Nikon D3400 vs Nikon D5500

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D3400 compared with D5500

	NikonD3400	NikonD5500
Overview
Released
Released	September 2016	February 2015
Image and sensor
Camera type
Camera type	DSLR	DSLR
Sensor format
Sensor format	APS-C	APS-C
Sensor type
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Sensor dimensions
Sensor dimensions	23.5 × 15.6 mm	23.5 × 15.6 mm
Effective resolution
Effective resolution	24.2 MP	24.2 MP
Largest image
Largest image	6000 × 4000	6000 × 4000
RAW recording
RAW recording	Yes	Yes
Standard ISO range
Standard ISO range	100–25600	100–25600
Sensor detail
Sensor detail	Nikon DX CMOS with 24.16 million effective and 24.72 million total pixels; no optical low-pass filter; approximately 1.5× lens focal-length equivalent. Image Dust Off reference data uses Capture NX-D; no automatic vibrating sensor-cleaning system	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
Image formats	12-bit compressed NEF RAW, JPEG and simultaneous RAW plus JPEG; maximum 6000 × 4000 pixels; Standard, Neutral, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait, Landscape and Flat Picture Controls	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 detail	ISO 100–25600 in one-stop steps; Auto ISO; 25600 is part of the standard range, rather than the D3300's expanded setting	ISO 100–25600 in one-third stops; the full range is standard sensitivity rather than an expanded setting; Auto ISO
Image processor
Image processor	EXPEED 4	EXPEED 4
Lens and shooting
Lens mount
Lens mount	Nikon F mount	Nikon F mount
Stabilisation
Stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation	Optical lens stabilisation
Maximum continuous burst
Maximum continuous burst	5 fps	5 fps
Lens detail
Lens detail	Autofocus supported with AF-P lenses and type E/G AF-S lenses; no body autofocus motor for screw-drive lenses. Nikon's specification is narrower than Photography Blog's AF-S/AF-I description	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
Autofocus	Multi-CAM 1000; 11 phase-detection points including one cross-type; -1 to +19 EV at ISO 100, 20°C; AF-S/AF-C/AF-A, single-point, dynamic, auto-area and 11-point 3D tracking. Contrast-detection live view supports face, wide, normal and subject-tracking areas	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
Shutter	Electronically controlled focal-plane shutter; 1/4000 to 30 seconds in one-third stops, Bulb and Time; flash sync 1/200 second	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
Burst detail	Approximately 5 fps with manual focus, S/M exposure, 1/250 second or faster and other settings at defaults	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
Stabilisation detail	Optical VR depends on the lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation	Optical VR depends on the lens; no sensor-shift stabilisation
Flash
Flash	Built-in pop-up flash; guide number approximately 7 m at ISO 100, 20°C, or 8 at manual full output; accessory shoe	Built-in pop-up flash; guide number approximately 12 m at ISO 100, 20°C, including manual full output; accessory shoe
Exposure controls
Exposure controls	P/S/A/M, Auto, flash-off Auto, scene and special-effects modes; beginner Guide mode; 420-pixel RGB metering with matrix, centre-weighted and spot modes; ±5 EV compensation; Active D-Lighting on/off	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
Highest video resolution	1920 × 1080 at 60 fps	1920 × 1080 at 60 fps
Video detail
Video detail	H.264 MOV at Full HD 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p or 720p 60p/50p; actual NTSC rates 59.94/29.97/23.976. Full HD 60p/50p narrows the recorded area. Maximum 29 minutes 59 seconds, reduced to 20 or ten minutes depending on frame-rate/quality settings, or three minutes with Miniature Effect	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
Audio	Built-in mono microphone with adjustable sensitivity and linear PCM recording; no external microphone input. Photography Blog's earlier stereo/external-microphone passage contradicts Nikon's sheet and its own later account of removed ports	Built-in stereo microphones with adjustable sensitivity; external stereo microphone through 3.5 mm input; linear PCM audio
Screen and viewfinder
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical	Optical
Screen size
Screen size	3″	3.2″
Screen dots
Screen dots	921,000	1,037,000
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	–	Yes
Tilting screen
Tilting screen	–	Yes
Display detail
Display detail	Fixed 3-inch TFT; approximately 921000 dots in the US, rounded to 920000 in Japan; 170° viewing angle and approximately 100% coverage; dots count subpixels	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
Viewfinder detail	Pentamirror; approximately 95% coverage, 0.85× magnification with 50mm f/1.4 at infinity and 18 mm eyepoint	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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	1200 photographs	820 photographs
Body weight
Body weight	395 g (better)	420 g
Release detail
Release detail	Nikon Japan records first sale on 16 September 2016; global announcement on 17 August 2016 explicitly describes D3300 as its predecessor	Nikon Japan records first sale on 5 February 2015; global announcement on 6 January 2015
Recording media
Recording media	One SD/SDHC/SDXC slot; UHS-I support for SDHC/SDXC	One SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot with UHS-I support; MMC unsupported
Ports
Ports	Hi-Speed Micro-USB and HDMI Type C; no wired accessory terminal or external microphone socket; optional ML-L3 infrared remote	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
Wireless connections	Bluetooth 4.1 with SnapBridge; automatic transfer of JPEGs reduced to two megapixels and smartphone time/location synchronisation. No Wi-Fi; launch specification excludes remote shooting, RAW/TIFF and movie transfer through SnapBridge	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
Battery life detail	EN-EL14a rechargeable lithium-ion battery; approximately 1200 photographs per charge under CIPA testing, with Bluetooth disabled in the launch test and AF-P DX 18–55mm VR lens	EN-EL14a rechargeable lithium-ion battery; approximately 820 CIPA photographs per charge. Photography Blog's 600-shot passage differs from Nikon's specifications
Charging
Charging	External MH-24 charger; optional EH-5b AC adapter with EP-5A power connector	External MH-24 charger; optional EH-5b adapter with EP-5A power connector
Dimensions
Dimensions	Approximately 124 × 98 × 75.5 mm	Approximately 124 × 97 × 70 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	Approximately 395 g body only or 445 g including battery and SD card, excluding body cap	Approximately 420 g body only or 470 g including battery and SD card, excluding body cap
Materials
Materials	–	Monocoque structure using carbon-fibre composite for front body and front/rear covers
Colours
Colours	Black or red in the Japanese range	Black or red; regional body-only and kit availability varies
In the box
In the box	EN-EL14a battery, MH-24 charger, AN-DC3 strap, BF-1B body cap and DK-25 eyecup	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