Nikon D5500

APS-C, 24 MP, 3.2"
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        Summary Nikon D5500

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $469 - $499
        With 18-55mm lens
        $549
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        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help APS-C 23.5x15.6mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 1,037k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 24 MP
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 60fps
        Screen size
        Help 3.2"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 25,600 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Pros

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        The Nikon D5500 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
        1,037k dots
        Touch screen Touch screen Help
        Fewer buttons
        Autofocus Phase detection autofocus Help
        fast and accurate
        Focus points Many focus points Help
        39
        Size Quite small Help
        Prosumer size (124×97×70 mm)
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.8"
        Screen size Large screen Help
        3.2"
        Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
        Great for movies
        External mic jack External mic jack Help
        Record higher quality audio with a microphone
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        230 lenses
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $469.00
        Weight Light Help
        420 g

        Cons

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        The Nikon D5500 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.54x
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        25,600 ISO
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        24 MP
        Shutter lag Poor shutter lag Help
        201 ms shutter lag
        Announced Old Help
        January 2015
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        95%
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        5 fps
        Startup delay Poor startup delay Help
        400 ms startup delay
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Viewfinder Uses battery, see less detail Help
        Pentamirror
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Built-in focus motor No focus motor Help
        Won't autofocus with all lenses

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for arbitoot arbitoot (3:48 AM, November 05, 2015)
        Buy a used 70D or used 7D. These are the only choice camera to use without breaking the bank, costing an arm or make you think rob a liquor store and still fits your $850. Buy yourself a 24-105 f4 lens to maximize your image quality plus the machine gun fps of those two canon cameras.
         
        Avatar for Aaron Jones Aaron Jones (2:33 PM, June 22, 2015)
        Just bought this for 2 main reasons. It is much thinner and lighter than other models. This isn't apparent from photos or dimension specs, but I went to Best Buy and held this thing in my average male sized hand. It's much more portable. Also, this is the only model with wifi built in which is huge for me. Now I can post pictures to social media in real time, and don't have to plug into a computer and upload when I get home from vacation.
         
        GYAN (7:20 AM, June 05, 2015)
        Hey friends.........I want to buy a DSLR under 850$........I like Closeup photography and Wild life photography..........please suggest me the right camera and lens.............thankyou
         
        Avatar for aurélien campéas aurélien campéas (8:27 PM, March 11, 2015)
        Buy the 35mm instead !
         
        Avatar for Clive Clive (9:27 AM, March 07, 2015)
        Just wondered if the features are buried rather like the 5300 or is it easy to use? Love the feel of the grip but am fairly new to photography so want easy to use but something to explore too. Am really torn between this and Canon 700d. Will buy 18x140mm lens as good reviews. Or 18x135 if I go for Canon.