Nikon D5500
DSLR Camera
vs Sony a77
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D5500

Best price $564
  • Smaller body size 54 in³ vs 77 in³
  • 55% more battery life 820 shots vs 530 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $564 vs $1,449
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 16,000 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2015 vs October 2011
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities a77 does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A77V

Best price
$1,449
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D5500 23 oz vs 33.9 oz
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec
  • Has panorama image capture D5500 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities D5500 does not have 3D

What the Nikon D5500 and Sony a77 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 24.2 MP vs 24.3 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1037k dots vs 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.2″ vs 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 60fps
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • GPS tagging
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe
  • flip out viewscreen

What’s missing from both the Nikon D5500 and the Sony a77

  • No waterproof housing

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