The Nikon P500 is one of those cameras some used to call ‘bridge’ cameras, a category which sits in between standard compacts and DSLR cameras. Of course, this was before mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras swooped onto the scene, thus becoming the new bridge cameras. Still, we think that the P500 is really a compact camera that comes with super-long zoom and manual handling.
The P500 has an impressive 36x optical zoom, which is 35mm lens focal equivalent of 22.5-8l0mm. Trying to get the same length with a DSLR would involve multiple lenses, one of which large and heavy enough to warrant its own tripod. The P500 doesn’t of course; it packs that super-long zoom into a much smaller package which you can comfortably stuff into a bag, and that’s its strongest point.

















