Canon EOS 550D Camera Specifications

Type

Entry Level DSLR, Semi Pro DSLR

Announced

26/02/2010

Indicative price (USD)

1000

Sensor type

CMOS

Resolution

5184 x 3456

Sensor photo detectors (Mpix)

18

Sensor size (mm)

14.9 x 22.3

Color filter array

RGB

Bits per pixel

14

Focal length multiplier

1.6

Aspect Ratio

3:2

ISO latitude 

100 - 12800

Shutter type

Mechanical

Fastest - Slowest speed (s)

1/4000 - 30.0

Frame rate (fps)

3.7

Live view 

Yes

Stabilization 

Optical

Dust cleaning

Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces

Mount type

Canon EF-S

Battery type

Li-ion, LPE8, 7.2V, 1120mAh

Tropicalization

0 - 40C 85%

Camera material

Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber

Mount material

Metal

View finder type

Optical

View finder coverage

95

Mirror lockup

Yes (custom function)

View finder diopter

-3 to +1

Monitor type

LCD

Monitor size

3

Monitor pixel

1040000

Articulated screen

No

Touch screen

No

Focus mode

Switch on lens

Autofocus modes

AI Focus, One Shot, AI Servo

Number of autofocus points

9

Exposure bracketing

+/- 2.0 EV (3 shots), 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments

Exposure compensation

+/- 5.0 EV

Drive modes

Single, Continuous: 3.7 fps up to 34 Large/Fine JPEG / 6 RAW frames, Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up), Self-timer continuous

Recording medium

SD/SDHC/SHXC

Image format

JPEG, RAW (CR2)

White balance bracketing

+/-3 levels, 3 images, Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias

Connectivity

AV/USB/HDMI/RC-6/3.5 microphone

Bluetooth

No

3G

NO

Sound recording

Yes

External micro

Yes

Histogram

Yes

GPS

NA

Video

Yes

Maximum format image video

1920 x 1080 (1080p, 16:9) 30/25/24 fps

Full HD

Yes

Live autofocus

Yes

Video file format

MOV