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Canon 550D: Up close and personal

Q: Key Point 1: One of the latest dSLR in Canon's line-up is the...

One of the latest dSLR in Canon's line-up is the EOS 550D.

Q: Key Point 5: The Canon 550D kit (18-55mm IS) may retail for aorund...

The Canon 550D kit (18-55mm IS) may retail for aorund Php54,950 while the body is around Php49,950 (of course, you can get it cheaper in Quiapo and gray-market sellers).

Abe Olandres June 28, 2010 · 1 min read

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One of the latest dSLR in Canon’s line-up is the EOS 550D. It arrived in the Philippines sometime in late February and we only got the chance to get a sample unit from Canon Philippines to test last week.

Some of the highlights of the Canon 550D are the 18MP sensor, a 6400 ISO and up to 1080p video recording.

It also has Live View and a burst rate of 3.7 frames per second. Also referred to as the Digital Rebel T2i, the 550D squares off with the 7D in HD videos.

Here are some shots I took of the Canon 550D (right) beside the Canon 7D (left). Will be bringing both cameras and testing them around to check both the still image and video recording performance.

The Canon 550D kit (18-55mm IS) may retail for aorund Php54,950 while the body is around Php49,950 (of course, you can get it cheaper in Quiapo and gray-market sellers). Time permitted, I’m hoping to be able to do a review of this in the coming weeks.

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61 Comments

iboÅŸ · 14 years ago

lan bu nasÄ±l bir kamera amq bozuk

ardian · 15 years ago

porshendetje ardian bunjaku ju porshendet shum por foto e canon tung :P

redchic · 16 years ago

just bought mine here in dubai 42K with lense and all na temp nga ako bumili ng sigma mura.. :) i love it super nice quality definetly better than nikon

J.Denver · 16 years ago

It all depends on what is preferable for you.
The real thing before going on with the comparison, is the difference between their levels.
D90 belongs to the semi-pro lineup while the T2i belongs among the entry level dslr cameras.

gsj · 16 years ago

@citroen
Sabi nga di daw maganda output images ng 500 &550d, parang pilit ang 18mpx sa sensor size nila. Kaya pixelated na pag naka crop ang images. Sa

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prosopagnosia · 16 years ago

i have a Nikon D3000 and a Nikon D90. my friend bought an EOS 550D just a week ago.. compared it w/ my D90 and still the D90 is untouchable.. and kudos to my D3000 it is STILL very usable and dependable

sylv3rblade · 16 years ago

@madapaka022
oh.. that was the link I was looking for.. I ended up linking to an older comparison >_>

Adrian · 16 years ago

@Jay: mura lang abang lang ng promo minsan may P1500 na promo cebupac or tiger.

madapaka022 · 16 years ago

check this:
http://www.digitalreview.ca/content/Canon-Rebel-T2i-EOS-550D-Compared-to-Nikon-D90.shtml.
nikon d90 is still the winner. Canon 550d cant match the power of nikon d90.

lolipown · 16 years ago

^
That statement really doesn’t make sense you know (aside from pointing else where that is)

Teknisyan · 16 years ago

I think the 550d is more geared to the Nikon D5000 users, since this is the model of Nikon that can capture HD video.

http://www.teknisyan.net/2009/12/meet-nikon-d5000.html

wakocoke · 16 years ago

baby 7d!!

sylv3rblade · 16 years ago

@cris
You can check out this comparison by digitalreview.ca

It’s the D5000 vs the 500D (and the D90) but since the 550D is technically an update of the 500D… well you get the picture.

Arvin · 16 years ago

me? I have the canon 500D, perfect for beginners! light weight and very simple. As a fine arts student in UST it very easy to walk around with it

Eric Palisoc · 16 years ago

Sir Yuga, Liked your review about the Ricoh GXR, I was asking for the reseller’s name and location. I mean gusto ko bilhin pero ala akong time mag ikot sa stores. Pano kaya?