20.9MP DX format CMOS sensor and EXPEED 5 image processor
Multi-CAM 20K Autofocus sensor with 153/99 AF points
ISO range of 100-51,200 expandable to Lo 1 and Hi 5 (50 – 1,640,000 equivalent)
Share images instantly with built-in SnapBridge (Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth) capabilities
Shoot cinematic 4K UHD video
Dual card slots - XQD and SD media
Flagship Power, DX Agility.
Meet the new DX flagship, the Nikon D500. At first glance, it may seem unimposing—but contained within a streamlined camera body is a veritable powerhouse of processing power and technological advances. The D500 is ready to go wherever your passion leads you, capturing everything with stunning clarity, speed and resolution. From busy, low-light cityscapes to thrilling wildlife scenes and fast action shots, the D500 is the ideal companion to your wanderlust. Marvel at the clarity of its cinematic 4K UHD video. Be amazed at its ruggedness and versatility. And, once you’ve captured your gorgeous photos, admire them on the D500’s high resolution tilt touchscreen display and share them via the built-in SnapBridge (Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth) capabilities. No matter what you shoot, you can be sure that the D500 will be up to the task, time and time again.
Type
Single-lens reflex digital camera
Lens Mount
Nikon F bayonet mount
Picture Angle
Nikon DX format
Effective Pixels (Megapixels)
20.9 million
Sensor Size
23.5 mmx15.7 mm
Image Sensor Format
DX
Image Sensor Type
CMOS
Total Pixels
21.56 million
Dust-Reduction System
Image sensor cleaning Image Dust Off reference data (optional Capture NX-D software required)
Dust-Off Reference Photo
Yes
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
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
16mm (-1.0 m¯¹)
Viewfinder Diopter Adjustment
-2.0 to + 1.0m¯¹
Focusing Screen
Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark II with AF Area Brackets (grid lines can be displayed)
Reflex Mirror
Quick-return type
Mirror Lock Up
Yes
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
1/8000 sec.
Slowest Shutter Speed
30 sec.
Flash Sync Speed
Up to 1/250 sec. Synchronizes with shutter at 1/250s or slower
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
ISO Sensitivity
ISO 100 -51,200Can also be set to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, or 1 EV (ISO 50 equivalent) below ISO 100 or to approx. 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 EV (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent) above ISO 51,200; auto ISO sensitivity control available
Lowest Standard ISO Sensitivity
100
Highest Standard ISO Sensitivity
51,200
Lowest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent)
Highest Expanded ISO Sensitivity
Hi-5 (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent)
Expanded ISO Sensitivity Options
Lo-1 (ISO 50 equivalent) Hi-1 (ISO 102,400 equivalent) Hi-2 (ISO 204,800 equivalent) Hi-3 (ISO 409,600 equivalent) Hi-4 (ISO 892,200 equivalent) Hi-5 (ISO 1,640,000 equivalent)
Long Exposure Noise Reduction
Yes
High ISO Noise Reduction
Low Normal High Off
Active D-Lighting
Auto Extra High Normal Low Off
D-Lighting Bracketing
2 frames using selected value for one frame 3–5 frames using preset values for all frames
Single-Point AF Mode
Yes
Dynamic AF Mode
Number of AF points: 25, 72 and 153 (3D-tracking)
Auto-Area AF Mode
Yes
Autofocus System
Nikon Advanced Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection and fine-tuning, and 153 focus points (including 99 cross-type sensors and 15 sensors that support f/8), of which 55 (35 cross-type sensors and 9 f/8 sensors) are available for selection
Detection Range
-4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 68°F/20°C)
Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); predictive focus tracking activated automatically according to subject status Manual focus (MF): Electronic rangefinder can be used
AF-area Mode
25, 72, or 153 point Dynamic-area AF Auto-area AF Single-point AF 3D-tracking Group-area AF
Focus Lock
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector
Focus Modes
Continuous-servo (AF-C) Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only Full-time Servo (AF-F) available in Live View only Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder Normal area AF Single-servo AF (AF-S) Wide area AF
Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points
153
Autofocus Sensitivity
-4 to +20 EV (ISO 100, 20°C/68°F)
Autofocus Fine Tune
Yes
Flash 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
X-Sync Speed
1/250
Top FP High Speed Sync
Up to 1/8000
Flash Control
TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approximately 180K (180,000) pixels; i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR is used with matrix, center-weighted, and highlight-weighted metering, standard i-TTL fill-flash for digital SLR with spot metering
Lights when optional flash unit such as SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, SB-700, SB-400, SB-300 or SB-R200 is fully charged
Accessory Shoe
Yes
Nikon Creative Lighting System (CLS)
CLS Supported
Flash Sync Terminal
Yes
White Balance
Auto (3 types) Choose color temperature (2500K–10000K) Cloudy Direct Sunlight Flash Fluorescent (7 types) Incandescent Preset manual (up to 6 values can be stored, spot white balance measurement available during live view)
White Balance Bracketing
2 to 9 exposures in increments of 1, 2 or 3 EV
Live View Shooting
Photography Live View Mode Movie Live View Mode
Live View Lens Servo
Autofocus (AF): Single-servo AF (AF-S); full-time-servo AF (AF-F) Manual focus (MF)
Live View AF-Area Mode
Face-priority AF Wide-area AF Normal-area AF Subject-tracking AF
Live View Autofocus
Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected)
Movie Metering
TTL exposure metering using main image sensor
Movie Maximum Recording Time
4K UHD up to 29:59 min; 1,080 60/50/30/25/24p up to 29:59 min; 720 60/50p up to 29:59 minutes
Movie File Format
MOV
Movie Video Compression
H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding
Movie Audio Recording Format
Linear PCM
Movie
4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 30 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 25 fps 4K UHD 3,840x2,160 / 24 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 60 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 50 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 30 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 25 fps Full HD 1,920x1,080 / 24 fps HD 1,280x720 / 60 fps HD 1,280x720 / 50 fps Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively High quality available at all frame sizes, normal quality available at all sizes except 3,840 x 2,160
Movie Audio
Built-in microphone, stereo External stereo microphone (optional) Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted
Monitor Size
3.2 in. diagonal
Monitor Resolution
2,359,000 Dots
Monitor Type
TFT touch-sensitive LCD with 170° viewing angle
Monitor Angle of View
170-degree wide-viewing angle
Monitor Adjustments
Brightness,5 levels
Virtual Horizon Camera Indicator
Yes Also visible in LiveView Modes Also visible in Viewfinder
Playback Functions
Auto Image Rotation Full-Frame and Thumbnail (4, 9, or 72 images or calendar) GPS data display Highlights Image Rating Image Rotation Image Slideshow IPTC information embedding and display Movie Playback Movie Slideshow Photo Information Playback with Zoom
In-Camera Image Editing
Color Balance D-Lighting Distortion Control Edit Movie Filter Effects Image Overlay Monochrome NEF (RAW) Processing Perspective Control Red-Eye Correction Resize Side-by-Side Comparison Straighten Trim
Image Comment
Yes
Interface
10-pin RemoteTerminal HDMI output: Type C mini-pin HDMI connector Headphone Connector NTSC Stereo Microphone Input 3.5mm SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector); connection to built-in USB port is recommended
Wi-Fi Functionality
Built-in Wi-Fi with NFC and Bluetooth
Smart Device App Connectivity
SnapBridge
Bluetooth
Yes
GPS
GP-1A GPS unit (optional)
Save/Load Camera settings
Yes
Total Custom Settings
52
My Menu
Yes with customization
Recent Settings
Yes
Supported Languages
Arabic Bengali Brazilian Portuguese Bulgarian Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Marathi Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Spanish Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese
Date, Time and Daylight Savings Time Settings
Yes
World Time Setting
Yes
Battery / Batteries
EN-EL15 Lithium-ion Battery Optional MB-D17 multi-power battery pack with one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 Li-ion battery (available separately), one rechargeable Nikon EN-EL15 Li-ion battery, or eight AA alkaline, Ni-MH, or lithium batteries. A BL-5 battery-chamber cover is required when using EN-EL18a or EN-EL18 batteries.
Battery Life (shots per charge)
1,240 shots (CIPA)
AC Adapter
EH-5b AC Adapter; requires EP-5B Power Connector (available separately)
Battery Charger
MH-25a Quick Charger
Tripod Socket
1/4 in.
Approx. Dimensions (Width x Height x Depth)
5.8 in.(147mm) x 4.6in.(115mm) x 3.2in.(81mm)
Approx. Weight
26.9oz.(760g)
Operating Environment
0–40 °C (+32–104 °F) Less than 85% (no condensation)