Nikon has taken their flagship D5 DSLR and most of its high-end features and distilled all of this into a smaller, but still very durable metal body. the full-frame sensor is replaced by an 20.9MP APS-C sized chip, so it hasn't got quite the same resolving power as the D7200, but it does mean the D500 can shoot at a rapid 10 fps, while the 153-point Af arrangement is perhaps the best autofocus system out there right now. A brilliant all-rounder, it excels at fast action like sports and wildlife photography.
There are several other similarities between the two new cameras which make the D500 an exciting proposition. The new EXPEED 5 processing engine, for example, is the same, as is the 153-point Multi-Cam 20K autofocus system with 9 cross-type points. As on the D5, the D500s AF central point is sensitive down to -4EV while all the other points are sensitive down to -3EV, potentially making this a very capable camera is low light
