There’s no manual modes available here, but there’s quite a few options placed on the dial for you to choose from.

On the top of the Nikon Coolpix B500 you’ll find a dial for switching between the various shooting modes that the camera offers. The rest of the camera is not textured.īeing reasonably lightweight, it’s possible to hold the camera one-handed to get your shot, but you may find that using your other hand to hold the camera steady feels more natural and comfortable. It is also textured which helps to add to an air of quality about the camera. It has a chunky hand grip that protrudes quite far from the body and makes it feel pretty secure in the hand. The Nikon Coolpix B500 is a mid-sized bridge camera, being not the smallest in size on the market, but also far from the largest. The Nikon Coolpix B500 retails for $299 / £219. Other interesting features include a 3.0-inch tilting screen, which features a 921k-dot resolution, inbuilt Wi-Fi and Full HD video recording. Like many of Nikon’s most recent cameras, it features SnapBridge technology, which allows you to maintain a constant Bluetooth link with your smartphone to send images across as you take them, ready to share on social networking sites and the like.

It offers a range of shooting modes, but there’s no manual control, and it can’t shoot in raw format.Īs such, the intended target audience is beginners and possibly enthusiasts looking for a simple backup or travel camera. You can also activate a digital zoom up to 80x. The Nikon Coolpix B500 is a bridge camera with a 16 megapixel sensor, which is paired with a 40x optical zoom.

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