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p.1 #1 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Canon has announced the 550D/Rebel T2i:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10020806canoneos550d.asp

Key features:

* 18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
* DIGIC 4 processor with ISO 100-6400 (Expansion to 12800)
* Continuous shooting at 3.7fps
* Full HD movie recording with manual control and selectable frame rates
* 7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots
* iFCL metering System with 63-zone Dual-layer Metering Sensor
* Quick Control screen to change shooting settings
* Exposure compensation +/-5 stops.
* Select maximum value for Auto ISO
* External Microphone socket
* Movie crop function
* Eye-Fi connected functions compatibility

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Feb 08, 2010 at 02:14 PM

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p.1 #2 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

so how much worth of an upgrade over the 500D is it?

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:19 PM

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p.1 #3 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

The 18.7 MP sensor is apparently not the same as in 7D.

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:21 PM

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p.1 #4 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

I'm ecstatic.

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:23 PM

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p.1 #5 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

* Exposure compensation +/-5 stops.

Wow... Is that +2.5 to -2.5 EC or +5 to -5 EC?

That EC, the ISO6400 and the new metering system are very worthwhile upgrade from 450D IMO but not from 500D. Small incremental upgrade, specially the video from 500D.

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:26 PM

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p.1 #6 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

I dunno... Is it a wise move try to upgrade from a XSi to this one? I'm afraid to lose IQ I gained when I made the XTi > XSi upgrade.

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:26 PM

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p.1 #7 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

It looks like it's got great specs for the price. I'd love to see how the reviews shake out for this and whether it's a good deal compared to the 7D.

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:27 PM

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Feb 08, 2010 at 02:35 PM

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p.1 #9 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

n0b0 wrote:
* Exposure compensation +/-5 stops.

Wow... Is that +2.5 to -2.5 EC or +5 to -5 EC?

I would imagine it's the same as the 7D, +/- 3 stops EC for PASM modes and up to +/- 5 stops in AEB.

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:45 PM

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p.1 #10 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Aah... AEB. Thanks Chris.

This could be a good camera for macro but I wonder if such high MP could have an noticeably negative impact on diffraction with my MP-E 65mm, specially at 5:1.

Barry Pehlman wrote:

No offense mate, but if the Rebel body is beneath you, why bother posting at all?

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Feb 08, 2010 at 02:55 PM

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p.1 #11 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

The disappointing thing is there never is any surprise in the Rebel line

(not since the 400D at least)

It's always just the same old incremental upgrade

The new LCD and raft of video features and 3.5mm plug are interesting, but hardly jaw dropping

Where is that damn articulated screen?

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p.1 #12 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Fairly decent price too in the UK. Might make for a decent 60fps video camera on the cheap (compared to 7D)

Feb 08, 2010 at 02:59 PM

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p.1 #13 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Dawei Ye wrote:
The disappointing thing is there never is any surprise in the Rebel line

It's always just the same old incremental upgrade

The new LCD and raft of video features and 3.5mm plug are interesting, but hardly jaw dropping

I'd have to disagree there mate. ISO3200 on the 500D was a surprise wasn't it? Noone expected that on a Rebel, and now ISO6400 is unexpected too, at least for me. I thought Canon was gonna let it stay at 3200. The new metering system is also more than incremental I think, lifted straight out of 7D.

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:03 PM

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p.1 #14 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

High ISO for me has never been a "feature" because one can just underexpose and push in PP, though that is true what you say

What I have liked about the Rebel series though is the ease through which features can be changed with the 4 directional buttons

The stupid 1,5,7,xxD series all require this ridiculous pressing of a top button, squinting at a tiny monochrome screen (+ having to turn on the lamp in low light), then scrolling through using a wheel...time consuming nonsense...I hate the main dial on those cameras

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:05 PM

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p.1 #15 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

It also states in the PR that there's Auto Focusing during Video Recording (by half pressing the shutter button during recording). Doesn't state if it tracks anything though, just "focusing".

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:06 PM

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p.1 #16 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

alundeb wrote:
The 18.7 MP sensor is apparently not the same as in 7D.

It may be better, just as the 500D got a better sensor than 50D (see here for example).

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:13 PM

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p.1 #17 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Dawei Ye wrote:
The stupid 1,5,7,xxD series all require this ridiculous pressing of a top button, squinting at a tiny monochrome screen (+ having to turn on the lamp in low light), then scrolling through using a wheel...time consuming nonsense...I hate the main dial on those cameras
I like the back wheel, after a few days of use it's easy to remember where each button is and the info changes in the viewfinder for ISO etc. A lot faster than taking the camera away from the eye, but it does simplify things for entry level users. One can always press the Info button for a nice big screen of information on xx/7/5/1 series.

bluetsunami wrote:
It also states in the PR that there's Auto Focusing during Video Recording (by half pressing the shutter button during recording). Doesn't state if it tracks anything though, just "focusing".
Hopefully better than on my 5D2 which always seems to find focus.. then shift itself a little bit out ago and back again.

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:14 PM

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p.1 #19 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Dawei Ye wrote:
What I have liked about the Rebel series though is the ease through which features can be changed with the 4 directional buttons

The stupid 1,5,7,xxD series all require this ridiculous pressing of a top button, squinting at a tiny monochrome screen (+ having to turn on the lamp in low light), then scrolling through using a wheel...time consuming nonsense...I hate the main dial on those cameras

Yeah, I don't get that too. What's the point of that 80s style monochrome LCD on top of the body? To save the battery so you don't have to use the big LCD at the back? But the big LCD is so much easier to use in terms of the information being displayed as well as the way you hold the camera.

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:19 PM

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p.1 #20 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

thw2 wrote:
alundeb wrote:
The 18.7 MP sensor is apparently not the same as in 7D.

It may be better, just as the 500D got a better sensor than 50D (see here for example).

The 500D image quality is one of the best you get, I know since I own one

It lacks any sort of banding (horizontal as in the 50D, or vertical as in the 7D).

However, the numbers at DPR confuse me. The exact image size is the same as the 7D, and they say 18.0 million total pixel and 18.7 million effective. Probably a lot of typos.

I downloaded one of the samples (with skies and clouds), and stretched the levels to enhance contrast. The vertical banding is there, not any better than the 7D.

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:20 PM

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p.1 #21 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

richhrly:
I like the back wheel, after a few days of use it's easy to remember where each button is

You may be a faster learner than I am. I started with 20D in 2004, went through 30D, 40D and 5D, and to this day have not figured it out

I did prefer 400D, that I had for some time, as far as controls are concerned.

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:22 PM

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p.1 #22 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

i just got a 500d today. and almost got a heart attack when i read this post. please tell me something to cheep me up

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:25 PM

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p.1 #23 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

That 550D leaves little room for a 60D crop camera to sit between it and the 7D, methinks...

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:25 PM

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p.1 #24 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Cubibubi wrote:
i just got a 500d today. and almost got a heart attack when i read this post. please tell me something to cheep me up

I own a 500D and see no reason to exchange it for a 550D

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:29 PM

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p.1 #25 · Canon 550D/Rebel T2i Announced

Cubibubi wrote:
i just got a 500d today. and almost got a heart attack when i read this post. please tell me something to cheep me up

Return it and ask for store credit, pay a bit more for the 550D if you want.

Alunded, I'd imagine owning it for some time is rather different to just bought it this very day.

Feb 08, 2010 at 03:30 PM


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