| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 5.1 MP | 16 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Display Type | LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Nikon | Nikon | 
| Model | CoolPix L10 5.1MP Digital Camera | CoolPix B500 16MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | CoolPix L10 | CoolPix B500 | 
| Series | CoolPix | CoolPix | 
| Color | Pink | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 5.1 MP | 16 MP | 
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 3.54 x 1.02 x 2.4 inch | 9.5 x 11.4 x 7.8 cm | 
| Weight | 115 GM | - | 
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Wide Angle | - | Yes | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 1/ 2.5 inch | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 800 ISO | 6400 ISO | 
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 125 - 6400 | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Type | Nikkor lens | - | 
| Focal Length | 38-116mm | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 40x | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x | 
| Aperture Range | - | F3 - F6.5 | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| Other Lens Features | - | Type Electronically-controlled ND Filter -2 AV Selection, Range 2 Steps f/3 and f/6 W | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Auto Continuous-servo (C) Face-Priority AF Single-servo AF (S) | - | 
| Focus Range | Approx. 1 ft. 3 in. (40 cm.) to infinity | W 30 cm to Infinity, T 3.5 m to Infinity, All Distances Measured from Center of Front Surface of Lens | 
| White Balancing | Auto Cloudy Daylight Flash Fluorescent Incandescent White Balance Preset | - | 
| Auto Focus | - | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | - | Matrix, Center-weighted Digital Zoom Less than 2x, Spot Digital Zoom 2x or More | 
| Other Focus Features | - | Digital Zoom Magnification Upto 4x Angle of View Equivalent to that of 3600 mm Lens in 35 mm 135 Format, Focus-area Selection Face Priority, Manual with 99 Focus Areas, Center, Subject Tracking, Target Finding AF | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | Auto Scene | - | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV Steps in 2.0 to +2.0 EV | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | Up to  5 shots at   approx.  2.0 frames per second | - | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Continuous Multi-shot 16 Single | - | 
| Shutter Type | - | Mechanical and CMOS Electronic Shutter | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 2 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 153,000 dots | - | 
| LCD Display | Yes | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 921000 dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 | 
| Other Display Features | - | Frame Coverage Shooting Mode 99% Horizontal and Vertical Compared to Actual Picture, Frame Coverage Playback Mode 99% Horizontal and Vertical Compared to Actual Picture, Wide Viewing Angle TFT LCD with Anti-reflection Coating, Tiltable 85° Downward, 90° Upward | 
| storage and power features | 
| Inbuilt Memory | 7 MB | 20 MB | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes | 
| Card Type | SD Card | SD, SDHC, SDXC | 
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion | 
| Battery Life | 250 shots | 600 h | 
| Power Supply | - | LR6/L40 AA-size Alkaline Batteries | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30/15 fps | - | 
| Video Format | - | Movies MP4, Video H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| Other Flash Features | - | Control TTL Auto Flash with Monitor Preflashes | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 11 | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 16.76 MP | 
| Maximum Resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 | 
| Still Image Size | - | 4608 x 2592 | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | - | Yes | 
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Yes |