended Products | Recommendations | Weight | Dimensions | Ports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Nikon D500· · · | 3 | 0 | 860 g | 147 x 115 x 81 mm | USB 3.0; HDMI |
| #2 Canon 7D Mark II· · · | 1 | 0 | 910 g | 149 x 112 x 78 mm | USB 3.0; HDMI |
Pro Advanced autofocus
D500 has 153 AF points of which you can select 55. 99 AF points are cross-type (of which 35 are selectable). 15 AF points work with f/8 lenses (of which 9 are selectable). The autofocus works down to LV -4.
Pro Good buffer
Buffer can hold 200 compressed or 71 uncompressed RAW files. To achieve the 200-shot compressed RAW speed, you'll need a XQD card.
Con Video has a 2.2x 35mm-equivalent crop factor
The camera has a 1.5x 35mm-equivalent crop factor and shooting video adds another 1.5x crop factor on top of that resulting in a 2.2x 35mm-equivalent crop factor. The effective sensor size is near the size of a MFT sensor. That means you would need wider lenses to achieve the same result in each s...
Con Lacks mode dial for custom presets
Unlike some other Nikon cameras, D500 doesn't have a mode dial that allows quickly switching between custom presets.
Pro Flicker detection
The camera can detect flickering light sources and sync up with them to shoot at peak brightness in order to avoid underexposing the image by accident.
Pro Fast autofocus
Reliable and quick autofocusing system.
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