Battery & charger for your Nikon D500

Battery

EN‑EL15 (7.0 V)

Note on the battery

The manual names the EN‑EL15 and, as alternatives, the EN‑EL15b and EN‑EL15a. The manual does not name the EN‑EL15c, but Nikon includes the D500 in its list of products compatible with the EN‑EL15c.

Shots per battery charge

approx. 1240 using the viewfinder (CIPA)

Video per battery charge

approx. 50 min using the monitor (CIPA, HD video)

Charging in the camera

No – the battery is charged in the supplied battery charger MH‑25a; in Nikon’s list of products compatible with the EN‑EL15c, the D500 is not marked as a device in which the battery can be charged with a charging AC adapter

Vertical grip

Multi-power battery pack MB‑D17 (available separately, with its own controls such as the Fn button, AF‑ON button and multi selector; takes one EN‑EL15, one EN‑EL18c/EN‑EL18b/EN‑EL18a/EN‑EL18 with battery chamber cover BL‑5 or eight AA batteries – according to Nikon’s EN‑EL15c list, also the EN‑EL15c)

Memory cards

Slot 1: XQD
Slot 2: SD (UHS‑II)

Weight

approx. 850 g with battery and XQD memory card, without body cap (body only approx. 760 g)

Measurement conditions according to Nikon: CIPA standard, 23 °C (±2 °C), fully charged EN-EL15 (EN-EL15b/EN-EL15a likewise), AF-S DX NIKKOR 16–80 mm 1:2.8–4E ED VR lens, without Live View (optical viewfinder): every 30 seconds the focus is cycled once from infinity to the minimum focus distance and back, then one photo is taken at default settings; video: HD video under CIPA conditions at default settings (video is recorded only with Live View on the monitor).

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