Customer Ratings & Reviews

I purchased this camera for an e-commerce business. I did not want the hassle of learning a new hobby, I just needed very high quality, high resolution pictures. This camera has a lot of easy to use functionality that makes the set up for a photo simply selecting the proper setting and flipping up the flash. All of the first set of pictures were truly impressive, mostly due to the camera! This past weekend I used the tripod and zoomed into the full moon and was able to zoom so far, it filled the entire screen and I took some amazing shots of the craters on the moon with it! The ONLY issue I've had was the camera would not power up a few times. I took the brand new battery out, re-inserted the batteries, and it fired right up. Still using the original batteries fine so they had plenty of charge... I Highly recommended.this camera!

I really like the quality of the pictures this camera takes. It's really easy to use and doesn't require too much knowledge of photography but the picture look as good as some professional DSLR pictures. I also like the purple color of the camera.

This is a great camera for the price. I was blown away by the distance I am able to take pictures. At long distances the pictures are really clear. Camera is easy to use and understand. Love the app you put on your phone so the pictures are sent as you take or you can download to phone after. Uses 4 AA batteries and they last me quite awhile. Camera doesn't drain them quickly like some other cameras. Recommend buying if you're looking for high quality on a budget!

Great Camera and great service. My grandson drooped it and I had to send it back to Nikon for repairs. They had it back in 2 weeks.

Love this camera. Easy to use. Perfect for the person who wants to take great pictures, doesn’t want a crazy complicated camera, and prefers to not take pictures with their cellphone.

This camera is a great buy for the money. Easy to use and wonderful software to allow you that allows you to blue tooth it to your device. Pictures are clear and crisp. Great camera for a great price.

My husband got me this camera 2 days ago and i cant let it go. I like the zoom it has, and how it can clearly capture what i want in the distance. My pictures automatically transfers to my phone so i can easily share them with my family.

Excellent camera. Great Optical Zoom and quality. Amazing long range when also using digital zoom

I really haven't had much time to use this camera yet, but I like it so far. I had an older Nikon Coolpix and a lot of the knobs and settings are the same, so that makes me feel more comfortable. But I still have to keep going to the camera's book. The pictures I've taken so far are really clear. I like the new design for the hand hold. I like that it works on batteries so you don't have to charge it first, but I don't like that the SD card is in the area with the batteries, and they have a cover you have to open to get to them. I guess I'll have to load the program that sends your pictures straight to your computer so I can avoid opening that sliding door and have it break on me. I have photoshop and wanted to avoid loading another program, but I will. The sliding door does not seem like something you want to keep opening. If I turn out liking this Coolpix as much as my old one, that will be great. The only reason I got a new camera was because my family complained that my old camera's shutter took too long, and they had to keep standing there.

I've had my eye on this camera for a while and finally decided it was time to get it. The clarity is way beyond my expectations. I wanted to get a little bit of practice using the different features, so I went around my yard photographing the flowers. (The zoom is incredible!!!) Once I downloaded them onto my computer, I could see the tiniest insects, or drops of dew on the flowers with unbelievable clarity! There is also a really neat feature where you can add makeup and enhance a photo of a person. There are a few other features which I haven't used yet, but overall, I am absolutely pleased with the picture quality.

Our children of various ages were able to use the camera without any issues. I personally love to read the instructions prior to use. We use it most for sporting events. The clarity that we get with the zoom and sport feature allow us to capture every moment of the baseball pitch, basketball shot and even the facial expressions of our opponents lol.

This camera is great for everyday shots. The picture is clear and the zoom works quite well, capturing an image without blurring the detail. There are many modes to figure out (some I don't quite get, like the creative mode--It seems geared towards teenage girls who like to distort pictures and add weird coloring--it's silly and unnecessary, but I guess you have to cater to them, too). I love the color--very nice deep purple, though the body is a bit bulkier than I like. Somewhat hard to get out of the case for a quick pic in the moment, but I overall love the power and clarity. Definitely worth getting!

This is a great camera at a very reasonable price. Takes quality pictures and the plum color is very appealing to my wife and probably other women who like this color.

I love everything about this camera and the color !! Picture and video quality are awesome and the zoom feature soo good!!!!

This camera takes amazing photos out of the box ! I don't really love the fact that it uses AA batteries but I just bought rechargeable ones and so far, so good! Extremely impressed with the quality of my photos and how clear and accurate the colors are--even when its a dimly lit area!

I bought the camera for my visit to Spain next month. I’m looking forward to using. It seems very easy to use. Pictures are clear and crisp!

WOW!!! I Gave this camera to my wife and we ventured to a mountain park to overlook a city. I truly couldn't believe my eyes when she zoomed in on a water tower 10 miles away and we read the town on it and she as zoomed on a a cemetery tower ovet 15 miles away which for the distance was pretty clear. No problems with reading license plates or signs over 3 to 5 miles. Ofcourse once your zoomed in on an object you take the shot then you can digitally zoom even more.

I bought this camera to take on my European vacation. Great for a point and shoot camera. Very easy to use. It has an incredible zoom! Compared to pictures I took with my iPhone 6 some of the pictures are a little dark, but I may not have been using the right setting. Zoom, zoom, zoom!!! The zoom is amazing! I was able to capture incredible detail from what seemed like miles away. I love that this camera came in purple!

Pretty good camera. Battery dies fast. I think it is easier to just use my phone.

I was looking for a replacement for my functional (but weary) Canon Powershot 560 point and shoot camera. I hadn't looked at cameras in quite a while so after looking at some online articles I went to my local Best Buy store so I could get some hand's on time. The new point and shoot cameras that would be the direct replacement for my Canon have gotten very compact and I was not comfortable holding them. I decided I wanted to try a "superzoom point and shoot" and had to choose between the Canon SX 530 and the Nikon B500. I had actually selected the Canon to take home but found that the particular camera I was given did not come with a battery and the extra battery I purchased was the wrong size. The store did not have any more of the Canon SX 530 so I took home the Nikon as a replacement. The Nikon is around 4 oz heavier and has a little less zoom power (40X vs 50X) than the Canon, but the Nikon uses AA batteries, not a dedicated battery pack. This means that I don't have to carry a dedicated recharger and AA batteries can be had just about anywhere. The B500 seems to have all of the automation I need plus a good quality zoom lens. I've just started tinkering with it but it seems like it was a good choice for me overall.