Do you want to know what's better Leica Q (Typ 116) or Nikon D7500? SpecsPRO has compared Leica Q (Typ 116) vs Nikon D7500: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Nikon D7500 vs Leica Q (Typ 116)

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • File Format

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Resolutions

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

  • Manual focus

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Digital zoom

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • GPS notes

  • Samples

  • Videos

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  • Model

    Nikon D7500

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/8000 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Built-in flash: Yes (Pop-up)

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen size: 3.2

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder type: Optical (pentaprism)

    OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 51

    OTHER FEATURES GPS: Optional

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  • Model

    Leica Q (Typ 116)

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 24 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 6000 x 4000

    SENSOR Sensor size: Full frame (36 x 24 mm)

    SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 26 megapixels

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Continuous drive: 10.0 fps

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,040,000

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  • Announced

    2017

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Mid-size SLR

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    21 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5568 x 3712

  • Sensor size

    APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Expeed 5

  • Image ratio w:h

    3:2

  • Other resolutions

    4176 x 2784, 2784 x 1856

  • Sensor photo detectors

    22 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    ISO 100 - 51200 (expandable to 50 - 1640000)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    50

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    1640000

  • White balance presets

    12

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (5)

  • Image stabilization

    Digital only

  • Image stabilization notes

    3-axis Electronic for Full HD and below

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Normal, Basic

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/8000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    12.00 m (at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain

  • Continuous drive

    8.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Highlight-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 frames in 1-stop increments)

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Tilting

  • Screen size

    3.2

  • Screen dots

    922,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (pentaprism)

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.94×

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264

  • Videography notes

    Supports MOV and MP4 packages

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Resolutions

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Phase Detect
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Number of focus points

    51

  • Lens mount

    Nikon F

  • Focal length multiplier

    1.5×

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Digital zoom

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    640 g (1.41 lb / 22.58 oz)

  • Dimensions

    136 x 104 x 73 mm (5.35 x 4.09 x 2.87)

  • Environmentally sealed

    Yes

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    EN-EL15a lithium-ion rechargeable battery & charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    950

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (mini-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    Yes

  • Headphone port

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    Wi-Fi with low energy Bluetooth

  • Remote control

    Yes (Wired, wireless, smartphone)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes (4K output)

  • GPS

    Optional

  • GPS notes

    GP-1A

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Jun 10, 2015

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Large sensor compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    24 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    6000 x 4000

  • Sensor size

    Full frame (36 x 24 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Maestro II

  • Image ratio w:h

    3:2

  • Other resolutions

    28mm: 4272 x 2848, 2976 x 1600 x 1200; 35mm: 4800 x 3200, 3424 x 2288, 2384 x 1592, 1280 x 856; 50mm: 3360 x 2240, 2400 x 1600, 1680 x 1120, 896 x 600

  • Sensor photo detectors

    26 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 100-50000

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (2 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    No

  • Flash range

  • External flash

    Yes (via hot shoe)

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

    10.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 12 secs)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,040,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    TFT LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

    3,680,000

  • Videography features

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Resolutions

    1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p)

  • Optics & Focus

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

    1×

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    28 mm

  • Optical zoom

    1×

  • Maximum aperture

    F1.7

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (1.2x (35mm equiv), 1.5x (50mm equiv))

  • Normal focus range

    30 cm (11.81)

  • Macro focus range

    17 cm (6.69)

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    640 g (1.41 lb / 22.58 oz)

  • Dimensions

    130 x 80 x 93 mm (5.12 x 3.15 x 3.66)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    BP-DC12

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Microphone port

    No

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n

  • Remote control

    Yes (via smartphone)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

  • GPS notes

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  • Summary

    The Leica Q (Typ 116) maximum resolution of 6000 x 4000 pixels (24 megapixels) is better than the Nikon D7500 maximum resolution of 5568 x 3712 pixels (21 megapixels). The Leica Q (Typ 116) is produced with bigger sensor than the Nikon D7500: Full frame (36 x 24 mm) versus APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm). This is the most important advantage of this camera because large sensor allows you to make pictures of the more professional quality. The Nikon D7500 provides more focus points in compare with the Leica Q (Typ 116): 51 vs 49. More focus points means less risk of losing focus lock while following a moving subject.

    The Leica Q (Typ 116) display is better as it has more screen dots 1,040,000 in compare to 922,000 dots of the Nikon D7500 display. The higher dot count display is better for reviewing photos on your camera. The Nikon D7500 has better fastest shutter speed - 1/8000 second.

    The Nikon D7500 has built-in flash. The Nikon D7500 can utilize optional accessory GPS devices. Recording GPS data can be useful if you like to travel, to be able to check the image metadata and see exactly where a photo was produced.

    The Nikon D7500 and the Leica Q (Typ 116) have the same number of advantages though as the Q (Typ 116) has bigger sensor which is a really important advantage then this model becomes the best buy.