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Canon PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera

Canon PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera vs Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera comparison

Show Only Differences Highlight Differences	Canon PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera	Nikon D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
key specs
Camera Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	16 MP	24.2 MP
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Touchscreen	-	Yes
general
Brand	Canon	Nikon
Model	PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera	D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera
Model Name	PowerShot SX600HS	D5500
Series	PowerShot	-
Color	Black	Black
Type	Digital Camera	DSLR Camera
Effective Pixels	16 MP	24.2 MP
Dimensions(WxHxD)	41 x 10 x 24 cm	7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm
Temperature	0 to 40	0 to 40
SLR Variant	-	Body Only
Tripod Socket	-	Yes
Face Detection	-	Yes
Lens Attachment	-	Body Only
Accessory Shoe	-	ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock
sensor features
Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
ISO Rating	ISO 100 - 3200	ISO 100 - 25600
lens features
Optical Zoom	18x	-
Aperture Range	F3.8 - F6.9	-
Other Lens Features	F Number F3.8 - F11 W, F6.9 - F20 T, 25 - 450 mm 18x Optical with 36x ZoomPlus	Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses
Manual Focus	-	Yes
Dust Reduction	-	Yes
focus features
Focus Range	Focusing Range 5 cm 2.0 inch - Infinity W, 1 m 3.3 ft - Infinity T	Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Metering Modes	Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot	Matrix Metering 3D Color Matrix Metering II Type G, E and D Lenses, Color Matrix Metering II Other CPU Lenses, Center-weighted Metering Weight of 75% Given to 8 mm Circle in Center of Frame, Spot Metering Meters 3.5 mm Circle 2.5% of Frame Centered on Selected Focus Point, Matrix
Other Focus Features	Control System Auto Focus Continuous, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center	AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 39- Point Dynamic-area AF, 3D Tracking, Auto-area AF, Face-priority AF, Wide-area AF, Normal-area AF, Subject Tracking AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter Release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing AE-L / AF-L Button, Autofocus Contrast Detect AF Anywhere in Frame Camera Selects Focus Point Automatically when Face-priority AF or Subject Tracking AF is Selected
Focus Points	-	39 or 11 Focus Points
White Balancing	-	White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning
shutter features
Continuous Shots	3.9 Shots/sec In P Mode, 10.5 Shots/sec In High-speed Burst HQ Mode	-
Shutter Type	-	Electronically-controlled, Vertical-travel, Focal-plane Shutter
Self-timer	-	Yes
Other Shutter Features	-	Frame Advance Rate 5 fps L Upto 3 fps, H Upto 5 fps JPEG and 12-bit NEF / RAW or 4 fps 14-bit NEF / RAW
flash features
Flash Modes	Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off	Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Auto Slow Sync, Auto Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Fill-flash, Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Rear-curtain with Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Off
Built-in Flash	-	Yes
Flash Compensation	-	1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps in P, S, A, M and Scene Modes in -3 to 1 EV
Other Flash Features	-	Built-in Flash Auto, Portrait, Child, Close-Up, Night Portrait, Party / Indoor, Pet Portrait, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect Auto Flash with Auto Pop-Up, P, S, A, M, Food Manual Pop-Up with Button Release, Guide Number 12/39, 12/39 with Manual Flash m/ft, ISO 100, 20°C, Flash Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control using 2016-Pixel RGB Sensor is Available with Built-in Flash i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix and Center-Weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights When Built-in Flash or Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Blinks After Flash is Fired at Full Output
image features
Aspect Ratio	0.16875	-
Image Format	-	File Format NEF RAW 12-bit or 14-bit, Compressed, JPEG JPEG Baseline Compliant with Fine 14, Normal 18, Basic 116 Compression, NEF RAW + JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats, DCF 2.0, DPOF, Exif 2.3
Gross Pixel	-	24.78 MP
Red Eye Reduction	-	Yes
Image Sizing	-	6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S
Live View Shooting	-	Yes
display features
Display Size	3 inch	3.2 inch
LCD Display Image Resolution	461000 dots	1037000 dots
Touch Screen	-	Yes
LCD Display Video Resolution	-	1920 x 1080
Other Display Features	-	Effective Angle of View Nikon DX Format, Focal Length Equivalent to 1.5x that of Lenses with FX Format Angle of View, Frame Coverage 95% Horizontal and 95% Vertical, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Monitor TFT Vari-angle LCD Touch Screen, 100% Frame Coverage, Brightness Adjustment and Eye-sensor Controlled On / Off, Playback Full-frame and Thumbnail 4, 12, 80 Images or Calendar Playback with Playback Zoom, Movie Playback, Photo and Movie Slide Shows, Histogram Display, Highlights, Photo Information, Location Data Display, Auto Image Rotation, Picture Rating and Image Comment Upto 36 Characters
storage and power features
Battery Type	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Upgradable Memory	-	Yes
Card Type	-	SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant
Power Supply	-	EH-5b AC Adapter
Other Storage Features	-	Card Slot Single
modes and functions features
Shooting Modes	Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, Auto, P, Portrait, Smart Shutter, High-speed Burst, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button	-
Scene Modes	-	Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sports, Close-up, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Party / Indoor, Beach / Snow, Sunset, Dusk / Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Blossom, Autumn Colors, Food, Special Effects Modes Night Vision, Super Vivid, Pop, Photo Illustration, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Selective Color, Silhouette, High Key, Low Key
viewfinder features
View Finder	-	Yes
Viewfinder Magnification	-	0.82x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, -1.0 m -1
Viewfinder Eye Point	-	17 mm
Other Viewfinder Features	-	Diopter Adjustment -1.7 to 0.5 m-1
exposure features
Exposure Compensation	-	1/3, 1/2 EV in P, S, A, M, Scene and Night Vision Modes in Increments -5 to 5 EV
Manual Exposure	-	Yes
Other Exposure Features	-	Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button
connectivity features
Wifi	-	Yes
Wireless Connectivity	-	Yes
audio and video features
Microphone	-	Built-in Microphone Stereo
Video Format	-	MOV
Audio Video Interface	-	NTSC, PAL

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