Nikon D3400 vs Nikon D5500
Side-by-side used price and spec comparison. Lowest current prices pulled daily from the major used-gear sites.
Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 56% above the 90-day low of $80 (seen Sep 12, 2026). 19% of the $650 MSRP. Prices are down 5.3% over the last 30 days.
Lowest price we've ever observed. This at $184 matches the lowest we've ever recorded for this body. That's 20% of the $900 MSRP. Prices are down 8.5% over the last 30 days.
Specs side by side
| Nikon D3400 | Nikon D5500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Nikon | Nikon |
| Family | Nikon D3xxx | Nikon D5xxx |
| Category | body | body |
| Body type | DSLR | DSLR |
| Mount | Nikon F | Nikon F |
| Sensor | APS-C | APS-C |
| Sensor family | — | — |
| Megapixels | 24.2 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Autofocus | — | — |
| IBIS | — | — |
| Weather sealed | No | No |
| Max video | 1080p60 | 1080p60 |
| Max native ISO | — | — |
| Body weight | 445 g | 470 g |
| Dimensions | — | — |
| Body material | — | — |
| Released | 2016-09-08 | 2015-02-05 |
| Discontinued | — | — |
| Status | discontinued | discontinued |
| MSRP | $650 | $900 |
| Current low | $125 | $184 |
| vs MSRP | -81% | -80% |
Dynamic range, head to head
Both sensors plotted on one chart, across the full ISO range. The higher line holds more shadow-to-highlight latitude at that ISO.
Overlay both curves on Photons to PhotosMeasurements by William J. Claff. We link rather than reprint them.
Both cameras appear in
Curated best-under lists where both of these qualify today.
The verdicts above describe price timing. They don't tell you which camera fits your shooting style. See /methods for how we normalize seller conditions and compute the deal score.