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Technical Notes
Specifications

Nikon COOLPIXS500 Digital Camera

Type Compact digital camera
Effective pixels 7.1 million
Image sensor 1/2.5-in. CCD; total pixels: approx. 7.38 million
Lens 3× Zoom-Nikkor lens
Focal length 5.7-17.1mm (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture
angle: 35-105mm)
f/-number f/2.8–4.7
Construction 5 elements in 5 groups
Digital zoom Up to 4x (equivalent with 35mm [135] format picture angle:
approx. 420mm)
Vibration reduction Lens shift
Autofocus (AF) Contrast-detect AF
Focus range (from
lens)
50 cm (2 ft.) to ∞
Macro close-up mode: 15 cm (5.9 in.) to ∞(when the
zoom indicator is positioned over F)
Focus-area selection Auto (9-area automatic selection), center, manual with
99focus areas
AF-assist illumination Class 1 LED product (IEC 60825-1 Edition 1.2-2001);
max. output: 1,450 μW
Monitor 2.5 in., 230,000-dot, TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating
and 5-level brightness adjustment
Frame coverage
(shooting mode)
Approx. 96% horizontal and 96% vertical
Frame coverage
(playback mode)
Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical
Storage
Media Internal memory (approx. 26MB)
SD (Secure Digital) memory cards
File system DCF, Exif 2.2, and DPOF compliant
File formats Compressed: JPEG-Baseline-compliant
Movies: AVI
Sound files: WAV
Image size (pixels) • 3,072 × 2,304 [High (3072A)/Normal (3072)]
• 2,592 × 1,944 [Normal (2592)]
• 2,048 × 1,536 [Normal (2048)]
• 1,024 × 768 [PC screen (1024)]
• 640 × 480 [TV screen (640)]
• 3,072× 1,728 (16:9)