Canon EOS 700D vs Nikon D5500 a new comparison

Canon EOS 700D vs Nikon D5500. Image: cameradecision.com

When you want to buy a DSLR camera famous brand that comes in your mind for sure between Nikon or Canon. In fact, there are other brands that you can try to support your photography seriously. It's okay, on this occasion I want to go back to compare Canon vs Nikon, and now you get a comparison between the Canon EOS 700D vs Nikon D5500. Although Canon has launched the EOS 750D and Canon 760D, the 700D turns remains the best option for comparison D5500.

Let's take a brief look at the Canon EOS 700D (called the Canon EOS Rebel T5i in North America) and Nikon D5500 can digololongkan as middle-class DSLR camera, because it has a specification that is what you get with a more affordable price than full-frame camera, both of which are manufactured by Canon, Nikon or Sony.

  

Nikon D5500 Key Specsications:

Nikon D5500. Image: letsgodigital.com

24MP - APS-C CMOS Sensor

No Anti-aliasing (AA) filter

ISO 100 - 25600

Nikon F Mount

3.2″ Fully Articulated Screen

Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder

5.0 fps continuous shooting

1920 x 1080 video resolution

No Optical low-pass (anti-aliasing) filter

420g. 124 x 97 x 70 mm

Built-in Wireless

Although there are some important differences in the EOS 700D and D5500, both cameras have APS-C sized sensors but Nikon D5500 has a 24 MP and Canon 700D has a 18 MP resolution. Does the size of the resolution of a digital camera will affect your decision? You should not be too quick to make a decision. 

Canon 700D Key Specsifications:

Announcement Date: 2013-06-10

Replaced Canon EOS 650D Compare

18MP - APS-C CMOS Sensor

ISO 100 - 25600

Canon EF/EF-S Mount

3″ Fully Articulated Screen

Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder

5 fps continuous shooting

1920 x 1080 video resolution

580g. 133 x 100 x 79 mm

Also known as EOS Rebel T5i

If you compare aspects of the exchange lens you can fit the needs of photography, then Canon EOS 700D has an advantage over Nikon D5500. There are 250 lenses for Canon 700D's Canon EF/EF-S mount, on the other hand there are only 236 lenses for Nikon D5500's Nikon F lens mount.

Canon EOS 700D. Image: focusnusantara.com

Another important factor is the availability of image stabilization. None of these bodies have sensor based image stabilization so you have to buy lenses with Optical stabilization feature. 

Presently there are 75 lenses for Nikon F mount and 83 lenses for Canon EF/EF-S mount with IS. But you do not need to worry, even if you choose the Nikon D5500 as your companion, anyway you can buy lenses are manufactured by a third party such as Tamron, Sigma, Samyang, or Tokina. In certain categories, the third party lenses can be found at more affordable prices, and some even have the an image stabilizer that is not owned by the original lens.

According to the techradar.com: It's unusual to see a camera so clearly ahead of its rivals, but the combination of the D5500's 24-megapixel sensor and low-pass filter removal produces JPEG images with very high levels of detail for an APS-C sensor. There are 10 special effect modes accessible through the touchscreen controls and 16 scene modes. Meanwhile, Canon EOS 700D: In the Creative Zone, the photographer gets to set a lot of shooting variables, including white balance, sensitivity, AF mode, exposure compensation, drive mode and so on. Canon's Picture Controls are preset combinations of different sharpness, contrast, saturation and colour tone settings. Canon 700D also has Picture Styles features such as Creative Auto offers nine options including Standard, Vivid, Soft, Warm, Intense, Cool, Brighter, Darker and Monochrome, all of which can be interactively tweaked to suit your taste.

The Nikon D5500 offers built-in WiFi so you get no physical while transferring  your images to other devices. Nikon D5500 enables you to share images and videos due to its wi-fi connectivity where wi-fi is absent in Canon 700D. Nikon D5500 has magnificent Full HD 1920 x 1080p movie recording is supported in 60, 30, 25, and 24 fps frame rates where as Canon700D limited to 30 fps is useful to broadcasts video.

What do you think about the two cameras? Sometimes it is rather difficult to make choices, but you will certainly find the best solution for your photography needs. In addition to price, perhaps you need to consider other aspects, such as on the availability of good lenses and lens original lens manufactured by a third party. If you are a beginner to the professional photography, then it is certainly not a problem.

You do not need to be affected by the "religion" of professional and amateur photographers are split into two, adherents of Canon and Nikon enthusiast. If you have an open mind, then you can compare the Nikon D5500 and Canon EOS 700D with competitors outside of this religion, for example, the Sony A77 or GH4 Panasonic and Samsung NX300. You also need to try MFT camera or Micro Four Thirds is often also referred to as a mirrorless camera, where you can also replace lenses according to the needs of your photography. Anyway, Panasonic, Olympus, or Pentax has developed a digital camera they are more advanced, so you can rely on them, do not always have to Canon or Nikon.

Perhaps you are interested to see the comparison of the Canon EOS 700D vs Nikon D5300? Let's watch this video: 

https://youtu.be/8YG0om4lLoE