Nikon D7500 vs Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D7500 and the Canon PowerShot A3500 IS, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D7500 was introduced in April 2017 and Canon PowerShot A3500 IS was introduced in January 2013. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D7500 over Canon PowerShot A3500 IS.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon PowerShot A3500 IS over Nikon D7500.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D7500 has a 3.2" Tilting screen with 922k dot resolution and Canon PowerShot A3500 IS has a 3.0" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Nikon D7500 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Both models feature touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Nikon D7500

Nikon D7500 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.94x (0.63x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Canon PowerShot A3500 IS.

Nikon D7500 features a 20.9 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.5 x 15.6 mm and a total area of 366.6 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 51,200 and expands to 50 - 1,640,000 in boosted mode. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS features a 16 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600.

Nikon D7500 is equipped with EXPEED 5 processor and can take pictures up to 5568 x 3712 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4176 x 2784, 2784 x 1856 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS is equipped with DIGIC 4 processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 2592, 3264 x 2448, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

No Low-Pass Filter on Nikon D7500

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Nikon D7500. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

Canon PowerShot A3500 IS has an image stabilization.

Built-in Wi-Fi

Cameras have built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g 2.4 GHz on Nikon D7500) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Nikon D7500

Nikon D7500 has a built-in Bluetooth (version 4.1 LE) which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D7500 comes with EN-EL15a battery pack with battery life of 950 shots and Canon PowerShot A3500 IS comes with NB-11L battery pack with battery life of 200 shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D7500 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D7500 has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D7500, and up to 1/2000 sec on Canon PowerShot A3500 IS. Nikon D7500 can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS can shoot continuously up to 0.8 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D7500 has 51 (15 cross-type) focusing points and Canon PowerShot A3500 IS has 9 focusing points. Nikon D7500 has detection range from -3 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D7500 ranges from -3 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D7500 and ±2 range on Canon PowerShot A3500 IS. You can also do exposure lock and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D7500 and exposure bracketing on Canon PowerShot A3500 IS.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D7500 and 3.00 m on Canon PowerShot A3500 IS. Nikon D7500 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D7500.

Nikon D7500 body has dimensions of 136 x 104 x 73 mm (5.35 x 4.09 x 2.87") and Canon PowerShot A3500 IS body has dimensions of 98 x 56 x 20 mm (3.86 x 2.2 x 0.79"). Nikon D7500 weighs 720 g (1.59 lb / 25.40 oz) and Canon PowerShot A3500 IS weighs 135 g (0.30 lb / 4.76 oz).

Nikon D7500

Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

136 mm

104 mm

98 mm

56 mm

104 mm

56 mm

73 mm

20 mm