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More a case of outright revolution than mere evolution, the D500 has set a new benchmark

for enthusiast-level D-SLRs, while the D5 represents a significant step up from the D4s...

rate that’s traditionally used by
movie cameras.
What’s interesting about
4K video is the additional
processing power required, and
this has a knock-on effect on
lower resolutions. Interestingly,
though, Nikon does not seem to
have leveraged this power to get
faster frame rates at lower
resolutions. The D5 and D
can capture Full HD
(1920x1080) video at 60/
frames per second for a 2x
slow-motion effect, but so
can existing Nikons like the
D7200. It would have been
really good to have seen
more powerful slow
motion modes – other
devices are capable of
them. The humble iPhone
6S, for example, can
capture standard HD video
(1280x720 pixels) at 240
frames per second, for an
amazing 8x slow motion effect.

ISO vs VR:

which is best?

There are occasions when you
can rely on Nikon’s VR (Vibration
Reduction) lenses to get you
sharp shots in low light, rather
than bumping up the ISO. There
are other times when it’s not
going to help you at all. That’s
because you’re combatting two
types of movement. If your
subject is static, the only
movement you have to worry
about is camera movement, and
the lens’s VR system will help
bring that under control. If
you’re photographing a moving
subject, VR isn’t going to do a
thing (apart from steadying the
camera). The only way to freeze
subject movement is with faster
shutter speeds, and that’s when
there is no substitute for a
higher ISO.

NIKON D7200 NIKON D500 NIKON D4S NIKON D

Sensor 2 4Mp CMOS with no OLPF 20Mp CMOS 16Mp CMOS 20Mp CMOS

ISO range 100-25600, expands to ISO102400 100-51200, expands to ISO50-1640000 100-25600, expands to ISO50-409600 100-102400, expands to ISO50-

Flash Built-in, GN 12 at ISO100 Optional Optional Optional

Continuous shooting 6fps (7 in 1.3x crop mode) 10fps 11fps 12fps (14fps mirror up)

Buffer capacity 18 NEF, 100 JPEG 200 NEF, 200 JPEG 78 NEF, 200 JPEG 200 NEF, 200 JPEG

Autofocus 51-point Multi-CAM 3500FX II 153-point Multi-CAM 20K 51-point Multi-CAM 3500FX 153-point Multi-CAM 20K

Movies 1920x1080 4K (UHD) 1920x1080 4K (UHD)

LCD display 3.2-inch fixed, 1,229k dots 3.2-inch tilting touch-screen, 2,359k dots 3.2-inch fixed, 921k dots 3.2-inch touchscreen, 2,359k dots

Wireless connectivity Wi-Fi, NFC Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth LE (SnapBridge) Optional Optional

Battery EN-EL15, 1,100 shots EN-EL15, 1240 shots EN-EL18a, 3020 shots EN-EL18a, 3780 shots

Weight 675g 7 60g 1180g 1405g

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