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

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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? That is why I no longer risk 3rd party solutions as the last stage to provide power to my cameras - that last stage is the most important one.

Nikon’s free SnapBridge app is available for iOS and Android mobile devices and works with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC. Set-up is relatively easy and while I’ve occasionally had some problems getting the app to work effectively, it’s generally smooth going. The Nikon D500 makes time-lapse video incredibly easy. Set-up is simple: just choose the interval (time between shots) and the total shooting time and you’re good to go. One of the really nice features is the “smoothing” option, which compensates for extreme changes in exposure during the recording. Once all the images are captured, the camera combines them into the final video like the one you see below. Nikon D500: Performance The D500 does most things well most of the time. The vast majority of images are well-exposed, have attractive, accurate colours and are sharp. Video quality is also high.

The D500 takes its place at the top of the Nikon APS-C (“crop sensor”) format camera body lineup as a true flagship model and as the undisputed, long-dreamed-of replacement for the D300S. There is no question that the D500 is meant to be viewed as, and perform as, a mini-D5. Consider the naming of the two, the simultaneous announcements, the new auto-focus system common to both, the use of XQD memory cards in both cameras, and even the identical resolution 21MP sensors, among many other commonalities. Quite frankly, on paper, the D500 looks like a dream. And clearly, I’m not the only one thinking that – the camera was sold out for a while after it was released.

I'm aware that there's an issue with the original battery and that I should be looking for the Li-ion20 variant. The Nikon D500 has a 20-megapixel APS-C sensor with an approximately 1.5x crop factorrelative to full-frame. (Nikon calls its APS-C sensors “DX” and its full-frame sensors “FX.” See more at Nikon DX vs FX.) I am struggling to get 500 shots per charge on a single battery - I should be getting about 1,200 according to Nikon's documentation? Doesn't matter if I put the older or newer battery in the grip, still getting poor results and also poor results when used in the body too (without the grip).

Nikon D500 – At a glance

The D500 that i have not only heats up while making movies, it starts warming up while taking images in CH2. And by taking images i do no mean i am pressing the button until it takes 200 frames. I am a bird watcher and in i have to take images in CH2, 5 to 15 frames with one press max to get the desired shot. The Nikon D500 has a huge menu with hundreds, if not thousands, of possible settings. Where do you even start?

MB-D17 battery type set to LR6/AA Alkaline (the other options are HR6/AA-Ni-MH and FR6/Lithium) - I'm using one of the EN-EL15 batteries in this and the MB-D17 battery is used first, then the body's battery. You should be looking for the Nikon EN-EL15 with an additional label that says "Li-Ion20:, or with an EN-EL15 with a suffix. Any suffixed EN-EL15 will do, for instance EN-EL15a, EN-EL15b etc.The D500 has a 3.2-inch 2,359,000-dot screen that’s touch-sensitive. Settings can’t be selected nor the menu navigated by touch, but it’s possible to enter text, set the AF point or scroll through and zoom into images with taps and swipes on the screen. The screen is responsive, but it would be nice to be able to use it a bit more. I found a solution using a battery bank with a 5V 2.3A output, a 5V to 9V DC-DC converter with 1 A output rating which output is fed though a homemade circuit with a super-capacitor to distribute power draw over longer time, which is then fed to the fake off the shelf battery adapter. The super-capacitor circuit limits power draw from the DC-DC converter to about 1A. I provided details and analysis of D500 power draw at the Nikongear forum: 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. The problem is most vendors only describe their batteries as "D500 compatible". Could someone recommend a good replacement for the D500 and point me in the right direction? I live in the UK.