Nikon Coolpix P500
Announced Feb 9, 2011
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12 megapixels | 3″ screen | 23 – 810 mm (36×)
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Product description
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.
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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.) | 22.5–810 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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