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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 Digital Camera
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Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXDX
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full frame
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:23:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4800x3200
  • 3600x2400
  • 2400x1600
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 4Expeed 4BIONZ XBIONZ 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 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1212121010
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
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
Image stabilizerno
N/A
noyesno
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoNo
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyesyesyes
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
10240051200
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
50

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FSony ESony E-mount
Optical zoom7.8 x
N/A
7.8 x4.4 x
N/A
Digital zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
4.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x1.07 x0.71 x
Minimum aperture3.53.53.536
N/A
Maximum aperture4.53.51.83.522
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManuaManual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyesyesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x1.5x
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
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
AutoAuto
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of focus points39395112525
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)393951179117
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyOpticalOptical
Filter diameter2.05 in2.64 in2.64 in2.17 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)3939512525
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnoyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFTLCD
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots1037000103700012288009216001230000
Touch screenyesyesnonoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x0.85 x0.94 x1.07 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-2 - 1-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.67 in0.67 in0.77 in0.83 in
N/A
Separate info displaynonoyesnono
Flip-out screenyesyesnono
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
no
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px2359296.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyesyes
Number of exposures33933
Exposure compensation plus55555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 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
  • 10
3.0 s
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
YesYes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/250s1/160s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212126
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
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • 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-TTLTTLTTL
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps11.0 fps5.0 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
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps11.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps6.0 fps11.0 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec1/8000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

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 px1920.0 px
  • 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
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
  • 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
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • 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 fps60.0 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

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCMLPCMAACAAC
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoStereoStereo
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesnoyes

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz14.64 oz23.81 oz10.02 oz14.67 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in5.33 in4.72 in5.0 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in4.19 in2.62 in3.72 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in2.99 in1.78 in1.9 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MS XC-HG Duo
  • 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
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
  • 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
  • RAW
  • 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)8209701110720270
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
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.5 h
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMiniMicroMicro
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
Supported WiFi typesIEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesnono
NFCnoyesyesyesyes
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
noyesnoyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
4.1
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
no
GPSyesyesyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
nonono
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
N/A

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