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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDXDXFull frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx20.9 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
3:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
N/A
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 4Expeed 4
N/A
BIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
ISO minimum10010010010050
ISO maximum2560025600256005120025600
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets121212
N/A
10
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
Image stabilizerno
N/A
no
N/A
no
Image stabilization typeNoNoNo
N/A
No
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
16:9
N/A
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
N/A
RAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyesnoyes
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
102400
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
50

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FSony E-mount
Optical zoom7.8 x
N/A
7.8 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x0.71 x
Minimum aperture3.53.53.52.8
N/A
Maximum aperture4.53.51.82.822
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Selective
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of focus points3939515125
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)39395151117
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyOptical
Filter diameter2.05 in2.64 in2.64 in2.64 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)3939515125

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnoyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots1037000103700012288009220001230000
Touch screenyesyesnoyesyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOpticalElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x0.85 x0.94 x0.94 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-2 - 1-2 - 1-4 - 3
Eye relief0.67 in0.67 in0.77 in0.73 in
N/A
Separate info displaynonoyesyesno
Flip-out screenyesyesnoyes
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
no
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicMechanicalElectronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
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
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures33993
Exposure compensation plus555
N/A
5
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
N/A
-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
3.0 s
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/250s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash range121212
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLTTL
External flashyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps
N/A
5.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Dawn
  • Dusk
  • Food
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps8.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps8.0 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1280.0 px
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • MOV
  • MP4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps30.0 fps
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
80.0 min.
N/A

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Stereo
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Speaker typeMonoMonoMono
N/A
Mono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCMLPCM
  • AAC
  • LPCM
AAC
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoStereoStereo
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz14.64 oz23.81 oz22.58 oz14.67 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in5.33 in5.33 in5.0 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in4.19 in4.09 in3.72 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in2.99 in2.85 in1.9 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11211
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)8209701110950270
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported11111
AC adapter includedYY
N/A
Yyes

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMiniMicro
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Built-In
Supported WiFi typesIEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyesno
NFCnoyesyesnoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnoyesnoyes
N/A
Firewirenonononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
noyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
4.1
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
no
GPSyesyesyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
N/A
no
Languages supportMultiMultiMultiMulti
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Crop
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A

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