Nikon D5500
DSLR · Nikon F · Announced January 2015 · Discontinued (new stock may be limited)
Official site on nikonusa.com (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
Used from £275
Lowest new
—
Lowest used/refurb
£275
at Harrison Cameras
- APS-C sensor: 24.2 MP, CMOS
- In-body stabilisation: None
- Top video mode: 1080p
- Subject-detection AF: Human, 39 AF points
- Viewfinder: Optical
- Burst shooting: 5 fps, Mechanical shutter
- Weight with battery: 470 g
- Weather sealing: No
Where to buy the D5500 in United Kingdom
Harrison Cameras
Used · Body only · In stock
Nikon F version
£275
Harrison Cameras
Used · Body only · In stock
Nikon F version
£300
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Price around the world
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in GBP at today's exchange rate.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States | — | — |
| United Kingdom(you) | — | £275 |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | — | — |
| Singapore | — | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-10-16), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Price history
Price history starts the day we first price this product here; a chart appears after the second day.
Used: what it should be worth
We've seen used D5500 prices on 1 day so far. A "should be worth" value appears after a week of used prices.
| Month | Cheapest | Typical | Highest | Days seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | £275 | £287.50 | £287.50 | 1 |
From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
Low light & noise
3.9 µm pixels
24.2 MP on a aps-c sensor, ISO up to 25,600
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
How it stacks up
- 470 g — lighter than 71% of the aps-c dslr cameras we list
Compare the D5500
Lenses for the D5500
All 5 Nikon F lenses →Standard
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Reviews
Read what reviewers found. Each link opens that site's search for the D5500.
- Digital Camera WorldReviews and buying guides
- Camera LabsIn-depth reviews with sample images
- Imaging ResourceLab and field tests
- Amateur PhotographerReviews and verdicts
- YouTubeVideo reviews
- Reddit r/photographyOwners' opinions
D5500 specifications
Overview
- Type
- DSLR
- Announced
- Jan 2015
- US launch price
- $899.95
- Lens
- Interchangeable
Sensor & image
- Sensor size
- APS-C
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Resolution
- 24.2 MP
- Native ISO
- 100–25,600
- In-body stabilisation
- No
Speed & autofocus
- Burst (mechanical)
- 5 fps
- Burst (electronic)
- —
- Fastest shutter (mech.)
- 1/4,000s
- Fastest shutter (elec.)
- —
- AF points
- 39
- Subject detection
- Human
Video
- Max resolution
- 1080p
- 4K frame rate
- —
- 10-bit internal
- No
- Internal raw video
- No
- Mic input
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- No
Viewfinder & screen
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Rear screen
- 3.2", 1.04M dots
- Screen articulation
- Fully articulating
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Body & battery
- Weight (with battery)
- 470 g
- Dimensions (W×H×D)
- 124 × 97 × 70 mm
- Weather sealed
- No
- Battery (CIPA shots)
- —
- Card slots
- 1 · SD UHS-I
- USB-C
- No
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
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