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Canon 550D: Up close and personal

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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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. Mas mura nung bumili kami sa SG. Pag nag convert mga 42K po.


  2. is the 550D on the category of the 3/4 dlsr?

    looks promising

    :)


  3. i don’t know about canon, although i really trust their digicam line up, i still go for nikon for dslr.
    just based on my experience.


  4. @jay lol

    @Canon and nikon guys, let us hear your thoughts…

    And how does it fair compared to Canon 500d or Nikon d5000? These are my top 3 choices


  5. Ang mahal naman ng price… 39500 lang ito sa kimstore…


  6. review na yan?
    galing mo naman mgreview yuga lol.


  7. it was 49k with lens na ata
    54k was old price
    mga 45k sa hidalgo


  8. @poche – nothing in the title says it’s a review so I don’t know how you thought it was one.


  9. “Time permitted, I’m hoping to be able to do a review of this in the coming weeks.”

    preview pa lang yan d pa review


  10. Hmm. Crystal clear 18mp and 6400ISO. Whew.


  11. 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?


  12. 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


  13. ^
    That statement really doesn’t make sense you know (aside from pointing else where that is)


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


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


  16. 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


  17. @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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  18. 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.


  19. 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


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


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