Other Accessories - Nikon D5500 Reference Manual

Other Accessories

At the time of writing, the following accessories were available
for the D5500.
Power sources • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL14a (0 27): Additional
Accessory shoe
covers
Filters
330 Technical Notes
EN-EL14a batteries are available from local retailers and
Nikon-authorized service representatives. EN-EL14
batteries can also be used.
• Battery Charger MH-24 (0 27): Recharge EN-EL14a and
EN-EL14 batteries.
• Power Connector EP-5A, AC Adapter EH-5b: These accessories
can be used to power the camera for extended periods
(EH-5a and EH-5 AC adapters can also be used). A power
connector EP-5A is required to connect the camera to
the EH-5b, EH-5a, or EH-5; see page 335 for details.
Accessory Shoe Cover BS-1: A cover protecting the accessory
shoe. The accessory shoe is used for optional flash units.
• Filters intended for special-effects photography may
interfere with autofocus or the electronic rangefinder.
• The D5500 can not be used with linear polarizing filters.
Use C-PL or C-PL II circular polarizing filters instead.
• NC filters are recommended for protecting the lens.
• To prevent ghosting, use of a filter is not recommended
when the subject is framed against a bright light, or
when a bright light source is in the frame.
• Center-weighted metering is recommended with filters
with exposure factors (filter factors) over 1× (Y44, Y48,
Y52, O56, R60, X0, X1, C-PL, ND2S, ND4, ND4S, ND8,
ND8S, ND400, A2, A12, B2, B8, B12). See the filter
manual for details.