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Nikon Coolpix P500

Announced Feb 9, 2011 •
12 megapixels | 3″ screen | 23 – 810 mm (36×)
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Announced Feb 9, 2011
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The Coolpix P500 features a 36x wide-angle optical Zoom Nikkor ED glass lens. Offering the longest zoom ever integrated into a Coolpix camera with a shooting range of a super wide-angle 22.5mm to 810mm equiv., it offers a rich set of features including a 3.0" tilting LCD with 921,000k dot resolution and better low-light photography by incorporating a 12.1-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor. For those interested in video, this camera offers 1080p Full HD movie recording capability with one-touch operation.

Product timeline
Nikon introduces L120, P500 and S9100 superzooms
Feb 9, 2011
Quick specs
Body type SLR-like (bridge)
Max resolution 4000 x 3000
Effective pixels 12 megapixels
Sensor size 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
Sensor type BSI-CMOS
ISO Auto, 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 2000, 3200
Focal length (equiv.) 23–810 mm
Max aperture F3.4–5.7
Articulated LCD Tilting
Screen size 3″
Screen dots 921,000
Max shutter speed 1/1500 sec
Format MPEG-4, H.264
Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Weight (inc. batteries) 494 g (1.09 lb / 17.43 oz)
Dimensions 116 x 103 x 84 mm (4.57 x 4.06 x 3.31″)
GPS None

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