The Nikon D5500 is an
F-mount DSLR
A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor.
The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between ...
released by Nikon on January 5, 2015.
[Press Release for D5500 - The world's smallest, lightest, and slimmest digital SLR camera, and the first Nikon digital SLR camera to be equipped with a touch screen vari-angle monitor and built-in Wi-Fi function; Nikon; January 6, 2015.](_blank)
/ref> As the successor of the D5300 (the D5400 does not exist), it is the first Nikon DSLR to feature a touchscreen
A touchscreen or touch screen is the assembly of both an input ('touch panel') and output ('display') device. The touch panel is normally layered on the top of an electronic visual display of an information processing system. The display is often ...
.
The Nikon D5500 features other improvements compared to its predecessor, the Nikon D5300. With a newer carbon-fiber composite body, the Nikon D5500 weighs 60 grams less with a significantly smaller size, has a touchscreen and Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi () is a family of wireless network protocols, based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio wave ...
, but lacks NFC (near field communication
Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 cm (1 in) or less. NFC offers a low-speed connection through a simple setup that can be u ...
) connectivity and GPS
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functionality.
A review lists the bigger buffer for raw
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files and the longer battery life.Nikon D5500 vs Nikon D5300
Cameradecision
The D5500 was superseded by the
D5600 in late 2016.
Features
* 24.2MP
CMOS sensor
An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. In a metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) active-pixel sensor, MOS field-effec ...
with no optical low-pass filter
* Ultra-compact and lightweight body
* Multi-CAM 4800DX 39-point autofocus system
* 2,016-pixel RGB metering sensor, used for 3D subject tracking in AF-C
* Sensitivity range of ISO 100–25,600
* 5 fps continuous shooting
* 1/4000 sec maximum shutter speed
* 3.2", 1.2M dot fully articulating touchscreen LCD display
* 1080/60p video with clean output over HDMI and Flat Picture Control
* Built-in Wi-Fi
See also
*
List of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motor
The following list of Nikon F-mount lenses with integrated autofocus motor includes only Nikon F-mount lenses which fully autofocus in all modes of all Nikon F-mount digital single-lens reflex cameras with and also ''without'' an autofocus motor. ...
References
External links
Nikon D5500 Nikon USA
Nikon D5500 Nikon Global
* Nikon D550
reviewsat ''Digital Photography Review''
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Cameras introduced in 2015