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Nikon D200 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCCDCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXDX
Sensor size0.93 in0.91 in0.91 in
N/A
0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors11.0 Mpx15.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx14.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
N/A
24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:23:2
N/A
3:2
Max resolution3872 x 2592 px4608 x 3072 px6016 x 4000 px
N/A
6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 2896x1944
  • 1936x1296
  • 3456x2304
  • 2304x1536
  • 4512x3000
  • 3008x2000
N/A
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
Processor
N/A
Expeed 2Expeed 3EXPEED 4Expeed 4

Image

ISOAuto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO minimum100100200100100
ISO maximum160012800128002560025600
Boosted ISO minimum50
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum32001280012800
N/A
N/A
Maximum image resolution3872 x 2592 px4608 x 3072 px6016 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets61212
N/A
12
White balance modesAuto
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effectsMutedBlack&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizernonono
N/A
no
Image stabilization typeNoNoNo
N/A
No
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
N/A
RAW
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
16:9
N/A
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
AEB/HDR support
N/A
nono
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon-AFNikon FNikon FNikon F
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
N/A
1.5 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
N/A
Lamp
Focus adjustmentAutoAutoManualAutoAuto/Manual
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous
  • Single
Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points1111111139
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)111111
N/A
39
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
N/A
Lens based only
Filter diameter2.83 in2.05 in2.64 in2.17 in2.05 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
3.0 x3.1 x
N/A
7.8 x
Minimum aperture
N/A
3.5
N/A
5.63.5
Maximum aperture
N/A
3.52.85.64.5
Contrast autofocus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Brightness adjustment
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Autofocus in recording mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.8 x
Contrast adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of AF points (contrast)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
39

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.0 in3.2 in
Articulated LCDnonono
N/A
yes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Screen dots230000230000921000
N/A
1037000
Touch screennonononoyes
Live viewnoyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalPentamirrorOptical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %
N/A
95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.94 x0.8 x0.78 x0.85 x0.82 x
Diopter adjustment (D-D)2 - 1-1.7 - 0.51.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5
Eye relief0.77 in0.71 in0.71 in0.71 in0.67 in
Separate info displayyesnono
N/A
no
Field of view
N/A
95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Dioptre correction
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Flip-out screen
N/A
no
N/A
noyes
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Display resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
720 x 480 px

Photography features

Camera shutter typeElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
ElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Exposure compensation plus555
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/31/3
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
10.0 s
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Flash sync speed1/250s1/200s1/200s
N/A
1/200s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash range121212
N/A
12
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
i-TTL
External flashyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps3.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modesSnow
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer optionscustom
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps3.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps3.0 fps4.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Shooting modes
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Auto
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Histogram
N/A
yesyesyesyes
WB Bracketing
N/A
NoNo
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of exposures
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
AE frames
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Exposure bracketing
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.3 - 0.5±EV

Videography features

Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
HD typeNot supportedFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Maximum resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Recording resolutions
N/A
1280.0 px
  • 640 x 424
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Supported video file formats
N/A
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
MOV
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 7201280 x 720
N/A
1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)
N/A
24.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesnoyesyesyes
Microphone type
N/A
MonoMono
N/A
Stereo
Voice recording
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Audio system
N/A
MonoStereoMono
N/A
Supported audio file formats
N/A
PCMPCMPCMPCM
Speaker type
N/A
N/A
Mono
N/A
Mono
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Built-in speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Design

Body typeCompactSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesiumPlasticPlastic
N/A
Plastic
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Red
Anti-dust systemnoyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealedyesnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Weight29.28 oz16.05 oz16.05 oz12.87 oz15.87 oz
Width5.79 in4.88 in4.92 in4.88 in4.88 in
Height4.45 in2.93 in3.01 in3.82 in3.82 in
Depth2.91 in3.78 in3.78 in2.76 in2.76 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11111
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.21
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
Internal storage
N/A
4098.0 mB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum memory card size
N/A
64.0 GB8.0 GB
N/A
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source typeBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported11111
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
5505401550820
AC adapter included
N/A
yesyesYY
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1230.0 mAh
Battery voltage
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
7.2 V

Connectivity

HDMInoyesnoyesno
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Remote controlyesyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesyes
NFCnonononono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)nonoyesnoyes
Firewirenonono
N/A
no
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
11
N/A
N/A
HDMI connector type
N/A
MiniMiniMiniMini
USB port
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Microphone port
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless
N/A
Eye-Fi ConnectedOptional
N/A
Built-In
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
nonoyesno
USB connector type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
N/A
4.1
N/A
Supported WiFi types
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
IEEE 802.11g

Other features

Timelapse recordingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
GPSnoyesyesnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Calendar
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Energy Star certified
N/A
nono
N/A
no
Languages support
N/A
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
Multi
Tripod mounting supported
N/A
yesyesyesyes
Tripod thread
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POR
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
Crop
N/A
Frame
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

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