Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780. Nikon D7500 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 8mm narrower, 12mm shorter and 3mm thinner than Nikon D780.
Here is the back view size comparison of Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Nikon D7500 is significantly lighter (120g ) than the Nikon D780 which may become a big advantage especially on long walking trips.
Also keep in mind that body weight is not the only deciding factor when comparing two interchangeable camera bodies, you have to also take into account the lenses that you will be using with these bodies. Since Nikon D780 has a Full frame sensor and Nikon D7500 has a smaller APS-C sensor, Nikon D7500's lenses for a similar focal length and aperture will generally be lighter and smaller than the Nikon D780 lenses.
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Weather Sealing
Both D7500 and D780 have weather sealings in their body, making them resistant to water and dust.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3.2.
Nikon D7500 has a 21.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 5 processor. On the other hand, Nikon D780 has a 25.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Expeed 6 processor.
Another difference between these two cameras is that Nikon D7500's sensor lacks 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 moire occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the D7500 and D780 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Nikon D780 has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Nikon D7500. 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.
In this section, we rank and compare Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Nikon D7500 for Portrait Photography
Nikon D780 for Portrait Photography
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 21.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
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Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 25.0MP
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Nikon D7500 for Street Photography
Nikon D780 for Street Photography
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
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Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
No Image Stabilization
Large Body
Read the details
Nikon D7500 for Sports Photography
Nikon D780 for Sports Photography
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 8.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
15 Cross Type Focus sensors
51 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 950 shots
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Fast Continuous Shooting: 7.0fps
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
15 Cross Type Focus sensors
51 Focus Points
Good Battery Life: 2260 shots
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Nikon D7500 for Daily Photography
Nikon D780 for Daily Photography
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Large Body
720g
Body Thickness 73mm
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Large Body
840g
Body Thickness 76mm
Read the details
Nikon D7500 for Landscape Photography
Nikon D780 for Landscape Photography
Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 21.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
Large Full frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Very High Resolution Sensor: 25.0MP
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Read the details
Number of available lenses is a big decision factor while choosing your interchangeable lens camera. Both Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780 have 304 native lenses available but be careful that since Nikon D780 has a full frame sensor, only 223 of these lenses can cover the full frame sensor of D780.
Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. None of these bodies have sensor based image stabilization so you have to buy lenses with Optical stabilization feature. Currently there are 101 lenses with Image stabilization for Nikon F mount.
| Lens Type |
# of Nikon D7500 Lenses |
# of Nikon D780 Lenses |
| Standard Zoom |
33 |
33 (17 Full Frame) |
| Standard Prime |
20 |
20 (17 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Zoom |
33 |
33 (17 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Prime |
47 |
47 (45 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Zoom |
53 |
53 (43 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Prime |
43 |
43 (42 Full Frame) |
| SuperZoom |
30 |
30 (6 Full Frame) |
| Wideangle Fisheye Prime |
8 |
8 (3 Full Frame) |
| Macro Prime |
25 |
25 (22 Full Frame) |
| Perspective Control Prime |
11 |
11 (11 Full Frame) |
| Telephoto Mirror Prime |
1 |
1 (0 Full Frame) |
| TOTAL |
304 |
304 (223 Full Frame) |
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Nikon D7500 and Nikon D780 scores compare:
Nikon D7500
Ranked
#25 out of 95 in Mid-size SLR cameras
Ranked
#71 out of 1198 in all Cameras
Nikon D780
Ranked
#5 out of 95 in Mid-size SLR cameras
Ranked
#19 out of 1198 in all Cameras
Nikon D780 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Nikon D7500 in all criteria except one: Portability.
If small size and light body is a big priority for you, choose Nikon D7500. Otherwise, Nikon D780 is the better camera overall.
| General |
Nikon D7500 |
Nikon D780 |
| Brand |
Nikon |
Nikon |
| Announced |
2017-04-12 |
2020-01-07 |
| Body Type |
Mid-size SLR |
Mid-size SLR |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
BSI-CMOS |
| Size |
APS-C |
Full frame |
| Dimensions |
23.5 x 15.7 mm |
35.9 x 23.9 mm |
| Area |
368.95mm2 |
858.01mm2 |
| Megapixels |
21 megapixels |
25 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
5568 x 3712 |
6048 x 4024 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
51,200 ISO |
51,200 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
1640000 ISO |
204800 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| Min Boosted Light Sensitivity |
50 ISO |
50 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
51 |
51 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
Nikon F |
Nikon F |
| Number of Available Lenses |
304 |
304 |
Screen |
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| Type |
Tilting |
Tilting |
| Size |
3.2 |
3.2″ |
| Resolution |
922k dots |
2,359k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Optical (pentaprism) |
Optical (pentaprism) |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.63 |
0.7 |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/8000s |
1/8000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Digital only |
No |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
12.00 m (at ISO 100) |
no built-in flash |
| Max Flash Sync |
1/250s |
no built-in flash |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
8.0 fps |
7.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
3840 x 2160 |
3840 x 2160 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector) |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
720g |
840g |
| Dimensions |
136 x 104 x 73mm |
144 x 116 x 76mm |
| Battery Life |
950 shots |
2260 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
Optional |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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| DxO Overall Score |
86 |
not tested |
| DxO Color Depth |
24.3 |
not tested |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
14.0 |
not tested |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
1483 |
not tested |
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