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March 2015
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132 Reviews
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Users
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988 Reviews
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The editors liked
Swiveling touchscreen
Great image quality
Longer battery life
Built-in Wi-Fi
Absence of optical low pass filter results in higher detail
Good colour rendition
Fast AF performance
Omits optical low-pass filter. Sharp vari-angle touch display. Solid detail at high ISOs. 5fps continuous shooting. 39-point AF system. Quick startup. 1080p60 video. Integrated Wi-Fi. External mic support.
Low image noise
Very good sharpness
Great dynamicrange
Accurate AF system
Short shutterlag
Excellent timetofirstshot
Full HD video with autofocus
Quite usable with gloves on
Good batterylife
Nikon D5300
Nikon D5300 No EyeStart sensor
GPS
Nikon
Excellent image quality for its class
Easy-to-use Wi-Fi
Responsive autofocus
Touch-to-focus and shoot LCD
Light
Compact design
The Nikon D5500 delivers excellent photo quality as well as a performance that can keep up with your kids and pets
Great image quality for photos and videos
Lightweight
Collapsible lens reduces bulk
Great battery life
That grip
Pretty small size
Reliable and can deliver very solid image quality
Amazingly small for a DSLR
Great image quality for its class
Including superb low light and high ISO performance
Generous JPEG buffer depth
High resolution
High image quality
Compact and feather-light
Lots of options
Part of a large system
Many lenses and accessories available
Good price-to-quality ratio
Excellent image quality with wide dynamic range
Compact and light yet wellbuilt body with perfectly designed grip
3.2" fully articulating LCD ideal for video and tripod use
Touchscreen makes menu navigation and rack focusing easy
Impressive focus trac
The editors didn't like
Slow tap-to-shoot
GPS got axed
No water resistance or weather sealing
Average video recording
Removal of GPS
Lacking in manual control buttons
Smaller body means controls are somewhat cramped. Pentamirror viewfinder. No GPS. Will not autofocus with screw-drive lenses. Limited Wi-Fi remote control. Self-timer deactivates after use. Lacks depth of field preview
Some overexposure
Below average AWB
AF on the slow side
Odd LiveView preview
Odd Auto ISO behavior
Selftimer resets after each use
No mechanical AF coupling
Slow live-view autofocus
Lacks built-in GPS of the predecessor D5300
Limited Wi-Fi app functions
Built-in mic picks up stray sounds
The redesigned grip may not be comfortable for people with large hands
And Nikon really needs to update its Wi-Fi app
Collapsible lens opens a bit slowly
A bit too skinny in places
Buffer depths are shallow when shooting RAW
Lacks GPS from the predecessor
No AA filter means it's susceptible to aliasing artifacts
No GPS
No extra protection against dust and water
AF in LiveView is slow
Fine detail in JPEGs can get smudged at higher ISOs
Lacks second control dial found on most of competition
Limited buffer memory affects continuous shooting and bracketing when using Raw
Published: 2015-04-02, Author: Jeff , review by: dpreview.com
Excellent image quality with wide dynamic range, Compact and light yet wellbuilt body with perfectly designed grip, 3.2" fully articulating LCD ideal for video and tripod use, Touchscreen makes menu navigation and rack focusing easy, Impressive focus trac
Fine detail in JPEGs can get smudged at higher ISOs, Lacks second control dial found on most of competition, Limited buffer memory affects continuous shooting and bracketing when using Raw, No aperture control or Auto ISO in movie mode, No exposure simula
The D5500 is a compact, lightweight, and very competent DSLR. Its image quality is impressive, feature set is broad, and performance is strong. It's not great for continuous Raw shooting and the lack of a second control dial may put off some enthusiasts, ...
Published: 2015-03-27, Author: Paul , review by: dxomark.com
Hard-core Nikon fans aren't likely to find too much here to get excited about, especially as the company has traded the touchscreen LCD for the built-in GPS of the D5300. Now D5500 users will have to budget $250 extra for the GP-1 and have it take up the...
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Published: 2015-03-26, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Omits optical low-pass filter. Sharp vari-angle touch display. Solid detail at high ISOs. 5fps continuous shooting. 39-point AF system. Quick startup. 1080p60 video. Integrated Wi-Fi. External mic support.
Smaller body means controls are somewhat cramped. Pentamirror viewfinder. No GPS. Will not autofocus with screw-drive lenses. Limited Wi-Fi remote control. Self-timer deactivates after use. Lacks depth of field preview
The Nikon D5500 D-SLR delivers images that are just as good as the D5300 it replaces, and manages to do so in a smaller body....
That grip, Pretty small size, Reliable and can deliver very solid image quality,
A bit too skinny in places
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Abstract: The Nikon D5500 offers fantastic DSLR image quality and speed in an ultralight and inexpensive package. Live View lets you shoot photos and videos while held away from your head with a swiveling screen.The D5500 weighs so little that it's a pleasure to ca...
