How to evaluate the newly released Nikon D5500 entry SLR and compare it with Canon's 750D?

Nikon on the left and Canon on the right.

The industry generally believes that the growth of new models in the 20 15 SLR market is slow, and there are doubts about the model division of the two giants.

From the high and low collocation ten years ago to the high, middle and low grades, it was subdivided again in 2008. Nikon APS-C format has three series of four digits, namely 3 series, 5 series and 7 series. Except for the 7 series, which is defined as a mid-range SLR, the 3 series and 5 series are all entry-level, and each series is still a brother. D3200, D3300, D5500 and even earlier models are in the same room.

With the rapid development of electronic technology, low-end entry-level SLR is facing the threat of thinness and consumer digital cameras and even mobile phones. Nikon's D5500 can also be seen as a response to this threat. Nikon has made a lot of efforts on this model. First of all, it compresses the size of the camera and uses carbon fiber to control the weight of the camera, making the camera experience light and portable. The main thumbwheel, which was originally half buried in the fuselage, was transferred to the right shoulder of the fuselage, and the design of fine tooth drawing was adopted, which was in line with the trend of high quality of consumer cameras. These changes in appearance are not only smaller than the digital SLR of Canon's same level, but also more obvious from the D5300, which belongs to the 5 series, almost unlike the successor models of D5300.

Functionally, D5500 adopts entertainment orientation settings such as flip touch screen and wifi transmission, and retains the original 24 million low-pass cmos and Nikon's latest EXPEED 4 processor, which is almost the ultimate in the category of entry-level digital SLR cameras. Small, easy to use, accurate, functionally anti-mid-range, and its size and weight are almost equal to that of a micro-single, which is very exclusive in the entry-level digital SLR market.

This situation seems to explain the above table. When Nikon D5500 came out, there was no 3-series entry-level digital SLR at the same time. It seems that Nikon is going to use the D5500 to support the entry-level market and directly compete with non-reverse products such as micro-orders. Then close the product line and go to the middle and high-end market.

In any case, Nikon D5500 has become a classic of a generation of entry-level digital SLR, and its slim appearance and excellent performance will not be easily forgotten whether you like it or not.

The twin Canon 750/760D, which was released later than Nikon D5500, tried to develop in another direction. The fuselage with similar function to D5500 (video is 30P line by line) is larger in size and weight, so it is more mediocre in terms of endurance lower than D5500.

Canon's attitude is to make entry-level digital SLR more like SLR. In addition to using a larger and heavier fuselage, Canon also used the shoulder screen on the entry-level fuselage for the first time. Although it is a simple shoulder screen. Canon seems to want to express its irreconcilable determination with digital cameras such as micro-cameras through this attitude, while the low-end entry-level 1300D launched on 20 16 is equipped with a18 megapixel 30fps-C format sensor and a nine-point autofocus system (when f/5.8, the focus can be centered as follows). In addition,/kloc-

Whether Nikon or Canon, whether to the left or the right, the idea is to abandon the entry-level low-end SLR, or simply let it create obstacles for the mirrorless camera and build a new fortress on the entry-level flagship product.

However, the ideas of Nikon and Canon have brought different results. Although Nikon D5500 is generally evaluated as more conscientious in performance and more fashionable in appearance, the market has not lost to Nikon in choosing Canon. In addition to the adverse effects of "Nikon Yellow", it should be more that the SLR complex of a new generation of photographers is still strong.

The update speed of digital products is changing with each passing day, and the development of digital SLR is treading on thin ice. Kodak and other world giants fell to the peak in just a few years. Nikon and Canon who can last longer, perhaps this subtle difference is the gap between heaven and man.