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About the Product
Canon EOS 550D is the latest SLR in the consumer focused EOS camera series. This Canon camera sports a 18 megapixel optical sensor and is capable of shooting at a Full HD resolution (1920x1080). The camera uses a 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor powered with a DIGIC 4 processor. The Canon EOS 550D uses the standard 3:2 aspect ratio and is a suitable buy for first time DSLR buyers or enthusiasts. The camera weighs approximately 475g and has dimension of 128.8 x 97.5 x 75.3 mm. This Canon DSLR has a 3-inch TFT colour liquid-crystal screen with 1,040,000 dot pixels. The LCD is dual anti-reflection and anti-smudge, and has up to 10x playback zoom. The Pentamirror Viewfinder covers 95 percent frame and offers 0.87x magnification. In terms of memory and battery, the Canon DSLR camera supports SD/SDHC/SDXC cards and has a Lithium-Ion LP-E8 rechargeable battery, which can take up to 440 shots.
The EOS 550D has a Canon EF / EF-S lens mount and has a focal length of 17mm. This SLR camera has a 9 point Auto Focus system and Auto Focus ranges from -0.5 to 18 EV (at 100 ISO). The ISO of this Canon SLR camera ranges from 100 to 6400 on an automatic mode and can be expanded up to an impressive 12,800 with a special ISO option. The camera has auto pop-up retractable built in flash and it also supports external flash with the help of Hot-Shoe. The EOS 550D has shutter speed of 30 - 1/4000 sec and the Aperture ranges from F1.0 - F91. The EOS 550D supports various shooting mode and scene mode such as Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night portrait, Flash off, Movie, Program AE (P), Shutter priority AE (Tv), Aperture priority AE (Av), Manual (M), and Auto depth-of-field. A user can save the pictures in loss-less RAW (Canon CR2 14 Bit) and compressed JPEG format. Another unique feature of the camera is the Full HD recording at the resolution of 1920 X 1080, which can be shot at 24fps / 25fps / 30fps. Additional features of the Canon EOS 550D camera includes dust reduction, continuous shooting at 3.7fps, orientation sensor, mono microphone on front and rear, and USB 3.0 connectivity along with HDMI mini output.
Features
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18 megapixel Camera
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Full HD Recording
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CMOS Image Sensor
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3 inch TFT LCD Screen
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Tweaked Auto ISO function
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High resolution LCD screen
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Quick control function
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Larger buttons
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Increased exposure compensation range
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Battery life
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Movie mode
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