Your wait is over, introducing the Nikon COOLPIX P500, 36x optical zoom breaks boundaries with incredible power to shoot closer and wider than ever before.  An ideal traveling companion to your DSLR, the COOLPIX P500 offers an amazing optical zoom of 22.5-810mm in 35mm equivalent.   This 12MP CMOS sensor camera has everything going for it like a 1cm super Macro, Auto focus Subject tracking,  continuous shooting at approx. 8 frames per second, and HD movie mode all at an incredible price.

• Specifications:
• Type Compact Digital Camera
• Effective Pixels 12.1 million
• Image Sensor CMOS
• Sensor Size 1/2.3 in..
• Total Pixels 12.75 million (approx.)
• Lens 36x optical Zoom, NIKKOR ED glass lens
• Lens Focal Length 4.0-144.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 22.5-810mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
• Lens f/-number f/3.5-5.7
• Lens Construction 14 elements in 9 groups
• Lens Zoom 36x
• Digital Zoom Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 3240mm lens in 35mm [135] format)
• Vibration Reduction Combination of Image-sensor shift and Electronic VR (still pictures) and Electronic VR (movies)
• Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
• Autofocus (AF) Focus-area selection Auto (9-area automatic selection) Center, Face priority, Manual with 99 focus areas, Subject tracking
• Focus Range W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity, [T]: Approx. 7 ft. 3 in. (2.2 m.) to infinity, Macro close-up mode: [W]: Approx. 4 in. (10 cm.)
• to infinity, Macro close-up mode: Approx. 0.4 in. (1 cm.) to infinity(at three increments from the maximum zoom position to the
• telephoto position)
• Focus Lock Yes
• Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points 9
• Viewfinder 0.24 in. TFT LCD, approx. 230,000 dot with diopter adjustment
• Monitor Size 3.0 in. diagonal
• Monitor Type Vari-Angle TFT-LCD with Anti-reflection coating
• Monitor Frame coverage (shooting mode) 97% horizontal (Approx.), 97% vertical (Approx.)
• Storage Media SD, SDHC, SCXC
• Internal Memory Approx. 102MB
• Storage File formats Still pictures: JPEG, Sound files (Voice Memo): WAV
• Movie Audio file format: AAC stereo, Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264
• Voice Memo Function Yes
• Image Size (pixels) 4000 x 3000 (12M)
• ISO Sensitivity Auto (auto gain ISO 160-800), High ISO Sensitivity auto (ISO 160-1600)
• Lowest ISO Sensitivity 160
• Highest ISO Sensitivity 3200
• Exposure Metering 256-segment matrix, center-weighted, spot, spot AF area (with support for 99 focus areas)
• Exposure Control Programmed auto exposure with flexible program, aperture-priority auto, exposure bracketing, Exposure compensation (-2.0 to
• +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV), manual, motion detection, shutter priority auto
• Exposure Modes Aperture-Priority Auto (A), Manual (M), Programmed Auto (P), Shutter-Priority Auto (S)
• Automatic Exposure Scene Modes Yes
• Exposure Lock Yes
• Exposure Bracketing Yes
• Built-in flash Range (approx.) (ISO sensitivity: Auto), [W]: 0.5 to 8.0 m (1 ft. 8 in. to 26 ft.), [T]: 2.2 to 4.5 m (7ft 3 in. to 14 ft.)
• HDMI Output 480p, 720p, 1080i
• Power Sources One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 (supplied)
• Battery / Batteries Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5
• Approx. Dimensions Height: 3.3 in. (83.7mm) Width: 4.6 in. (115.5mm) Depth: 4.1 in. (102.5mm)
• Approx. Weight 17.5 oz. (494g)