Nikon D500
{{short description|Digital single-lens reflex camera}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox camera
| model = Nikon D500
| image = Nikon D500 front-left 2016 Nikon Museum.jpg
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| kind = Digital single-lens reflex
| sensor = Nikon DX format, 23.5 mm x 15.7 mm CMOS; 4.2 μm pixel size
| res = 5,568 × 3,712 (20.9 M pixels sensor)
| sensor_maker = Sony[https://www.dailycameranews.com/2017/04/nikon-d5-d500-sensors-made-sony/ Nikon D5 and D500 Image Sensors are Made by Sony] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831221337/https://www.dailycameranews.com/2017/04/nikon-d5-d500-sensors-made-sony/ |date=August 31, 2017 }} Daily Camera News
| lens = Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
| shutter = Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
| shutterRange = 30 s – 1/8000 s, bulb
| metering = Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering
| emode = Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
| mmode =
| farea = 153 points, 99 cross-type sensors
User-selectable: 55 points, 35 cross-type
| fmode = Instant single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF (C), manual (M)
| cont = 10 frame/s, up to 200 frames (RAW)
| viewfinder = Optical, 100% frame coverage
| speedRange = 100–51,200 in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps (down to 50 and up to 1,640,000 as expansion)
| flash = External
| flbkt =
| WB =
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| vidrecord = 4K up to 30 fps
1080p up to 60 fps
| battery =EN-EL15
| rearLCD = 3.2-inch tilting TFT LCD with 2,359,000 dots with touchscreen
| recording_medium = SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II), XQD and CFExpress (Type B)
| weight = {{convert|860|g|lb|abbr=on}} with battery and memory card
{{convert|760|g|lb|}} body only
| obp = MB-D17 battery pack
| madeIn = {{THA}}
| predecessor = Nikon D300S
}}
The Nikon D500 is a 20.9-megapixel professional digital single-lens reflex camera with an APS-C sensor. It was announced by Nikon Corporation on January 6, 2016 along with the Nikon D5 full frame camera.{{cite web | title=Nikon - News - Digital SLR Camera D500 | url=http://www.nikon.com/news/2016/0106_dslr_02.htm | publisher=Nikon | access-date=January 6, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106091418/http://nikon.com/news/2016/0106_dslr_02.htm | archive-date=January 6, 2016 | url-status=live }}{{cite web|last1=Hogan|first1=Thom|title=D500|url=http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/current-camera-database/nikon-d500-specifications.html|website=DSLR Bodies|access-date=January 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108054705/http://www.dslrbodies.com/cameras/current-camera-database/nikon-d500-specifications.html|archive-date=January 8, 2016|url-status=live}} D500 replaced the D300S as Nikon's DX format flagship DSLR. On February 23, 2017, at CP+ show, a special edition was released for Nikon's 100th anniversary.{{Cite web|url=http://petapixel.com/2017/02/27/nikons-ultra-limited-edition-100th-anniversary-dslrs-lenses/|title=These are Nikon's Ultra-Limited Edition 100th Anniversary DSLRs and Lenses|date=February 27, 2017|website=PetaPixel|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228002043/https://petapixel.com/2017/02/27/nikons-ultra-limited-edition-100th-anniversary-dslrs-lenses/|archive-date=February 28, 2017|url-status=live}}
The D500 jointly won a Camera Grand Prix Japan 2017 Editors Award.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cjpc.jp/gra/2017/grandprix17E.html |title=Camera Grand Prix 2017 |access-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923163227/http://www.cjpc.jp/gra/2017/grandprix17E.html |archive-date=September 23, 2017 |url-status=live }} The camera was discontinued on February 1, 2022.https://petapixel.com/2022/02/03/nikon-discontinues-the-d500-a-triumph-of-the-dslr-era/ Peta Pixel
Features
- 4K UHD video in 30p, 25p, and 24p
- Magnesium alloy and carbon fiber weather-sealed body
- Active D-Lighting (three levels)
- Retouch menu includes filter type, hue, crop, D-lighting, Mono (Black and White, Cyanotype or Sepia)
- Multi-CAM 20K autofocus module with 153 sensors in normal mode with 99 cross-type sensors. Of these points, 15 will work with any lens/teleconverter combination with a maximum aperture of {{f/}}8 or larger.
- Of the 153 points, 55 are user-selectable; 35 of those points are cross-type, and 9 will work down to {{f/}}8.{{cite web |url=https://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d500.htm |title=Nikon D500 |first=Ken |last=Rockwell |publisher=KenRockwell.com |date=January 2016 |access-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108205502/http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d500.htm |archive-date=January 8, 2016 |url-status=live }}
- Focus points' low-light performance: -4EV (central focus point) and -3EV (other 152 focus points)
- Auto AF fine-tune achieves focus tuning in live view through automatic setting of adjustment value with a few button operations.
- Live View Mode
- Built-in sensor cleaning (using ultrasound) helps to remove the dust from sensor
- 10-pin remote and flash sync terminals on camera
- File formats include JPEG, TIFF, NEF (Nikon's raw image format compressed and uncompressed), and JPEG+NEF (JPEG size/quality selectable)
- Dual memory card slots (one SD and one XQD). The SD slot is the first in any Nikon camera to support the UHS-II bus.{{cite web |url=https://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d500/sd-and-xqd-card-speed-test/ |title=Nikon D500 XQD and SD Card Comparison |publisher=Camera Memory Speed |date=May 4, 2016 |access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829202410/https://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d500/sd-and-xqd-card-speed-test/ |archive-date=August 29, 2017 |url-status=live }} As of "C" firmware update 1.30 support has been added for CFexpress cards (Type B) in the XQD slot. {{cite web |url=https://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/383.html |title=D500 Firmware |publisher=Nikon |date=December 22, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2021 }}
- The D500 can be set to automatically delay its shutter release to compensate for flickering electric lighting. It is the first Nikon camera to include this feature, which was initially absent from the professional D5 announced on the same date. This feature was added to the D5 via a June 2016 firmware update.{{cite web |url=http://www.dpreview.com/news/2385481717/nikon-releases-new-firmware-for-d5-improves-video-and-adds-flicker-reduction |title=Nikon releases new firmware for D5: Improves video and adds flicker reduction |first=Barney |last=Britton |website=Digital Photography Review |date=June 23, 2016 |access-date=June 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627090857/http://www.dpreview.com/news/2385481717/nikon-releases-new-firmware-for-d5-improves-video-and-adds-flicker-reduction |archive-date=June 27, 2016 |url-status=live }}
With the camera's initial firmware version Wi-Fi only worked with Nikon's proprietary "SnapBridge" app, this also applies other Nikon models. Since a firmware updated in May 2019 Wi-Fi was opened to third party applications.{{cite web |last=Wegner | first=Gunther |url=https://lrtimelapse.com/de/news/free-wifi-nikon-firmware-update-d850-d500-d7500-d5600/ |title=Finally! Free WiFi with Nikon firmware update for D850, D500, D7500 and D5600 |website=LRTimelapse |date=2019-05-09 |access-date=2020-07-02}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category multi|Nikon D500|Taken with Nikon D500}}
- [http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d500.html Nikon D500], Nikon USA
- [http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/323/D500.html Nikon D500 User Manuals, Guides and Software] Nikon Download-center
- [http://nps.nikonimaging.com/technical_solutions/d500_tips/ Technical Solutions | D500 TIPS] Nikon
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