Nikon D90
DSLR Camera
 vs Nikon D5500
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Nikon D90

Best price $928
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D5500 22 oz vs 33.9 oz
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What’s good about the Nikon D5500

Best price
$564
  • Smaller body size 54 in³ vs 64 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $564 vs $928
  • Higher sensor resolution 24.2 MP vs 12.3 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2015 vs September 2008
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 5 shots per sec vs 5 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out D90 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has GPS location tagging D90 does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board D90 does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities D90 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has an External Mic jack D90 does not
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What the Nikon D90 and Nikon D5500 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 373 in² vs 367 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 920k dots vs 1037k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″ vs 3.2″
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Nikon D90 and the Nikon D5500

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