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Is the Nikon B500 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Nikon Coolpix B500
$149.99

Nikon B500 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE
Nikon B500 has a score of 53 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Nikon B500 Review

Nikon B500 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
39.1X Optical Zoom
39.1X Optical Zoom of Nikon B500 will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
Medium size Body
With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Nikon B500is a good compromise between size and functionality.
541g
Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 95mm
With a thickness of 95mm,Nikon B500 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
Nikon B500's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
No RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Nikon B500 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic FZ2500

Compare B500 vs FZ2500

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-480 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #114
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G3 X

Compare B500 vs G3 X

20 MP | 1' BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #170
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #5

Canon PowerShot G3 X
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus 1

Compare B500 vs 1

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-300 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #272
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #12

Olympus Stylus 1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare B500 vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #138
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ300

Compare B500 vs FZ300

12 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
25-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #145
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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