Canon EOS 80D vs Nikon D500
Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.
Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 71% above the 90-day low of $184 (seen Aug 5, 2026). 26% of the $1,199 MSRP. Prices are down 10.3% over the last 30 days.
Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 87% above the 90-day low of $283 (seen Aug 21, 2026). 26% of the $2,000 MSRP. Prices have been steady this month.
Specs side by side
| Canon EOS 80D | Nikon D500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Canon | Nikon |
| Family | Canon EOS | Nikon D500 |
| Category | body | body |
| Body type | DSLR | DSLR |
| Mount | Canon EF | Nikon F |
| Sensor | APS-C | APS-C |
| Sensor family | Canon APS-C 24MP Dual Pixel CMOS · 24.2MP APS-C Dual Pixel CMOS | — |
| Megapixels | 24.2 MP | 20.9 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase Detection | — |
| IBIS | no | — |
| Weather sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Max video | 1080p60 | 4K30 |
| Max native ISO | ISO 16,000 | — |
| Body weight | 730 g | 860 g |
| Dimensions | 139 × 105 × 79 mm | — |
| Body material | aluminum/polycarbonate | — |
| Released | 2016-02-18 | 2016-04-21 |
| Discontinued | — | — |
| Status | likely discontinued | discontinued |
| MSRP | $1,199 | $2,000 |
| Current low | $314 | $529 |
| vs MSRP | -74% | -74% |
Dynamic range, head to head
Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.
Overlay both curves on Photons to PhotosMeasurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.
The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.