EOS 550D (Body) Full Features Specifications

FEATURES

Superb Imaging Performance
• 18 megapixels APS-C sized CMOS sensor for high resolution images of superb quality and details
• DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor's 14-bit A / D conversion Gives rapid processing speeds while maintaining fine detail and accurate color Reproduction
• Auto Lighting Optimizer function with four settings (Standard, low, strong and disable) - Analyzes the brightness of the photographic subject, and automatically corrects the dark parts to make Them Brighter.
• Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction setting to automatically even the brightness across the image
• Full HD Video capture at 1920 x 1080 resolution with flexible frame rates (30p, 25p & 24p) for up to 4GB per clip with HDMI output (CEC compliant) for HD viewing of stills and video
• External microphone terminal provided for recording sound via an external microphone
• SD quality (640 x 480) movie recording equivalent of about 7x magnification of the regular movie shooting
 
Quick response for stress-free shooting
• 3.7fps continuous shooting speed, up to a maximum burst of 34 shots.
• Fast 0.1sec. startup time (CIPA standard specification)
• Shooting from the LCD monitor allows easy verification of focus, composition and exposure.
• Silent shooting mode for quiet environments
• Enhanced live view focusing methods, Including Quick mode, Live mode and Face detection mode.


EOS Integrated Cleaning System
• Comprehensive measures to minimize the effects of dust particles on images
• Includes Self Cleaning Sensor Unit and Dust Delete Function

Ease of operability
• Wide, 3.0-inch (3:2) Clear View LCD (1, 040 000 dots) with multiple coatings for improved viewing and smudge-resistant protection.
• HDMI-CEC (High Definition Multimedia Interface - Consumer Electronics Control) compatible output for displaying full high-resolution images on a High Definition TV

Fast & Sharp Focus
• Precision 9-point auto-focus (AF) system Provides high degree of focusing accuracy
• Flexible setting of ISO speed to adjust camera's sensitivity to light for best exposure (ISO 100-36400, ISO expandable to 12,800)
• Advanced metering system: 63 dual-layer zone metering sensor
• + / - 5 steps exposure compensation
• 4 metering modes: Evaluative, Partial, Centre-weighted average and Spot.
• 8 White Balance settings to fine-tune white balance as desired:
- Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom.

Shooting Modes
• The mode dial for easy access to a wide range of shooting modes for different shooting conditions:
1) Full Auto
2) Creative Auto
3) Program AE
4) Shutter-priority AE (Tv)
5) Aperture-priority AE (Av)
6) Manual
7) A-DEP
8) Flash off
9) Portrait
10) Landscape
11) Close-ups
12) Sports
13) Night Portrait
14) Movie

Picture Style
• Just like selecting the film type on a conventional camera, users cans get the optimum image by selecting the correct settings.
• 6 image composition modes available with sharpness, contrasts, color tone, saturation cans be adjustable:
1) Standard - vivid and sharp images (general shooting)
2) Portrait - beautiful skin tones and clear image quality
3) Landscape - vivid blues and greens, enhanced sharpness.
4) Neutral - Reproduction natural color, low sharpness and moderate expression.
5) Faithful - extremely accurate color Reproduction in daylight.
6) Monochrome - black and white or sepia images
7) Picture Style Editor lets you create your own Picture Style files for use with the EOS 550D