Today, Nikon announced the new full-featured, compact Coolpix P500 super-zoom digital camera. The P500 features a 12.1-megapixel backside illumination CMOS sensor, a super wide-angle 22.5mm-810mm (35mm equivalent) 36x wide-angle optical Zoom-Nikkor ED glass lens, EXPEED C2 dual image processor, 1080p full HD video recording, a 3-inch vari-angle LCD screen, hybrid vibration reduction stabilization system with image-sensor shift VR and electronic VR, Backlighting scene mode, in-camera high dynamic range (HDR) function, Night Landscape and Portrait modes, Easy Panorama mode, Scene Auto Selector, Best Shot Selector and Smart Portrait System, and a new shooting mode button for continuous frame shooting and a pre-shooting cache.