REVIEW: Nikon D7200 vs D7100 High ISO Test + More 

+yop poy those cheeky bastards!

+yop poy Exactly what I thought. The images on the D7100 are just a bit brighter thus giving the impression there's more detail in the shadows.

More likely the quantum efficiency of the D7100's Toshiba sensor is a bit higher than that of the D7200's Sony sensor, producing brighter images on the D7100 at the same exposure as the D7200. More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_efficiency

Are you for real? if you wait until 5:15 you will see that the reason the bottom of the image was blurry was because it was still loading and that once loaded the focus and lighting were the same.

Stan Obert Thank you! And I'm glad to hear you're liking your new camera! I had the 18-35 at one point, and it was a wonderful lens! Feel free to send me some of your images/videos, I'd love to see them!

***** Yes I see that too! I plan on making a follow up video with the D7200 and D7100 to confirm if these results are accurate or not. I do know each camera was writing in loss-less compressed. The difference between the 12bit and 14bit doesn't affect dynamic range, it affects color depth, but you are correct in saying both should have identical settings to be 100% fair. I can't get another review done on both until I return from France around the beginning of August, and move all my equipment to my new studio so stay tuned!

+ShutterNutter Nation I believe the difference is most noticeable in the shadow details when comparing 12 and 14 bit files. I believe that the test is most likely compromised because of the difference in bit depth, especially in the shadow region, giving an advantage to the camera with the higher bit depth.

so was the test redone?

Relax p Diddy. You sound unhinged

gustavo campos Yes! Mid August I am going to redo this comparison to verify my results. In France currently and don't have the time! My results are not jiving with other reports. I can also post the results in comparison to a D750 along with the new video so stay tuned!

Petr D I did forget to mention didn't I. Lens is a Tamron 70-200 @ 135mm f/6.3

Thanks John. If only 10fps (even if only with grip), and this camera would have been a lot more lucrative.... with the olympics around the corner I think Nikon might be saving all it's eggs for the D5....

So. The D7100 is not recommended for night photography, I assume?

suman bhattacharyya Avoid the banding issues? Shoot at low ISO's and make sure your shots are properly exposed when you take them so you don't have to bump the exposure in post; even shoot to the right (slightly overexpose) so you can bring it down in post which will help preserve shadow detail while minimizing banding issues). Other than that, not a whole lot.

ShutterNutter Nation in

I'd like to do a comparison as well. The couple days I had this camera just wasn't enough to get to the AF in detail, but using a 150-600 every bit of improvement helps. I think the improvement in high iso (since you'll have to put that up anyways), plus the increased sensitivity of the autofocus would make this camera better suited for the tammy than the D7100.

It all depends on how critical High ISO performance is for you. The D750 being $1100 more than the D7200 is quite the price jump. Is the image quality alone worth 1100? No not at all, but then again the D750 is way overpriced (although grey markets D750's are around $1250)... You may be better off grabbing a used D610.

ShutterNutter Nation thanks ive been looking at the D610 as price but "if" im paying 850 on a D610 then why not 1200 for the D750 and as the focusing being better and iso etc (brain going to pop) been looking for so long (forgetting price its do i "need" the D810 but the D750 gets all the wow at the mo but then if the D610 will "do the job ok" ........ (the reason i was looking at the D7200 is ive got the D7000 and just wonted to rule out the D7200 before paying out)

Jonathan Green Never used these cameras but I heard that the focusing on the D610 is lame,I'd go for the D750.

Jonathan Green If you haven't purchased anything yet there are rumors of a $300 price drop on the D750. So maybe hold off a little longer and see if that's true. I will say the D750 is a very nice camera. It's a joy shooting at 8000 ISO and still have useable images.

but what he focused on here is the quality in the shadows at low ISO. it seems the 7100 has the upper hand.

Not true. Lensvid compares jpegs ih his video and of course jpegs are better due to new processor. I compared RAW files from that video and D7200 doesn't have any improvements over D7100 in terms of high ISO quality.

what about low iso quality? because that's where most people take pictures - upto say 3200

Yousef Yasin I've checked 3200 and 6400. You can download RAW files and check yourself, the link is somewhere in comments on their video.

Yep, I downloaded Lensvid's RAW files and saw no significant difference in noise and image quality between D7100 and D7200 shots up through ISO 6400. Use ACR to apply a -0.15 exposure correction to the D7100 shots and you'll find it hard to tell them apart.

yoshicatgod The focus could have been slightly different. Each body didn't have any fine AF adjustments applied to them, even though it was focused at the same spot, even a slight shift in the focal plane can cause visual problems. I'm looking at getting another D7200 in my hands to do a most in depth ISO comparison with difference scenarios etc, and to verify if the D7200 does have worse DR at lower ISO's than the D7100 because there is data out there that suggests otherwise. Stay tuned and thanks for the comment!

ShutterNutter Nation I also saw, that the D7200 was defocused too much to the front, so that the discussed details are already slightly defocused. Also, the Exif data reveal, that you were in manual focus mode for the D7200 (as opposed to automatic for the D7100). Unlikely scenario: an interested party paid you for this manual defocusing tweak ;) No, the more likely scenario: shit just happens, this kind of things happens to me all the time as well. Or you focused manually with the best intentions, but the naked eye through the viewfinder just is not good enough when doing pixel peeping afterwords, in the era of 24 megapixels. Or you were actually focusing on a detail to the front of your three-dimensional still scene. Second flaw: you saved the D7100 in 14 bit resolution, but the D7200 only in 12 bit, according to the metadata. No surprise, that the D7D00 starts to lack information in the very darkest tones. Because these two bits play a role there, the high dynamic range of the D7x00 makes them step into these two bits. OK, these are two mistakes in a row, working against the D7200, but let's still assume they were unintentional. At least this resolves the contradiction, that at dpreview, the D7200 seems to show off a top-of-the-breed detail performance in the darkest tones w/o any flaws versus its competitors. Actually, there's another guy at youtube, which makes a similar detail loss claim: Theoria Apophasis. I verified visually, that he front-fokused his D7200 as well, so that details in discussed areas lost detail and appeared slightly blurry, as well.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this video. You have expressed two very valid errors! As soon as I can get back to the states I plan on revisiting this test, and of course more carefully and detailed than before. Thanks again!

John Howard you want detail in shadows ? Try hdr. You want iso - try D750/610/700 or 6d. But if U need excellent camera for money is definitely not 7100.

@@DVAmarkera So what would you prefer?

@@DVAmarkera Yeah dude, what do you prefer?

@@crxracer805 d7500 or d500

Banding shows at high ISO and when shadows are brightened. On a sunny day the brightest and darkest areas in the frame are often too much for any camera to capture, so people typically expose for highlights and boost the shadows. That's where you can see banding, depending on how much you brighten them. And of course at high ISO like in his video.

Stefan Djordjevic It's Sony.

due to Sony so the high Iso performace may be fake

The D7200 has a Toshiba sensor. This has been confirmed by Chipworks. chipworks1.force.com/DefaultStore/ccrz__Products?operation=quickSearch&searchText=NIK-D7200_Pri-Camera

Pedro Cerezo Garcia Well hold off until mid August if you can. I am going to revisit this test with a few more samples! Then after my second video make a decision!

Àlex Terrer Hey Alex, the file previews in the video are all RAW, they are also available for you to take a look at from the link in the description.

Sounds a bit like the symptoms the D600's had with the oil/dust issue.... I sure hope that's not the case. Can you physically see any contaminants on your sensor?

The Banding is in the D7100 only, not the D7200 just so you are aware. So upgrade to the D7200 and everything will be fine.

Jon S D7200 is too expensive. I would rather go for 70D - better AF, better video, tilt screen, its working ok with Sigma 17-50mm, which D7100 cant do, Minus is dynamic range.

blackjohnny0 The D7200 has better AF... [unless of course you're talking about AF in live view]. Also, not sure why you say it can't do the Sigma 17-50mm. Personally, it wouldn't worry me as there are many other lenses I would choose before that one. How about the Sigma 16-35 Art?

ahall3823 I dont saw AF comparision between D7200 and 70D, but i saw D7100 vs 70D and 70D was better.

rendezvous009 certainly not junk. Significant improvements over 7100. AF 51 points tracks movement extremely well, better battery, sensor better (likely SONY), WiFi, NFC, buffer. Still sealed body. Higher useful ISO, B&W ultra high ISO, Better and newer LCD screen.....etc. etc. There are much more complete reviews elsewhere. This is a much better camera than the 70D and significantly improved over the D7100