Canon EOS 550D

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Canon EOS 550D
Canon EOS Rebel T2i
Canon EOS Kiss X4
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Overview
Type Digital single-lens reflex
Lens
Lens Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor CMOS APS-C 22.3 × 14.9 mm (1.6x conversion factor)
Maximum resolution 5,184 × 3,456 pixels (18.0 megapixels)
Film speed ISO 100 to 6400 (expandable to 12800 with Canon Firmware, expandable to 24000 with Magic Lantern firmware)
Storage media Secure Digital Card
Secure Digital High Capacity
Secure Digital Extended Capacity
Focusing
Focus modesAI Focus, One-Shot, AI Servo, Live View
Focus areas9 AF points, f/5.6 cross-type center (extra sensitivity at f/2.8)
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesFull Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field, Movie
Exposure metering Full aperture TTL, 63-zone SPC
Metering modes Evaluative, Spot (4% at center), Partial (9% at center), Center-weighted average
Flash
Flash E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up
Flash bracketing No
Shutter
Shutter focal-plane
Shutter speed range1/4000 to 30 sec and bulb, 1/200 s X-sync
Continuous shooting 3.7 frame/s for 34 JPEG or 6 raw frames
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Eye-level pentamirror SLR, 95% coverage, 0.87× magnification, and electronic (Live View)
Image processing
White balance Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom
WB bracketing ± 5 stops for 3 frames
General
LCD screen3 in 3:2 color TFT LCD, 1,040,000 dots
BatteryLP-E8 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
Optional battery packs BG-E8 grip
Dimensions 129 mm × 98 mm × 62 mm
Weight 530 g (19 oz) (including battery and card)
Made in Japan
Chronology
Predecessor Canon EOS 500D
Successor Canon EOS 600D
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The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 8 February 2010. [1] It was available since 24 February 2010, [2] and to US dealers from early March. [3] It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in the Americas. [4] It is part of Canon's entry- / mid-level digital SLR camera series, and was the successor model to the EOS 500D. It was succeeded by the EOS 600D (Kiss X5 / Rebel T3i) but remained in Canon's lineup until being discontinued in June 2012 with the announcement of the EOS 650D (Kiss X6i / Rebel T4i). [5]

Contents

Features

Bundled software

The 550D comes with following image-processing and camera-operating software: [7]

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Neewer battery grip for T2i, T3i, T4i and T5i

Optional accessories

The Canon 550D has available accessories, such as: [8]

Firmware updates

In July 2010, Canon released firmware 1.0.8 that fixed a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves unexpectedly when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses). [9] On 25 December 2010, [10] Canon offered firmware version 1.0.9 which fixed tone jumps in some images, depending on the shooting scene and when shooting with the Auto Lighting Optimizer settings (low / standard / strong). [11]

Custom firmware

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. [12] The Canon T2i is compatible with Magic Lantern firmware. [13]

Reception

The British Journal of Photography was impressed by the 550D and said "the EOS 550D is a good match for the 7D at half the price". [14] On Digital Photography Review , it got overall score of 77%. [15] For most of its product life, alternative cameras included the Nikon D5000, Nikon D3100, Canon 500D, [16] Nikon D90, [17] and Pentax K-7. Immediately before it was discontinued in 2012, the main competitors of the 550D were the Nikon D3200 and D5100 (respectively the replacements for the D3100 and D5000), Pentax K-r (replacement for the K-x), and the Sony Alpha 57, one of the company's SLT cameras. (The replacement for the Nikon D90, the D7000, is positioned upmarket from the 550D.)

See also

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