| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera | EOS M3 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | D5500 | EOS M3 |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | Ef-M18-55 Is Stm |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm | 110.9 x 68 x 44.4 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Lens Attachment | Body Only | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Accessory Shoe | ISO 518 Hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock | - |
| Model Number | - | M3 |
| Series | - | EOS |
| Weight | - | 366 GM |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | 3.5 mm Stereo Mini Jack, USB, HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 25600 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | No |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses | Compatible Lenses Canon EF-M Lenses, Canon EF Lenses Including EF-S Lenses |
| Lens Type | - | Canon EF-M Mount |
| Focal Length | - | 18 - 55 mm |
| Compatible Lens | - | Canon EF-M Lenses, Canon EF Lenses Including EF-S Lenses |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 - F5.6 |
| 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 | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Detection Range -1 to +19 EV ISO 100, 20°C | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 39 or 11 Focus Points | - |
| Metering Modes | 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 | Evaluative, Partial, Spot, Center-weighted Average |
| White Balancing | White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom White Balance Correction Feature Provided |
| Other Focus Features | 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 | Autofocus Type Hybrid CMOS AF III 1-point AF, Face + Tracking Priority AF, AF Points 49 Points Maximum, Focusing Brightness Range EV 2 - 18 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, AF Operation One-shot AF, Servo AF, Continuous AF Possible, AF-assist Beam Built-in LED Lamp |
| Focus Mode | - | AF, MF Manual Focusing, 5x / 10x Magnification Possible, AF + MF |
| 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 1/3 Stop Increments in +/- 3 Stops, AEB 1/3 Stop Increments in +/- 2 Stops Can be Combined with Manual Exposure Compensation |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button | Exposure Control Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Exposure, AE Lock Auto Applied in One-shot AF Mode with Evaluative Metering when Focus is Achieved, Manual With AE Lock Button |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-travel, Focal-plane Shutter | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter |
| Self-timer | Yes | 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 | Total Shutter Speed Range, Available Range Varies by Shooting Mode |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec |
| Continuous Shots | - | 4.2 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | 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 | - |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps in P, S, A, M and Scene Modes in -3 to 1 EV | 1/3 Stop Increments in +/- 2 Stops |
| 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 | Built-in Flash Retracting, Manual Pop-up Flash, Guide Number 5 ISO 100/m, Supports Angle of View Equivalent to Focal Length of 18 mm 35 mm Equivalent 29 mm, Recharging Time 3 sec, External Flash EX-series Speedlites Flash Functions Settable with the Camera, FE Lock |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| 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 | JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon Original, RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording Possible |
| Gross Pixel | 24.78 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Image Sizing | 6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S | L 6000 x 4000 24 M, M 4320 x 2880 12.40 M, S1 2880 x 1920 5.50 M, S2 2304 x 1536 3.50 M, S3 720 x 480 0.35 M, RAW 6000 x 4000 24 M |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Image Processor | - | DIGIC 6 Image Processor |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1037000 dots | 1040000 dots |
| 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 | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1 - 3, Automatic Image Brightness Correction Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority Provided, Lens Aberration Correction Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Angle Adjustment Possible, Touch Screen Technology Capacitive Sensing, Feature Guide Displayable, Playback Image Display Formats Single Image Display, Single Image + Info Display Basic Info, Shooting Info, Histogram, Lens Info, Picture Style, Noise Reduction and Correction Data, Image Index 6 / 12 / 42 / 110, Image Rotate Possible, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x, Highlight Alert Overexposed Highlights Blink, Image Browsing Methods Single Image, Jump by 10 or 100 Images, By Shooting Date, By Folder, By Movies, By Stills, By Rating, Scroll Display, Image Rotate Provided, Ratings Provided, Movie Playback Enabled LCD Monitor, HDMI Out, Image Protect Provided, Slide Show All Images / Filter Images by Image Search, Transition Effect Off / Fade, Post Processing of Images Creative Filters Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art Bold Effect, Water Painting Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, Resize Provided, Red-eye Correction Provided, Direct Printing Compatible Printers PictBridge USB and Wireless LAN, Printable Images JPEG and RAW Images Can Print RAW Images Displayed as JPEG Only with Images Taken with the Same Model, Print Ordering DPOF Version 1.1 Compatible, Custom Functions Custom Functions 6 Types, My Menu Registration Provided, Copyright Information Entry and Inclusion Possible |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,040,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT LCD |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | IEEE 802.11 b/g/n |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | Yes |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Compatible with UHS-I |
| Power Supply | EH-5b AC Adapter | Battery Pack LP-E17 |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | Card Slot Single | - |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | - |
| Video Format | MOV | DCF 2.0, MP4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| Audio Video Interface | NTSC, PAL | - |
| Speaker | - | Built-in |
| Audio Features | - | MPEG-4 AAC-LC |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | Full HD 1920 x 1080 30p / 25p / 24p, HD 1280 x 720 60p / 50p, SD 640 x 480 30p / 25p |
| Video Features | - | Continuous AF, Touch Shutter, Grid Display Two Types, Creative Filters Included as a Shooting Mode, Depth-of-field Preview, File Size 1920 x 1080 30p / 25p / 24p 172.6 MB / min, 1280 x 720 60p / 50p 115.4 MB / min, 640 x 480 30p / 25p 22.4 MB / min, Focusing Hybrid CMOS AF III Method 1-point AF, Face + Tracking Priority AF, Manual Focus, Metering Modes Evaluative Metering, Servo AF Provided, Metering Range EV 1 - 20 At Room Temperate, ISO 100, Exposure Control Program AE for Movies and Manual Exposure, Exposure Compensation 1/3 Stop Increments in +/- 3 Stops, ISO Speed Recommended Exposure Index With Automatic Exposure ISO 100 3200 Full HD, ISO 100 6400 HD / SD Set Automatically, With Manual Exposure ISO 100 - 3200 Full HD / ISO 100 - 6400 HD / SD Set Automatically / Manually, H ISO 6400 Full HD / ISO 12800 HD / SD Equivalent Speed Possible, Miniature Effect Movie Provided, Sound Recording Built-in Stereo Microphone, External Stereo Microphone Terminal Provided, Audio Recording Level Adjustable, Wind Filter For Built-in Microphone Provided, Attenuator Provided, Grid Display Two Types |
| modes and functions features |
| 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 | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |
| Drive Modes | - | Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting |