D500

  • D500: front
  • D500: back
  • APS-C size
  • 20.9 mega-pixels
  • 100-51200 ISO
  • EXPEED 5
  • 153 AF points
  • 10 fps
  • 4K UHD
  • SnapBridge

Overview

  • Powerful new 153-point AF system delivers superior subject acquisition performance across a wider range of situations
  • Approx. 10 fps continuous shooting (up to 200 shots in 14-bit lossless compressed RAW) captures decisive, split-second moments
  • Compact, lightweight DX system offers outstanding agility, especially for telephoto shooting
  • 4K UHD video (30p), suitable for professional productions
  • New EXPEED 5 image-processing engine achieves superior image quality and sensitivity up to ISO 51200, expandable to Hi 5 (equivalent to ISO 1640000)
  • Touch-screen, tilting 8-cm/3.2-in., 2359k-dot LCD monitor ensures comfortable shooting when composing from low or high angles
  • SnapBridge support lets you connect the camera to a compatible smart device via built-in Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®

Specifications

Type of camera

Type

Single-lens reflex digital camera

Lens mount

Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts)

Effective angle of view

Nikon DX format; focal length in 35 mm [135] format equivalent to approx. 1.5x that of lenses with FX format angle of view

Effective pixels

Effective pixels

20.9 million

Image sensor

Image sensor

23.5 x 15.7 mm CMOS sensor

Total pixels

21.51 million

Dust-reduction system

Image sensor cleaning, Image Dust Off reference data (Capture NX-D software required)

Storage

Image size (pixels)

  • DX (24x16) image area: 5568 x 3712 [L], 4176 x 2784 [M], 2784 x 1856 [S]

  • 1.3x (18x12) image area: 4272 x 2848 [L], 3200 x 2136 [M], 2128 x 1424 [S]

  • Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording: 5568 x 3128 [L], 4176 x 2344 [M], 2784 x 1560 [S]

  • Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording: 4272 x 2400 [L], 3200 x 1800 [M], 2128 x 1192 [S]

  • Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3840 x 2160: 3840 x 2160

File format

  • NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed); large, medium and small available (medium and small images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression)

  • TIFF (RGB)

  • JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fine (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8) or basic (approx. 1:16) compression; Optimal quality compression available

  • NEF (RAW)+JPEG: Single photograph recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG formats

Picture Control system

Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified; storage for custom Picture Controls

Media

XQD, SD (Secure Digital) and UHS-II compliant SDHC and SDXC memory cards

Dual card slot

Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards

File system

DCF 2.0, Exif 2.3, PictBridge

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Eye-level pentaprism single-lens reflex viewfinder

Frame coverage

  • DX (24x16) image area: Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical

  • 1.3x (18x12) image area: Approx. 98% horizontal and 98% vertical

Magnification

Approx. 1.0x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1)

Eyepoint

16 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of viewfinder eyepiece lens)

Diopter adjustment

-2 to +1 m-1

Focusing screen

Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II screen with AF area brackets (framing grid can be displayed)

Reflex mirror

Quick return

Depth-of-field preview

Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (P and S modes)

Lens aperture

Instant return, electronically controlled

Lens

Compatible lenses

Compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses, including type G, E and D lenses (some restrictions apply to PC lenses) and DX lenses, AI-P NIKKOR lenses, and non-CPU AI lenses (A and M modes only); IX-NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used
The electronic rangefinder can be used with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/5.6 or faster (the electronic rangefinder supports 15 focus points with lenses that have a maximum aperture of f/8 or faster, of which 9 points are available for selection)

Shutter

Type

Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter; electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode

Speed

1/8000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, bulb, time, X250

Flash sync speed

X=1/250 s; synchronizes with shutter at 1/250 s or slower

Release

Release mode

S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), QC (quiet continuous shutter-release), Self-timer, MUP (mirror up)

Approximate frame advance rate

CL: 1 to 9 fps, CH: 10 fps, QC: 3 fps

Self-timer

2 s, 5 s, 10 s, 20 s; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2 or 3 s

Exposure

Metering

TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approx.180K (180,000) pixels

Metering method

  • Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G, E and D lenses); color matrix metering III (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering available with non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data

  • Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8-mm circle in center of frame; diameter of circle can be changed to 6, 10 or 13 mm, or weighting can be based on average of entire frame (non-CPU lenses use 8-mm circle)

  • Spot: Meters 3.5-mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)

  • Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E and D lenses

Range
(ISO 100, f/1.4 lens, 20°C/68°F)

  • Matrix or center-weighted metering: -3 to 20 EV

  • Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV

  • Highlight-weighted metering: 0 to 20 EV

Exposure meter coupling

Combined CPU and AI

Mode

Programmed auto with flexible program (P); shutter-priority auto (S); aperture-priority auto (A); manual (M)

Exposure compensation

-5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

Exposure lock

Luminosity locked at detected value

ISO sensitivity
(Recommended Exposure Index)

ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV; can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200; auto ISO sensitivity control available

Active D-Lighting

Auto, extra high, high, normal, low or off

Focus

Autofocus

Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning, and 153 focus points (including 99 cross sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8), of which 55 (35 cross sensors and 9 f/8 sensors) are available for selection

Detection range

-4 to 20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)

Lens servo

  • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); continuous-servo AF (AF-C); predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status

  • Manual focus (M): Electronic rangefinder can be used

Focus point

153 focus points, of which 55 or 15 are available for selection

AF-area mode

Single-point AF, 25-, 72-, or 153-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, group-area AF, auto-area AF

Focus lock

Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector

Flash

Flash control

TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 180K (180,000) pixels; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering

Flash mode

Front-curtain sync, slow sync, rear-curtain sync, red-eye reduction, red-eye reduction with slow sync, slow rear-curtain sync, off; auto FP high-speed sync supported

Flash compensation

-3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV

Flash-ready indicator

Lights when optional flash unit is fully charged; flashes after flash is fired at full output

Accessory shoe

ISO 518 hot-shoe with sync and data contacts and safety lock

Nikon Creative Lighting
System (CLS)

i-TTL flash control, Advanced Wireless Lighting (optical/radio), auto FP high-speed sync, modeling illumination, FV lock, unified flash control, flash color information communication and AF-assist illumination for multi-point AF

Sync terminal

ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread

White balance

White balance

Auto (3 types), incandescent, fluorescent (7 types), direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view), choose color temperature (2500 K to 10000 K), all with fine-tuning

Bracketing types

Bracketing types

Exposure, flash, white balance, and ADL

Live view

Live view mode

Photo live view, movie live view

Lens servo

  • Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F)

  • Manual focus (M)

AF-area mode

Face-priority AF, wide-area AF, normal-area AF, subject-tracking AF

Autofocus

Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)

Movie

Metering

TTL exposure metering using main image sensor

Metering method

Matrix, center-weighted or highlight-weighted

Frame size (pixels)
and frame rate

  • 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD); 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p • 1920 x 1080; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p

  • 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p

Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 and 23.976 fps respectively; ★high quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all frame sizes except 3840 x 2160

File format

MOV

Video compression

H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding

Audio recording format

Linear PCM

Audio recording device

Built-in stereo or external microphone; sensitivity adjustable

ISO sensitivity

  • Exposure modes P, S and A: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) with selectable upper limit

  • Exposure mode M: Auto ISO sensitivity control (ISO 100 to Hi 5) available with selectable upper limit; manual selection (ISO 100 to 51200 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV) with additional options available equivalent to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 EV (ISO 1640000 equivalent) above ISO 51200

Active D-Lighting

Extra high, high, normal, low or off

Maximum length

29 min. 59 s

Other movie options

Index marking, time-lapse movies, electronic vibration reduction

Monitor

Monitor

8-cm/3.2-in., approx. 2359k-dot (XGA) TFT ve LCD with 170° viewing angle, approx. 100% frame coverage, and manual monitor brightness control

Playback

Playback

Full-frame and thumbnail (4, 9 or 72 images) playback with playback zoom, movie playback, photo and/or movie slide shows, histogram display, highlights, photo information, location data display, auto image rotation, picture rating and IPTC information embedding and display

Interface

USB

SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to built-in USB port is recommended

HDMI output

Type C HDMI connector

Audio input

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter; plug-in power supported)

Audio output

Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm diameter)

Ten-pin remote terminal

Can be used to connect optional remote control, WR-R10 (requires WR-A10 WR Adapter) or WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller, GP-1/GP-1A GPS Unit or GPS device compliant with NMEA0183 version 2.01 or 3.01 (requires MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord and cable with D-sub 9-pin connector)

Wireless

Standards

IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g

Authentication

Open system, WPA2-PSK

Bluetooth

Communication protocols

Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1

NFC

Operation

NFC Forum Type 3 Tag

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, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Power source

Battery

One EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Battery pack

Optional MB-D17 Multi-Power Battery Pack with one EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (available separately), one EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery or eight R6/AA-size alkaline, Ni-MH or lithium batteries; a BL-5 Battery Chamber Cover is required when using EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 battery

AC adapter

EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)

Tripod socket

Tripod socket

1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

Dimensions / weight

Dimensions
(W x H x D)

Approx. 147 x 115 x 81 mm/5.8 x 4.6 x 3.2 in.

Weight

Approx. 860 g/1 lb 14.4 oz with battery and XQD memory card but without body cap; approx. 760 g/1 lb 10.9 oz (camera body only)

Operating environment

Operating environment

Temperature: 0 to 40°C/32 to 104°F
humidity: 85% or less (no condensation)

Accessories

Supplied accessories
(may differ by country or area)

EN-EL15 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, MH-25a Battery Charger, DK-17F Fluorine-Coated Finder Eyepiece, UC-E22 USB Cable, USB Cable Clip, HDMI Cable Clip, AN-DC17 Camera Strap, BF-1B Body Cap

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