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<blockquote data-quote="okulo" data-source="post: 492871" data-attributes="member: 40687">I have had my D5500 for just over a week and I have taken about 60 photos in various conditions and none have been as sharp as I had been led to expect by what I have read about the absence of a low pass filter.I have been using the camera in Area Focus mode and mainly (for the time being) in no flash auto mode (until I get better acquainted with the controls).The camera is locking on to an area in the frame but when I look at the photos, there isn't a single point in the photo which is sharp. I thought it might be something to do with the VR system so I read up about that and discovered that it only engages when the shutter button is half pressed and as I have the AE-L/AF-L button set to trigger autofocus, I may not have been pressing the shutter release button half way properly to activate the VR, so I tried again but with similar results.I'd say that when examined at 100%, the photos are no better than looking at my old D70 (6.1MP) photos at 200%.I'm going to play around with different focussing modes to see if there is any improvement.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="okulo, post: 492871, member: 40687"] I have had my D5500 for just over a week and I have taken about 60 photos in various conditions and none have been as sharp as I had been led to expect by what I have read about the absence of a low pass filter. I have been using the camera in Area Focus mode and mainly (for the time being) in no flash auto mode (until I get better acquainted with the controls). The camera is locking on to an area in the frame but when I look at the photos, there isn't a single point in the photo which is sharp. I thought it might be something to do with the VR system so I read up about that and discovered that it only engages when the shutter button is half pressed and as I have the AE-L/AF-L button set to trigger autofocus, I may not have been pressing the shutter release button half way properly to activate the VR, so I tried again but with similar results. I'd say that when examined at 100%, the photos are no better than looking at my old D70 (6.1MP) photos at 200%. I'm going to play around with different focussing modes to see if there is any improvement. [/QUOTE]

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