Duracell Premium Analog Nikon EN-EL15 Battery D500 D600 D7000 D7100 7.4V 1400mAh

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These are all high-speed Nikon DX cameras meant for sports and wildlife photographers. You can see that Nikon steadily improved the resolution, frame rate, and focus system of these cameras as time went by. The D100 through D300s are outdated cameras from 2009 and earlier, and we don’t recommend them any more. Nikon D500 + 500PF @ 500mm, ISO 450, 1/4000, f/5.6 In good light, image quality is superb, while the tilting screen helps with shooting from unusual angles. Image credit: Andy Westlake The novice scene modes (which I never used and got in the way) on the left dial are replaced with more useful controls keeping in line with the other Nikon pro bodies.

With the D500 anything moving I use 25-point dynamic-area AF & AF-C. It nails every shot every time. Never before possible with previous Nikon DX bodies. I got the D500 a few months after its release, and started looking for compatible batteries, as I had used them with the D200, D300 and D300S, with few problems over the years. They got so cheap at the end that I could get 4-5 compatible for the cost of one Nikon original. When a battery would die, as they did 2-3 times over about a decade. I had 2-4 batteries in reserve. Nikon batteries don't seem to come down that much over time, whereas compatibles do. Stepping outside the world of Nikon, one close competitor to the D500 is the 7D Mark II from Canon. However, the D500 has the advantage of being released about 15 months after the 7D Mark II, so it’s undeniably the more advanced camera. But if you have Nikon lenses and are looking for a step-up camera that's a solid performer with great image quality, you can’t go wrong with the Nikon D500. Now i own a Nikon D750 as well from past 18 months. The Nikon D750 warms up also but not before 8 mins of shooting video and certainly not while taking stills.I love my D500 but I am having real trouble with the battery life. I am using the following equipment: It looks like the problem has been resolved, however this is not an uncommon fault and Thom Hogan even responded to me when I asked his advise. He said: I have been using Nikon D500 from past one month now. The camera starts warming up in first 30-60 secs from the right side where the thumb is placed. If i allow the camera to keep filming up to 5 mins, it becomes a hot cake from the right side as well as the steel plate/ area below the tilted screen. I looked up the specs on the battery used in the D500 and see it is a 7v battery. Many USB power banks only provide 5v, so those probably would not work. You might need to find a power bank that has an A/C outlet and provides at least 7v output like this one . I use this power bank with my Sony cameras that require 7.2v and it can power them for 24 hours or more. With a power bank that has an A/C output, you can easily use the recommended A/C external power source with dummy battery recommended for your camera.

For my photography, I consider vertical grips essential and shooting the D500 vertically without one is something I find to be quite awkward to the point where I shoot less verticals, which is not a good thing. Equipment should not dictate the kind of pictures taken. So the MB-D17 goes on and stays there. As a bonus, you can load an extra battery to help with “range anxiety”. Having to remove the vertical grip to get at the in-body battery is a small annoyance that comes with using the accessory grip. I always set the camera to use the MB-D17 battery first which often means at the end of the day there is no need to remove the primary battery for charging. Recommended Camera and Menu Settings

Overall image quality is very good, but then again the same is true of much cheaper Nikon APS-C DSLRs. Indeed, at low ISOs there’s no real advantage in this area compared to the D7200 or indeed the D5500. But the D500 keeps going longer as the ISO is raised, and so long as you don’t expect miracles, it’s still capable of giving quite usable files at its top standard setting of ISO 51,200, and maybe even a stop higher. However, I can’t help but think that the extended settings exist more for marketing value than practical use. Nikon D500 review – Dynamic range, resolution and noise In 2017 I wanted a new charger because the original was doing things that made me feel uncomfortable. Since it was out of warranty and I desired a dual charger that I could use in my car, I bought the item linked below. As might be expected, the D500 stands out from the D7200 and D300S in almost every way. Performance improvements include a very fast top frame rate with a huge buffer. The metering module is very high resolution compared to the older cameras and is also far more capable in low light. On paper, at least it has 3 stops greater sensitivity.

The six-and-a-half years that have passed since the D300S’ launch have seen the camera market move on considerably but the D500 does much to reclaim the position as one of the preeminent APS-C camera on the market. If it moves, it can wear out or simply fail, even if that is rare. Regardless of that, a mirror being slung out of the way definitely causes vibration, and that is not a good thing when taking photos with slow shutters. When it comes to metering, four patterns are available – matrix, centreweighted, spot and highlight weighted. The default matrix system is very strongly biased towards ‘correct’ exposure of whatever is under the active AF area, regardless of whether this suits the scene as a whole. This approach has it merits, but does have a certain tendency to clip highlights in high-contrast scenes. In such situations I appreciated having the highlight-weighted option which, as its name suggests, aims to maintain highlight detail, allowing you to bring up shadow regions in post-processing. Whether you’re capturing a cheetah on the run or the pivotal moment in the X Games, the D500 will get you the shot. And not just any shot.One of the other big features Nikon is touting is its Snapbridge system that uses Bluetooth LE (a low-power variant of Bluetooth also known as Bluetooth Smart), and Wi-Fi to maintain a connection between the camera and a smart device. This includes the ability to auto-transfer images from the camera, as well as initiating the Wi-Fi connection for remote shooting or manual image transfer. Context

Nikon released the much-anticipated D500 for sports and wildlife shooters on January 6, 2016. Thanks to its excellent image quality, proven ergonomics and a superb autofocus system with a huge buffer, the Nikon D500 is a sports and wildlife photographers’ dream come true. These include an extended top ISO of 1.6 million, alongside a 153-point AF system and 10fps continuous burst shooting. On paper, it’s the best APS-C DSLR so far, and with the end of DSLR production it’s not likely to be surpassed. To find out more, see our guide to the best Nikon DSLRs and also the best Nikon F-mount lenses. It seems like every week there’s a new mirrorless camera on the market with impressive features. Subject-recognition autofocus and bursts over 20 FPS are practically the norm these days. Is there still room to get the Nikon D500 now that we’re living in a mirrorless world?Blazing focus, capture & transfer speeds aided by XQD & SD cards with high speed USB 3. Also more custom fn buttons A new feature that Nikon is trumpeting is its SnapBridge connection to smartphones or tablets. This is designed to get around the limitations of current Wi-Fi implementations by maintaining a permanent connection between the camera and smart device using Bluetooth, switching to the more power-hungry Wi-Fi only when required for transferring high-resolution images or remotely controlling the camera. Part of the idea here is that the camera can automatically transfer every picture you take to your phone (and then to Nikon’s cloud-sharing service, if you like) without needing the Wi-Fi to be turned on all the time. That has been my general experience with 3rd party off-the-shelf solutions too - at least in the one case where I bought a Chinese AC mains adapter for a Canon DSLR. I could not confirm it, but my suspicion was that it did not provide enough volts. That was certainly the biggest issue when I worked with someone else to build a custom DC-DC converter to power earlier Canon DSLRs (20D/30D/5D) - it was a balancing act to get the voltage high enough, while ensuring it was not so high as to potentially damage the camera. As for controls, nope that’s not opinion, it’s fact. If something takes two steps to do what can be done in a single step on the other, then it is slower on the 2 step approach. Also, if you have to dig into a menu on one body and the control is right in front of you on a dial for the other, it is simply faster.