The Nikon D500 is a 20.9-megapixel professional digital single-lens reflex camera with an APS-C sensor.

[2][3] D500 replaced the D300S as Nikon's DX format flagship DSLR.

On February 23, 2017, at CP+ show, a special edition was released for Nikon's 100th anniversary.

[4] The D500 jointly won a Camera Grand Prix Japan 2017 Editors Award.

Since a firmware updated in May 2019 Wi-Fi was opened to third party applications.