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Nikon D5500 Digital Camera
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Sony a7 II Digital Camera
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Available colors

Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSExmor CMOSExmor CMOS
Image sensor formatDXDX
Advanced Photo System type-C
Full frameAPS-C
Sensor size0.93 in0.93 in0.93 in1.41 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
  • 4240x2832
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 4240x2400
  • 3008x1688
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
  • 6000x3376
  • 3936x2624
  • 3936x2216
  • 3008x1688
  • 3008x2000
ProcessorExpeed 4Expeed 4BIONZ XBIONZ XBIONZ X

Image

ISO
  • 100
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 25600
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • 25600
  • 51200
  • 100
  • 200
  • 6400
  • 25600
  • 100
  • 51200
  • Auto
ISO minimum10010010050100
ISO maximum2560025600512002560051200
Maximum image resolution6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets1212101010
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Fluorescent L
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Custom white balanceyesyesyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPEG
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • EXIF
  • JPEG XR
  • JPG
  • RAW
  • JPG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Negative film
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizerno
N/A
yesnoyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoNoNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
N/A
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAWRAWRAW
AEB/HDR supportyesyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyesyesyes
ISO Auto
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO maximum
N/A
N/A
51200
N/A
N/A
Boosted ISO minimum
N/A
N/A
N/A
5050

Optics and focus

Lens mountNikon FNikon FSony ESony E-mountSony E
Optical zoom7.8 x
N/A
2.0 x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom7.8 x
N/A
8.0 x8.0 x4.0 x
Magnification (Crop factor)1.5 x1.5 x1.5 x0.71 x0.71 x
Minimum aperture3.53.55.6
N/A
22
Maximum aperture4.53.54222
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)LampLampLampLampLamp
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/ManualAuto/ManualManualAuto/Manual
Contrast autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Contrast adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Brightness adjustmentyes
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Autofocus in recording modeyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Focal length multiplier1.5x1.5x1.5x
N/A
1x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Servo Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Flexible Spot Auto Focus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
N/A
yesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) points selection
  • Auto
  • Manual
N/A
  • Auto
  • Manual
Auto
N/A
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of focus points39394252525
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)3939425117117
Image stabiliserLens based onlyLens based onlyLens based onlyOpticalOptical
Filter diameter2.05 in2.64 in2.17 in2.17 in2.17 in
Phase detection autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of AF points (contrast)39391692525
Saturation adjustment
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size3.2 in3.2 in2.95 in3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesyesyesyesyes
Screen technologyLCD TFTLCD TFTLCDLCDLCD TFT
Display resolution720 x 480 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screen dots1037000103700092160012300001230000
Touch screenyesyesnoyesno
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
N/A
100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyesyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOpticalElectronicElectronicElectronic
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.82 x0.85 x1.07 x0.71 x0.71 x
Dioptre correctionyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Diopter adjustment (D-D)-1.7 - 0.5-1.7 - 0.5-4 - 3-4 - 3-4 - 3
Eye relief0.67 in0.67 in
N/A
N/A
N/A
Separate info displaynonononono
Flip-out screenyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.39 in0.5 in0.5 in
Viewfinder resolution
N/A
N/A
2359296.0 px2359296.0 px2359296.0 px
Second display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Photography features

Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Shutter priority
N/A
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Movie
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Sensitivity priority
  • Shutter priority
N/A
Camera shutter typeElectronicMechanicalElectronicElectronic
N/A
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 exposures33333
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
3.0 s
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
N/A
yesyesyes
AE frames3
N/A
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3
  • 5
WB Bracketing
Yes
Yes
YesYesYes
Subject / scene modesyesyesyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/200s1/200s1/160s1/250s1/250s
Built-in flashyesyesyesyesno
Flash range12126
N/A
N/A
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • High-speed Sync
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in
  • Flash off
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow sync
External flash connectionHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoeHot shoe
Flash metering systemi-TTLi-TTLTTLTTLTTL
External flashyesyesyesyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps5.0 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
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Twilight
  • Landscape
  • Portrait
  • Sunset
  • Night portrait
  • Landscape
  • Close-up
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • 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
N/A
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 10
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps5.0 fps11.0 fps5.0 fps5.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 0.5±EV0.3 - 3.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV0.3 - 2.0±EV
Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/8000 sec1/8000 sec
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Videography features

Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 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
  • 3840 x 2160
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD4K Ultra HDFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG-4
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • XAVC S
  • AVC
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
  • MPEG-4
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
N/A
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
N/A
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 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate60.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Built-in microphoneyesyesyesyesyes
Microphone typeStereoStereoStereoStereoStereo
Built-in speakersyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Speaker typeMonoMonoMonoMonoMono
Voice recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Supported audio file formatsPCMLPCM
  • AAC
  • LPCM
  • MP4
AAC
N/A
Audio system
N/A
StereoStereoStereoMono
Noise reduction
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Design

Body typeSLRSLRMILCMILCMILC
Body materialPlasticPlasticAluminum-magnesiumMagnesium alloyMagnesium alloy
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Silver
BlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyesyesyesyesyes
Environmentally sealednonoyesyesyes

Dimensions

Weight15.87 oz14.64 oz12.73 oz14.67 oz14.67 oz
Width4.88 in4.88 in2.63 in5.0 in5.0 in
Height3.82 in3.82 in2.63 in3.72 in3.77 in
Depth2.76 in2.76 in1.92 in1.9 in2.35 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • MS Pro Duo
  • MS PRO Duo Mark 2
  • MS Pro-HG Duo
  • MicroSD
  • MicroSDHC
  • MicroSDXC
  • 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 slots1111
N/A
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Memory Stick Pro Duo
  • Memory Stick 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
  • DPOF
  • Exif
  • RAW
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • RAW
N/A
Dual memory card slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Power

Power source typeBatteryBatteryBattery
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)820970400270350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh
N/A
1020.0 mAh
N/A
N/A
Battery voltage7.2 V
N/A
7.3 V
N/A
N/A
Number of batteries supported1111
N/A
AC adapter includedYYYyesY
Battery life (max)
N/A
N/A
2.0 h
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

HDMInoyesyesyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMiniMicroMicroMicro
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
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 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyesyesyesyesyes
PictBridgeyesyesnono
N/A
NFCnoyesyesyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothnoyesno
N/A
no
Firewirenonononono
USB connector type
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB BMicro-USB B
Headphone port
N/A
nonoyesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.1
N/A
N/A
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

Timelapse recordingyesyesyesnono
GPSyesyesnonono
Orientation sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
N/A
nono
Languages supportMultiMulti
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tripod mounting supportedyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

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