Canon 60D
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D5500
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Canon EOS 60D

Best price $699
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D5500 26.6 oz vs 33.9 oz
  • 95% more battery life 1,600 shots vs 820 shots

What’s good about the Nikon D5500

Best price
$564
  • Smaller body size 54 in³ vs 73 in³
  • Cheaper street price $564 vs $699
  • Higher sensor resolution 24.2 MP vs 18 MP
  • Larger image sensor 367 mm² vs 332 mm²
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2015 vs August 2010
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Has GPS location tagging 60D does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board 60D does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities 60D does not have Wi-Fi

What the Canon 60D and Nikon D5500 have in common

  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1040k dots vs 1037k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 5 shots per second vs 5 shots per second
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Canon 60D and the Nikon D5500

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing

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