D7200 Outscores D500 in DxOMark test

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Bikerbrent_RIP

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For what it is worth, the D7200 scored higher than the D500 in all test.

DxOMark TestD500D7200
Overall8387
Color Depth24 bits24.5 bits
Dynamic Range14 Evs 14.6 Evs
Low-Light ISO 1324 ISO1333 ISO







I am somewhat amazed by the Low-Light Iso results. Looks like the only real advantage for the D500 is the burst rate and slightly better AF
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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Just skip both and go for the D750

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Blacktop

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Bikerbrent said:
For what it is worth, the D7200 scored higher than the D500 in all test.

DxOMark TestD500D7200
Overall8387
Color Depth24 bits24.5 bits
Dynamic Range14 Evs 14.6 Evs
Low-Light ISO 1324 ISO1333 ISO







I am somewhat amazed by the Low-Light Iso results. Looks like the only real advantage for the D500 is the burst rate and slightly better AF
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Not having owned either of these cameras, I would imagine the AF on the D500 is more then just slightly better then the D7200.
Everything that I read from real world users point to this. I dont hear many ravings about the AF on the D7200 ad much as I do about the D500.

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BackdoorArts

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Yawn.

If DxO Mark scores meant anything Canon would be out of business. It's so people who don't own cameras to talk about the cameras they don't own.
 
Woodyg3

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I own the D7100, D7200, and D500. The D500 is a much better camera in the real world. Contrary to what DXO Mark has reported, I have found the noise level is noticeably lower on the D500, especially at higher ISO levels. It also cleans up better in Lightroom. Also, with the same lens, the D500 produces better sharpness than the D7200.

In the end, the much better focusing system, burst rate, buffer, image processor, construction, ergonomics, etc are not figured in to DXO's scoring system.
 
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mikew_RIP

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Cant find the link now but a brief explanation of the marks where a few points dont make much difference in real world shooting.
 
Danno_RIP

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Lab results are interesting bench marks, but they do not really tell the actual story of how anything responds in the real world. To many variables are eliminated. I love my D7200. I will have it until I get something else. I will likely rely on what I see in results here and opinions here over lab tests when I make that next body purchase. Trusted opinions are more valuable to me.
 
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MaxBlake

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Interesting results, and a bit unexpected, given what I've read to date.

From long experience: Shoot the camera that works best for you at whatever price range you can afford, regardless of comparison tests, or what your buddy has to say, or even what you read on a knowledgeable forum like this one. The only person most of us have to please is ourselves.
 
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BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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Woodyg3 said:
I know I should just let this go...
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Me too. But...

have you looked at the numbers and graphs behind these scores? If you look hard you'll see that in places where the D500 and D7200 were both measured, there's nowhere that I can see the D7200 actually topping the D500 in a category - at best they are equal performers. Plus they measure the D500 out beyond the parameters that they use on the D7200. It scores lower because, a) they weight performance in nominal conditions higher than at extremes, and they factored in data for the D500 that's outside of the D7200's capabilities.

I stand by my previous post.
 
Danno_RIP

Danno_RIP

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To me... When you get to this level of camera... all of them produce good photos within there limits. Lab tests are lab tests...

I have looked at images taken with the D7200 and The D500 and I cannot see a quantum leap... But I can see the D500 is a better camera for the reasons Woody spelled out when he did a comparison between the two cameras. His review told me more then anything spelled out in the lab test... and this one series he shot with the crane catching and eating a fish... that told me the focus system and even 10 fps were of more value then I had first thought.

I have the D7200 and that report had no impact on my view of my camera. I love it. I think it was the best camera I could buy given my budget and it had been out almost a year when I bought it so I could see what people that were using it thought of it. Had the same been true of the D500 and it was in my budget I would have bought it... not because of a lab test, but because of real world feedback.

Just my thoughts...
 
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Nero

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DxO hardly does the most comprehensive reviews. I'd much sooner trust people here.

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Ta2Dave

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Meh...in three years it will be a $900 camera.

How much will be enough though? What happens when they can't make anymore improvements? Will there ever be an end all be all camera?


My son asked the other day, "when will they make a camera that projects an exact 3d hologram image so you don't have to use a computer or small screen to see the pictures"?
 
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Michael J.

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Ta2Dave said:
What happens when they can't make anymore improvements?
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This will never be. They write one pixel more and people order for sure and trade their 3 month old gear to get enough money to pay the new one, re they just improve some buttons the price goes up and here we go - the more expensive the better must it be. :D

As you know I am just kidding.
 
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