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Canon EOS 550D

2010 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera

Summary

2010 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera

Field	Value
model	Canon EOS 550D
Canon EOS Rebel T2i
Canon EOS Kiss X4
image	CanonEOS550D 2.jpg
image_size	300px
kind	Digital single-lens reflex
sensor	CMOS APS-C 22.3 × 14.9 mm (1.6x conversion factor)
res	5,184 × 3,456 pixels (18.0 megapixels)
lens	Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount
shutter	focal-plane
shutterRange	1/4000 to 30 sec and bulb, 1/200 s X-sync
metering	Full aperture TTL, 63-zone SPC
emode	Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field, Movie
mmode	Evaluative, Spot (4% at center), Partial (9% at center), Center-weighted average
farea	9 AF points, f/5.6 cross-type center (extra sensitivity at f/2.8)
fmode	AI Focus, One-Shot, AI Servo, Live View
cont	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)
speedRange	ISO 100 to 6400 (expandable to 12800 with Canon Firmware, expandable to 24000 with Magic Lantern firmware)
flash	E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up
flbkt	No
WB	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom
wbbkt	± 5 stops for 3 frames
rearLCD	3 in 3:2 color TFT LCD, 1,040,000 dots
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 (including battery and card)
obp	BG-E8 grip
madeIn	Japan
predecessor	Canon EOS 500D	successor=Canon EOS 600D

Canon EOS Rebel T2i Canon EOS Kiss X4 Secure Digital High Capacity Secure Digital Extended Capacity

The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 8 February 2010. It was available since 24 February 2010,{{cite web | access-date=8 February 2010 | access-date=8 February 2010 | archive-date=23 March 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323210701/http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20100208_t2i.html | url-status=dead

Features

18.0 effective megapixel CMOS sensor
1080p HD video recording at 24p (23.976 fps), 25p (25 fps), and 30p (29.97 fps) with drop-frame timing
720p HD video recording at 50 fps (50 Hz) and 60 fps (59.94 Hz)
480p video recording at 50 fps (50 Hz) and 60 fps (59.94 Hz)
3.5mm microphone jack for external microphones or recorders.
PAL / NTSC video output
DIGIC 4 image processor
14-bit analog to digital signal conversion
3.0 in 3:2 aspect ratio LCD monitor
Live view mode
Built-in flash
Wide, selectable, nine-point AF with centre cross-type sensor extra sensitive at f/2.8
Four metering modes, using 63-zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering
Highlight tone priority
EOS integrated cleaning system
Internal monaural microphone
sRGB and Adobe RGB colour spaces
ISO 100–6,400 expandable to 12,800
Continuous drive up to 3.7 frame/s (34 images (JPEG), 6 images (raw))
SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory card file storage
Raw and large JPEG simultaneous recording
USB 2.0, HDMI control (CEC)
LP-E8 battery
Approximate weight 0.53 kg with battery and card

Bundled software

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

ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional
PhotoStitch
EOS Utility
Picture Style Editor

Neewer battery grip for T2i, T3i, T4i and T5i

Optional accessories

The Canon 550D has available accessories, such as:

All EF and EF-S lenses
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX
Macro twin lite MT-24EX
E-series Dioptic Adjustment Lenses
Angle Finder C
Semi hard case EH19L
Interface Cable IFC-200U/500U
Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3
Canon EX-series Speedlites & ST-E2
AC Adapter Kit (AC Adapter CA-PS700 & DC Coupler – DR-E8)
Battery grip BG-E8
Battery Magazine BGME8A/L
Eyepiece Extender EPEX15II
HDMI Cable HTC-100
Remote Switch RS-60E3
Wireless Remote Controller RC-6

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). On 25 December 2010, 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).

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. The Canon T2i is compatible with Magic Lantern firmware.

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". On Digital Photography Review, it got overall score of 77%. For most of its product life, alternative cameras included the Nikon D5000, Nikon D3100, Canon 500D, Nikon D90, 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.)

References

Marc Chacksfield. (2010). "Canon EOS 550D officially announced". techradar.com.
(2010). "Canon Rebel T2I/Canon EOS Kiss Digital X4/Canon EOS 550D". techgenie.com.
Westlake, Andy. (2012-06-08). "Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) Hands-on Preview".
"Canon Rebel T2i / EOS 550D Compared to Nikon D90 Side by Side". digitalreview.ca.
"canoneos550d (Rebel T2i) specifications". dpreview.com.
(2010). "EOS 550D". canon.com.au.
"EOS-1D Mark IV and 550D firmware updates". cpn.canon-europe.com.
"EOS Digital". canon.com.
"Canon EOS 550D Firmware 1.0.9". photographyblog.com.
"Magic Lantern Firmware Wiki". Magiclantern.wikia.com.
"Magic Lantern Nightly Builds".
David Kilpatrick. (2010). "Canon 550D impresses". [[British Journal of Photography]].
"Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i". [[Digital Photography Review]].
"Compared to...". dpreview.com.
"CANON EOS T2i/550D Review – Shoot to Kill?". digital-photography-school.com.

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