Nikon Coolpix P500 review

A 36x super-zoom bridge camera with a 12.1 megapixel back illuminated CMOS sensor

Nikon Coolpix P500
How does the Coolpix P500 measure up? Read on to find out.

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If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 160 the Nikon Coolpix P500 is capable of resolving up to around 20 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 160

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 160

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 160

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 160

ISO 160, score: 20 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 200

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 200

ISO 200, score: 20 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 400

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 400

ISO 400, score: 18 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 800

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 800

ISO 800, score: 16 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 1600

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 1600

ISO 1600, score: 14 (see full image)

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 3200

Nikon coolpix p500 resolution chart iso 3200

ISO 3200, score: 14 (see full image)