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Canon 550D 18-55mm Specifications

The UKCamerastore > Digital Cameras > Canon Digital Cameras > Canon 550D Twin Kit > Canon 550D 18-55mm Specifications
IMAGE SENSOR





Type 22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS




Effective Pixels Approx. 18.0 megapixels




Total Pixels Approx. 18.7 megapixels




Aspect Ratio 3:2




Low-Pass Filter Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit




Sensor Cleaning EOS integrated cleaning system




Colour Filter Type Primary Colour




IMAGE PROCESSOR





Type DIGIC 4




LENS





Lens Mount EF/EF-S




Focal Length Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens




FOCUSING





Type TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated with a CMOS sensor




AF System/ Points 9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8)




AF Working Range EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)




AF Modes AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo




AF Point Selection Automatic selection, Manual selection




Selected AF Point Display Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor




Predictive AF Yes, up to 10m ¹




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




EXPOSURE CONTROL





Metering Modes TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering




Metering Range EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens 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 Sensitivity* AUTO(100-6400), 100-6400 Expandable to H (approx 12800) in 1-stop increments




SHUTTER





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)




WHITE BALANCE





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.




Custom White Balance Yes, 1 setting can be registered




WB Bracketing +/-3 levels in single level increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.




VIEWFINDER





Type Pentamirror




Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) Approx. 95%




Magnification Approx. 0.87x




Eyepoint Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens centre)




Dioptre Correction -3 to +1 (1/m) (dioptre)




Focusing Screen Fixed




Mirror Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)




Viewfinder 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-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light
Image information: White balance correction, SD card information, monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+)




Depth of Field Preview Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.




Eyepiece Shutter On strap




LCD MONITOR





Type 7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots




Coverage Approx. 100%




Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically) Approx 160°




Coating Dual Anti-reflection, anti smudge




Brightness Adjustment Adjustable to one of seven levels




Display Options (1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings




FLASH





Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) 13




Built-in Flash Coverage up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)




Built-in Flash Recycle Time Approx. 3 seconds




Modes Auto, Manual Flash On/off




Red-Eye Reduction Yes - with red eye reduction lamp




X-Sync 1/200sec




Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments




Flash Exposure Bracketing Yes, with compatible External Flash




Flash Exposure Lock Yes




Second Curtain Synchronisation Yes




HotShoe/ PC Terminal Yes/ -




External Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support




External Flash Control via camera menu screen




SHOOTING





Modes Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP




Picture Styles Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)




Colour Space sRGB and Adobe RGB




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, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)




Continuous Shooting Max. Approx. 3.7fps. (speed maintained for minimum of approx 34 images (JPEG)¹, 6 images (RAW)) ²




LIVE VIEW MODE





Type Electronic viewfinder with image sensor




Coverage Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)




Frame Rate 30 fps




Focusing Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode




Metering Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed




Display Options Grid overlay, Histogram




FILE TYPE





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 <Actinic:Variable Name = 'DPOF'/> Version 1.1 compliant




RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording Yes (RAW + Large JPEG only)




Image Size JPEG: (L) 5184x3456 (M) 3456x2304, (S) 2592x1728
RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456




Movie Type MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)




Movie Size 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)




Movie Length Max duration 29m 59sec, Max file size 4GB




File Numbering (1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset




OTHER FEATURES





Custom Functions 12 Custom Functions with 36 settings




Metadata Tag User copyright information (can be set in camera)




LCD Panel / Illumination Yes




Playback Zoom 1.5x - 10x enabled in 15steps




Display Formats (1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) Jump Display




Slide Show Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills
Playback time: 1/2/3/5 seconds
Repeat: On/Off




Histogram Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes




Highlight Alert Yes (Shooting information display only)




Image Erase/Protection Erase: Single image, Checkmarked images, Unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time




Data Verification Original image verification data can be appended to the image (OSK-E3 required for verification)




Menu Categories (1) Shooting menu (x4)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu




Menu Languages 25 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.




INTERFACE





Computer Hi-Speed USB




Other Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack)




DIRECT PRINT





Canon Printers Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge




PictBridge Yes




STORAGE





Type SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card




SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM





PC & Macintosh Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition)
OS X v10.4-10.6




SOFTWARE





Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser




Image Processing Digital Photo Professional




Other PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, Original Data Security Tools*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory




POWER SOURCE





Batteries 1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E8




Battery Life Approx. 440 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) ¹
Approx. 400 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)




Battery Indicator 4 levels




Power Saving Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.




Power Supply & Battery Chargers AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8, Battery charger LC-E8, LC-E8E




PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS





Body Materials Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber




Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity




Dimensions (WxHxD) 128.8 x 97.3 x 62 mm




Weight (Body Only) Approx. 530g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)




ACCESSORIES





Viewfinder Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C




Case Semi-Hard Case EH19-L




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)




Battery Grip BG-E8




Remote Controller/ Switch Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6




Other Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3





Predictive AF
¹ with EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph

Continuous Shooting
¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution
² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.

Battery Life
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated

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