canoneos550d (Rebel T2i) specifications
| List price (US) | • Body only: $799 • Body+18-55 IS Kit: $899 |
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| List price (EU) | • Body only: €729 + VAT • Body+18-55 IS Kit: €829 + VAT |
| International naming * | • US: Canon Rebel T2i • Japan: Canon EOS Kiss Digital X4 • Elsewhere: Canon EOS 550D |
| Body material | Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber |
| Sensor * | • 18.7 million effective pixels • 18.0 million total pixels • 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Dust reduction | • Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted) • Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces • Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later) |
| Image sizes * | • 5184 x 3456 • 3456 x 2304 • 2592 x 1728 |
| Still image formats | • RAW (.CR2 14-bit) • RAW (.CR2 14-bit) + JPEG Large/Fine • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal |
| Movie recording * | • 1920 x 1080 (1080p, 16:9) @ 30/25/24 fps • 1280 x 720 (720p, 16:9) @ 60/50 fps • 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 60/50 fps • Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video,linear PCM audio) • Up to 29 min 59 sec (or max file size 4 GB) |
| Image processor | DIGIC 4 |
| Lenses | • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focus modes | • Auto Focus • Manual Focus (switch on lens) |
| Auto Focus | • 9-point CMOS sensor • F5.6 cross-type at center, extra sensitivity at F2.8 • AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) • Predictive AF up to 10 m |
| AF modes | • AI Focus • One Shot • AI Servo |
| AF point selection | • Auto • Manual |
| AF assist | Flash strobe |
| Shooting modes | • Auto • Portrait • Landscape • Close-up • Sports • Night portrait • Flash off • Movie • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Auto depth-of-field |
| Metering * | • TTL 63-zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes | • Evaluative 63-zone (linked to AF points) • Partial 9% at center • Spot 4% at center • Center-weighted average |
| AE Lock | AE lock button |
| AE Bracketing | • +/- 2.0 EV (3 shots) • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. * | • +/- 5.0 EV • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Sensitivity | • Auto (100 - 6400 *) • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 • ISO 6400 * • H1 expansion (ISO 12800 equiv.) • Highlight tone priority |
| Shutter | • Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps) • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps) • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom |
| WB Bracketing | • +/-3 levels • 3 images • Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias |
| WB fine-tuning | • Blue (-9) to Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Picture style | • Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User 1 • User 2 • User 3 |
| Custom image parameters | • Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Image processing | • Highlight Tone Priority • Auto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes) • Long exposure noise reduction • High ISO speed noise reduction • Peripheral illumination correction |
| 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 |
| Mirror lockup | Yes (custom function) |
| Viewfinder | • Pentamirror • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.87x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) • Eyepoint: 19 mm • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter • Fixed precision matte • Proximity sensor disables LCD shooting mode information |
| Viewfinder info | • AF information (AF points focus confirmation light) • Shutter speed • Aperture value • ISO speed (always displayed) • AE lock • Exposure level/compensation • Spot metering circle • Exposure warning • AEB • Flash ready • High-speed sync • FE lock • Flash exposure compensation • Red-eye reduction light • White balance correction • SD card information • Monochrome shooting • Maximum burst • Highlight tone priority |
| DOF preview | Yes, button |
| LCD monitor * | • 3.0" 3:2 TFT LCD • 1040,000 pixels • Approx 100% coverage • Wide viewing angle (160° horizontal and vertical) • Dual anti-reflection, anti-smudge • 7 brightness levels • Up to 10x zoom playback |
| LCD Live view | • Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor • 100% frame coverage (30 fps display rate) • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor • Best view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds) • Magnify optional (5x or 10x at any point on the screen) • Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up sequence • Quick or Live mode autofocus |
| Record review | • Uses last play mode • Magnification possible • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash | • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • Guide number approx 13 • Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction • X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps) • Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.) |
| External flash | • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series
Speedlites • Hot-shoe |
| Other features | • Orientation sensor • In-camera copyright information • Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity |
| Auto rotation | • On (playback uses orientation
data in file header) • Off |
| Playback mode | • Single image • Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB ) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 4 and 9 image index • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump (by 10, 100 or date) |
| Custom functions * | 12 custom functions with 36 settings |
| 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 • Japanese |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Connectivity * | • USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) • Video out (PAL / NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal *) • HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC) • E3 type wired remote control • Remote Controller RC-6 • External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack |
| Audio * | • Mono microphone on front • Mono speaker on rear • External stereo mike (optional) |
| Storage | • SD / SDHC card • SDXC card * |
| Power * | • Lithium-Ion LP-E8 rechargeable
battery • Approx 440 shots (23°C AE 50%, FE 50%), CIPA standard • 4 level battery life display • Optional ACK-E8 AC adapter kit |
| Battery Grip * | Yes, BG-E8 |
| Direct printing | • Canon Selphy Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function • Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge • PictBridge |
| Dimensions | 129 x 98 x 75 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.9 in) |
| Weight (inc batt/card) | 530 g (1.17 lb) |
| Software | • Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser • Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac) • PhotoStitch • EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel) • Original Data Security Tools • Picture Style Editor |
* New or changed compared to the EOS 500D / Digital Rebel T1i
