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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Pentax K-S1 Digital Camera
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Available colors

Sensor

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

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 200
  • 12800
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 51200
ISO minimum1001005064100
ISO maximum2560025600256005120051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px7360 x 4912 px7360 x 4912 px5472 x 3648 px
White balance presets121212129
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
  • Fine
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • RAW
  • JPEG XR
  • NEF
  • RAW
  • TIF
  • PEF
  • DNG
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Fader
  • Pastel
Image stabilizerno
N/A
nonoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
5:4
  • 5:4
  • 16:9
N/A
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAW + TIFFRAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyesyesyes
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
5032
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
2560051200
N/A
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Image stabilization axis
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3-axis

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FNikon FNikon FPentax KAF2
Optical zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
11.0 x
Digital zoom7.8 x
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.0 x1.0 x1.5 x
Minimum aperture3.53.5
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture4.53.5
N/A
N/A
3.5
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAutoManualAuto
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1x1x1.5x
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
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of focus points3939515111
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)3939515111
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyBuilt-in
Filter diameter2.05 in2.64 in
N/A
N/A
2.44 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)3939
N/A
5111
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.2 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesnonono
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCD TFTLCD TFT
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
640 x 480 px
N/A
Screen dots103700010370009210001229000921000
Touch screenyesyesnonono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %170.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalOpticalOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x0.85 x0.7 x0.7 x0.95 x
Dioptre correctionyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.53 - 1-3 - 12.5 - 1.5
Eye relief0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.67 in0.88 in
Separate info displaynonoyesyesno
Flip-out screenyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Second display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
no

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Shutter priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Scene
  • 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 exposures33223
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
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Auto exposure lockyesyesyesyesyes
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
Continuous shootingyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames3
N/A
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
3
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Subject / scene modesyesyesnonoyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/250s1/250s1/180s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesyes
Flash range1212121210
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Manual
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoe
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
Hot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLi-TTLP-TTL
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps5.4 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
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Backlight
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Museum
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sunset
  • Surf
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyesyesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Average
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Highlight-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyesyesyesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps5.4 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps4.0 fps5.0 fps5.4 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 1.0±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV
3D support
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 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
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
1920.0 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • 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
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
NTSCNTSC
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 10801920 x 10801280 x 7201920 x 10801280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 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 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoMonoStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCMLPCMPCM
N/A
Audio system
N/A
StereoMonoStereoStereo
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Wind filter
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRSLRSLRSLR
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumAluminum-magnesiumPlastic
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
BlackBlackBlack
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Black,Orange
  • Black,Silver
  • Blue
  • Blue,White
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Lime,White
  • Pink,White
  • Purple
  • White
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesyesno

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz14.64 oz31.75 oz31.04 oz17.57 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in5.7 in5.75 in4.72 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in4.8 in3.21 in3.64 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in3.2 in4.84 in2.74 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • CF
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • FLU
  • Eye-Fi
  • 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
  • Compact Flash
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
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
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBatteryBatteryBattery
Battery life (CIPA)8209709001200480
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 includedYYyesY
N/A
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 typeMiniMiniMiniMini
N/A
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB version2.02.03.13.12.0
Microphone portyesyesyesyesyes
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
N/A
OptionalEye-Fi Connected
Supported WiFi typesIEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
N/A
N/A
N/A
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesyesyes
N/A
NFCnoyesnonono
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesnono
Bluetoothnoyesnono
N/A
Firewirenonononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB BMicro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
GPSyesyesyesnoyes
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Calendaryes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
nonono
Languages supportMultiMulti
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • ARA
  • BEN
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HIN
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SER
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
Tripod mounting supportedyesyesyesyes
N/A
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
N/A
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
  • UKR
N/A
N/A
Image editing modes
N/A
N/A
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
N/A
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating

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