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Nikon D5500 Alternatives

The D5500 places at #8 out of 80 in Entry-Level DSLR cameras. Below is a short outline of the D5500.

24MP APS-C 420 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D5500 front thumbnailportrait79street75sports68travel81landscape78vlogging75
Portability
71 Imaging
66 Features
85 Overall
73
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (820 shots)
comes with face detection autofocus
does not have headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
max fps very slow (5.0 frames per second)

The following are several competitors to the Nikon D5500 ordered by their overall rating. You are able to read a full review of any camera or a comparison with the Nikon D5500 by visiting the links below every camera card. You can click on the icon to check out a visual comparison or follow this link to see all of them alongside each other.

#1 Canon T8i
24MP APS-C 515 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS Rebel T8i front thumbnailportrait81street73sports76travel80landscape78vlogging73
Portability
67 Imaging
69 Features
88 Overall
76
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (800 shots)
comes with face detection autofocus
does not have headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
Full Review T8i vs D5500
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#2 Pentax KF
24MP APS-C 684 grams ISO 102,400
Pentax KF front thumbnailportrait83street73sports74travel66landscape80vlogging72
Portability
63 Imaging
72 Features
81 Overall
75
above average ISO range (102,400)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection autofocus
comes with phase detect autofocus
bad battery life (410 shots)
does not have headphone socket
heavier than competition (684 grams)
max fps very slow (6.0 frames per second)
Full Review KF vs D5500
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#3 Canon SL3
24MP APS-C 449 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS Rebel SL3 front thumbnailportrait81street75sports70travel82landscape79vlogging75
Portability
71 Imaging
69 Features
84 Overall
75
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (1,070 shots)
comes with face detection autofocus
does not have headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
max fps very slow (5.0 frames per second)
Full Review SL3 vs D5500
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#4 Canon SL2
24MP APS-C 453 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS Rebel SL2 front thumbnailportrait80street74sports69travel81landscape78vlogging75
Portability
71 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (650 shots)
comes with face detection autofocus
does not have headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
max fps very slow (5.0 frames per second)
Full Review SL2 vs D5500
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#5 Nikon D5600
24MP APS-C 465 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D5600 front thumbnailportrait80street74sports69travel81landscape78vlogging74
Portability
70 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
above average ISO range (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery life (820 shots)
comes with face detection autofocus
does not have headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
max fps very slow (5.0 frames per second)
Full Review D5600 vs D5500
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#6 Pentax K-70
24MP APS-C 688 grams ISO 102,400
Pentax K-70 front thumbnailportrait80street71sports72travel64landscape78vlogging71
Portability
62 Imaging
67 Features
81 Overall
72
above average ISO range (102,400)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection autofocus
comes with phase detect autofocus
bad battery life (410 shots)
does not have headphone socket
heavier than competition (688 grams)
max fps very slow (6.0 frames per second)
Full Review K-70 vs D5500
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#7 Sony A65
24MP APS-C 622 grams ISO 12,800
Sony SLT-A65 front thumbnailportrait77street77sports81travel68landscape75vlogging78
Portability
64 Imaging
63 Features
85 Overall
71
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection autofocus
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with tracking autofocus
does not have headphone socket
does not have Time Lapse function
Full Review A65 vs D5500
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#8 Pentax K-S2
20MP APS-C 678 grams ISO 51,200
Pentax K-S2 front thumbnailportrait78street72sports70travel65landscape77vlogging71
Portability
64 Imaging
64 Features
82 Overall
71
above average ISO range (51,200)
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection autofocus
comes with phase detect autofocus
bad battery life (410 shots)
does not have headphone socket
heavier than competition (678 grams)
max fps very slow (5.4 frames per second)
Full Review K-S2 vs D5500
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#9 Nikon D5300
24MP APS-C 480 grams ISO 12,800
Nikon D5300 front thumbnailportrait79street69sports65travel80landscape76vlogging72
Portability
68 Imaging
65 Features
81 Overall
71
above average minimum ISO (100)
comes with face detection autofocus
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with tracking autofocus
does not have headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
max fps very slow (5.0 frames per second)
Full Review D5300 vs D5500
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