Easy-to-use and easy-to-hold, the PowerShot A550 gives you 7.1 megapixels, a 4x optical zoom lens, an ISO 800 feature for expanded low-light shooting, and a DIGIC II Image Processor with iSAPS technology for beautiful pictures and great performance. Plus, there’s even a Fast Frame Rate Movie Mode. Power is never a problem, because the A550 uses standard “AA” batteries. Great features at a great price–it’s what makes the A550 such an amazing camera.
Treat yourself to a new standard of performance and simplicity. With 7.1 megapixels, the PowerShot A550 gives you the resolution you need to capture life’s precious moments in radiant, real-life color and fully textured detail. Even when you enlarge, crop and print, every image is still breathtakingly beautiful. Better still, Canon’s high-quality 4x optical zoom lens makes all your favorite subjects–portraits, landscapes, night scenes, even casual snapshots–crisp, sharp and bright.
Features
* 7.1-megapixel CCD delivering image resolutions as large as 3,072 x 2,304 pixels
* 2.0-inch color LCD monitor
* Real-image optical viewfinder
* 4x 5.8-23.2mm lens (equivalent to 35-140mm zoom on a 35mm camera)
* 4.0x digital zoom
* AiAF 9-zone autofocus and a single zone autofocus mode
* AF Assist light for low-light focusing
* Automatic modes plus a long shutter setting, as well as 10 preset Scene modes
* Exposure compensation +/- 2EV in 1/3 step increments
* Shutter speed range from 1/2,000 to 15 seconds, depending on aperture
* Built-in flash with three operating modes plus red-eye reduction
* SDHC/SD/MMC memory storage
* Power supplied by two AA batteries or optional AC adapter
Review By Steves-digicams
The PowerShot A550 is a very affordable 7.1 megapixel model with a 4x optical zoom lens and a 2.0-inch LCD screen. It features Canon’s DIGIC II image processor for crisp, vibrant images, responsive performance, and low power consumption. Replacing last year’s popular PowerShot A530, this new model offers not only higher resolution and a bigger LCD screen, but also better battery life and compatibility with SDHC memory cards. Operating this camera is even easier than before with a redesigned mode dial featuring five of Canon’s most popular Special Scene modes for easier access, as well as standard fully automatic settings.
Review By Pcmag
The A550 did very well on my resolution test, averaging 1,750 lines, excellent for a 7.1MP camera. It also had a decent bootup time, 2.8 seconds, but the recycle time was, at 4.8 seconds, too long in my book. As I mentioned before, I was very impressed with the camera’s lack of shutter lag. There was very little lens distortion too—just a bit of the barrel distortion I usually see, and virtually no pincushion effects.
Review By Imaging-resource
The Canon A550 offers an 86,000 pixel, 2.0-inch LCD. While larger than its predecessor, it’s noticeably smaller than many of the 2.5-inch and larger LCD screens on compact point-and-shoot cameras. While that’s fairly low resolution, the screen is small enough that it’s not noticeable. The screen seemed a bit washed out in bright sunlight but wasn’t totally unusable.
Review By Dcresource
Canon includes a 16MB memory card along with the A550, which is quite small for a 7MP camera (it holds just four photos at the highest quality setting). So, unless you already have one sitting around, you’ll need to buy yourself a larger memory card. The A550 supports Secure Digital, MultiMedia, and the new SDHC memory card formats. I’d recommend picking up a 512MB card along with the camera. Buying a high speed card (50X or higher) is a good idea, as it does impact camera performance.
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The A550 is a fairly nondescript camera, with few outstanding or unusual features. Its most notable attribute is its 35mm-to-140mm-equivalent 4X zoom lens, which gives it just a bit more range than the 3X lenses typical of most budget cameras. It has a smaller-than-usual 2-inch LCD screen that is augmented by an optical viewfinder for shooting in dim light. Besides those features, the A550 has the standard handful of scene presets and image adjustment settings, including a 30fps VGA (640×480) movie mode and a pleasantly unexpected 60fps QVGA (320×240) high-speed movie mode.
April 25th, 2007 at 1:10 am
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