Canon 550D brief review
Canon T2i Rebel or Canon 550D is a mid segment beginners DSLR .According to various professional reviewers, it can be considered as a ‘baby EOS 7D’.This sounds interesting and gives owners a proud feeling.
Headline 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 (although viewfinder scale is still +/-2 stops)
- Select maximum value for Auto ISO
- External Microphone socket
- Movie crop function
- Eye-Fi connected functions compatibility
While using this,beginners DSLR users will not find much difficulty as the user interface is quite simple and easy to understand controls smartly placed at the camera.
It has got quick control setting button which can directly take to frequently accessed settings in the user menu.So no more trouble finding the setting options in various shooting modes with the mode dial.
One of the sample image with it’s original settings (No post edits ,except the tech2mgr’s watermark) is posted below.
This camera can be a best choice for the beginners as this comes in medium level DSLR with advanced features that too in a decent budget.
Key point for this DSLR are
- Though this is entry level DSLR but it could give you awesome results.
- Operating this could be easy for those who already tried there hands with advanced point and shoot cameras which provide users to tweak with shutter speed,aperture freedom kind stuff.
- Just like point and shoot camera,this also has got various presets,which could be used according to the available scenario to be captured,like advanced sports mode for fast moving objects,Fully automatic exp mode,night scene,creative-auto , landscape,macro,Program Auto etc. This makes it more convenient in use for beginners.
- It has got Full HD Video shoot mode with up to 50fps (Sounds interesting) Video Recording,to let you shoot slow motion effect photography.
- While shooting video,this camera allows you to click photographs with your still photo settings on the same time.
- Dedicated ISO button up to 6400
- Menu is pretty decently organised to keep the controls as easy as possible.
- Built in flash with external flash shoe option too.
Verdict
One of the best in the segment .This is a nice camera for beginners ,who want to try their hand at advanced photography within decent budget.Beginners will find the controls easy to use and with awesome results.
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