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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Nikon D5600 Digital Camera
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Nikon D800 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
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Sony a6400 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDXDXFull frameAPS-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in1.41 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx37.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx36.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h3:23:2
  • 5:4
  • 3:2
3:2
N/A
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 6144x4912
  • 6144x4080
  • 5520x3680
  • 4800x3200
  • 4608x3680
  • 4608x3056
  • 3680x2456
  • 3600x2400
  • 3072x2456
  • 3072x2040
  • 2400x1600
  • 4224x2816
  • 3456x2304
  • 3072x2448
  • 1920x1080
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 4Expeed 3PRIME MIIBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 32000
  • 102400
ISO minimum10010050100100
ISO maximum25600256002560051200102400
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1212129
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizerno
N/A
noyesno
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoSensor-shift
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
5:4
N/A
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
noyesyes
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
50
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
25600
N/A
102400
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis
N/A

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2Sony E-mount
Optical zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
11.0 x3.0 x
Digital zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.5 x1.07 x
Minimum aperture3.53.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture4.53.5
N/A
3.5
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLamp
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoAutoManua
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyes
N/A
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1x1.5x
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
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of focus points39395111425
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)39395111
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-inOptical
Filter diameter2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
2.44 in1.59 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)3939
N/A
11
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in7.5 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnono
N/A
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFTLCD
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots10370001037000921000921000
N/A
Touch screenyesyesnonoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyesyes
N/A
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Electronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x0.85 x0.7 x0.95 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.53 - 12.5 - 1.5-4 - 3
Eye relief0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.88 in0.91 in
Separate info displaynonoyesno
N/A
Flip-out screenyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Second display
N/A
N/A
nono
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.39 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
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
N/A
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 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyesyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of exposures3323
N/A
Exposure compensation plus5555
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
AE frames3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
Subject / scene modesyesyesnoyes
N/A
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/250s1/180s
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyesyes
N/A
Flash range12121210
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoe
N/A
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLP-TTL
N/A
External flashyesyesyesyes
N/A
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
N/A
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
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
Self-timeryesyesyesyes
N/A
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 12
N/A
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.4 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
N/A
3D support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVI
  • H.264
  • M-JPEG
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • RAW
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201280 x 7203840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoMonoStereo
N/A
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMono
N/A
Voice recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCMLPCM
N/A
LPCM
Audio system
N/A
StereoMonoStereoMono
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumPlasticMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlack
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesno
N/A

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz14.64 oz31.75 oz17.57 oz14.22 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in5.7 in4.72 in4.72 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in4.8 in3.64 in2.35 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in3.2 in2.74 in2.63 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots111
N/A
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Compact Flash Type I
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
  • PRINT Image Matching III
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)820970900480410
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 supported1111
N/A
AC adapter includedYYyes
N/A
Y
Battery level indicator
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
On/off switch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMini
N/A
Micro
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.03.12.02.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Eye-Fi Connected
N/A
Supported WiFi typesIEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyesyesyes
N/A
PictBridgeyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
NFCnoyesnonoyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothnoyesno
N/A
yes
Firewirenononono
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
4.1 BLE
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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