Canon PowerShot SD550 Digital Camera
Canon have just announced the stylish 7.1 Megapixel Canon PowerShot SD550 Digital Camera, this great digital camera seamlessly combines function with fashion.
Some Features Include:
*2.5-inch LCD screen
*New UI display designed to capitalize on the larger screen size.
*3.0x optical zoom lenses
*Four new scene modes (Foliage, Snow, Beach and Fireworks), compositional grid lines
*30 fps VGA/60 fps QVGA movie recording with sound
*Movie playback at varying speeds,
*Slide show transition effects
Hashimoto of Canon Says:
"The Canon PowerShot SD550 has essentially the same body size and specifications as the PowerShot SD500 ELPH, but offers consumers a wider range of options when choosing the right camera for their lifestyle. By providing users with the ability to choose, Canon will always have something that fits each user's individual tastes. Furthermore, by keeping the optical viewfinder, we still provide the user the ability to use these cameras in all types of lighting conditions."
DIGIC(R) II Image Processing Technology- Hi-Speed USB 2.0
True to the PowerShot tradition, this new PowerShot digital camera has many of the latest advances in Canon technology including the proprietary DIGIC II imaging processor. The processor enhances picture definition, vibrancy and quality, while helping increase the speed of the cameras' startup, autofocus, shutter response, playback and image processing speed and reducing power consumption by 35 percent compared to the original DIGIC chip. Image transfer speed is accelerated (when used with a USB 2.0 compatible computer, printer or other peripheral), thanks to the inclusion of a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The USB 2.0 port is backwards compatible (at no increased speed) with computers featuring standard USB 1.1 connections.
Print Photos in Seconds:
Like all PowerShot digital cameras, the Canon PowerShot SD550 works seamlessly with Canon's petite SELPHY Compact Photo Printers - an essential PowerShot accessory. Consumers simply connect their PowerShot digital camera to a SELPHY printer - such as the new SELPHY CP510, CP710 and CP600 models - press the lighted Print/Share button, and within 58 seconds(2), images emerge. Presto! It's that simple. Canon's SELPHY Compact Photo Printers are PictBridge compatible. They work with PictBridge enabled digital cameras and offer excellent image quality and ease-of-use, especially when paired with a Canon digital camera. At 28 cents-per-print(3), printing photos directly from a digital camera is both easy and affordable.
So What Do You Get?
The Canon PowerShot SD550 Digital ELPH camera will be supplied with a Battery Charger CB-2LU, Wrist Strap and AV Cable AVC-DC300, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, as well as a 32MB or 16MB SD memory card respectively, software, and user manuals.
Canon PowerShot SD550 (IXUS 750) Specifications:
| CCD: | |
| Size: | 1/1.8 inch |
| Effective Number of Pixels: | Approx. 7.1 MP |
| Total Number of Pixels: | Approx. 7.4 MP |
| Filter Array: | Primary colour filter (Bayer) |
| Image Processor: | |
| Processor: | DiG!C II |
| Lens: | |
| Focal Length (optical): | 7.7(W) - 23.1(T)mm |
| 35mm film equivalent: | 37 - 111mm |
| Maximum Aperture: | f/2.8(W) / f/4.9(T) |
| Shutter Speed : | 15 - 1/2000 sec. |
| Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed): | Auto / ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 equivalent |
| Construction: | 7 elements in 5 groups (including 2 aspherical lenses) |
| Optical Zoom: | Approx. 3x |
| Digital Zoom: | Approx. 4x |
| Max Combined Zoom: | Approx. 12x |
| Focusing Method: | TTL Autofocus 9-point AiAF / 1-point AF (fixed:centre) AF lock available |
| Focusing Range: | Normal 50cm - infinity Macro 5 - 50cm(W), 30 - 50cm(T) Infinity3m - infinity |
| Control/Balance: | |
| Light Metering Method: | Evaluative / Centre-weighted average / Spot (Metering frame when Spot : Centre) |
| Exposure Control Method: | Program AE / AE Lock available |
| Exposure Compensation: | +/- 2 EV in 1/3-stop increments |
| White Balance Control: | TTL White Balance |
| White Balance Modes: | Auto + Pre-set (Daylight / Cloudy / Tungsten / Fluorescent / Fluorescent H) + Custom |
| LCD Monitor/Viewfinder: | |
| Viewfinder: | Real-image optical zoom |
| LCD Monitor: | 2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD |
| Flash: | |
| Flash Modes: | Auto / Red-eye reduction in Auto or Flash On / Flash On / Flash Off / Slow-Synchro. |
| Flash Range [at ISO Auto equiv.]: | Normal: 50cm - 5.0m(W), 50cm - 3.0m(T) Macro: 30cm - 50cm(W/T) |
| Selectable Shooting Modes: | |
| Shooting Modes: | Auto / Manual (Long Shutter, Digital Macro / Portrait / My Colours / Special Scene / Stitch Assist / Movie / Special Scene Portrait / Night Snapshot / Kids and Pets / Indoor / Foliage / Snow / Beach / Fireworks / Underwater |
| My Colours : | Positive Film / Lighter Skin Tone / Darker Skin Tone / Vivid Blue / Vivid Green / Vivid Red / Colour Accent / Colour Swap / Custom Colour. |
| Photo Effects Mode: | Vivid colour / Neutral / Low sharpening / Sepia / Black & White |
| Continuous Shooting : | |
| Normal: | Approx. 2.0 shots/sec. (until memory card becomes full*) *Depending on memory card speed/capacity. Low-level format may be required) (Large/Fine mode) |
| Image Recording Format: | |
| Image File Format: | Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant |
| Still image: | JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant) |
| Movie: | AVI Image data: Motion JPEG |
| Sound annotation/Audio Data: | WAVE (monaural) |
| JPEG Compression Levels: | Superfine / Fine / Normal |
| Recording Pixels Still Images: | |
| Large: | 3072 x 2304 |
| Middle 1: | 2592 x 1944 |
| Middle 2: | 2048 x 1536 |
| Middle 3: | 1600 x 1200 |
| Small: | 640 x 480 |
| Postcard date imprint *Compression Fine: | 1600 x 1200 |
| Recording Pixels Movie Images: | |
| Large (VGA): | 640 x 480 |
| Medium (QVGA): | 320 x 240 |
| Small (QQVGA): | 160 x 120 |
| Still Image Storage Capacity (with supplied memory): | |
| Large: | Large/Superfine 9 images Large/Fine 15 images Large/Normal 31 images |
| Middle: | Middle 1/Superfine 11 images Middle1/Fine 20 images Middle1/Normal 40 images Middle2/Superfine 17 images Middle2/Fine 32 images |Middle2/Normal 63 images | Middle3/Superfine 28 images Middle3/Fine 51 images Middle3/Normal 97 images |
| Small: | Small/Superfine 109 images Small/Fine 168 images |Small/Normal 265 images |
| Movie Storage Capacity (with supplied memory): | |
| Movie Large: | 640 x 480 Approx. 14 sec. at 30fps [until SD memory card
becomes full*]
640 x 480 Approx. 30 sec. at 15 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*] |
| Movie Middle: | 320 x 240 Approx. 42 sec. at 30fps [until SD memory card
becomes full*]
320 x 240 Approx. 1 min. 24 sec. at 15 fps [until SD memory card becomes full*] 320 x 240 Approx. 21 sec. at 60fps [max. approx. 1 min per recording] |
| Movie Small: | 160 x 120 Approx. 3 min. 26 sec. at 15 fps [max. approx. 3
min per recording] *When using a high-speed SD memory card. Low-level format may be required. |
| Other Operations: | |
| Playback Operations: | Single / Index (9 thumbnail images) / Slide Show / Movie Special Replay - Next frame, Previous frame, Fast forward, Rewind, First frame and Last frame / Slow motion/ Magnify (2x - 10x) / Auto vertical and horizontal image orientation with Intelligent Orientation Sensor / Still histogram display / Transition effects. |
| File Operations: | DPOF - Print Order/ Slide show/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased (start-point to mid-point or end-point to mid-point). Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec. |
| Direct Printing*: | Yes |
| PictBridge: | Yes |
| Print/Share Button: | Yes |
| ID Photo Print: | Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers) |
| Movie Print: | Yes (with compatible Canon Compact Photo printers) |
| Camera Settings: | Start-up image/ Start-up sound/ Shutter sound / Operation sound and Self-timer sound (Creation of on-camera content). |
| Menu Languages: | 22 languages (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese) |
| Self-timer: | Operates with approx. 2 sec. or approx. 10 sec. count-down or custom. |
| Interface: | |
| Computer I/F: | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Video Output: | PAL or NTSC selectable |
| Audio Output: | Monaural |
| Memory Storage: | SD Memory Card |
| Supplied Memory: | 32MB |
| Supported Operating Systems: | |
| PC: | Windows 98 SE/Me/2000 (SP4)/XP (SP1, SP2) |
| Mac: | OS X (Version 10.2 - 10.4) |
| Inclusions: | |
| Software: | Canon Digital Camera Solution Disc, Arcsoft Camera Suite Disc |
| Power Source: | |
| Battery: | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NB-3L |
| Standard Charger: | Charger CB-2LUE |
| Optional AC Adaptor: | AC Adaptor Kit ACK-900 (Contains CA-PS500 and DR-900) |
| Shooting Capacity (full charge): | |
| LCD Monitor On: | Approx. 150 shots (CIPA Standard) |
| LCD Monitor Off: | Approx. 600 shots (Canon Standard) |
| Replay: | Approx. 180 min. |
| Operating Environment: | |
| Temperature: | 0 - 40 °C |
| Humidity: | 10 - 90 % |
| Dimensions (W x H x D): | 89.5 x 57 x 27.4mm |
| Weight: | Approx. 170g (camera body only) |
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on August 22, 2005 11:31 PM
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