Nikon D5500 for Street Photography

Is the Nikon D5500 good for Street Photography?

Nikon D5500 Street Photography Score

GOOD

Nikon D5500 has a score of 66 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Nikon D5500 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Nikon D5500 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Fully Articulated LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Nikon D5500 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

No Image Stabilization

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Nikon D5500 users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Nikon F mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Nikon D5500.

Large Body

Large DSLR body ofNikon D5500 will receive too much attention from the people on streets and it will make it harder to capture a natural scene.

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Nikon D5500 Alternatives in Compact SLR cameras for Street Photography

Pentax K-70 Compare D5500 vs K-70	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #57 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #26
	Imaging Features Value for Money 91 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-S2 Compare D5500 vs K-S2	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #55 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #24
	Imaging Features Value for Money 91 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A57 Compare D5500 vs A57	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #119 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #48
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports 90 Daily Landscape

Sony A58 Compare D5500 vs A58	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #139 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #50
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A37 Compare D5500 vs A37	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #155 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #62
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-70

Pentax K-S2

Sony A57

Sony A58

Sony A37