Compare Nikon Coolpix A300 vs Nikon Coolpix B500
Connectivity
Ports
Remote Control + USB 2.0
HDMI + Remote Control + USB 2.0
Wireless Connectivity
802.11b/g + Bluetooth 4.1
Has 'always on' Bluetooth to maintain connection
Construction
Form Factor
Compact camera with zoom lens
Compact camera with zoom lens
Image Size
1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
Microphone
Mono
Stereo
Sensor | Resolution
20 MP (5152 x 3864)
16 MP (4608 x 3456)
Sensor | Type
CCD
BSI-CMOS
Speakers
Mono
Mono
Dimensions
Size | Depth
20 mm / 0.79 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Height
58 mm / 2.28 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Width
96 mm / 3.78 in
114 mm / 4.49 in
Weight
119 g / 4.20 oz
541 g / 19.12 oz
Display
Display Diagonal
2.7 inch
3 inch
Display Type
Fixed TFT LCD
Tilting TFT LCD
Resolution
230,000 dots
921,000 dots
Viewfinder | Type
None
None
Function
Angle Of View
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 12.4° Diagonal | 10.3° Horizontal | 6.9° Vertical (tele)
87.8° Diagonal | 77.3° Horizontal | 56.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 2.8° Diagonal | 2.3° Horizontal | 1.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.7 (wide) ~ f/6.6 (tele)
f/3 (wide) ~ f/6.5 (tele)
Crop Factor
5.6
5.6
Exposure Compensation
±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
Exposure Mode
Auto
Auto
Flash
Built-in
Built-in
Focal Length
4.5 mm ~ 35.7 mm
4.0 mm ~ 160.7 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
25 mm ~ 200 mm
22.5 mm ~ 900 mm
Focus Type
Autofocus only (Manual focus unavailable)
Autofocus only (Manual focus unavailable)
GPS
No
No
ISO Range
80 ~ 3200
80 ~ 3200
Image Stabilization
3 stops
Optical
Intervalometer
No
Touch Screen
No
No
Video Codecs
Motion JPEG
MPEG-4, H.264
Video Recording
1280 x 720 (30p, 25p)
1920 x 1080 (60i, 50i, 30p, 25p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p)
Weather Resistance
No
No
Zoom
8x optical zoom, Digital zoom available
40x optical zoom, Digital zoom available
Performance
Battery Life
240 shots
600 shots
Flash Range
2.80 m
6.90 m
Max Burst Rate
1.1 fps
7.4 fps
Min Focus Distance
20 mm / 0.79 in
10 mm / 0.39 in
Storage
19MB built-in + Internal + SD/SDHC/SDXC card
20MB built-in + SD/SDHC/SDXC
Production
Battery
EN-EL19
Four AA batteries (alkaline, lithium, NiMH)
Debut
2016-04-20
2016-02-23
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
37%
Pros
- 80 base ISO
- Very light
- Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth
- Long battery life
- 80 base ISO
- Very useful 40x super zoom
Cons
- Menu not touch-enabled
- Tiny 1/2.3-inch sensor
- Poor battery life
- Very low 1.1 fps burst rate
- Low 20 MP resolution
- Lacks weather sealing
- Menu not touch-enabled
- Tiny 1/2.3-inch sensor
- Low 7.4 fps burst rate
- Low 16 MP resolution
- Lacks weather sealing
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