The F55 is a 35mm film

135 film

The term 135 was introduced by Kodak in 1934 as a designation for cartridge film wide, specifically for still photography. It quickly grew in popularity, surpassing 120 film by the late 1960s to become the most popular photographic film format...

 SLR

Single-lens reflex camera

A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...

 autofocus camera introduced by Nikon

Nikon

, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...

 in 2002. It was targeted at a new and lower price-point than the F65

Nikon F65

The F65 is a 35mm film SLR camera introduced by Nikon in 2001. Like its predecessor, the F60, it was aimed at the lower end of the amateur autofocus SLR market....

(previously Nikon's cheapest autofocus SLR). The F65 continued to be sold alongside the F55. The camera is Made in Thailand.

It is unique among recent Nikon autofocus SLRs in that it does not support autofocus on Nikon lenses with "AF-S" silent wave motor focussing, or the "VR" optical stabilisation features found on some lenses.

It features several different operating modes, including "Auto" and manual.

A date/time-imprinting facility is included with the F55D variant.

External links

• Nikon.com – Information on the F55 including links to product brochure and spec sheet