The following is a Canon digital cameras are amazing. Canon EOS 550D which was equipped with a high-movie setting. and comes with a choice of frames to 30 fps. And even 18-megapixel CMOS sensor.
The Canon EOS 550D is a difficult product to categorize. Ostensibly designed to appeal to first-time DSLR buyers and enthusiasts, it offers a lot more technology, and at a higher price, than we might expect for a camera aimed squarely at this sector. Although it might seem logical for the 550D to replace the EOS 500D, the older camera is set to continue in Canon’s lineup, which leaves the 550D pinched between its entry-level (represented by the still-current EOS 1000D and the 500D) and nominally enthusiast (the EOS 50D) peers. Confusingly however, apart from build quality (which is all but identical to the EOS 500D), the 550D has more in common with the prosumer EOS 7D, and – perhaps even more confusingly – it out-specifies the EOS 50D in many areas.
Central to the impressive specification of the EOS 550D is a high-spec movie mode which offers full HD capture at up to 30 fps, manual control over exposure, and the option to use an external stereo microphone. The new camera also inherits the EOS 7D’s sophisticated metering system (which brings it a lot closer to similarly positioned Nikon SLRs).
So why has Canon apparently risked cannibalizing 7D sales by releasing such a similarly-specced, lower-end model? Well, Canon might have invented the ‘entry-level’ DSLR way back in 2003 with the attractively priced (for the time) EOS 300D, but these days, this sector of the marketplace is pretty crowded. Far from enjoying a monopoly, Canon, like all manufacturers, faces a stiff battle to make its prodhttp://photonary.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=43&action=editucts stand out amongst their numerous peers. To this end, Canon has pulled out all the stops with the EOS 550D and produced the most highly-specced Rebel we’ve ever seen. Now that a production sample has arrived in dpreview’s offices, we’ve had the chance to subject it to our full in-depth test procedure. Read on to find out how it performs.
Headline features
18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800)
Continuous shooting at 3.7fps
Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates
7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots
iFCL metering System with 63-zone Dual-layer Metering Sensor
Quick Control screen to change shooting settings
Exposure compensation +/-5 stops (although viewfinder scale is still +/-2 stops)
Select maximum value for Auto ISO
External Microphone socket
Movie crop function
Eye-Fi connected functions compatibility
Construction
The 550D inherits the 450D and 500D’s body and construction, and other than the surface finish and minor tweaks to the casing, it stays essentially the same. As such, it’s primarily made from three materials; a stainless steel chassis, the mirror box which is made of high-strength ‘engineering plastic’ and the body made of a special lightweight polycarbonate resin with glass fiber, which also provides some electromagnetic shielding. Construction isn’t bad for the price, but with the EOS 550D it is clear that you’re paying for the features, not the build quality. [via]
