| Specifications of Nikon D500 |
| Type | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens Mount | |
| Picture Angle | |
| Effective Pixels (Megapixels) | |
| Sensor Size | |
| Image Sensor Format | |
| Image Sensor Type | |
| Total Pixels | |
| Dust-Reduction System | |
| | Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software required) |
| Dust-Off Reference Photo | |
| Image Area (pixels) | DX-format
(L) 5,568 x 3,712
(M) 4,176 x 2,784
(S) 2,784 x 1,856
1.3x Crop Mode
(L) 4,272 x 2,848
(M) 3,200 x 2,136
(S) 2,128 x 1,424
Photographs taken during movie recording at a frame size of 3,840 x 2,160: 3,840 x 2,160
Photographs with image area of DX taken during movie recording:
(L) 5,568 x 3,128
(M) 4,176 x 2,344
(S) 2,784 x 1,560
Photographs with image area of 1.3x taken during movie recording:
(L) 4,272 x 2,400
(M) 3,200 x 1,800
(S) 2,128 x 1,192 |
| File Format Still Images | JPEG: JPEG-Baseline Compliant with Fine (approx 1:4), Normal (approx 1:8) or Basic (approx 1:16) Compression
NEF (RAW) + JPEG: Single Photograph Recorded in both NEF (RAW) and JPEG Formats
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) |
| Storage Media | SD
SDHC
SDXC
XQD Type Memory |
| 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 | Compliant with DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0
EXIF 2.3 (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras)
PictBridge |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-Lens Reflex Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder Frame Coverage | DX (24x16): 100% Horizontal and 100% Vertical (Approx.)
1.3x (18x12): 98% Horizontal and 98% Vertical (Approx.) |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.0x (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, –1.0 m–1) (Approx.) |
| Viewfinder Eyepoint | |
| Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment | |
| Focusing Screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed) |
| Reflex Mirror | |
| Mirror Lock Up | |
| Lens Aperture | Instant-return type
Electronically Controlled |
| Depth-of-field Control | Pressing Pv button stops lens aperture down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or by camera (other modes) |
| Lens Compatibility at a Glance | AF-S or AF lenses fully compatible
Metering with AI lenses (exposure modes A and M only) |
| Compatible Lenses | 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 (exposure modes A and M only).
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).
IX NIKKOR lenses, lenses for the F3AF, and non-AI lenses cannot be used. |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane mechanical shutter
Electronic front-curtain shutter available in mirror up release mode |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 to 30 sec. in steps of 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV, Bulb, Time, X250 |
| Fastest Shutter Speed | |
| Slowest Shutter Speed | |
| Flash Sync Speed | Up to 1/250 sec.
Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower |
| Bulb Shutter Setting | |
| Shutter Release Modes | Continuous low-speed [CL] mode
Continuous high-speed [CH] mode
Mirror-up [Mup] mode
Quiet Shutter Release
Quiet Continuous Release
Self-timer Mode
Single-frame [S] mode |
| Frame Advance Rate | Up to 10 fps (manual focus, mode M or S, shutter speed 1/250 sec or faster, and other settings at default values) |
| Continuous Shooting Options | DX-format
CH: Up to 10 frames per second
CL: Up to 1-9 frames per second
Quiet Continuous Mode: Up to 3 frames per second |
| Top Continuous Shooting Speed at full resolution | 10 frames per second |
| Self-timer | 2, 5, 10, 20 sec.; 1 to 9 exposures at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, or 3 sec.
Timer duration electronically controlled |
| Exposure Metering System | TTL exposure metering using approximately 180K (180,000) pixels RGB sensor |
| Metering Method | 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)
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
Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point
Highlight-weighted: Available with type G, E, and D lenses; equivalent to center-weighted when non-CPU lens is used |
| Metering Range | -3 ± 20 EV (Matrix or center-weighted metering)
0 to 20 EV (Highlight-weighted metering) |
| Exposure Meter Coupling | CPU
AI |
| Exposure Modes | Aperture-Priority (A)
Manual (M)
Programmed auto with flexible program (P)
Shutter-Priority (S) |
| Exposure Compensation | ±5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV |
| Exposure Bracketing | 2 to 5 frames in steps of 2 or 3 EV
2 to 9 frames in steps of 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV |
| Exposure Lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with AE-L/AF-L button |
| Picture Control | Flat
Landscape
Monochrome
Neutral
Portrait
Standard
User-customizable Settings
Vivid |
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