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General

Series		Cyber-shot
Model Name	Coolpix B500	DSC-H300
Sales Package	Camera Strap, LR6/L40 (AA-size) Alkaline Batteries (x 4) (The Included Batteries are for Trial Use Only), LC-CP31 Lens Cap (with Cord), UC-E16 USB CableView More...	AA Battery, Lens Strap, Multi USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, Lens Cap, Instruction ManualView More...
Type	Point & Shoot	Point & Shoot
Effective Pixel	16 MP	20.1 MP
Wifi	Yes	No
Screen Resolution Type	Full HD
Optical Zoom	40x	35
Maximum Shutter Speed	1/1500 sec	1/30 sec

Focus Features

Focus Mode		Multi Point AF, Center Weighted AF, Spot AF, Tracking Focus, Face Tracking FocusView More...
Focus Range	(W): 30 cm to Infinity, T: 3.5 m to Infinity, (All Distances Measured from Center of Front Surface of Lens)View More...
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Manual Focus	Yes
Focus	Auto / Manual	Auto
Focusing System	Autofocus System: Contrast-detect AF	Auto Focus
Digital Zoom	4x	70x
Other Focus Features	Digital Zoom Magnification: Upto 4x (Angle of View Equivalent to that of 3600 mm Lens in 35 mm (135) Format), Focus-area Selection: Face Priority, Manual with 99 Focus Areas, Center, Subject Tracking, Target Finding AFView More...

Dimensions

Camera Body Weight	542 g	590 g
Dimensions	113.5 (W) x 78.3 (H) x 94.9 (D) mm	127.5 (W) x 89.0 (H) x 91.7 (D) mm
Weight Without Battery		495 g

Additional Features

Tripod Socket	Yes
Wide Angle	Yes
Temperature	0°C - 40°C	0°C - 40°C
Brightness Adjustment	5 Level Brightness Adjustment	5 Level Manual Adjustment
Supported Languages	Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, VietnameseView More...
Microphone		Built-in Mono
Red Eye Reduction		Yes

Warranty

Warranty Summary	2 Years Nikon India Warranty and Free Transit Insurance	2 Years Sony India Warranty
Covered in Warranty		Warranty of the product is limited to manufacturing defects only.View More...
Not Covered in Warranty		"The warranty does not cover accessories and consumables, like case, strap, lens cap, charger, batteries etc.The warranty does not cover the replacement of the product(s) Warranty does not cover warranty of functionality of the Product(s).Warranty does not cover damage caused due to act of God & force majeure events including but not limited to fire or water damage, electrical disturbances etc."View More...
Warranty Service Type		CARRY IN

Sensor and Sensitivity Features

Sensor Type	CMOS	CCD
Sensor Size	1/2.3 inch	7.76 mm
Maximum ISO	6400	1600
Metering Modes	Matrix, Center-weighted (Digital Zoom Less than 2x), Spot (Digital Zoom 2x or More)View More...
ISO Rating	ISO 125 - 6400 (Auto)	ISO 80 - 3200 (Auto)
Maximum FPS		0.8 fps
Metering		Multi Pattern Light Metering, Center Weighted Light Metering, Spot Light MeteringView More...
Other Sensor Features		Super HAD CCD
Sensor Technology		Super HAD CCD
ISO Speed Range		Still Images: ISO 80 3200, Movies: ISO 200 1600
Minimum Illumination		28

Lens & Exposure Features

Type of Lens	NIKKOR Lens	Sony Lens
Lens Construction	12 Elements in 9 Groups (3 ED Lens Elements)
Lens Focal Length	4.0 - 160 mm (Angle of View Equivalent to that of 22.5 to 900 mm Lens in 35 mm (135) Format)View More...	4.5 - 157.5 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 25 - 875 mm)
Aperture Range	F3 - F6.5	F3.0 (W) - 5.9 (T)
Shutter Type	Mechanical and CMOS Electronic Shutter
Minimum Shutter Speed	1 sec
Shutter Speed In Different Modes	1/4000 sec (Maximum Speed During High-speed Continuous Shooting), 25 sec (Nightscape + Star Trails and Star Trails in Multiple Exp Lighten Scene Mode)View More...	iAuto: 2 inch - 1/1500, Program Auto: 1 inch - 1/1500, Manual: 30 inch -1/1500)View More...
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV Steps in 2.0 to +2.0 EV	1/3 EV Steps +/- 2.0 EV
Exposure Modes	Programmed Auto Exposure
Other Lens Features	Type: Electronically-controlled ND Filter (-2 AV) Selection, Range: 2 Steps (f/3 and f/6 (W))View More...
Manual Exposure		Yes
Smile Shutter		Yes
Lens Color Filter		ND Filter
Dynamic Range Adjustment		Yes

Modes and Functions

Built-in Flash	Yes
Flash Range	ISO Sensitivity (Auto): (W: 0.5 to 6.9 m, T: 3.5 m)	0.4 - 6.8 m (W, ISO Auto), 1.5 - 3.6 m (T, ISO Auto), 13.7 m (W) - 7.2 m (T) ISO 3200View More...
HD Support	Yes	Yes
Self-timer	Yes	Yes
Macro Mode	1 cm to Infinity (Wide-angle Position)
Other Features	Vibration Reduction: Lens-shift VR (Still Images), Lens Shift and Electronic VR (Movies), Self-timer: 10 sec, 2 sec, 5 sec (Self-portrait Timer), Tripod Socket: 1/4 (ISO 1222)View More...	Advanced Flash Technology, 20.4 Total Megapixels, Focal Length (35 mm Conversion) Still Image 16:9:(27.2 - 954 mm), Focal Length (35 mm Conversion) Movie 16:9: (30.3 - 1060 mm), Focal Length (35 mm Conversion) Movie 4:3: (27.8 - 973 mm), Minimum Focus Range (iAuto): 1 cm (W) - 150 cm (T), Focus Range (Program Auto): 1 cm (W) - 150 cm (T), Precision Digital Zoom - Still Image: 70x (20 M), 49x (10 M), 69x (5 M), 280x (VGA), 93x (2 M, 16:9), LCD Brightness Setting: 5 (Bright) / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 (Dark), Focus Mode (Multi-point AF, Center Weighted AF, Spot AF, Flexible Spot AF (Tracking Focus), Flexible Spot AF (Face Tracking Focus)), Exposure Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV in increments of 1/3 EV, Shutter Speed: iAuto (2 - 1/1500), Program Auto (1 - 1/1500), Manual (30 - 1/1500), Auto Macro, Auto Focus Illuminator: Auto / Off, Aperture: iAuto (F3.0 / F7.7 (W), 2 Steps, With ND Filter) / Program Auto (F3.0 / F7.7 (W), 2 Steps, With ND Filter), Face Detection Mode: Auto / Off, 8 Maximum Number of Detectable Faces, Dynamic Range Optimiser: Standard / Off / Plus, Scene Mode (High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet, Soft Skin), Picture Effect (Toy Camera, Pop Color, Partial Color, Soft High-key), Movie Recording: 640 x 480, 30 fps, Other Features (Still Image Recording During Movie, Smile Shutter, Grid Line, Beauty Effect, Date View, Slideshow, With Music, 1 sec Start-up Time, 0.5 sec Shooting Time Lag, 0.15 sec Shutter Release Time Lag, 1.8 sec Shooting Interval, 70x Optical Zoom During Movie Recording, Histogram Indicator (On, Off)), Playback (Slide Show: Video Out - SD, Movie, Effects (Simple, Nostalgic, Stylish, Active), Slide Show Music - Number of Tunes: Select / Off, Download Music, Automatic Image Rotation, Movie), USB Connection - PTP/MTP, USB Connection - Mass Storage, Tripod Receptacle, Battery Life: 350 / 175 minView More...
Auto Mode	Yes	Yes
Other Flash Features	Control: TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Preflashes
White Balancing		Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent, White Balance: 1 - 3, Flash, One Push, One Push SetView More...
Scene Modes		High Sensitivity, Night Scene, Nigh Portrait, Landscape, Soft Snap, Soft Skin, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Gourmet, Pet ModeView More...
Flash Modes		Auto, Flash On, Slow Sync, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
Shooting Modes		Intelligent Auto, Easy Shooting, Program Auto, Movie Mode, Panorama, Manual Exposure, Scene Selection, Picture EffectView More...
Photo Modes		Still Mode
Red Eye Reduction		Yes
Still Image Mode		Yes
Panorama Type		Sweep Panorama

Sports and Action Camera Features

Spot Meter

Yes

Yes

Audio and Video Features

Video Format	Movies: MP4, Video: H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC	MP4
Recording Features	Battery Life of Movies (Actual Battery Life for Recording): 1 hr 30 min when Using Alkaline BatteriesView More...
Audio Format	AAC Stereo
Audio Video Interface		NTSC

Image Features

Maximum Resolution	4608 x 3456	720p
Still Image Size	4608 x 2592	5M (5152 x 2896), 2M (1920 x 1080)
Image Size in Megapixels	16 M (High) (4608 x 3456 (Fine)), 16 M (4608 x 3456), 8 M (3264 x 2448), 4 M (2272 x 1704), 2 M (1600 x 1200), VGA (640 x 480), 1:1 (3456 x 3456)View More...
Image Format	JPEG	JPEG
Aspect Ratio	16:9, 1:1	4:3, 16:9
Gross Pixel	16.76 Megapixel	20.4 Megapixel
Face Detection	Yes	Yes
Continuous Shots		Yes, 0.8 fps
Other Resolution Features		5152 x 2896 (15 M), 3648 x 2736 (10 M), 2592 x 1944 (5 M), 1920 x 1080 (2 M), Sweep Panorama 360: 11520 x 1080, Sweep Panorama Wide: 7152 x 1080 / 4912 x 1920, Sweep Panorama Standard: 4912 x 1080 / 3424 x 1920View More...
Image Stabilizer		Yes
Image Stablizer		Yes
Image Sizing		5152 x 3864 (20 M)

Storage & Power Features

Inbuilt Memory	20	55 MB
Upgradable Memory	Yes	Yes
Card Type	SD, SDHC, SDXC	SD / SDHC / SDXC
Power Supply	LR6/L40 (AA-size) Alkaline Batteries	DC Adaptor
Battery Type	AA Alkaline Battery	AA Battery
Battery Life	600 h
Power Requirement		DC 6 V
Maximum Images Shot		350

Connectivity & Display Features

PictBridge	Yes
USB	Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB
HDMI	HDMI Micro Connector (Type D)
Wifi Standard	IEEE 802.11b/g (Standard Wireless LAN Protocol)
Wireless Connectivity	Yes	No
Wifi	Yes	No
Display Size	3 inch	3 inch
LCD Display	TFT LCD	Clear Photo / TFT LCD
LCD Display Image Resolution	921,000 dots	460,800 dots
LCD Display Video Resolution	1920 x 1080	1280 x 720, 30 fps
Other Connectivity Features	USB Connector: Supports Direct Print (PictBridge) Audio / Video Output Connector (NTSC or PAL can be Selected), Operating Frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz (1 to 11 Channels), Security (Authentication: Open System, WPA2-PSK), Communication Protocols: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1View More...
Other Display Features	Frame Coverage (Shooting Mode): 99% Horizontal and Vertical (Compared to Actual Picture), Frame Coverage (Playback Mode): 99% Horizontal and Vertical (Compared to Actual Picture), Wide Viewing Angle TFT LCD with Anti-reflection Coating, Tiltable: 85° Downward, 90° UpwardView More...	Beauty Effect, Date view, Slideshow with Music, Automatic Image Rotation, Image Processor, Optical Steady ShotView More...