Nikon COOLPIX B500 - 16MP Compact Camera - Black

Simply brilliant photos and videos

The COOLPIX B500 feels great in your hands‎,‎ whether you‎'‎re zooming in with its super telephoto NIKKOR glass lens or recording 1080p Full HD video using the flip‎-up LCD‎.‎ And it takes all the work out of shooting beautiful photos and videos with its 16 megapixel low‎-light sensor‎,‎ Lens‎-Shift Vibration Reduction ‎(‎VR‎)‎‎,‎ easy menus and controls‎,‎ fun creative effects and outstanding automatic operation‎.‎ Plus‎,‎ the whole time you‎'‎re shooting‎,‎ the COOLPIX B500 can be easily and seamlessly connected to a compatible smartphone through Bluetooth® low energy ‎(‎BLE‎)‎ technology for instant photo sharing and remote camera control‎.‎ Simply brilliant‎.‎

• 40x optical zoom/80x Dynamic Fine Zoom super telephoto NIKKOR ED glass lens
• Built‎-in Wi‎-Fi‎,‎ NFC and Bluetooth® low energy ‎(‎BLE‎)‎ maintain a constant connection with a compatible smartphone or tablet
• Shoot from creative angles with the tilting 3.0‎-inch 921‎,‎000‎-dot LCD
• Simple‎,‎ convenient operation for stress‎-free shooting
• 1080p Full HD video recording with stereo sound

40x optical zoom‎,‎ 80x Dynamic Fine Zoom

Few shots are too far away for the COOLPIX B500‎'‎s NIKKOR ED glass lens‎.‎ 40x optical zoom gives you super telephoto power‎,‎ then Dynamic Fine Zoom‎,‎ an enhanced digital zoom‎,‎ effectively doubles that reach for a whopping 80x zoom‎.‎ Lens‎-Shift Vibration Reduction ‎(‎VR‎)‎ keeps your shots steady—crucial at such long distances—and a 16‎-megapixel backside illuminated CMOS sensor captures every detail‎.‎

Unleash new possibilities with a compatible smartphone

Install Nikon‎'‎s new SnapBridge app on a compatible smartphone or tablet* and unlock exciting new capabilities with the COOLPIX B500‎.‎ Built‎-in Wi‎-Fi®‎,‎ NFC and Bluetooth® low energy ‎(‎BLE‎)‎ maintain a constant connection between the app and your camera‎,‎ so each shot you take automatically transfers to your smartphone or tablet for sharing‎,‎ editing with photo apps or uploading to your favorite sites‎.‎ You can even use the SnapBridge app to control your camera remotely‎!‎

Full HD 1080p videos with stereo sound

The COOLPIX B500 is a powerful video camera‎,‎ too‎.‎ Capture moments in Full HD 1080p quality with stereo sound and marvel at how 4‎-Axis Hybrid Vibration Reduction ‎(‎VR‎)‎ counteracts shaky hands for tripod‎-steady videos‎.‎ Transform a regular video into a thrilling fast‎-motion sequence with the new Superlapse Movie feature‎,‎ great for first‎-person perspectives‎,‎ sports moments‎,‎ video tours and more‎.‎

Tilting 3.0‎-inch 921‎,‎000‎-dot LCD

The COOLPIX B500‎'‎s large‎,‎ tilting LCD display makes it easy to compose your shots and monitor your video recording‎.‎ You can also use it to find exciting new shooting angles‎.‎ Reviewing and sharing your creations is a pleasure‎,‎ too—every shot and video looks fantastic on the high resolution display‎.‎

Technical Specifications

Type

• Type‎:‎ Compact Digital Camera

Image Sensor

• Effective Pixels ‎(‎Megapixels‎)‎‎:‎ 16.0 million
• Image Sensor‎:‎ CMOS
• Sensor Size‎:‎ 1/2.3 in‎.‎
• Total Pixels‎:‎ 16.76 million ‎(‎approx‎.‎‎)‎
• Image Size ‎(‎pixels‎)‎‎:‎ 4608 x 3456 ‎(‎16M‎)‎

Lens

• Lens‎:‎ 40x optical Zoom‎-NIKKOR glass lens
• Lens Focal Length‎:‎ 4.0‎-160mm ‎(‎angle of view equivalent to that of 22.5–900 mm lens in 35mm [135] format‎)‎
• Lens f/‎-number‎:‎ f/3‎-6.5
• Lens Construction‎:‎ 12 elements in 9 groups ‎(‎3 ED lens elements‎)‎
• Lens Zoom‎:‎ 40 x
• Digital Zoom‎:‎ Up to 4x ‎(‎angle of view equivalent to that of approx‎.‎ 3‎,‎600mm lens in 35mm [135] format‎)‎
• Vibration Reduction‎:‎ Lens shift VR ‎(‎still pictures‎)‎‎,‎ Lens‎-shift and Electronic VR ‎(‎movies‎)‎
• Aperture‎:‎ Electronically controlled ND filter ‎(‎‎-2.0 AV‎)‎ insertion

Autofocus

• Autofocus ‎(‎AF‎)‎‎:‎ Contrast‎-detect AF
• Autofocus ‎(‎AF‎)‎ Focus‎-area selection‎:‎ Center‎,‎ Face priority‎,‎ Manual with 99 focus areas‎,‎ Subject tracking‎,‎ Target Finding AF
• Focus Range‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 1 ft‎.‎ ‎(‎30 cm‎.‎‎)‎ to infinity‎,‎ [T]‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 11 ft‎.‎ ‎(‎3.5 m‎)‎ to infinity‎,‎ Macro mode‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 0.4 in‎.‎ ‎(‎1 cm‎.‎‎)‎ to infinity ‎(‎wide‎-angle position‎)‎ ‎(‎All distances measured from center of front surface of lens‎)‎
• Focus Lock‎:‎ Yes

Monitor

• Monitor Size‎:‎ 3.0 in‎.‎ diagonal
• Monitor Type‎:‎ TFT‎-LCD‎,‎ with Anti‎-reflection coating‎,‎ 5‎-level brightness adjustment‎,‎ Tilting TFT LCD
• Monitor Resolution‎:‎ 921‎,‎000 ‎-dots
• Monitor Frame coverage ‎(‎shooting mode‎)‎‎:‎ 98% horizontal ‎(‎Approx‎.‎‎)‎‎,‎ 98% vertical ‎(‎Approx‎.‎‎)‎‎,‎ ‎(‎compared to actual picture‎)‎
• Monitor Frame coverage ‎(‎playback mode‎)‎‎:‎ 100% horizontal ‎(‎Approx‎.‎‎)‎‎,‎ 100% vertical ‎(‎Approx‎.‎‎)‎‎,‎ ‎(‎compared to actual picture‎)‎

File System

• Storage Media‎:‎ SD memory card‎,‎ SDHC memory card‎,‎ SDXC memory card
• Internal Memory‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 20 MB
• Storage File System‎:‎ DCF‎,‎ EXIF 2.3 compliant
• Storage File formats‎:‎ Still pictures‎:‎ JPEG‎,‎ Movies‎:‎ MP4 ‎(‎Video‎:‎ H‎.‎264/MPEG‎-4 AVC‎,‎ Audio‎:‎ AAC stereo‎)‎

Movie

• Movie‎:‎ Full HD‎:‎ 1920x1080/ 30p‎,‎ Full HD‎:‎ 1920x1080/ 25p‎,‎ Full HD‎:‎ 1920x1080/ 60i‎,‎ Full HD‎:‎ 1920x1080/ 50i‎,‎ HD‎:‎ 1280x720/ 60p‎,‎ HD‎:‎ 1280x720/ 50p‎,‎ HD‎:‎ 1280x720/ 30p‎,‎ HD‎:‎ 1280x720/ 25p‎,‎ HS 1920x1080/ 15p‎,‎ HS 1920x1080/ 12.5p‎,‎ HS 640x480/ 120p‎,‎ HS 640x480/ 100p‎,‎ VGA 640x480/ 30p‎,‎ VGA 640x480/ 25p

Sensitivity

• ISO Sensitivity‎:‎ ISO 125 ‎- 1600‎,‎ ISO 3200‎,‎ 6400 ‎(‎available when using P‎,‎ S‎,‎ A or M mode‎)‎
• Lowest ISO Sensitivity‎:‎ 125
• Highest ISO Sensitivity‎:‎ 6400

Exposure

• Exposure Metering‎:‎ Matrix‎,‎ Center‎-weighted‎,‎ Spot
• Exposure Control‎:‎ Programmed auto exposure‎,‎ Exposure compensation ‎(‎‎-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV‎)‎
• Exposure Modes‎:‎ Auto‎,‎ Creative Mode‎,‎ Scene‎,‎ Scene Auto Selector‎,‎ Smart Portrait
• Scene Modes‎:‎ Backlighting‎,‎ Bird Watching‎,‎ Beach‎,‎ Close Up‎,‎ Dusk/Dawn‎,‎ Easy Panorama‎,‎ Fireworks Show‎,‎ Food‎,‎ Landscape‎,‎ Moon‎,‎ Night Landscape‎,‎ Party/Indoor‎,‎ Pet Portrait‎,‎ Portrait‎,‎ Scene Auto Selector‎,‎ Short Movie Show‎,‎ Snow‎,‎ Sports‎,‎ Sunset
• In‎-Camera Image Editing‎:‎ Copy‎,‎ D‎-Lighting‎,‎ Filter Effects‎,‎ Glamour Retouch‎,‎ Quick Retouch‎,‎ Red‎-eye Correction‎,‎ Small Picture
• Exposure Compensation‎:‎ ± 2 EV in steps of 1/3

White Balance

• White Balance‎:‎ Auto‎,‎ Cloudy‎,‎ Daylight‎,‎ Flash‎,‎ Fluorescent‎,‎ Incandescent‎,‎ White Balance Preset

Shutter

• Shutter‎:‎ Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter
• Shutter Speed‎:‎ 1/1500‎-1 sec‎.‎‎,‎ 1/4000 sec‎.‎ ‎(‎maximum speed during high‎-speed continuous shooting‎)‎‎,‎ 25 sec‎.‎ ‎(‎Star trails in Multiple Exposure Lighten Scene Mode‎)‎
• Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution‎:‎ Up to 7 shots at approx‎.‎ 7.4 frames per second
• Continuous Shooting Options‎:‎ Continuous H‎,‎ Continuous H 60‎,‎ Continuous H 120‎,‎ Continuous L‎,‎ Pre‎-shooting cache‎,‎ Single
• Self‎-timer‎:‎ Can be selected from 10‎,‎ 2 and 5 seconds duration ‎(‎self‎-portrait timer‎)‎

Flash

• Built‎-in flash Range ‎(‎approx‎.‎‎)‎ ‎(‎ISO sensitivity‎:‎ Auto‎)‎‎:‎ [W]‎:‎ 0.5 to 6.9m ‎(‎1 ft‎.‎ 8 in‎.‎ to 22 ft‎.‎‎)‎‎,‎ [T]‎:‎ 3.5m ‎(‎11 ft‎.‎‎)‎
• Built‎-in Flash Control‎:‎ TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes
• Built‎-in Flash‎:‎ Yes

Interface

• Interface‎:‎ Hi‎-speed USB
• Interface Data transfer protocol‎:‎ MTP‎,‎ PTP
• Video Output‎:‎ HDMI
• HDMI Output‎:‎ HDMI micro connector ‎(‎Type D‎)‎
• I/O terminal‎:‎ Digital I/O ‎(‎USB‎)‎
• Wi‎-Fi Functionality‎:‎ Yes
• Bluetooth‎:‎ Yes

Supported Languages

• Supported Languages‎:‎ Arabic‎,‎ Bengali‎,‎ Bulgarian‎,‎ Chinese ‎(‎Simplified and Traditional‎)‎‎,‎ Czech‎,‎ Danish‎,‎ Dutch‎,‎ English‎,‎ Finnish‎,‎ French‎,‎ German‎,‎ Greek‎,‎ Hindi‎,‎ Hungarian‎,‎ Indonesian‎,‎ Italian‎,‎ Japanese‎,‎ Korean‎,‎ Marathi‎,‎ Norwegian‎,‎ Persian‎,‎ Polish‎,‎ Portugese ‎(‎European and Brazilian‎)‎‎,‎ Romanian‎,‎ Russian‎,‎ Serbian‎,‎ Spanish‎,‎ Swedish‎,‎ Tamil‎,‎ Telugu‎,‎ Thai‎,‎ Turkish‎,‎ Ukranian‎,‎ Vietnamese

Power

• Power Sources‎:‎ Four EN‎-MH2 rechargeable Ni‎-MH batteries ‎(‎available separately‎)‎‎,‎ Four FR6/L91 ‎(‎AA‎-size‎)‎ lithium batteries‎,‎ Four LR6/L40 ‎(‎AA‎-size‎)‎ alkaline batteries‎,‎ AC Adapter EH‎-67 ‎(‎available separately‎)‎
• Battery / Batteries‎:‎ AA ‎(‎Alkaline‎,‎ NiMH‎,‎ Oxyride or Lithium‎)‎
• Battery Life ‎(‎shots per charge‎)‎‎:‎ AA Alkaline‎:‎ 600 shots‎,‎ AA Lithium‎:‎ 1‎,‎240 shots‎,‎ EN‎-MH2‎:‎ 750 shots‎,‎ Movies‎:‎ AA Alkaline‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 1 hour 30 minutes‎,‎ AA Lithium‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 4 hours 30 minutes‎,‎ EN‎-MH2‎:‎ Approx‎.‎ 2 hours 35 minutes

Miscellaneous

• Tripod Socket‎:‎ ¼ in‎.‎‎,‎ ‎(‎ISO 1222‎)‎
• Approx‎.‎ Dimensions ‎(‎Width x Height x Depth‎)‎‎:‎ 113.5 mm x 78.3 mm x 94.9 mm excluding projections
• Approx‎.‎ Weight‎:‎ 542 g with battery and memory card
• Operating environment‎:‎ Humidity‎:‎ Less than 85% ‎(‎no condensation‎)‎‎,‎ Temperature‎:‎ 0 to 40°C ‎(‎32 to 104°F‎)‎