Canon 60D has a
18.0MP APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 4 processor. On the other hand, Nikon D7500 has a
21.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5 processor.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Nikon D7500's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the 60D and D7500 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Canon 60D and Nikon D7500 Cameras
As seen above, Nikon D7500 has a 1.1x Larger sensor area than Canon 60D. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Canon 60D and Nikon D7500 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D7500 has a better overall score of 86, 20 points higher compared to 60D's score of 66.
Model
Overall
Color Depth
Dynamic Range
Low-light ISO
Canon 60D
66
22.2 bits
11.5 Evs
813 ISO
Nikon D7500
86
24.3 bits
14.0 Evs
1483 ISO
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Canon 60D
or the
Nikon D7500 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
