Expect plenty of "Likes" on the photos and videos you share with the COOLPIX S6500. Packed inside its ultra-slim, stylish design is a powerful 12x Zoom-NIKKOR glass lens that's great for everything from wide-angle landscapes to telephoto close-ups; and a 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor for maximum photo and video quality in just about any light. When you're ready to share your creations, built-in Wi-Fi® helps you get them online faster and easier than ever.
Every COOLPIX is designed around a genuine NIKKOR glass lens, the legendary optics that have made Nikon famous. The COOLPIX S6500 12x zoom NIKKOR lens is great for everything from wide-angle group shots to close-up portraits. Plus, lens-shift Vibration Reduction helps keep every shot steady, even if your hands are not.
Imagine being able to shoot without a flash at weddings, concerts, parties—anywhere your flash normally fires. You won't have to interrupt a moment to capture it, and your photos and HD videos will look more natural and true to your memory. The COOLPIX S6500 performs so well in low light situations that, in most cases, using the flash is optional. Of course, when the lighting is extremely poor and you need a flash, it'll be there.
| Effective Pixels |
16Million |
| Image Sensor |
CMOS |
| Sensor Size |
1/2.3" |
| Total Pixels |
16.79 million (approx.) |
| Lens |
12x optical Zoom-NIKKOR ED glass lens |
| Lens Focal Length |
4.5-54.0mm (angle of view equivalent to that of
25-300 mm lens in 35mm [135] format) |
| Lens f/-number |
f/3.1-6.5 |
| Lens Construction |
8 elements in 8 groups |
| Lens Zoom |
12x |
| Digital Zoom |
Digital Zoom Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to
that of approx. 1200mm lens in 35mm [135] format) |
| Vibration Reduction |
Lens-shift VR |
| Autofocus (AF) |
Contrast-detect TTL AF |
| Autofocus (AF) Focus-area Selection |
Auto (9-area automatic selection) Center Face
priority Manual with 99 focus areas Subject tracking |
| Focus Range |
[W]: Approx. 1 ft. 8 in. (50 cm.) to infinity
[T]: Approx. 5 ft. (1.5 m.) to infinity Macro close-up mode: Approx.
3.2 in. (8 cm.) to infinity |
| Focus Lock |
Yes |
| Maximum Autofocus Areas/Points |
9 area automatic selection, 99 area manual selection |
| Monitor Size |
3.0 in. diagonal |
| Monitor Type |
TFT-LCD with 5-level brightness adjustment |
| Monitor Resolution |
460,000-dots |
| Monitor Frame Coverage (shooting mode) |
96% horizontal (Approx.) 96% vertical (Approx.) |
| Monitor Frame Coverage (playback mode) |
96% horizontal (Approx.) |
| Storage Media |
SD memory card SDHC memory card SDXC memory
card |
| Internal Memory |
Approx. 64MB |
| Storage File System |
DCF EXIF 2.3 DPOF and MPF compliant |
| Storage File Formats |
Still pictures: JPEG Audio files: WAV Movies:
AVI (Motion-JPEG compliant) |
| Movie |
Full HD: 1920x1080p / 30fps iFrame 540: 960x540 /
30fps HD: 1080x720/30p HS 640x480 / 120fps HS 1280x720 /
60fps HS 1920x1080 / 15fps Movie file format: MPEG-4 AVC H.264
VGA: 640x480 |
| Voice Memo Function |
Yes |
| Image Size (pixels) |
4624 x 3464 (16.1M) |
| ISO Sensitivity |
ISO 125-3200 Fixed range auto (ISO 125-400,
125-800) |
| Lowest ISO Sensitivity |
125 |
| Highest ISO Sensitivity |
3200 |
| Exposure Metering |
Matrix Center-weighted (digital zoom less than
2x) Spot (digital zoom 2X or more) |
| Exposure Control |
Programmed auto exposure Exposure compensation
(-2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) |
| Exposure Modes |
Programmed Auto |
| Scene Modes |
Back Light Beach Black and White Copy
Close Up Copy Dusk/Dawn Easy Panorama Fireworks Show
Food Landscape Museum Night Landscape Night Portrait
Party/Indoor Pet Portrait Portrait Scene Auto Selector
Snow Sports Sunset 3D Photography |
| In-Camera Image Editing |
Crop D-Lighting Glamour Retouch Quick
Effects Quick retouch Skin softening Small Picture Trim |
| Exposure Compensation |
± 2 EV in steps of 1/3 |
| White Balance |
Auto Cloudy Daylight Flash
Fluorescent Incandescent Preset Manual |
| Shutter |
Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
1/2000-1 sec. 4 sec. (when scene mode is set to
Fireworks show) |
| Continuous Shooting Options |
Best Shot Selector Continuous H Continuous H
60 Continuous H 120 Continuous L Multi-shot 16
Pre-shooting cache Single |
| Aperture |
Electronically controlled ND filter (-2.0 AV)
insertion |
| Self-timer |
Can be selected from 10 and 2 seconds duration |
| Built-in flash Range |
[W]: 0.5 to 4.0m (1ft. 8in. to 13ft.) [T]: 1.2 to
2.0m (3ft. 8 in. to 6 ft. 6 in.) |
| Built-in Flash Control |
TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes |
| Built-in Flash |
Yes |
| Interface |
Hi-speed USB |
| Interface Data Transfer Protocol |
MTP PTP |
| Video Output |
NTSC PAL |
| HDMI Output |
Auto 480p 720p 1080i |
| I/O Terminal |
Audio/video (A/V) output; Digital I/O (USB) HDMI
micro connector (Type D) (HDMI output) |
| Wi-Fi Functionality |
Yes |
| Supported Languages |
Arabic Bengali Chinese (Simplified and
Traditional) Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish
French German Greek Hindi Hungarian Indonesian
Italian Japanese Korean Marathi Norwegian Persian
Polish Portugese (European and Brazilian) Romanian
Russian Spanish Swedish Telugu Thai Turkish
Ukranian Vietnamese |
| Power Sources |
AC Adapter EH-70P and plug adapter (supplied) |
| Charging Time |
3 hours (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-70P and
when no charge remains) (Approx.) |
| Battery |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL19 |
| Battery Life (shots per charge) |
Still pictures: Approx. 150 shots |
| Tripod Socket |
1/4" |
| Operating Environment |
Temperature: 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F) Humidity:
Less than 85% (no condensation) |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
2.3 x 3.8 x 1.1" (58 x 95 x 26mm) |
| Weight |
5.7 oz. (160g) |