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Canon EOS 550D 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS
Ref: 0101435
Manufacturer Part No: 4463B087AA
Was: £549.00 Now: £544.00
The Canon EOS 550D brings professional EOS features into an easy to use, lightweight digital SLR that’s a joy to use. Featuring a class-leading 18.0 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor and increased light sensitivity for low light photography, the EOS 550D also has an advanced HD Movie mode for gorgeous Full HD movies. Able to capture up to 3.7 frames per second, it’s ready to go the minute it’s picked up. Advanced Live View, a new wide-area screen, plus features like Canon’s brilliant Auto Lighting Optimizer and Highlight Tone features ensure brilliant photos and movies, easily.
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.
Select maximum value for Auto ISO
External Microphone socket
Movie crop function
Eye-Fi connected functions compatibility
| Type | 22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS |
| Effective pixels | 18 megapixels |
| Total pixels | 18.7 megapixels |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| Low-pass filter | Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Colour filter type | Primary Colour |
| Type | DIGIC 4 |
| Mount | EF/EF-S |
| Focal length | Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens |
| Type | TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated with a CMOS sensor |
| AF points | 9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8) |
| AF point selection | Automatic selection, Manual selection |
| AF modes | AI Focus, One Shot, AI Servo |
| Selected AF point display | Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor |
| Predictive AF | Yes, up to 10m |
| AF lock | Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode |
| AF assist beam | Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite |
| Manual focus | Selected on lens |
| Metering Range | EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100) |
| AE lock | Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved. Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes. |
| Exposure compensation | +/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB). |
| AEB | 3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments |
| ISO speed equiv | AUTO (100-6400), 100-6400, H (approx 12800) in 1-stop increments |
| Type | Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter |
| Speed | 30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) |
| Type | Auto white balance with the imaging sensor |
| Settings | AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom. White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9, 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9. |
| Personal White balance | Yes, 1 setting can be registered |
| Bracketing | +/-3 levels in single level increments 3 bracketed images per shutter release. Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias. |
| Viewfinder | Pentamirror |
| Coverage | Approx. 95% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.87x |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens centre) |
| Dioptre connection | -3 to +1 m-1 |
| Focusing Screen | Fixed |
| Mirror | Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter) |
| Information | AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB Flash information: Flash ready, high-s |
| Depth of field preview | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| Eyepiece Shutter | On strap |
| Monitor | 7.7cm (3.0 inch) (3:2 Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% |
| Brightness | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Modes | Auto, Manual Flash On/off |
| Hotshoe | Yes |
| Sync socket | No |
| Exposure compensation | +/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments |
| Exposure bracketing | Yes, with compatible External Flash |
| Exposure lock | Yes |
| Second Curtain sync | Yes |
| External Flash | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support |
| Shooting modes | Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP |
| Shooting photo effects | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. Approx. 3.7fps. (speed maintained for up to 34 images (JPEG), 6 images (RAW)) |
| JPEG: (L) 5184x3456 (M) 3456x2304, (S) 2592x1728 RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456 | |
| Still image type | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant |
| Simultaneous recording | Yes (RAW + Large JPEG only) |
| File numbering | (1) Consecutive numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset |
| Print direct printers | Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge |
| Pict. bridge | Yes |
| Custom Functions | 12 Custom Functions |
| Intell. orientation sensor | Yes |
| Histogram | Brightness: Yes, RGB: Yes |
| Playback zoom | 1.5x - 10x enabled in 15 steps |
| Image lock | Erase protection of one image at a time |
| Image erase | Single image, Checkmarked images, Unprotected images |
| Self Timer | 2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10 |
| Menu categories | (1) Shooting menu (x2) (2) Playback menu (3) Setup menu (x3) (4) My Menu |
| Menu languages | English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese |
| Firmware update | Update possible by the user. |
| Connection | Hi-Speed USB, Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) |
| Type | SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card |
| PC | Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition) |
| MAC | OS X v10.4-10.5 |
| Browsing printing | ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser |
| Other | PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, Original Data Security Tools*), Picture Style Editor * Requires optional accessory |
| Image manipulation | Digital Photo Professional |
| Batteries | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E8 |
| Battery life | Approx. 440 |
| Battery check | 4 levels |
| Power saving | Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins |
| AC power supply | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8 |
| Lenses | All EF and EF-S lenses |
| Flash | Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2) |
| Remote Control | Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6 |
| Battery chargers | LC-E8, LC-E8E |
| Body materials | Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fibre |
| Operating environ | 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions | 128.8 x 97.3 x 62 mm |
| Weight (body only) | Approx. 530g |
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