Canon EOS 550D

Canon EOS 550D/EOS Rebel T2i/EOS Kiss X4

Type	Digital single-lens reflex
Sensor	CMOS APS-C 22.3 × 14.9 mm (1.6x conversion factor)
Maximum resolution	5,184 × 3,456 (17.9 recorded megapixels)
Lens	Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount
Flash	E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up
Shutter	focal-plane
Shutter speed range	1/4000 to 30 sec and bulb, 1/200 s X-sync
ASA/ISO range	ISO 100 to 6400 (expandable to 12800 with Canon Firmware, expandable to 24000 with Magic Lantern firmware)
Exposure metering	Full aperture TTL, 63-zone SPC
Exposure modes	Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field, Movie
Metering modes	Evaluative, Spot (4% at center), Partial (9% at center), Center-weighted average
Focus areas	9 AF points, f/5.6 cross-type center (extra sensitivity at f/2.8)
Focus modes	AI Focus, One-Shot, AI Servo, Live View
Continuous shooting	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)
Flash bracketing	No
Custom WB	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash, Custom
WB bracketing	± 3 stops for 3 frames
Rear LCD monitor	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
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

The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 8 February 2010.^[1] It was made available starting 24 February 2010^[2] and to US dealers starting 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 placed by Canon as the successor model to the EOS 500D. It was superseded by the EOS 600D (Kiss X5/Rebel T3i), but remained in Canon's lineup until being discontinued in June 2012 with the announcement of the EOS 650D (Kiss X6i/Rebel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]

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 50p (50 Hz) and 60p (59.94 Hz)^[6]
480p ED video recording at 50p (50 Hz) and 60p (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-inch (76 mm) 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 (1.2 lb) 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 and Picture Style Editor.^[7]

Newer battery grip for T2i, T3i, T4i and T5i

Optional accessories

550D with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens

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

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 fixes 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] 25 December 2010^[10] Canon offered firmware version 1.0.9 which should fix 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]

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".^[13] On Digital Photography Review it got overall score of 77%.^[14] For most of its product life, alternative cameras included the Nikon D5000, Nikon D3100, Canon 500D,^[15] Nikon D90,^[16] 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. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "18MP, 1080p HD Movies, ISO 6400: Canon redefines the boundaries of the consumer DSLR with the EOS 550D". 8 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
↑ "The new Canon Rebel T2i digital SLR takes aspiring photographers beyond the still with advanced video features". 8 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
↑ "Canon Rebel T2I/Canon EOS Kiss Digital X4/Canon EOS 550D". techgenie.com. 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ Westlake, Andy (2012-06-08). "Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) Hands-on Preview". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
↑ "Canon Rebel T2i / EOS 550D Compared to Nikon D90 Side by Side". digitalreview.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
↑ "canoneos550d (Rebel T2i) specifications". dpreview.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "EOS 550D" (PDF). canon.com.au. 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
↑ "EOS-1D Mark IV and 550D firmware updates". cpn.canon-europe.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
↑ "EOS Digital". canon.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
↑ "Canon EOS 550D Firmware 1.0.9". photographyblog.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "Magic Lantern Firmware Wiki". Magiclantern.wikia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
↑ David Kilpatrick (2010). "Canon 550D impresses". bjp-online.com. British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "Compared to...". dpreview.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
↑ "CANON EOS T2i/550D Review – Shoot to Kill?". digital-photography-school.com. Retrieved 6 January 2011.

External links

Media related to Canon EOS 550D at Wikimedia Commons
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Canon EOS digital camera timeline (comparison)

Type	Sensor	2000			2001				2002				2003				2004				2005				2006				2007				2008				2009				2010				2011				2012				2013				2014				2015				2016
		2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4
DSLR	Full-frame											1Ds								1Ds Mk II												1Ds Mk III																	1DX / 1DC																	1DX Mk II
	APS-H							1D										1D Mk II					1D Mk II N							1D Mk III										1D Mk IV
	Full-frame																																																													5Ds / 5Ds R
																								5D												5D Mk II													5D Mk III
																																																				6D
	APS-C																																							7D																				7D Mk II
				D30					D60				10D						20D						30D						40D				50D								60D												70D											80D
																					20Da																													60Da
															300D						350D						400D						450D					500D			550D				600D					650D				700D								750D / 760D
																																																						100D
																																		1000D											1100D												1200D									1300D
MILC	APS-C																																																		M					M2					M3
																																																																M10
Early models		Canon EOS DCS 3 (1995) Canon EOS DCS 1 (1995) Canon EOS DCS 5 (1995) Canon EOS D2000 (1998) Canon EOS D6000 (1998)

DSLR, SLT and MILC cameras with HD video (uncompressed – 4K resolution) mode (comparison)

Canon
EOS

High-end	5D Mark II^w (2008) 7D^w (2009) 1D Mark IV^w (2009) 1D X^w (2012) 5D Mark III^Hw (2012) 1D C^w (2012) 6D^HGW (2012) 7D Mark II^HG (2014) 1D X Mark II^SGW (2016)

Mid-range	500D (2009) 60D^w (2010) 550D (2010) 600D (2011) 650D^H (2012) EOS M (2012) 700D^H (2013) 70D^HW (2013) EOS M2 (2013) 750D^w (2015) 760D^w (2015) EOS M3 (2015) 80D^THW (2016)

Entry-level	1100D (2011) 100D^H (2013) 1200D (2014) 1300D (2016)

Nikon
D / 1 series

High-end	D300S^Tgw (2009) D3S^Tgw (2009) D800/D800E^THgw (2012) D4^THgw (2012) D600^THgw (2012) D610^THgw (2013) D4S^THgw (2014) D810^THgw (2014) D750^THgW (2014) D810A^THgw (2015) D500^THgW (2016) D5^THgw (2016)

Mid-range	D90^gw (2008) D5000^Tgw (2009) D7000^Tgw (2010) D5100^THgw (2011) 1 V1^TSFgw (2011) 1 V2^SFgw (2012) D5200^THgw (2012) D7100^THgw (2013) D5300^THGW (2013) 1 V3^SFHPgW (2014) D5500^THgW (2015) D7200^THgW (2015)

Entry-level	D3100^gw (2010) 1 J1^SFw (2011) D3200^gw (2012) 1 J2^SFHPw (2012) 1 S1^SFHPw (2013) 1 J3^SFHPw (2013) 1 AW1^SFHPGw (2013) D3300^Pgw (2014) 1 J4^SFHPW (2014) 1 J5^TSFHPW (2015)

Olympus
Micro 4/3

Mid-range	E-M5 (2012) E-P5^W (2013) E-M1^HW (2013) E-M10^THW (2014)

Entry-level	E-PL1 (2010) E-P1 (2010) E-P2 (2010) E-PL2 (2011) E-PL3 (2011) E-P3 (2011) E-PM1 (2011) E-PL5 (2012) E-PM2 (2012)

Panasonic
Lumix

Mid-range	GH1 (2009) GH2 (2010) GH3^THW (2012) GX7 (2013) GM1^THW (2013) GH4^THW (2014)

Entry-level	GF1 (2009) G10 (2010) G2 (2010) GF2 (2010) G3 (2011) GX1 (2011) GF3 (2011) GF5 (2012) G5 (2012) G6 (2013)

Pentax
645 / K /
Q series

High-end	645Z^THgw (2014) K-1^THGW (2016)

Mid-range	K-7^TH (2009) K-5^THg (2010) K-30^THg (2012) K-5 II/K-5 IIs^THg (2012) K-50^THg (2013) K-3^THgw (2013) K-3 II^THGw (2015)

Entry-level	K-x^H (2009) K-r^THg (2010) Q^T (2011) K-01^THg (2012) Q10^T (2012) K-500^THg (2013) Q7^T (2013) Q-S1^T (2014)

Samsung
NX series

High-end	NX1 (2014)

Mid-range	NX5^Pg (2010) NX10^Pg (2010) NX11^Pg (2010) NX20^PgW (2012) NX30 (2013) Galaxy NX^PgW (2013) NX500 (2015)

Entry-level	NX100^Pg (2010) NX200^Pg (2011) NX1000^PgW (2012) NX210^PgW (2012) NX300^PgW (2013) NX1100^PgW (2013) NX2000^PgW (2013)

Sony
Alpha

High-end	α99V^HPG/α99^HP (2012) α7/α7R^HPgW (2013) α7S^SHPgW (2014) α7II^HPgW (2014) α7RII^SHPgW (2015)

Mid-range	α580^HP (2010) α560^HP (2010) α55V^HPG/α55^HP (2010) α77V^HPG/α77^HP (2011) NEX-7^HP (2011) NEX-6^HPW (2011) α65V^HPG/α65^HP (2011) α57^HP (2012) α58^HP (2013) α6000^HPW (2014) α77 II^HPW (2014)

Entry-level	NEX-3/NEX-3C^HP (2010) NEX-5/NEX-5C^HP (2010) α33^HP (2010) α35^HP (2011) NEX-5N^HP (2011) NEX-C3^HP (2011) NEX-F3^HP (2012) α37^HP (2012) NEX-5R^HPW (2012) NEX-5T^HPW (2013) α3000 (2013) α5000 (2014)

Leica M
Fujifilm X

High-end	Leica M (2012) Leica S (2014)

Mid-range	Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E1 (2012) Fujifilm X-E2 (2013) Fujifilm X-T1^W (2014)

Entry-level	Fujifilm X-M1 (2013) Fujifilm X-A1 (2013)

Timelapse^T — Slow motion^S — Fast fps^F — HDR^H — Panorama^P — GPS^G(opt.)^g — WiFi^W(opt.)^w

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