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March 2015
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132 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
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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: 2015-01-07, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Abstract: It's a curious time in the world of cameras right now, with boundaries ever-blurring, but new technologies incremental rather than revolutionary. The arrival of the Nikon D5500, which is the company's first ever touchscreen DSLR, looks to fend off the com...
Abstract: Nikon D5500 has been officially launched with some new and interesting features. The Nikon D5500 DX DSLR is the company's first DSLR featuring 3.2-inch touch screen capabilities. There are some major improvements over the last D5300. It seems that compan...
Excellent image quality, compact and light, 3.2-inch fully articulating LCD screen, advanced Auto ISO controls, decent battery life
No aperture control or Auto ISO in movie mode, basic smartphone app
Nikon D5500 is a compact and lightweight DSLR camera that clicks great quality images and comes packed with features a photography enthusiast would ever need. It lacks aperture control but overall it's a great bet with decent battery backup.As compared t...
Light, compact unit, Fast autofocus, Fluid touchscreen interface, Excellent dynamic range, Massive array of compatible lenses, Wireless connectivity
Light body not ideal for heavy lenses, No antialiasing filter, No in-built GPS
The Nikon D5500 is an excellent DSLR in the budget segment. While it is an incremental upgrade over the Nikon D5300, there are different customer groups to whom the D5500 will make sense. For entry-level photographers looking for more lenses, the D5300 wi...
For the most part, a few little changes can add up to a great camera with the Nikon D5500. It's got the same sensor and processor as the D53300, but some improvements to the way it handles make it a more tempting proposition overall.For those who are on t...
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Published: 2015-05-11, Author: tan , review by: thestar.com.my
Amazingly small, very well designed grip, touchscreen features are welcome, featurepacked
Viewfinder image could be larger, battery life is good but not great
I really enjoyed using the D5500 – the various tweaks Nikon has made to this camera certainly aren't revolutionary, but they make the camera a lot more usable.On top of that, the grip design is so good that it almost makes you forget you're holding...
We like the size, weight and handling of the D5500. Image quality is very good as can be seen from the sample shots.The only issue is that it doesn't really bring you that much more in terms of improved image quality over the D5300 it replaces, and so cur...
Easy and comfortable to hold, Excellent photo and video outputs, Allday battery life
Special NEF format requires special software, Bottomline, Pricey. Powerful. It might outshoot you, Final Score: 16/20
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Published: 2015-06-29, Author: Ronnie , review by: yugatech.com
Compact and lightweight body, Decent build quality for an entry-level camera, Improved camera grip, Articulating display, Display offers good outdoor legibility and is responsive to touch inputs, Relatively fast autofocus, Addition of new 3D Subject Track
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In recent times, we noticed that Nikon has fallen in to a trend of releasing a new version of their DSLR camera almost once every year. But instead of giving the new models a complete design/feature overhaul, these “new” models are mostly a reincarnation...
