What You Need to Know for The Best Nikon D500 Performance
Original Price& Current Used Price
The D500’s original MSRP was $2000/ £1729 (body only), $3069 / £2479 (w/16-80mm lens)
Used D500 cameras fall into a price range of $600 to $900. The difference will be due to condition and accessories included.
Nikon D500 Battery Type & Replacements
The Nikon D500 uses a Lithium-Ion EN-EL15 rechargeable battery & charger.
The battery can not be charged via USB. This means a battery charger will be necessary. There are third party battery chargers available.
Memory Card Compatibility & Recommendation
The Nikon D500 is compatible with SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II compliant) + XQD memory cards.
Nikon F Mount Lens Compatibility
The D500 is compatible with Nikon F mount lenses. This opens up a wide range of lens possibilities. A full range of lenses exists including circular fisheye, ultra wide angle, perspective control, macro, telephoto, mirror, bellows, and all kinds of zooms.
There is a list of the best Nikon D500 lenses that covers lenses for all different types of photography.
The camera has an APS-C “crop” sensor that has been designed to use DX lenses. These lenses are smaller and less expensive than FX lenses, which are designed to be used on full frame cameras.
The D500 can also use full frame, ‘FX’, lenses. However, the downside to these lenses is that they tend to be larger, heavier, and more expensive than DX lenses.
Notable Features
- Active D-Lighting
- 10.0 fps continuous shooting
- Auto Active D-Lighting System
- Custom Setting Options
- Red eye correction
Sensor & Image Processor
The D500 has an APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) sized sensor. This is paired with the Expeed 5 image processor.
Video Capabilities
The Nikon D500 can record video at 4K (UHD) 30p/25p/24p, 1080/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 720/60p/50p in MPEG-4, H.264.
There is no port for a external microphone.
Does the Nikon D500 Have Wireless? Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS?
Specs Table
| Manufacturer | Nikon |
| Model | D500 |
| MSRP | $2000/ £1729 (body only), $3069 / £2479 (w/16-80mm lens) |
| Body type | Mid-size DSLR |
| Max resolution | 5568 x 3712 |
| Other resolutions | 4176 x 2784, 2784 x 1856 |
| Image ratio w:h | 3:2 |
| Effective pixels | 20.7 megapixels |
| Sensor photo detectors | 22 megapixels |
| Sensor size | APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm) |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Processor | Expeed 5 |
| ISO | ISO 100 - 51200 (expandable to 50 - 1640000) |
| Boosted ISO (minimum) | 50.0 |
| Boosted ISO (maximum) | 1640000.0 |
| White balance presets | 12.0 |
| Custom white balance | Yes (5) |
| Image stabilization | No |
| Image stabilization notes | None |
| Uncompressed format | RAW + TIFF |
| JPEG quality levels | Fine, Normal, Basic |
| Autofocus | ['Contrast Detect (sensor)', 'Phase Detect', 'Multi-area', 'Selective single-point', 'Tracking', 'Single', 'Continuous', 'Face Detection', 'Live View'] |
| Manual focus | Yes |
| Number of focus points | 153.0 |
| Lens mount | Nikon F |
| Focal length multiplier | 1.5× |
| Articulated LCD | Tilting |
| Screen size | 3.2″ |
| Screen dots | 2359000 |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Screen type | TFT LCD |
| Live view | Yes |
| Viewfinder type | Optical (pentaprism) |
| Viewfinder coverage | 100% |
| Viewfinder magnification | 1× (0.67× 35mm equiv.) |
| Minimum shutter speed | 30 sec |
| Maximum shutter speed | 1/8000 sec |
| Aperture priority | Yes |
| Shutter priority | Yes |
| Manual exposure mode | Yes |
| Subject / scene modes | No |
| Built-in flash | No |
| Flash range | None |
| External flash | Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus sync connector) |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain |
| Continuous drive | 10.0 fps |
| Self-timer | Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec) |
| Metering modes | ['Multi', 'Center-weighted', 'Highlight-weighted', 'Spot'] |
| Exposure compensation | ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) |
| AE Bracketing | (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps) |
| WB Bracketing | Yes (2 or 9 frames in steps of 1, 2 or 3 mired) |
| Format | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Videography notes | None |
| Modes | None |
| Microphone | Stereo |
| Speaker | Mono |
| Storage types | SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II compliant) + XQD |
| USB | USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec) |
| HDMI | Yes (mini-HDMI) |
| Microphone port | Yes |
| Headphone port | Yes |
| Wireless | Built-In |
| Wireless notes | Wi-Fi with low energy Bluetooth |
| Remote control | Yes (Optional, wired or wireless ) |
| Environmentally sealed | Yes |
| Battery | Battery Pack |
| Battery description | Lithium-Ion EN-EL15 rechargeable battery & charger |
| Battery Life (CIPA) | 1240.0 |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 860 g (1.90 lb / 30.34 oz) |
| Dimensions | 147 x 115 x 81 mm (5.79 x 4.53 x 3.19″) |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Timelapse recording | Yes |
| GPS | Optional |
| GPS notes | GP-1 |