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Testseek.com have collected 160 expert reviews of the Nikon D500 and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon D500.
Award: Good Buy May 2016
May 2016
 
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The editors liked

  • Great versatility and performance
  • Increased ISO sensitivity to capture in low light
  • Excellent
  • Durable build quality
  • Constant smartphone connectivity
  • Snappy AF performance
  • Excellent image quality and dynamic range
  • Great in low light environments
  • Comfortable ergonomics
  • Strong battery life
  • Contains many features you'd expect to find on a more expensive DSLR
  • High ISO performance is outstanding versus others in this price range
  • Image quality is very good across a range of photographic conditions
  • Camera's performance is very fast in Viewfin
  • APSC = free telephoto effect
  • High image quality
  • In particular the dynamic range
  • Lightningfast AF and a great many frames per second
  • Everything is on it
  • Very bright
  • Filming in 4K
  • Great color reproduction
  • Has a great feel
  • Very good quality images from 20 Megapixel APSC sensor
  • 153-point AF system with very broad coverage and auto fine-tuning
  • 10fps shooting with deep buffer
  • Especially with XQD cards
  • Large
  • Bright viewfinder with LCD overlays
  • Tough weatherproof body
  • Sup
  • The Nikon D500 is fast with excellent continuous-shooting and autofocus performance
  • Its 4K video support is a welcome novelty for its dSLR price class and
  • Of course
  • There's the great photo quality
  • Great build quality
  • High reliability
  • Image versatility so good that you can always afford to mess up providing you know what the heck you're doing with metering
  • Fantastic kit lens
  • Bottom Line
  • The Nikon D500 puts the company's finest autofocus system in a tough
  • Compact SLR body that will please demanding enthusiasts and pros alike
  • 10fps continuous shooting
  • Huge raw buffer capacity
  • Robust
  • Professional build quality
  • Excellent image quality
  • Responsive performance
  • Good low light capabilities
  • Dual card slots
  • Built-in time-lapse
  • Superb image quality
  • Great high ISO performance
  • Rugged
  • Comfortable camera body
  • Sharp articulating touchscreen display
  • Excellent AF point frame coverage
  • Fast continuous shooting speeds
  • 4K UHD video
  • Built-in Wi-Fi
  • NFC and Bluetooth
  • High quality Raw and JPEG
  • Superlative autofocus performance even at 10 fps
  • Well-designed ergonomics and handling
  • 4K video quality is generally strong
  • Joystick makes AF point selection faster
  • Ability to switch AF point mode wi

The editors didn't like

  • SnapBridge is ho-hum
  • Limited touchscreen LCD capabilities
  • Slow Live View
  • 4K video is tightly cropped
  • AF video performance lags competition
  • Fairly bulky
  • PRICE
  • $2
  • 000
  • APSC sized image sensor can't quite match full frame sensors in image quality
  • D500 carries a high price tag versus other intermediate DSLRs
  • No builtin flash unit
  • Menu interface needs to be upgraded and be more graphical to take advantage of touch scree
  • APSC = less wideangle effect
  • For an APSC camera
  • Big and heavy
  • No builtin flash
  • Not inexpensive
  • Higher price than MLICs with comparable specs
  • Zoom in and zoom out buttons
  • Live view must be turned on in video or photo mode
  • Poor movie autofocus
  • No focus peaking
  • No 1080 above 60p
  • Very basic smartphone remote control
  • SnapBridge bottleneck when shooting bursts or copying 20MP images
  • 4k video involves a tight 1.5x crop – a total field reduction of 2.25x
  • No truly silent sho
  • Terrible wireless file-transfer and remote-control app
  • And its Live View (contrast) autofocus could use a boost
  • Expensive
  • Kind of big
  • Snapbridge wireless transfer needs some work
  • 4K video is cropped
  • Omits built-in flash
  • Live View autofocus improved but still hunts
  • Highest ISO expansion settings show banding
  • Cropped 4K video
  • Less than stellar video/Live View autofocus
  • Limited touchscreen functionality
  • Somewhat large for an APS-C camera
  • Expensive for a DX camera
  • 4K UHD video doesn't offer full DX field-of-view
  • No built-in flash
  • Still uses contrast-detect for Live View AF
  • Dual slots use two different card types (XQD and SD)
  • 4K video taken from small crop of sensor
  • Limiting lens choice
  • Snapbridge wireless system is simplistic and (currently) inconsistent
  • Video tools are somewhat limited
  • Autofocus in video prone to wobble and re-focus
  • Quirky battery usage prompts regular

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  Published: 2016-09-28, Author: Bryan , review by: hardwarezone.com.my

  • Abstract:  Before we begin our shootout, let us answer the question on what is the mark of a prosumer camera?Broadly speaking, this class of cameras is able to deliver on most commercial jobs, yet generally priced within the reach of a serious enthusiast or professi...

 
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  Published: 2021-04-13, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  Note: This article was first published in the February 2017 issue of HWM, published online on 4th June 2017 and is now updated for relevancy.While mobile phones get phased out as soon as half a year, case in point is Oppo's (confusing) Reno series and Son...

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  Published: 2017-08-22, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • The Best Prosumer camera is…Given how well the Nikon D500 performed in last year's test, this was a much closer result than we expected. However, the Fujifilm X-T2 consistently turned in better images with better detail and less noise in all the situation...

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  Published: 2017-06-04, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • The Best Prosumer camera is…Given how well the Nikon D500 performed in last year's test, this was a much closer result than we expected. However, the Fujifilm X-T2 consistently turned in better images with better detail and less noise in all the situation...

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  Published: 2017-04-23, review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  Note: This article was first published in the February 2017 issue of HWM.Smaller, lighter, and more affordable while offering professional-level performance. Those are the hallmarks of prosumer cameras that appeal to both professionals and serious enthusi...

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  Published: 2016-09-27, Author: Marcus , review by: hardwarezone.com.sg

  • Abstract:  Before we begin our shootout, let us answer the question on what is the mark of a prosumer camera?Broadly speaking, this class of cameras is able to deliver on most commercial jobs, yet generally priced within the reach of a serious enthusiast or professi...

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  Published: 2016-05-25, Author: Trevor , review by: straitstimes.com

  • The Nikon D500 is quite simply the best APS-C DSLR currently with its lightning-quick AF, swift operation and superb image quality...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-16, Author: Wilson , review by: techgoondu.com

  • Abstract:  The arrival of Nikon's D500 has been a long time coming. The last professional-grade D300s was out back in 2009, and if you consider that as a minor update to the D300, the range has taken more than nine years to update since 2007.So, the preview that Nik...

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  Published: 2016-08-12, Author: CNET.com , review by: Cnetfrance.fr

  • La qualité photo excellente, les performances remarquables en mise au point automatique et en mode rafale, la prise en charge de la vidéo en Ultra HD qui est une nouveauté très appréciable sur un reflex numérique de ce niveau de prix
  • L'application mobile pour le transfert des fichiers et le contrôle à distance, la mise au point automatique du Live View
  • Le D500 possède de très nombreux atouts, tant au niveau de sa qualité d'image excellente que de sa vitesse, de ses fonctionnalités et de son design bien pensé. Mais il pêche tout de même en ce qui concerne la mise au point automatique de son Live Vi...

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  Published: 2016-06-16, Author: Adrian , review by: 01net.com

  • Véritable machine de guerre photographique, le D500 nous a vraiment enthousiasmé tellement le feeling propre à un appareil pro est présent. Capable d'accrocher n'importe quel sujet (quand on sait quel AF choisir !) et débitant des images à la vitesse de l...

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