Nikon D500

The 20.5 megapixel picture sensor allows recordings with 5568 × 3712 pixels. It measures 23.5 mm × 15.7 mm (manufacturer designation: DX format). The digital camera has two reminiscence card slots, the higher one taking quickly XQD cards with PCI Express interface and the decrease one SD cards in accordance to the UHS-II standard. The adjustable exposure index of the photo sensor levels from ISO one hundred to ISO 51,200 and can be increased to ISO 50 to ISO 1,640,000. The Nikon EXPEED 5 photograph processor is used for photograph processing in the camera.

The Nikon D500 achieves a collection photo velocity of 10 photos per second, which can be written consistently as raw records when the use of XQD reminiscence cards. A shielding feature interrupts the sequence of photographs when 200 pictures are reached, however every other collection can be commenced immediately via triggering again. The inner buffer reminiscence holds up to 200 pics in lossless RAW format. The digicam has the identical segment autofocus sensor as Nikon's top model D5 and the younger Nikon D850 with 153 AF points, ninety nine of which are cross-type sensors.

Thanks to the smaller APS-C picture sensor of the D500, the center of attention factors cover almost the entire picture area, which permits the targeted situation to be always tracked inside the subject of view. With the excessive non-stop body rate, the telephoto impact via the APS-C crop component and the effective autofocus system, Nikon positions the D500 in the high-end section for sports activities and nature photography. Nikon as a result locations the digital camera as a direct competitor to the Canon EOS 7D Mark II, which is one and a 1/2 years older and achieves the equal sequence fixture rate, however solely has a buffer of 31 RAW pix and a smaller autofocus sensor with sixty five measuring fields, which cowl a smaller section of the picture field. In its very own range, Nikon differentiated the D500 from the Nikon D7200 with solely fifty one autofocus areas at the time of its introduction, the sensor of which had a barely greater resolution of 24 megapixels, however which solely accomplished 6 pics per 2nd in sequence mode. The latter obtained a successor in the summer time of 2017 with the D7500 with the sensor of the D500 and a collection frame rate of eight images.

           

Housing with extra handle made of magnesium alloy

The digicam housing of the D500 is made of a carbon fiber-magnesium composite fabric and weighs 760 g.The rear of the digital camera has a touchscreen show that can be tilted up and down. Nikon makes use of the identical EN-EL15a battery as the 7000 collection models, which in the D500  finished 1240 snap shots on one cost in the CIPA test. The battery grip MB-D17 is additionally available, which permits the use of both the D5 rechargeable battery EN-EL18a or six Mignon batteries and is outfitted with set off and manipulate buttons for greater handy portrait photography.

The digicam additionally has a video feature with frame rates of up to 60 FPS and a resolution of up to 4k UHD. The recording time is restricted to a most of 29 minutes and fifty nine seconds per clip, however this can be bypassed through connecting an exterior recorder with the aid of HDMI. In 4K mode, the photograph is now not scaled, solely the core of the sensor is used, which corresponds to a crop of 1.3.

The digital camera is well-matched with Nikon's SnapBridge app for iOS and Android working systems. It can be used to switch GPS coordinates from cellular telephones by WLAN or Bluetooth, the digicam can be managed remotely and snap shots can be sent. In this context, Nikon got here beneath fire due to the fact the built-in WiFi feature is restricted to use with the app and the exterior WT-7 WiFi adapter is required for expert use in the studio. The exterior GPS module GP-1 is additionally handy as an accent for georeferencing the recordings. After an open letter to Nikon initiated by using photographer Gunther Wegner, this limit was once lifted with a firmware replace in May 2019 and WLAN connectivity was once opened for third-party applications.  

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