Get closer to the action than you ever expected with the super-zoom 16-megapixel COOLPIX P530. Capture distant subjects in fine detail with the incredible 42x optical zoom, extendable to 84x with Dynamic Fine Zoom¹ and frame shots precisely with the built-in electronic viewfinder. Sharing is easy with an optional Wi-Fi adapter² too.

Shoot smooth Full HD movies with great stability, thanks to Lens Shift VR (vibration reduction) countering camera shake even if you’re shooting from a moving vehicle. Always be ready to capture fast-moving action or momentary facial expressions with high-speed continuous shooting at up to 7 fps.

Precision and performance are at your fingertips with the COOLPIX P530.

NIKKOR 42x optical zoom lens

Always be at the heart of the action, catching every detail, with the 42x zoom, extendable to 84x with Dynamic Fine Zoom¹.

Back-illuminated 16 MP CMOS sensor

With every pixel receiving more light, the sensitive image sensor ensures finer details are captured for clearer, sharper photos.

Advanced Lens-Shift VR

Vibration reduction (VR) counters camera shake for crisp images even at full zoom, while Active mode gives stability when shooting on the move.

7.5-cm/3.0-in 921-k LCD screen

Enjoy wide-angle viewing on the large display, with anti-reflection coating and brightness adjustment for clear visibility even in bright sunlight.

Electronic Viewfinder

Switch to the electronic viewfinder for more precise framing or personal preference. Looking through the viewfinder stabilises your posture, minimising camera shake.

Specialised Scene Modes

Scene modes tailored for high-zoom offer automated settings for super-telephoto imagery that can be challenging to achieve, like bird watching or high-contrast moon photos.

Full HD Movies: instantly start recording at 1080/60i with the dedicated movie-record button. Easily switch between NTSC (60i/30p) and PAL (50i/25p) formats.

Smart algorithm AF: improved focus detection in lower light conditions locks on to your subject quickly and precisely. Focus peaking in manual focus highlights the edges of the focus area in white and you can adjust the intensity for finer details.

Auto HDR mode: your camera automatically combines two shots taken at different exposures in a single shutter release, to create an image with wide dynamic range and rich colour gradation.

Macro shooting: finely detailed close-ups are assured with macro shooting as close as 1 cm – perfect for nature photography.

Easy Panorama 360°/180°: capture stunning scenery at its best, by tilting vertically or panning horizontally to create dynamic panoramas.

Customisable Function (Fn) Button: assign frequently used functions to the Function button, giving you fast access to settings like ISO sensitivity, white balance or exposure metering. Settings can be changed with one-touch operation.

Advanced movie features: shoot stills while you’re filming, use autofocus and optical zoom during recording, and delete unwanted footage by editing movies in-camera.

High-speed continuous shooting: capture fleeting facial expressions or fast-moving action with continuous shooting for up to 7 frames at 7 fps or up to 200 frames at 1 fps.

Mode dial: enjoy quick access to manual exposure settings (P/S/A/M) plus User mode, for recalling your preferred camera settings instantly.

21 scene modes: your camera automatically optimises camera settings for popular photographic styles, effects and locations. Just choose the mode that suits your shooting situation for great results made easy.

Target Finding AF: get fast and precise autofocus as your camera automatically identifies and focuses on your subject, giving you clear and sharp shots.

Retouch menu: choose from a wide range of filter effects to enhance your photos after shooting, including Portrait, which makes the background monochrome to emphasise the subject, and Photo Illustration, which sharpens edges, making your image look like a poster or illustration.

EXPEED C2: Nikon’s fast and powerful image processing system offers high-speed operation, high-sensitivity performance and optimum image quality.

Nikon Image Space: all Nikon users can enjoy 20 GB of free online cloud storage with our dedicated Nikon image storage and sharing site, Nikon Image Space. Find out more at NIKON IMAGE SPACE.

¹ Dynamic Fine Zoom can zoom 2x further than the longest optical telephoto range, while maintaining maximum image resolution.

² Requires installation of the Nikon ‘Wireless Mobile Utility’ application (iOS and Android™ compatible) on your smart device. Android, Google, Google Play, YouTube, and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.

    • Product name

    • COOLPIX P530

    • Type

    • Compact digital camera

    • Effective pixels

    • 16.1 million

    • Image sensor

    • 1/2.3-in. type CMOS; approx. 16.76 million total pixels

    • Lens

    • NIKKOR lens with 42x optical zoom

    • Focal length

    • 4.3-180 mm (angle of view equivalent to that of 24-1000 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)

    • F-number

    • f/3-5.9

    • Lens construction

    • 14 elements in 10 groups (4 ED lens elements)

    • Magnification

    • Up to 4x (angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 4000 mm lens in 35mm [135] format)

    • Vibration reduction

    • Lens shift

    • Motion blur reduction

    • Motion detection (still pictures)

    • Autofocus

    • Contrast-detect AF

    • Focus range

    • [W]: Approx. 50 cm (1 ft 8 in.) to infinity, [T]: Approx. 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in.) to infinity. Macro close-up mode: Approx. 1 cm (0.4 in.) (at a wide-angle zoom position) to infinity. (All distances measured from center of front surface of lens)

    • AF-area mode

    • Target finding AF, face priority, manual (spot), manual (normal), manual (wide), subject tracking

    • Viewfinder

    • Electronic viewfinder, 0.5 cm (0.2-in.) approx. 201k-dot equivalent LCD with the diopter adjustment function (-4 - +4 m-1)

    • Frame coverage

    • Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)

    • Frame coverage (playback mode)

    • Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)

    • Monitor

    • 7.5 cm (3-in.), approx. 921k-dot, wide viewing angle TFT LCD with anti-reflection coating and 5-level brightness adjustment

    • Frame coverage

    • Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)

    • Frame coverage (playback mode)

    • Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical (compared to actual picture)

    • Media

    • Internal memory (approx. 56 MB), SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card

    • File system

    • DCF, Exif 2.3 and DPOF compliant

    • Storage file formats

    • Still pictures: JPEG. Sound files (voice memo): WAV. Movies: MOV (Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: LPCM stereo)

    • Image size (pixels)

    • 16M [4608 x 3456]. 8M [3264 x 2448]. 4M [2272 x 1704]. 2M [1600 x 1200]. VGA [640 x 480]. 16:9 12M [4608 x 2592]. 16:9 2M [1920 x 1080]. 3:2 [4608 x 3072]. 1:1 [3456 x 3456]

    • Shooting modes

    • Auto, Scene (Night landscape, Night portrait, Landscape, Scene auto selector, Portrait, Sports, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/dawn, Close-up, Food, Museum, Fireworks show, Black and white copy, Backlighting, Easy panorama, Pet portrait, Moon, Bird-watching), Special Effects, P, S, A, M, User settings

    • Release mode

    • Single (default setting), Continuous H (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 7 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is about 7), Continuous L (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 1 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is about 200), Pre-shooting cache (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 15 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is 20, including a maximum of 5 frames captured in the pre-shooting cache), Continuous H:120 fps (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 120 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is 60), Continuous H:60 fps (the frame rate for continuous shooting is about 60 fps and the maximum number of continuous shots is 60), BSS (Best Shot Selector), Multi-shot 16, Intvl timer shooting

    • Movie - file format

    • 1080/30p (default setting): 1920 x 1080/16:9, 1080/25p (default setting): 1920 x 1080/16:9, 1080/60i: 1920 x 1080/16:9, 1080/50i: 1920 x 1080/16:9, 720/30p: 1280 x 720/16:9, 720/25p: 1280 x 720/16:9, iFrame 720/30p: 1280 x 720/16:9, iFrame 720/25p: 1280 x 720/16:9, 480/30p: 640 x 480/4:3, 480/25p: 640 x 480/4:3, HS 480/4x: 640 x 480/4:3, HS 720/2x: 1280 x 720/16:9, HS 1080/0.5x: 1920 x 1080/16:9

    • ISO sensitivity

    • ISO 100-1600. ISO 3200, 6400 (available when using P, S, A or M mode). Hi 1 (equivalent to ISO 12800) (available when using High ISO monochrome in special effects mode)

    • Exposure metering

    • Matrix, center-weighted, or spot

    • Exposure control

    • Programmed auto exposure with flexible program, shutter-priority auto, aperture-priority auto, manual, exposure bracketing enabled, exposure compensation (-2.0 EV - +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV) enabled

    • Shutter type

    • Mechanical and CMOS electronic shutter

    • Shutter speed

    • 1/4000 1 -1 s. 1/4000 1 -15 s (when ISO sensitivity is 100 in M mode). 1 When the aperture value is set to f/6.6 - f/8.3 (wide-angle end)

    • Aperture

    • Electronically-controlled 6-blade iris diaphragm

    • Aperture range

    • 10 steps of 1/3 EV (W) (A, M mode)

    • Self-timer

    • Can be selected from 10 s and 2 s

    • Flash range (approx.)

    • [W]: 0.5-8.0 m (1 ft 8 in.-26 ft). [T]: 1.5-4.5 m (5-14 ft)

    • Flash control

    • TTL auto flash with monitor preflashes

    • Flash exposure compensation

    • In steps of 1/3 EV in the range between -2 and +2 EV

    • USB

    • Hi-Speed USB equivalent

    • Data Transfer Protocol

    • MTP, PTP

    • Video output

    • Can be selected from NTSC and PAL

    • HDMI output

    • Can be selected from Auto, 480p, 720p, and 1080i

    • I/O terminal

    • Audio/video output; digital I/O (USB). HDMI mini connector (Type C) (HDMI output)

    • Supported languages

    • Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (European and Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

    • Power sources

    • One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5 (included). AC Adapter EH-62A (available separately)

    • Charging time

    • Approx. 4 h 10 min (when using Charging AC Adapter EH-70P and when no charge remains)

    • Battery life1

    • Approx. 240 shots when using EN-EL5

    • Actual battery life for movie recording2

    • Approx. 1 h when using EN-EL5

    • Tripod socket

    • 1/4 in. (ISO 1222)

    • Dimensions (W x H x D)

    • Approx. 122.8 x 84.1 x 98.2 mm (4.9 x 3.4 x 3.9 in.) (excluding projections)

    • Weight

    • Approx. 494 g (1 lb 1.5 oz) (including battery and SD memory card)

    • Operating environment - temperature

    • 0°C - 40°C (32°F - 104°F)

    • Operating environment - humidity

    • 85% or less (no condensation)

    • Supplied accessories

    • Camera Strap, Lens Cap LC-CP24 (with cord), Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL5, Charging AC Adapter EH-70P, USB Cable UC-E6

  • 1. Based on CIPA Standards for measuring life of batteries.

  • 2. When recording a single movie.


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