| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Nikon | Canon |
| Model | D5500 24.2MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 20.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | D5500 | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | - |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.2 MP | 20.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | - |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 7.9 x 12.8 x 9.7 cm | 98.0 x 57.9 x 31.3 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 | - | G9 X Mark 2 |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| Weight | - | 206 GM |
| Ports | - | HDMI Micro Type-D Connector |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 25600 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| lens features |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically-controlled, Compatible Lenses Autofocus is Available with AF-S and AF-I Lenses | - |
| Lens Construction | - | 8 elements in 6 groups 2 double sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens |
| Focal Length | - | 10.2 30.6 mm 35 mm equivalent 28 84 mm |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
| Aperture Range | - | f/2.0 - f/4.9 |
| 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 | - |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| 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 | AiAF 31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track, 1-point AF any position is available within approx. 90% of the frame or fixed centre |
| 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 linked to Face Detection AF frame, Centre-weighted average, Spot |
| White Balancing | White Balance Auto, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual, All Except Preset Manual with Fine Tuning | Auto including Face Detection WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color temp Kelvin |
| 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 | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE, Touch AF |
| 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 | +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value with AE-L / AF-L Button | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically-controlled, Vertical-travel, 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 | - |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1 1/2000 s Auto Mode 1/8 - 1/2000 s Movie Mode BULB, 30 1/2000 s total range varies by shooting mode |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 8.2 shots/s for up to 21 frames in RAW 8.1 shots/s for up to 38 frames in JPEG With AF Approx. 5.3 shots/s for up to 102 frames in JPEG Low-speed Continuous Shooting Mode available at approx. 4 shots/s until memory card becomes full in JPEG and for up to 27 frames in RAW |
| 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 | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps in P, S, A, M and Scene Modes in -3 to 1 EV | 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE |
| 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 | Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 |
| 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 compression Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant, RAW 14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition, RAW+JPEG |
| Gross Pixel | 24.78 MP | 20.9 MP |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | Yes, during shooting and playback |
| Image Sizing | 6000 x 4000 L, 4496 x 3000 M, 2992 x 2000 S | 32 - RAW, L 5472 x 3648, M 3648 x 2432, S1 2736 x 1824, S2 2400 x 1600 43 - RAW, L 4864 x 3648, M 3248 x 2432, S1 2432 x 1824, S2 2112 x 1600 169 - RAW, L 5472 x 3072, M 3648 x 2048, S1 2736 x 1536, S2 2400 x 1344 11 - RAW, L 3648 x 3648, M 2432 x 2432, S1 1824 x 1824, S2 1600 x 1600 In-camera RAW processing & Resize available |
| Live View Shooting | Yes | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
| Image Processor | - | DIGIC 7 |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 1037000 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 | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,040,000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz only, with Dynamic NFC support, Bluetooth Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | No |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC UHS-I Compliant, SDXC UHS-I Compliant | SD, SDHC, SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 compatible |
| Power Supply | EH-5b AC Adapter | Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E or other typical USB charging methods |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Other Storage Features | Card Slot Single | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 235 shots Eco mode approx. 355 shots Approx. 300 min playback |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in Microphone Stereo | - |
| Video Format | MOV | MP4 [Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo] |
| Audio Video Interface | NTSC, PAL | - |
| Video Resolution | - | Full HD 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps HD 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps L 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| 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 | - |
| Drive Modes | - | Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer |
| Shooting Modes | - | Smart Auto 58 scenes detected, Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, SCN Portrait, Panning, Star Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie, Handheld Night Scene, Grainy B/W, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, High Dynamic Range, Fireworks, Movie Standard, Short Clip, Manual, Time-lapse movie, iFrame movie |