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Nikon D5500 · Nikon USA product photograph with AF-S DX 18–55mm VR II lens; lens is not part of body specifications
Nikon · Nikon DSLR
D5500
A 24.2-megapixel DX DSLR with a vari-angle touchscreen, built-in Wi-Fi and a carbon-fibre composite monocoque body.
- Type
- DSLR
- Sensor
- APS-C
- Megapixels
- 24.2
- Lens
- Nikon F mount
- Video
- 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps
- Body weight
- 420 g
What reviewers say
Both find strong image quality, a comfortable grip and slow live-view or movie focusing. Photography Blog welcomes the touchscreen and smaller body as useful improvements for beginners. Photo Review finds touch controls clumsy and slow, with small buttons and awkward manual exposure controls. Both see limited reason for D5300 owners to upgrade and note the loss of built-in GPS.
From photographyblog.com and photoreview.com.au
Specifications
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- Camera type
- DSLR
- Sensor format
- APS-C
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Sensor dimensions
- 23.5 × 15.6 mm
- Effective resolution
- 24.2 MP
- Largest image
- 6000 × 4000
- RAW recording
- Yes
- Standard ISO range
- 100–25600
- Sensor detail
- Nikon DX CMOS without an optical low-pass filter; 24.2 million effective pixels globally, 24.16 million in Japanese specifications, and 24.78 million total; approximately 1.5× lens focal-length equivalent; sensor cleaning and Image Dust Off reference data
- Image formats
- Compressed 12-bit or 14-bit NEF RAW, JPEG and simultaneous RAW plus JPEG; maximum 6000 × 4000 pixels; customisable Picture Controls and in-camera RAW processing
- ISO detail
- ISO 100–25600 in one-third stops; the full range is standard sensitivity rather than an expanded setting; Auto ISO
- Image processor
- EXPEED 4
Lens and shooting
- Lens mount
- Nikon F mount
- Stabilisation
- Optical lens stabilisation
- Maximum continuous burst
- 5 fps
- Lens detail
- Autofocus with AF-S, AF-I and, in the updated Japanese compatibility list, AF-P lenses; no body autofocus motor for screw-drive lenses. Non-CPU lenses require manual exposure without metering; IX and F3AF lenses unsupported
- Autofocus
- Multi-CAM 4800DX; 39 phase-detection points including nine cross-type; -1 to +19 EV at ISO 100, 20°C; selectable 39-point or 11-point layouts, dynamic 9/21/39-point areas and 3D tracking. Contrast-detection autofocus in live view
- Shutter
- 1/4000 to 30 seconds in one-third or half stops, Bulb and Time with optional ML-L3 remote; flash sync 1/200 second
- Burst detail
- Up to approximately 5 fps for JPEG or 12-bit RAW, 4 fps for 14-bit RAW and 3 fps in continuous low; specified with AF-C, S/M exposure, 1/250 second or faster and default settings; quiet release and interval-timer shooting
- Stabilisation detail
- Optical VR depends on the lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation
- Flash
- Built-in pop-up flash; guide number approximately 12 m at ISO 100, 20°C, including manual full output; accessory shoe
- Exposure controls
- P/S/A/M, Auto, scene and special-effects modes; 2016-pixel RGB matrix, centre-weighted and spot metering; ±5 EV compensation; exposure, white-balance and Active D-Lighting bracketing
Video
- Highest video resolution
- 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps
- Video detail
- H.264 MOV at Full HD 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p, 720p 60p/50p or 640 × 424 at 30p/25p; actual NTSC rates 59.94/29.97/23.976. Up to 29 minutes 59 seconds, reduced to 20 or 10 minutes depending on resolution, frame rate and quality. Photography Blog's Motion JPEG AVI passage differs from Nikon's technical sheet
- Audio
- Built-in stereo microphones with adjustable sensitivity; external stereo microphone through 3.5 mm input; linear PCM audio
Screen and viewfinder
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 1,037,000
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Tilting screen
- Yes
- Display detail
- Side-hinged 3.2-inch 3:2 vari-angle touchscreen, approximately 1037000 dots globally, rounded to 1040000 in Japan; 170° viewing angle and 100% coverage; Touch AF, touch shutter, playback gestures and assignable Touch Fn for viewfinder shooting; eye sensor switches display off; dots count subpixels
- Viewfinder detail
- Pentamirror; approximately 95% coverage, 0.82× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity and 17 mm eyepoint
Connections and design
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- 820 photographs
- Body weight
- 420 g
- Release detail
- Nikon Japan records first sale on 5 February 2015; global announcement on 6 January 2015
- Recording media
- One SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot with UHS-I support; MMC unsupported
- Ports
- Hi-Speed USB, HDMI Type C, NTSC/PAL analogue video output, 3.5 mm external stereo microphone input and accessory terminal for optional WR-1/WR-R10 wireless remote, MC-DC2 remote or GP-1/GP-1A GPS; optional ML-L3 infrared remote
- Wireless connections
- Built-in IEEE 802.11b/g Wi-Fi for still-image transfer and remote shooting with Wireless Mobile Utility; WPA2-PSK/AES security and WPS. No integrated GPS; optional GP-1/GP-1A accessory
- Battery life detail
- EN-EL14a rechargeable lithium-ion battery; approximately 820 CIPA photographs per charge. Photography Blog's 600-shot passage differs from Nikon's specifications
- Charging
- External MH-24 charger; optional EH-5b adapter with EP-5A power connector
- Dimensions
- Approximately 124 × 97 × 70 mm
- Weight detail
- Approximately 420 g body only or 470 g including battery and SD card, excluding body cap
- Materials
- Monocoque structure using carbon-fibre composite for front body and front/rear covers
- Colours
- Black or red; regional body-only and kit availability varies
- In the box
- EN-EL14a battery, MH-24 charger, UC-E23 USB cable, EG-CP16 audio-video cable, AN-DC3 strap, BF-1B body cap and DK-25 eyecup
Pros and cons
Pros
- Vari-angle touchscreen with Touch Fn controls
- Full HD progressive video up to 60p
- 820-shot CIPA battery claim
Cons
- Autofocus requires lenses with their own motors
- No integrated GPS
- Single control dial
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sensor | Megapixels | Lens | Video | Body weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSLR | APS-C | 24.2 | Nikon F mount | 1920 × 1080 at 30 fps | 675 g | Mar 2015 | |
| DSLR | APS-C | 24.2 | Nikon F mount | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 410 g | Feb 2014 | |
| DSLR | APS-C | 24.2 | Nikon F mount | 1920 × 1080 at 60 fps | 395 g | Sept 2016 |
Sources
- nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d5500/spec.html
- nij.nikon.com/products/lineup/slr/d5500
- nikonusa.com/p/d5500/1544/overview
- nikon.com/company/news/2015/0106_dslr_01
- D5500 Black top with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black straight rear with LCD closed: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black front with lens removed and sensor/mount visible: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black rear with actual LCD opened and lowered: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black front with raised pop-up flash and AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black elevated front with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black front with actual LCD extended: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black front oblique with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black opposite front oblique with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Red front with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Red elevated front with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Red front with actual LCD extended: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Red front oblique with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Red opposite front oblique with AF-S DX18–55mm VRII lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black front oblique with AF-S DX 18–140 mm VR kit lens: Nikon official product photograph
- D5500 Black double-zoom kit with attached AF-S DX 18–55 mm VR II and detached AF-S DX 55–300 mm VR lenses: Nikon official product photograph
