Nikon D3300
DSLR Camera
vs Nikon D5500
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D3300

Best price $409
  • Weighs a lot less than the D5500 16.2 oz vs 33.9 oz
  • Cheaper street price $409 vs $564
  • Has panorama image capture D5500 does not have panorama

What’s good about the Nikon D5500

Best price
$564
  • 17% more battery life 820 shots vs 700 shots
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2015 vs February 2014
  • Viewscreen flips out D3300 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging D3300 does not have GPS
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D3300 does not have Wi-Fi

What the Nikon D3300 and Nikon D5500 have in common

  • Similar Body sizes 57 in³ vs 54 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 24.2 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 1037k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 5 shots per second
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D3300 and the Nikon D5500

  • No 3D capture
  • No waterproof housing

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