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Canon EOS550D Digtal SLR Body

$961.00

Quick Overview

The Canon EOS 550D is the perfect camera for those looking to enter the creative world of DSLR photography. With intuitive technology, anyone can capture breathtaking images that truly inspire everyone around you. The EOS 550D is the perfect stepping stone for those wishing to take their photography further.



Quality Images

18.0 mega pixel Canon-developed CMOS sensor captures superb image quality with low noise and natural colour


Superior processing

New DiG!C 4 Processor means faster processing and new features such as Live Face Detection AF Mode

Incredible image detail in low light

Standard ISO (100-6400) and expandable to an incredible H:12800

EOS Movies (FULL HD)

Record incredible movies in FULL HD (1920 x 1080p) utilising full manual controls for extra creativity

Movie Crop

An SD quality movie can be cropped to the equivalent of approx. 7x magnification of regular shooting

Live View

Use the LCD Screen to view and compose images and videos in real time

Sharp Focusing

9-point AF for ultra sharp images. You can manually select any of the 9 points to ensure correct sharp focus

Fast shooting

Continuous smooth shooting speed of 3.7 fps

Sharper previews

3.0 inch Wide (1,040,000 dots) LCD screen with anti-reflection and anti-smudge coating for clear photo previews

Cleaner Images

Prevents and automatically removes tiny dust particles resulting in cleaner images

Don’t miss a moment

Incredibly fast 0.1 second start up time so you are always ready to capture spontaneous shots

SDXC Memory Card Compatible

Additionally save all your precious memories to newer high capacity SDXC Memory cards



Body material Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis)
Sensor * • 15.1 million effective pixels
• 15.5 million total pixels
• 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit
• 3:2 aspect ratio
Dust reduction • Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted)
• Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces
• Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later)
Image sizes * • 4752 x 3168
• 3456 x 2304
• 2353 x 1568
Still image formats • RAW (.CR2 14-bit *)
• RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) + JPEG Large/Fine
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal
Movie recording * • 1920 x 1080 (1080P, 16:9) @ 20 fps
• 1280 x 720 (720P, 16:9) @ 30 fps
• 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 30 fps
• Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video,linear PCM audio)
• Up to 29 min 59 sec (or max file size 4 GB)
Image processor * DIGIC 4
Lenses • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount
• 1.6x field of view crop
Focus modes • Auto Focus
• Manual Focus (switch on lens)
Auto Focus

• 9-point CMOS sensor
• F5.6 cross-type at center, extra sensitivity at F2.8
• AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
• Predictive AF up to 10 m

AF modes • AI Focus
• One Shot
• AI Servo
AF point selection • Auto
• Manual
AF assist Flash strobe
Shooting modes • Auto
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Close-up
• Sports
• Night portrait
• Flash off
• Movie *
• Program AE (P)
• Shutter priority AE (Tv)
• Aperture priority AE (Av)
• Manual (M)
• Auto depth-of-field
Metering • TTL 35-zone SPC
• Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)
Metering modes • Evaluative 35-zone (linked to AF points)
• Partial 9% at center
• Spot 4% at center
• Center-weighted average
AE Lock AE lock button
AE Bracketing • +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments
Exposure compen.

• +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments

Sensitivity

• Auto (100 - 1600 *)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200 *
• H1 expansion (ISO 6400 equiv.) *
• H2 expansion (ISO 12800 equiv.) *
• Highlight tone priority

Shutter • Focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Bulb
Aperture values • F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps)
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
White balance  • Auto
 • Daylight
 • Shade
 • Cloudy
 • Tungsten
 • Fluorescent
 • Flash
 • Custom
WB Bracketing • +/-3 levels
• 3 images
• Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias
WB fine-tuning • Blue (-9) to Amber (+9)
• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Color space • sRGB
• Adobe RGB
Picture style • Standard
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Neutral
• Faithful
• Monochrome
• User 1
• User 2
• User 3
Custom image parameters • Sharpness: 0 to 7
• Contrast: -4 to +4
• Saturation: -4 to +4
• Color tone: -4 to +4
• B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G
• B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G
Image processing • Highlight Tone Priority
• Auto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes) *
• Long exposure noise reduction
• High ISO speed noise reduction *
• Peripheral illumination correction *
Drive modes • Single
• Continuous: 3.4 fps up to 170 JPEG / 9 RAW frames *
• Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
• Self-timer continuous
Mirror lockup Yes (custom function)
Viewfinder • Pentamirror
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.87x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)
• Eyepoint: 19 mm
• Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
• Fixed precision matte
• Proximity sensor disables LCD shooting mode information
Viewfinder info • AF information (AF points focus confirmation light)
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• ISO speed (always displayed)
• AE lock
• Exposure level/compensation
• Spot metering circle
• Exposure warning
• AEB
• Flash ready
• High-speed sync
• FE lock
• Flash exposure compensation
• Red-eye reduction light
• White balance correction
• SD card information
• Monochrome shooting
• Maximum burst
• Highlight tone priority *
DOF preview Yes, button
LCD monitor * • 3.0" TFT LCD
• 920,000 pixels
• Wide viewing angle (170° horizontal and vertical)
• Dual anti-reflection, anti-smudge
• 7 brightness levels
• Up to 10x zoom playback
LCD Live view

• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor
• 100% frame coverage (30 fps display rate)
• Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor
• Best view or exposure simulation
• Grid optional (thirds)
• Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point)
• Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up sequence
• Optional Face Detect *
• Two modes; normal and quieter
• Remote live view using EOS Utility (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT)
• Manual focus only

Record review • Uses last play mode
• Magnification possible
• 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold
Flash • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash
• Guide number approx 13
• Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction
• X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps)
• Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.)
External flash • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites
• Hot-shoe
Other features • Orientation sensor
• Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity
Auto rotation • On (playback uses orientation data in file header)
• Off
Playback mode • Single image
• Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB )
• Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable)
• 4 and 9 image index
• Auto play
• Image rotation
• Jump (by 10, 100 or date)
Custom functions * 13 custom functions with 39 settings
Menu languages *

• English
• 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
• Japanese

Firmware User upgradable
Connectivity

• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
• Video out (PAL / NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal *)
• HDMI Type C *
• E3 type wired remote control

Audio *

• Mono microphone on front
• Mono speaker on rear

Storage • SD / SDHC card
Power • Lithium-Ion LP-E5 rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1050 mAh)
• Optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit / car battery charger CBC-E5
Battery Grip Yes, BG-E5
Direct printing • Canon Selphy Printers
• Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function
• Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
• PictBridge
Dimensions 129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in)
Weight (no battery) * 480 g (1.1 lb)
Software *

• Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser
• Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac)
• PhotoStitch
• EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel)
• Original Data Security Tools
• Picture Style Editor



  • Battery charger (LC-E8)

  • Li-ion battery (LP-E8)

  • Wide strap

  • USB cable

  • Body cap

  • Software CD and Instruction manual.