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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-m Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCCD
Image sensor formatDXDXDXAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
11.0 Mpx
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx20.9 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
N/A
3:2
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px3872 x 2592 px
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
N/A
  • 3008x2000
  • 1824x1216
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 4
N/A
N/A

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 1600
ISO minimum100100100100
ISO maximum2560025600512003200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px5568 x 3712 px3872 x 2592 px
White balance presets1212
N/A
8
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Sunny
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
Custom white balanceyesyes
N/A
yes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • RAW
N/A
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizerno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Image stabilization typeNoNo
N/A
Sensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
N/A
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW
N/A
RAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2
Optical zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x
N/A
Minimum aperture3.53.52.8
N/A
Maximum aperture4.53.52.8
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x
N/A
1.5x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Manual focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of focus points3939515
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)393951
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based only
N/A
Filter diameter2.05 in2.64 in2.64 in2.05 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)393951
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesno
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots10370001037000922000230000
Touch screenyesyesyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesno
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %96.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x0.85 x0.94 x0.85 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
N/A
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-2 - 1
N/A
Eye relief0.67 in0.67 in0.73 in
N/A
Separate info displaynonoyes
N/A
Flip-out screenyesyesyes
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter typeElectronicMechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
N/A
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s
N/A
30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Aperture priorityyesyes
N/A
yes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of exposures339
N/A
Exposure compensation plus55
N/A
2
Exposure compensation minus-5-5
N/A
-2
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
Auto exposure lockyesyesyes
N/A
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyes
AE frames3
N/A
N/A
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Subject / scene modesyesyes
N/A
no
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/250s
N/A
Built-in flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Flash range1212
N/A
11
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps
N/A
3.5 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
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Museum
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
N/A
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps8.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A

Videography features

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

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyes
N/A
Environmentally sealednonoyesno

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz14.64 oz22.58 oz20.81 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in5.33 in4.82 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in4.09 in2.66 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in2.85 in3.6 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
SD
Memory slots111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesno
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMini
N/A
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyes
N/A
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
N/A
Supported WiFi typesIEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
Remote controlyesyes
N/A
yes
PictBridgeyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnoyesno
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothnoyesyes
N/A
Firewirenonono
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB B
N/A
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.14.1
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyes
N/A
no
GPSyesyesnono
Orientation sensoryesyes
N/A
no
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Languages supportMultiMultiMulti
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyes
N/A
Tripod thread
N/A
N/A
1.0 in
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Crop
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming

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