Nikon Brings Back Budget Shooting With The D500 Camera; Specs Released!

Last month at CES 2016, Nikon announced the D500, a DX-format DSLR presumably aimed at budget shooters.

Although the Nikon D500 is the successor to the D300s, it has features that are similar to the flagship D5. 

Dubbed the D5's baby brother, the D500 is a capable APS-C full-frame DSLR. According to CNET, it will feature the same autofocus and metering systems that first appeared in the D5 and a 20.9-megapixel CMOS sensor that work's with Nikon's EXPEED 5 image processing engine.

Native ISO range stops at 51200, although it can be expanded to a maximum ISO of 1,640,000, the highest in its price range.

The camera's specs feature a 153-point auto focus, 180K RGB metering system, a 3.2-inch tilting touchscreen monitor with Bluetooth, and can capture 4K video at 30 frames per second in Full HD.

It can also shoot up to 10 frames per second which rivals Canon's cheaper EOS 7D Mark II. Because of a large buffer, the camera is capable of storing 79 consecutive 14-bit raw images in burst mode. 

The D500 will feature dual card slots although Nikon decided to make one of them XQD.

Retail price for the body is $1,999, and $3,069.95 with a 16-80mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens.

However, consumers will have to wait a bit longer until they get their hands on the Nikon D500. According to Ubergizmo, the camera was initially slated to be shipped out to retailers by mid-March but will now launch in April.

Below is Nikon's official press release for the D500.

"The D500 imagines the best of both worlds, offering advanced enthusiasts and pro photographers all the benefits of DX-format, such as smaller form-factor and lens crop, combined with many of the same advanced pro features found in the new Nikon D5."

Stay tuned for more on Nikon D500's specs as information becomes available.