Below are crops from our laboratory Still Life target comparing Nikon D3500 JPEG image quality to its predecessor, the D3400, as well as against several competing entry-level interchangeable lens cameras at similar price points: the Canon T6, Canon EOS M100, Fuji X-T100 and Sony A5100. (Some may think the Canon 24-megapixel T6i would be a closer match to the D3500 than the 18-megapixel T6, however the T6i is currently selling for $150 more than the D3500 while the T6 is the same price. We have however included the 24-megapixel Canon M100, as it’s only about $50 more than the D3500 at the time of writing.)
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