The Nikon D5000 series has for quite some time been a decent decision for picture takers who needed an exceptionally capable compact DSLR that offer a larger amount of aficionado components than the D3000 arrangement that sits underneath it. Nikon's most recent model - the D5500 - proceeds with that pattern, however the contrasts amongst it and the D5300 that preceded it aren't tremendous. The D5300, presented in the fall of 2013, awed us with its picture quality, flip-out LCD, and list of capabilities. We were less enthused about its menu system and live view execution.
So what's changed? In short, the D5500 has a smaller and lighter body with an enhanced grasp, a faster processor, touch-enabled LCD, "level" picture control, and implicit Wi-Fi. We'll see later if the company addressed a portion of the issues that we encountered with the D5300.