Canon EOS 550D instance of digital camera model
The Canon EOS 550D is an 18.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 8 February 2010. It was available since 24 February 2010 and to US dealers from early March. It is known as the EOS Kiss X4 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T2i in the Americas. It is part of Canon's entry/mid-level digital SLR camera series, and was the successor model to the EOS 500D. It was succeeded 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).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 50fps (50 Hz) and 60fps (59.94 Hz)
480p 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
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