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Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:40:06 UK time
   
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Canon EOS 550D Digital SLR camera

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Just released on the UK market - Canon's 550 DSLR has been given technology usually the preserve of professional cameras.
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  • Meet the very latest Canon EOS 550D Digital SLR camera
     
  • The EOS 550D has been sent to us as the 'sister model' for Canon's previous release: the 500D, which we've had such a great time promoting in the Auction room and selling to loads of very lucky bidders.
      
  • This model isn't going to disappoint either, especially as it comes with a shedload of features - including a fair few new ones - that are bound to please....
     
    • a whopping 18 Megapixel CMOS sensor
       
    • 3.7 frames per second and speedier response times so you'll never miss the moment.
       
    • A  3.0-inch Clear View LCD with Live View mode.
        
    • Full HD (1080p) movies  - and there's an HDMI connection to allow for HD playback of foot on any HDTV
       
    • High ISO range up to 6400 for low light conditions when you don't want to use a flash 
       
    • Live View shooting - a first on one of Canon's consumer models.
       
    • iFCL metering system - a new 63-zone dual layer metering sensor which analyses your subject for focus, colour and luminance information to provide an accurate meter reading so your pictures are... well, picture perfect.
       
    • Canon's EOS Integrated Cleaning System - to keep the dust out
       
    • A high-precision 9-point wide-area Auto Focus system
       
    • 13 different functions to customise the way you shoot 
       
    • DIGIC 4 image processor - technology usually the preserve of the professional level range that delivers smooth gradations and natural look colours.
       
    • Digital Photo Professional processing software 
         
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Boring but important:

LOT DEFINITION:
- This Lot is the latest Canon EOS 550D Digital SLR Camera with a 18-55mm lens kit.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

Resolution
Total megapixels: 18.7
Effective megapixels: 18.0 

Type CMOS
Size 22.3 x 14.9mm 
Format 3:2 
ISO positions AUTO (100-6400)
Extendible H (approx. 12,800) in 1-stop increments 
Cleaning Built-in fixed low-pass filter with self-cleaning system
Integrated EOS cleaning system 
Focal length Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens

35mm equivalent
18 - 55mm with EF-S 18-55 IS lens
29 - 88mm with EF-S 18-55 IS lens 

Aperture f/3.5-5.6 with EF-S 18-55 IS lens 
Optical zoom Depends on the lens used 
Digital zoom Depends on the lens used 
Minimum distance Depends on the lens used 
Normal distance
From 25cm upwards 
TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor

Focusing
AF system: 9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8)
AF lock when shutter button is pressed half way in One-Shot AF mode 
Type - TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated with CMOS sensor.

Screen
3" Clear View TFT screen
1040K dots
Coverage: 100%
Viewing angle: 160°
Dual anti-reflection, anti smudge
Brightness adjustable to one of seven levels 
Viewfinder features Pentamirror viewfinder
Coverage: 95% (approx)
Magnified view: 0.87x
Eyepoint: approx. 19mm
Fixed focusing screen
Quick-return half mirror
(transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF 600mm f/4 or shorter) 

Exposure modes
TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC: evaluative metering, partial metering at centre, spot metering, centre-weighted average metering

In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering, exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: with AE lock button in creative zone modes. 
Automatic white balance with image sensor

White Balance
Settings: auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, white
fluorescent light, flash, custom (blue/orange, magenta/green) 

Video mode Yes, with sound 
Max duration  29m 59sec, Max file size 4GB

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

Internal menus
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Chinese (traditional), Korean and Japanese 

Other Functions

DIGIC 4 image processor
Stainless steel/polycarbonate casing

Shooting modes: auto, portrait, landscape, close-up, sports, night portrait, flash off, video, program, speed priority, aperture priority, manual, field depth priority

Image styles: standard, portrait, landscape, neutral, faithful, monochrome, user-defined (x3)

Colour space: sRGB and Adobe RGB

13 custom functions with 39 settings
Intelligent orientation sensor
Slideshows
Histogram
Highlight alert
Image erase protection
 
Hard copy manuals supplied English 
Accessories supplied
Charger, lithium battery, EF-S 18-55 IS lens 

Software supplied

Dimensions
128.8 x 97.3 x 62 mm 
Weight 530g (body only) 

Shutter Speed
30-1/4000 sec (in 1/2 steps), bulb (full speed range. This range varies depending on the selected shooting mode.) 

Built-in Flash recycle time: 3 sec
Flash modes:
auto, manual flash on/off, red-eye reduction
Synchronisation X: 1/200 sec 

Guide number / Flash range
Guide number: 13

Flash coverage:
maximum 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm) 


Interface High-speed USB 2.0 
Pictbridge / direct printing Yes 
Wireless function Optional RS-60E3 remote switch or RC-1/RC-5 remote controller  

NOT INCLUDED:
- Delivery.

GENERAL:
- Supply is strictly subject to availability.




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