Konica Minolta 5D has a
6.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized CCD sensor . 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.
Nikon D7500's sensor provides 15MP more than Konica Minolta 5D's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
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 5D and D7500 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Konica Minolta 5D and Nikon D7500 Cameras
Konica Minolta 5D and Nikon D7500 have the same sensor sizes so they will provide same level of control over the depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture. On the other hand, since Konica Minolta 5D has 243% larger pixel area compared to Nikon D7500, it has potential to collect more light on pixel level hence have less noise in low light / High ISO images.
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. Konica Minolta 5D and Nikon D7500 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D7500 has a better overall score of 86, 28 points higher compared to 5D's score of 58.
Model
Overall
Color Depth
Dynamic Range
Low-light ISO
Konica Minolta 5D
58
21.3 bits
11.1 Evs
605 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
Konica Minolta 5D
or the
Nikon D7500 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
