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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Sony a6400 Digital Camera
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Image sensor formatDX
Advanced Photo System type-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Advanced Photo System type-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.91 in0.93 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors25.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
N/A
Effective pixels24.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
N/A
Image ratio w:h3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
N/A
Max resolution6000 x 4000 px5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px
N/A
Other resolutions
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
  • 5456x3064
  • 3872x2576
  • 3872x2176
  • 2736x1824
  • 2736x1536
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2832
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x2000
  • 3008x1688
N/A
ProcessorExpeed 4BIONZBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 3200
  • 16000
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 6400
  • 32000
  • 102400
ISO minimum100100100100
ISO maximum256001600051200102400
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px5456 x 3632 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets12910
N/A
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Shade
  • Cloudy
  • Incandescent
  • Flash
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
N/A
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
JPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizernoyesyesno
Image stabilization typeNoNoNo
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
N/A
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyes
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
51200102400

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FSony ESony ESony E-mount
Optical zoom7.8 x3.0 x4.4 x3.0 x
Digital zoom7.8 x4.0 x4.0 x8.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.07 x1.07 x
Minimum aperture3.5
N/A
36
N/A
Maximum aperture4.53.53.5
N/A
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLamp
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManuaManua
Contrast autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Contrast adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyesyesyes
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyesyes
N/A
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyes
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
N/A
Number of focus points3925125425
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)39
N/A
179
N/A
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyOpticalOptical
Filter diameter2.05 in1.81 in2.17 in1.59 in
Phase detection autofocusyesnoyes
N/A
Number of AF points (contrast)392525
N/A
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.0 in3.0 in7.5 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyes
N/A
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCDLCD TFTLCD
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots1037000460800921600
N/A
Touch screenyesnonoyes
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
Live viewyesyesyes
N/A
ViewfinderOpticalNoneElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %
N/A
100.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x
N/A
1.07 x1.07 x
Dioptre correctionyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5
N/A
-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.67 in
N/A
0.83 in0.91 in
Separate info displaynonono
N/A
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
noyes
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.39 in0.39 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px2359296.0 px

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
N/A
Camera shutter typeElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic
Minimum shutter speed30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
N/A
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
N/A
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
N/A
Manual exposure modeyesyesyes
N/A
Number of exposures333
N/A
Exposure compensation plus535
N/A
Exposure compensation minus-5-3-5
N/A
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
1/3
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 2
N/A
Continuous shootingyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Histogramyesyesyes
N/A
AE frames33
  • 3
  • 5
N/A
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Subject / scene modesyesyesyes
N/A
Flash sync speed1/200s1/160s1/160s
N/A
Built-in flashyesyesyes
N/A
Flash range1246
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Flash OFF
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
N/A
Flash metering systemi-TTLTTLTTL
N/A
External flashyesnoyes
N/A
Continuous drive5.0 fps3.5 fps11.0 fps
N/A
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Landscape
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Twilight
Self-timeryesyesyes
N/A
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
N/A
Manual settingsyesyesyes
N/A
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 10
N/A
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps3.5 fps11.0 fps
N/A
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps3.5 fps11.0 fps
N/A
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV
N/A
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
1/4000 sec1/4000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 3840 x 2160
HD typeFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HD4K Ultra HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801920 x 10803840 x 2160
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps25.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Video recording limit
N/A
N/A
N/A
125.0 min.

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereo
N/A
Built-in speakersyesyesyesyes
Speaker typeMono
N/A
Mono
N/A
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCM
N/A
AACLPCM
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoMono
Noise reduction
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRMILCSLRMILC
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonono
N/A

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz7.41 oz10.02 oz14.22 oz
Width4.88 in4.31 in4.72 in4.72 in
Height3.82 in1.41 in2.62 in2.35 in
Depth2.76 in2.47 in1.78 in2.63 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Duo
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo HS
  • 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
  • MS Micro
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDGC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
N/A
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.31
  • PRINT Image Matching III
Dual memory card slots
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)820420720410
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh1080.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V7.2 V
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported111
N/A
AC adapter includedY
N/A
YY
Battery level indicator
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
1.5 h
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMicroMicroMicro
USB portyes
N/A
yes
N/A
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Microphone portyes
N/A
yesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
Supported WiFi typesIEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyesyes
N/A
PictBridgeyesyesno
N/A
NFCnoyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnoyesyesyes
Firewirenonono
N/A
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB BMicro-USB
Headphone port
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Smartphone remote support
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
N/A
4.14.1 BLE

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