| Type | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
|---|---|
| Sensor | CMOS APS-C 22.3 × 14.9 mm (1.6x conversion factor) |
| Maximum resolution | 5,184 × 3,456 (17.9 recorded megapixels) |
| Lens | Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount |
| Flash | E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up |
| Shutter | focal-plane |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 to 30 sec and bulb, 1/200 s X-sync |
| Exposure metering | Full aperture TTL, 63-zone SPC |
| Exposure modes | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field, Movie |
| Metering modes | Evaluative, Spot (4% at center), Partial (9% at center), Center-weighted average |
| Focus areas | 9 AF points, f/5.6 cross-type center (extra sensitivity at f/2.8) |
| Focus modes | AI Focus, One-Shot, AI Servo, Live View |
| Continuous shooting | 3.7 frame/s for 34 JPEG or 6 RAW frames |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentamirror SLR, 95% coverage, 0.87× magnification, and electronic (Live View) |
| ASA/ISO range | ISO 100 to 6400 (expandable to 12800) |
| Flash bracketing | Yes |
| Custom WB | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom |
| WB bracketing | ± 3 stops for 3 frames |
| Rear LCD monitor | 3 in 3:2 color TFT LCD, 1,040,000 pixels |
| Storage | Secure Digital Card Secure Digital High Capacity Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
| Battery | LP-E8 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery |
| Dimensions | 129 mm × 98 mm × 62 mm |
| Weight | 530 g (19 oz) (including battery and card) |
| Optional battery packs | BG-E8 grip |
| Made in | Japan |
The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on February 8, 2010.[1] It was made available starting February 24, 2010[2] and to US dealers starting early March.[3] It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in North America.[4] It continues the entry level digital SLR camera series (known as Rebel line in North America) of Canon, and is currently placed by Canon as the successor model to the EOS 500D, and has been superseded by the EOS 600D (T3i).
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The 550D comes with following image processing and camera operating software: ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Image Processing, Digital Photo Professional, PhotoStitch, EOS Utility and Picture Style Editor.[6]
The Canon 550D has available accessories such as:[7]
In July 2010 Canon released firmware 1.0.8 that fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves unexpectedly when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).[8] 25 December 2010[9] Canon offered firmware version 1.0.9 which should fix tone jumps in some images, depending on the shooting scene and when shooting with the Auto Lighting Optimizer settings (low/standard/strong).[10]
Magic Lantern is an open source (GPL) firmware add-on for Canon dSLR cameras, which has enhancements for video and still photography without replacing the stock firmware. [11]
The British Journal of Photography was impressed by the 550D and they said "the EOS 550D is a good match for the 7D at half the price".[12] On Digital Photography Review it got overall score of 77%.[6] Alternative cameras for 550D are for example Nikon D5000, Nikon D3100, Canon 500D,[13] Nikon D90,[14] and Pentax K-7.[15]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Canon_EOS_550D Canon EOS 550D] at Wikimedia Commons
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