Top Rated DSLR Cameras under $500

Here we have listed the 10 Top Rated DSLR Cameras under $500. Pentax K-3 is at the top of our list, followed by Pentax K-S2 and Nikon D5500.

#1 Pentax K-3	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #77 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #22
$418.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 51.200 Max ISO \| 27 Focus Points \| Large 3.2 Screen \|

#2 Pentax K-S2	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #87 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #28
$449.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 51.200 Max ISO \|

#3 Nikon D5500	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #108 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #34
$343.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 25.600 Max ISO \| 39 Focus Points \|

#4 Nikon D5600	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #114 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #39
$496.95	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 25.600 Max ISO \| 39 Focus Points \|

#5 Nikon D7100	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #126 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #45
$379.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 51 Focus Points \| Large 3.2" Screen \| 1.229kdots LCD \| 1/8000s Shutter \|

#6 Pentax K-5	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #152 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #52
$238.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 11 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 1/8000s Shutter \|

#7 Nikon D5300	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #147 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #50
$298.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| GPS \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 39 Focus Points \|

#8 Pentax K-5 IIs	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #150 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #49
$319.98	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 11 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 1/8000s Shutter \|

#9 Sony A55	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #165 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #56
$259.95	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| GPS \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 15 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 10.0fps \|

#10 Canon 70D	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Canon EF/EF-S Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #161 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #53
$409.91	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Environmental Sealing \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 19 Focus Points \|

#11 Sony A58	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #176 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #57
$398.49	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 20.0MP Sensor \| 16.000 Max ISO \| 15 Focus Points \| 8.0fps \| 690 shots Battery Life \|

#12 Canon 750D	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Canon EF/EF-S Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #171 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #65
$439.95	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 19 Focus Points \| 1.040kdots LCD \|

#13 Canon T6i	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Canon EF/EF-S Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #173 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #60
$439.95	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Built-in Wi-Fi \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 19 Focus Points \| 1.040kdots LCD \|

#14 Sony A33	14 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #183 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #66
$171.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 15 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 7.0fps \| 500g Light Body \|

#15 Sony A35	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #193 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #68
$498.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 25.600 Max ISO \| 15 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 6.0fps \| 415g Light Body \| Microphone Port \|

#16 Sony A37	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #196 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #70
$329.95	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Electronic Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 25.600 Max ISO \| 15 Focus Points \| 6.0fps \| 506g Light Body \| Microphone Port \|

#17 Pentax K-50	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #215 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #75
$277.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Environmental Sealing \| Timelapse Recording \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 51.600 Max ISO \| 11 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 1/6000s Shutter \|

#18 Olympus E-5	12 MP \| Four Thirds CMOS Sensor Four Thirds Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #229 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #78
$499.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Image Stabilization \| Articulating Screen \| Environmental Sealing \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 11 Focus Points \| 920kdots LCD \| 1/8000s Shutter \| 870 shots Battery Life \| Microphone Port \|

#19 Nikon D3300	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Nikon F Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #218 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #77
$300.00	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: 1920 x 1080 Video \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 24.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 11 Focus Points \| 921kdots LCD \| 700 shots Battery Life \| 430g Light Body \| Microphone Port \|

#20 Canon 650D	18 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Canon EF/EF-S Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #223 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #76
$248.99	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape
	PROs: Articulating Screen \| 1920 x 1080 Video \| Touch Screen \| Optical Built-in Viewfinder \| Face Detection \| 18.0MP Sensor \| 12.800 Max ISO \| 1.040kdots LCD \| 575g Light Body \| Microphone Port \|