Canon EOS-550d no lens

The all new
Canon EOS 550D

( Rebel T2i)

Canon Rebel Xsi Front view

Features

Specifications

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The technical specifications of the EOS550D are impressive. Listed here are the technical specifications from Canon. First a quick reminder of the feature list:-

18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor.
DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800).
Continuous shooting at 3.7fps
Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates
7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2. Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots.
iFCL metering System with 63-zone.
Dual-layer Metering Sensor.
Quick Control screen to change shooting settings.
Exposure compensation +/-5 stops. Select maximum value for Auto ISO.
External Microphone socket.
Movie crop function.
Eye-Fi connected functions compatibility

EOS 550D specifications

IMAGE SENSOR 2.3 x 14.9mm CMOS with approx 18.0 megapixels

Aspect Ratio 3:2 Low-Pass Filter

Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit

EOS integrated cleaning system

IMAGE PROCESSOR Type DIGIC 4

LENS with EF/EF-S Lens Mount

Focal Length is equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens FOCUSING using TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated with a CMOS sensor

AF System/ Points has 9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8). This has the specification of an AF working range with EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

AF Modes are AI FocusOne ShotAI Servo

AF Point Selection -Automatic selection, Manual selection with Selected AF point display

This is then superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor

Predictive AF1 - up to 10m

AF locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode.

AF Assist Beam has Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite

Manual Focus is Selected on lens

EXPOSURE CONTROL

There Are Four Metering modes. Their specifications are :- TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering

The Metering Range Is EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)

AE Lock -Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.

Exposure Compensation specifications

+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).AEB 3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments

ISO Sensitivity

AUTO(100-6400), 100-6400 Expandable to H (approx 12800) in 1-stop increments

SHUTTER is electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter. The specifications of the shutter are that it has a speed of 30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. NOTE Available range varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE - Auto white balance with the imaging sensor. Th is has various settings:- AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, WhiteFluorescent light, Flash, CustomWhite balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-92. Magenta/ Green +/-9

WHITE BALANCE- Bracketing at +/-3 levels in single level increments3 bracketed images per shutter releaseSelectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias

Canon EOS 550D VIEWFINDER specifications are Type Pentamirror. Providing Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) Approx. 95% and having a magnification Approx. 0.87x

Eyepoint Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens centre) Dioptre Correction is -3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)

Fixed Focusing Screen

Mirror is a Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)

Viewfinder specifications:-

AF information: AF points, focus confirmation lightExposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEBFlash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction lightImage information: White balance correction, SD card information, monochrome
shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+)

Depth of field preview with Depth of Field preview button

Eyepiece shutter On strap

LCD MONITOR 7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots Viewing Angle
(horizontally/vertically) is Approx 160°

Coating being of Dual Anti-reflection, anti smudge

Brightness Adjustment Is Adjustable to one of seven levels

FLASH Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)13 Built-in Flash Coverage up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm) The EOS550D has a Built-in Flash recycle time of 3 seconds

Flash Modes are Auto, Manual Flash On/off Red-Eye Reduction with red eye reduction lamp

X-sync 1/200sec

Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments

Flash Exposure Bracketing with compatible External Flash

Flash Exposure Lock

Second Curtain Synchronisation

HotShoe/ PC terminal

External Flash Compatibility - E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

External Flash Control is via camera menu screen

SHOOTING Modes

Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Movie,
Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP

Picture Styles -Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)

Colour Space is RGB and Adobe RGB

Image Processing

Highlight Tone PriorityAuto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes)
Long exposure noise reductionHigh ISO speed noise reductionPeripheral illumination correction

Drive modes are Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)

Continuous Shooting with Approx. 3.7fps. (speed maintained for minimum of approx 34 images (JPEG)3, 6 images (RAW)4)

LIVE VIEW MODE - Electronic viewfinder with image sensor

Coverage has Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

Focusing

Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode

Metering

Real-time evaluative metering with image sensorActive metering time can be changed

Display Options are Grid overlay, Histogram

FILE TYPE

Still Image Type

JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File
system (2.0), RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant RAW+JPEG simultaneous
recording

Image Size

JPEG: (L) 5184x3456 (M) 3456x2304, (S) 2592x1728RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456

Movie Type

MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)

Movie Size

1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)

Movie Length

Max duration 29m 59sec, Max file size 4GB

Sound Files

(1) Consecutive numbering(2) Auto reset(3) Manual reset

OTHER FEATURES

12 Custom Functions with 36 settings

Metadata Tag

User copyright information (can be set in camera)

LCD Panel / Illumination

Yes

Playback zoom

1.5x - 10x enabled in 15steps

Display Formats

(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index(4) 9 image index(5) Jump Display

Slide Show

Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, StillsPlayback time: 1/2/3/5 secondsRepeat: On/Off

Histogram

Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes

Highlight Alert

Yes (Shooting information display only)

Image Erase/Protection

Erase: Single image, Checkmarked images, Unprotected imagesProtection: Erase protection of one image at a time

Data Verification

Original image verification data can be appended to the image (OSK-E3 required
for verification)

Menu Categories

(1) Shooting menu (x4)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu

Menu Languages

25 LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian,
Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian,
Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean
and Japanese

Firmware Update - Update possible by the uer

INTERFACES - Computer Hi-Speed USB and also Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output
(HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack)

DIRECT PRINT to Canon Printers

Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

PictBridge

STORAGE Type SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

PC & Macintosh

Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter
Edition)
OS X v10.4-10.6

SOFTWARE

Browsing & Printing; ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Image Processing; Digital Photo Professional

Other

PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, Original Data Security Tools*),
Picture Style Editor* Requires optional accessory

POWER SOURCE

Batteries - 1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E8. Battery life Is Approx. 440 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)5Approx. 400 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

Battery Indicator 4 levels Power saving

Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins

Power Supply & Battery
Chargers

AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8, Battery charger LC-E8, LC-E8E

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Body Materials Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity

Dimensions (WxHxD)

128.8 x 97.3 x 62 mm

Weight (body only)

Approx. 530g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)

ACCESSORIES

Viewfinder

Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece
Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C

Case

Semi-Hard Case EH19-L

Wireless File Transmitter

All EF and EF-S lenses

Flash

Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX,
580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite
Transmitter ST-E2)

Battery Grip

BG-E8

Remote Controller/ Switch

Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6

Other

Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

1 With EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph

2 Recommended Exposure Index

3 Large/Fine (Quality 8) resolution

4 Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style.
Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture
Style, Custom functions etc.

5 Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where
indicated

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