Canon EOS 550D - Review and Specification

Canon EOS 550D is the perfect camera, with 18.0 Mega pixel canon developed CMOS sensor can captures superb image quality. The Processor using New DIG!c 4, it mean faster processing and new features such as Live Face Detection AF Mode.

Canon EOS 550D has a lot of features that's you can find in Canon EOS 7D and also in low price. If we look on the body design of Canon EOD 550D there no significant change compared to the body of Canon EOD 500D, only the logo on the front has been change to upper position.






Point Plus To Canon EOS 550D

High Quality Images

•     Powered with 18.0 Megapixels CMOS sensor
•     Dig!c 4 Image Processor
•     ISO 100 - 6400 (H: 12800)
•     Noise Reduction for high ISO Speed

Incredible Recording Movies

•     Record Full High Definition movies using Live View (with sound)
•     HDMI mini output in full High Definition
•     Record incredible movies in Full HD (1920 x 1080p)
•     Movie Crop, an SD quality movie can be cropped to the equivalent of approx. 7x magnification of regular shooting

High Performance Features

•     High speed and precision 9 point AF, this is for ultra sharp images. You can manually select any of the 9 point to ensure correct sharp focus.
•     3.7 fps (up to 34 continuous shooting: JPEG)
•     3.0" Wide 3:2 LCD monitor ( 1,040,000 dots)
•     Compatible with all EF/S lenses
•     SDXC Memory Card compatible

User Friendly

•     Live View (Live, Quick and Live Face Detection AF modes)
•     Auto Lighting Optimizer
•     Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination
•     EOS Integrated Cleaning System

Specification

Imaging	·         Imaging Sensor/Effective Pixels : CMOS / 18.0 MP ·         Effective Sensor Size : 22.3x 14.9 mm ·         A/D Resolution Power : 14-bit ·         Colour Filter Size : Primary Colours, APS-C ·         35mm Focal Length Equivalent : 1.6X
Image Size	·         Large / Fine : 5184 X 3456 / Approx 17.9 MP ·         Medium / Fine :  3456 X  2304  / Approx 8.0 MP ·         Small / Fine  : 2592 X 1728 /  Approx 4.5MP ·         RAW : 5184 X 3456 / Approx 17.9 MP ·         RAW & JPEG Simultaneous Recording :  Yes
Viewfinder	·         Coverage (vertical/horizontal) : 95% ·         Dioptic Adjustment : -3 to +1 dpt ·         Interchangeable Focusing Screens : No
Auto Focus	AF point : 9
Exposure Control	Shooting Modes ·         14 standard modes Metering Segments ·         63 Metering Modes ·         Evaluative, ·         Partial, ·         Spot, ·         Centre-weighted average ISO Speed Range ·         ISO 100-6400 (H: 12800)                                                         Exposure Compensation ·         1/3 or 1/2-stop increments  ·         Normal: ±5; Manual, AEB: ±3
Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec – 30, bulb, X-sync 1/200 sec.
Shooting Speed	3.7 fps
LCD Monitor	3” Wide Clear View (Approx. 1,040,000 dots)
Start Up Time	0.1 sec
Body Dimension (W x H x D)	128.8 x 97.5 x 75.3 mm.
Weight (Body Only)	475g  (body only)

Canon EOS 550D vs Canon EOS 500D

	Canon EOS 550D	Canon EOS 500D
Sensor	• 18.7 million effective pixels	• 15.1 million effective pixels
Images Sizes	• 5184 x 3456 • 3456 x 2304 • 2592 x 1728	• 4752 x 3168 • 3456 x 2304 • 2353 x 1568
Sensitivity	ISO 100 to 6400, extendable to 12800.	ISO 100 to 3200, extendable to H1 (6400) and H2 (12800).
Metering	• TTL 63-zone SPC
Exposure Compensation	+/- 5.0 EV	+/- 2.0 EV
Auto ISO	• ISO 100 to 6400 • User selectable max ISO	ISO 100 to 1600
LCD monitor	• 3.0 " TFT LCD • 3:2 aspect ratio • 1,040,000 dots	• 3.0 " TFT LCD • 4:3 aspect ratio • 920,000 dots
Video Mode	• 1080p @ 30, 25 or 24 fps • 720p @ 50/60 fps • VGA @ 50/60 fps • Movie crop function • External stereo mike (optional)	• 1080p @ 20fps • 720p @ 30fps • VGA @ 30fps
High Speed Continuous	• 3.7 fps • 34 JPEG/Fine frames • 6 RAW frames	• 3.4 fps • 170 JPEG/Fine frames • 9 RAW frames

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