Nikon D500
- Type
- DSLR
- Mount
- Nikon F-Mount
- Sensor format
- APS-C
- Resolution
- 20.9 MP
- Released
- March 2016
- Launch price
- $1,999.95
Predecessor: Nikon D300S
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 20.9 MP
- Largest image size
- 5,568 × 3,712 px
- Sensor format
- APS-C
- Sensor size
- 23.5 × 15.7 mm
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 51,200
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 1,640,000
Autofocus
- AF system
- Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, fine-tuning
- AF points
- 153
- AF low-light limit
- -4 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/8000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/250 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 10 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note 4K UHD (3,840 × 2,160) 30 – Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 60 –
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Optical (OVF)
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.67x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 2.36 million dots
- Screen type
- Tilting
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 147 × 115 × 81 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 860 g
- Body-only weight
- 760 g
- Battery
- EN-EL15
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- XQD, SD UHS-II
- Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 4.1
- USB
- SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0 Micro-B connector)
- HDMI
- Type C HDMI connector
- Microphone input
- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm)
- Headphone output
- Stereo mini-pin jack (3.5-mm)
Market and price
- Announced
- January 5, 2016
- Released
- March 2016
- Launch price
- $1,999.95 (US)
Features stated by the manufacturer
- Active d-lighting
- Dual card slots
- Electronic front-curtain shutter
- Electronic vibration reduction
- Multi-power battery pack support
- Picture control
- Time-lapse movie
Manufacturer data: download.nikonimglib.com, imaging.nikon.com, nikonusa.com
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 147 × 115 × 81 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 860 g
- Weight, body only
- 760 g
Manufacturer data: download.nikonimglib.com, imaging.nikon.com, nikonusa.com
The front view is schematic, only width and height are to scale.
Check the shutter count
The shutter count of the Nikon D500 can be read from a photo (checked with NEF, JPEG files). Open the tool