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Nikon COOLPIX P500 Digital Camera
Type Compact digital camera
Effective pixels 12.1 million
Image sensor 1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 12.75 million total pixels
Lens 36× optical zoom, NIKKOR lens
Focal length
4.0-144mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 22.5-810 mm
lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number f/3.4-5.7
Construction 14 elements in 9 groups
Digital zoom
Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 3240 mm
lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction
Both image sensor shift and electronic (still pictures)
Electronic (movies)
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from
lens)
• Approx. 50 cm (1 ft. 8 in.) to ∞ (wide-angle position), approx.
2.2 m (7 ft. 3 in.) to ∞ (telephoto position)
• Macro close-up mode: Approx. 10 cm (4 in.) to ∞ (when F
lights in green and the zoom indicator is on the wide-angle
position of K), and from approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.) to ∞ (at three
increments from the maximum wide-angle position to the
telephoto position)
Focus-area selection
Face priority, auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual
with 99 focus areas, subject tracking
Electronic viewfinder
Color LCD viewfinder, 0.6 cm (0.24-in.) TFT LCD, approx. 230k-
dot, with diopter adjustment function
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing angle TFT LCD
monitor with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness
adjustment, tiltable 82° downward, 90° upward
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Storage
Media
• Internal memory (approx. 102 MB)
• SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
File system DCF, Exif 2.3, and DPOF compliant
File formats
Still pictures: JPEG
Sound file (voice memo): WAV
Movies: MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC stereo)