Nikon

Nikon D7500 DX-Format DSLR Body

20.9MP
APS-C
8 fps
4K UHD
Weather sealed
720 g

About this camera

20.9 MP APS-C CMOS sensor with EXPEED 5, native ISO 100-51,200
8 fps continuous shooting with a 51-point autofocus system, 15 cross-type
4K UHD 30p video, with an additional 1.5x crop on top of the DX sensor
3.2-inch tilting touchscreen, 100% pentaprism viewfinder, weather sealed
One SD card slot and 950 shots per charge — 720 g with battery and card

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Carrying this body all day is a different question from buying it. See the HiiGuy strap

The D7500 is the enthusiast Nikon that a lot of photographers stayed on. It borrows the sensor and the metering brain from the D500, drops them into a lighter body, and asks for a fraction of the money. Amazon currently lists it as the best selling DSLR on the site, which for a camera released in 2017 says something about what people actually want.

What it is

A 20.9-megapixel APS-C body on the Nikon F mount, weather sealed, with a pentaprism viewfinder that shows the full frame at 0.94x. It shoots 8 frames a second, focuses with 51 points, and records 4K UHD at 30p. The rear screen is a 3.2-inch tilting touchscreen.

The one thing to know before you buy

It has a single SD card slot. The D7200 before it had two, and dropping the second is the most common complaint about this camera. For most work it does not matter. For a wedding, or anything you cannot photograph twice, it is the reason some photographers stayed on the older body or moved up to a D850.

Carrying it

At 720 grams with a battery and a card, the D7500 is not a heavy camera on its own. It becomes one the moment a fast zoom goes on the front, and that weight lands on one shoulder for as long as you are out. Nine hundred and fifty frames of battery means the camera will outlast you before it outlasts itself, so how it hangs matters more than it sounds.

That is the part we know something about. The strap that came in the box is the first thing most photographers replace.

Key specifications — the numbers that matter

Type	DSLR
Sensor	APS-C
Resolution	20.9 MP
Max native ISO	51200
Burst	8.0 fps
Autofocus	51 points
Video	4K UHD 30p extra 1.5× crop
Stabilisation	Lens only (VR)
Lens mount	Nikon F
Weight	720 g with battery and card
Dimensions	135.5 x 104 x 72.5 mm
Card slots	1 no in-camera backup
Battery	950 shots (CIPA)
Weather sealed	Yes
Announced	2017

Specifications verified against the manufacturer’s published data on 7 September 2026.

720g Body weight

You will feel this one by the afternoon. A wider strap spreads that load across your shoulder instead of concentrating it on your neck.

Both lengths carry any body on this page. Pick 44" if you are tall or broad, 32" otherwise — that choice is about you, not the camera.

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From the manufacturer

Is this camera for you?

An honest read on who this body suits, and who should look elsewhere.

Enthusiasts moving up from an entry DSLR Great fit The 8 fps burst and 51-point autofocus are the two things a Rebel or D3xxx body cannot do.
Wildlife and sport on a budget Great fit The DX crop extends the reach of every lens you own, and the buffer keeps up at 8 fps.
Travel and outdoor photographers Great fit Weather sealed, 950 shots per charge, and one body plus two lenses covers a whole trip.
Low light and indoor work Workable ISO 51,200 native is unusually high for a DX body, though the last two stops cost real detail.
Video-led creators Look elsewhere 4K takes an extra 1.5x crop on top of DX, so an 18 mm lens frames like a 40 mm.
Wedding and event professionals Look elsewhere One card slot means no live backup on work you cannot go back and reshoot.
Anyone who shoots verticals with a grip Look elsewhere Unlike the D7200 before it, the D7500 has no battery grip option at all.

What it does well

ISO 51,200, and that is the native ceiling
Not the expanded figure. For a DX body that is unusually high, and it is why the D7500 keeps working in light where its class normally stops.
8 frames per second
Fast enough for club sport, kids and most birds in flight, from a body that costs a fraction of what that speed used to.
100% viewfinder coverage
What you framed is what you get. Cheaper bodies show about 95% and you crop the surprise out afterwards.
Highlight-weighted metering
The setting most owners never turn on. It exposes to protect the brightest part of the frame, which is exactly what a spotlit face on a dark stage needs.

What to know first

One card slotMatters if you’re shooting weddings or events
The D7500 records to a single SD card. With nothing you cannot reshoot, it is a non-issue and the clearest place Nikon saved money. With a wedding on it, the absence of a second card as live backup is a genuine professional risk.
4K carries an extra 1.5x cropMatters if you’re shooting video wide
4K UHD at 30p is real, but it comes from a cropped area of an already-cropped DX sensor - roughly a 2.25x field of view against full frame. Full HD uses the full sensor width and is unaffected.
No battery gripMatters if you’re shooting portraits vertically for long sessions
Nikon dropped grip support that the D7200 had. The 950-shot battery is the compensation, but the vertical shutter release is simply not available.