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March 2015
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132 Reviews
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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
Abstract: The Nikon D5500 marks the first product from Nikon that includes touch operation. Our editors are looking to get their hands on this and test it at CES. The touch-operation makes the D5500 more intuitive, with pinch to zoom and shutter activation. The Var...
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
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
The D5500 refines the existing Nikon entry-level DSLR design with several notable improvements while keeping a very consistent feature-set.While external changes are easy to spot, the worthy upgrade is its revised 24 MP APS-C CMOS sensor which manages to ...
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,
Buffer depths are shallow when shooting RAW; Lacks GPS from the predecessor; No AA filter means it's susceptible to aliasing artifacts,
The Nikon D5500 delivers excellent photo quality as well as a performance that can keep up with your kids and pets
The redesigned grip may not be comfortable for people with large hands, and Nikon really needs to update its Wi-Fi app
Lightweight and compact with everything the family photographer needs, the Nikon D5500 maintains its position as a great general-purpose dSLR...
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Published: 2015-04-16, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The image processing is notable for its wide dynamic range. A couple of hundred test photos taken in harsh afternoon light show fine shadow/highlight detail preservation. (See samples here) All the essentials – exposure, focus, colour and tone are handled
Socalled “live view” continues to be a pain in the posterior. It is clunky to access, sludgy in operation and disables the eyelevel viewfinder. It still feels like interim technology needing further development
The challenge that Nikon and Canon face with their entry level DSLRs is that for the same price or less there are superb compact system cameras. The Sony a6000 uses a similar sensor to the Nikon in a smaller body with a more modern control set and it is $...
The D5500 is a competent camera that can meet most of the needs of its target market. Upgrading to the D5500 could be justified for buyers who skip a couple of generations, as well as owners of two or three year old D3*** models.The main benefit of the D5...
Variangle touchscreen, Proven sensor, Small size and low weight
The optical viewfinder in a DSLR doesn't show the effect of camera adjustments, GPS unit gone
There may be some who are disappointed that the D5500 doesn't make any huge leaps in pixel count, but 24 million pixels is more than enough for most uses. The files (usually) have plenty of detail, noise can be controlled well and the memory card or comp...
If you're looking for an entry-level D-SLR, then the D5500 should definitely be on your shortlist. It's got all the features you'd expect from a camera in this category, as well as a few pleasant surprises. It handles well, making it a pleasure to use, an...
Would I recommend the Nikon D5500? For some people, absolutely. Its a brilliant example of a camera thats approachable enough for novice users while being capable enough to satisfy the needs of a more demanding audience. Furthermore, its small size, lig...
