Hey, this is Scott of Photography Banzai. In this video I'm going over the Nikon D7500.
Thanks to Camera Craft in Rockford Illinois for let me try this out at
their shop. So do you need a second card slot, or do you need the AI indexing tab
that you use with older Nikon lenses? This isn't the camera for. You probably just
want to stop the video now, and look for something else.
Either the D7200 or the D500. Those are two good options. Otherwise, if you don't
need those two features... I do think this is a solid option as well for various
reasons. So we'll get to those in this video.
The D7000 line has various aspects to it that are very similar throughout every
camera in that line. I have a D750 and D600 that have similar properties to
this camera. The "U1" and "U2" custom modes on the mode dial are very nice to
use. Quick access to custom settings that you set up. The quick SD card format with
a double button press, very nice to have. I use it before an outing on most of
my cards. And it's helpful to have on the camera. Of course you do have the dual
adjustment dials. Top settings screen. And the pop-up flash.
Pretty standard features on most cameras. This camera is pretty standard
with ports. One standout, I guess you could say, is the headphone port. Also has
a mic port, of course. USB, HDMI, and the external shutter release. Generally
speaking this camera is very quick. Has a nice auto-focus system similar to the
D750. Does have a high resolution metering sensor, so that's good with 3D
tracking. And you can also use the auto auto-focus fine-tune feature. Which is
nice to quickly adjust focus with your prime lenses to make sure they're
spot-on. It does use the EN-EL15a batteries. That's good for backward
compatibility. Just keep in mind if you have third-party batteries that are old,
they won't work in this camera. So when I got this camera to try out at the shop...
Didn't have a battery in it initially. I tried two of my aftermarket batteries.
I'll link up previous video can check out on those, and they didn't work in
this camera. There are third-party batteries that do work with this one.
Of course, you'll have to buy them new. Ergonomics are what you would expect from
a D7000 series camera. There are a few differences though so...
An interesting aspect of this viewfinder is above it you have a sensor for noticing
if your faces to the camera. Now, I used my left eye to look through viewfinders.
It's a nice feature, because with the touchscreen you might be touching the
screen while your faces up to the camera. It's nice in a situation like this where
that sensor will turn off the screen. The viewfinder is Nikon's lower end design.
It isn't the circular type. They did move the ISO button near the shutter and
I think that's a good spot for it. That way you can probably do one-handed changes of
ISO along with the aperture and shutter speed when you're in manual mode. So it's
really nice to have it up there instead of down on the side by the LCD screen. So
this camera does have a tilting screen. Nice to have. It isn't fully articulating,
but you do get vertical adjustments. It is a touchscreen. That means you can do
touch-to-focus in live view. Of course, Nikon's auto-focus in Live View isn't
ideal... It's good enough for many situations. Camera does have Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth. The Bluetooth is kind of an always-on connection to your phone, and
then uses Wi-Fi when it needs to to push images or whatever else. I did try out
the Snap Bridge application on one of my phones to test it out. It's not too bad,
but it doesn't have any video features. Which is a pretty big negative. I have
used Nikon's WMU application on my D750. Same situation, so at least it's an
upgrade over that app, but still not super amazing. This camera does have 4k video
recording, but it comes at a cost of a 1.5x crop over the APS-C crop as well.
So if you have a 10mm APS-C lens, you're gonna have a perspective
around 22mm. That's about as wide as you'll likely
get in this situation with the 4k video recording. Which is not too bad, but you
need that super super wide lens. Otherwise, with telephoto video at 4k you
won't have any issues. Just general feel wise, I do think it's a very solid camera.
I think it's an upgrade over the previous D7000 series cameras. I did have
the original 7000 and the 7100. Those were
nice, but I think this is definitely a decent upgrade over those.
Like I said, if you don't really care about missing a card slot or the AI
indexing feature in this camera, I do think it's a solid option. But you do
have the D500 if you want to spend more, or you could just go down the line...
Maybe even a D5000 series, or find a used earlier 7000 series camera.
Those are good options as well. So that said, not too bad. I personally wouldn't
go for this camera, but I do think it is a solid option for someone trying to get
more functional. Get more control in a camera compared to the super
entry-level DSLRs. So that's about it with the D7500 that I have to say.
Again, thanks to Camera Craft in Rockford Illinois for let me try this out at
their shop.