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Specifications
Nikon COOLPIX B500 Digital Camera
Specifications
Type
Compact digital camera
Number of effective pixels
16.0 million (Image processing may reduce the number of
effective pixels.)
Image sensor
1
/
2.3
-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.76 million total pixels
Lens
NIKKOR lens with 40× optical zoom
Focal length
4.0–160 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of
22.5–900 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
f/-number
f/3–6.5
Construction
12 elements in 9 groups (3 ED lens elements)
Digital zoom magnification
Up to 4× (angle of view equivalent to that of approx.
3600 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
Vibration reduction
Lens shift (still images)
Lens shift and electronic VR (movies)
Autofocus (AF)
Contrast-detect AF
Focus range
•
[W]: Approx. 30 cm (1 ft)–
∞
,
[T]: Approx. 3.5 m (11 ft)–
∞
•
Macro mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.)–
∞
(wide-angle
position)
(All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)
Focus-area selection
Face priority, manual with 99 focus areas, center, subject
tracking, target finding AF
Monitor
7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing angle TFT LCD
with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness
adjustment, tiltable approx. 85° downward, approx. 90°
upward
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 99% horizontal and vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 99% horizontal and vertical (compared to actual
picture)
Storage
Media
Internal memory (approx. 20 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory
card
File system
DCF and Exif 2.3 compliant
File formats
Still images: JPEG
Movies: MP4 (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC
stereo)