Nikon D5500
DSLR Camera
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Sony a77
DSLR Camera
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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
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Nikon D5500
What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A77V
Best price
$1,449
$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
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Sony Alpha SLT-A77V
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
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No waterproof housing
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