Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera
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Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera

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  • Digital Zoom: 4x
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • Weight: 0.35 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 2 in.
  • Resolution: 7.4 Megapixel
  • Optical Zoom: 4x
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Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera

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.

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Pros
  • Excellent Picture Quality (5)
  • Long Battery Life (5)
  • Faster Shutter (5)
  • Easy to Use (5)
  • Powerful Zoom (4)
  • Rich Features (4)
  • Quality Lens (3)
  • Compact (3)
  • Great Design (2)
  • Stylish (2)
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  • Travel (5)
  • Outdoors (5)
  • Beach (5)
  • Action (5)
  • Everyday Use (5)
  • Gifts (5)
  • Special Events (3)
  • Portraits (3)
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The Canon Powershot A550 Digital Camera

byHoward_Creech Feb 20, 2007
125 Helpfuls 126 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros 7 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, and uses available anywhere AA batteries
Cons Redeye, some corner softness and minor chromatic aberration (purple fringing)
Recommended it? Yes

Canon's "A" series digicams are famous for their practicality, flexibility, class leading performance, impressive build-quality, and amazing ease of use – that's why they've been number one in U. S. sales for the past four years. "A" series digicams are far more modular than Canon's other consumer... Read full review »

872

Canon PowerShot A550 7.1-Megapixel Digital Camera A Bargain At Under $180

bydkozin Feb 27, 2007
39 Helpfuls 40 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Price, resolution, uses 2 AA batteries, size, features, image quality, easy to use
Cons Slow flash recycle, noise at highest ISO settings
Recommended it? Yes

A 7.1-Megapixel Canon camera with 4x optical zoom that uses two AA batteries for less than $180? The Canon PowerShot A550 is exactly that and more: fast in operation (mostly) and is easy to use, it is a successor to the popular A530/A540.

What is Canon PowerShot A550?

The Canon... Read full review »

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My Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera Is Perfect For Me

bymsmorvay Jul 24, 2008
25 Helpfuls 26 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Easy to use, portable, inexpensive 4x zoom lens, settings.
Cons Some red eye
Recommended it? Yes

We have not had a lot of luck with Digital cameras in the past, they don't seem to last and the ones we had were not all that cheap. Still there is no denying the convenience and ease of photo taking that a digital camera can provide, plus it is a joy to be able to take short movies, especially... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN 1775B001

Key Features

Digital Zoom 4x
Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot
Weight 0.35 lb.
LCD Screen Size 2 in.
Resolution 7.4 Megapixel
Optical Zoom 4x

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 7.4 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 3072 x 2304 • 3072 x 1728

Video

Video Resolutions 320 x 240 • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 160 x 120
Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Speed 30 fps

Lens

Focus Type Autofocus
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom 4x
Focal Length 5.8 - 23.2 mm
Macro Focus Range 15 - 24 in. (w) / 13.2 - 18 in. (t)
35mm Zoom Lens 35 - 140 mm
Focus Range 18 in. to Infinity (w)

Exposure Control

Aperture Range f2.6/f5.5 (w/t)
Shutter Speed 15 sec
Frames Per Second 1.7 Frames
White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset)

Flash

Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync • Forced On
Flash Type Built-In
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 80

Storage

File Size (High Res.) 2.97 MB (43 images on 128MB card)
Compression Type JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1
Memory Type Multimedia Card • SD Card • SDHC Card
File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Built-in Memory Size 16 MB

Included Features

Self Timer 12 Sec.

Viewfinder / Display

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Viewfinder Optical
LCD Screen Resolution 86,000 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB 2.0

Power Supply

Battery Type 2 x AA Batteries
Battery Life 140 Images

Dimensions

Weight 0.35 lb.
Depth 1.7 in.
Height 2.52 in.
Width 3.59 in.

Miscellaneous

UPC 840356881751
Product ID 40419659
Included Accessories 2 x AA Batteries • Software • USB Cable • Hand Strap • 16 MB Memory Card
Release Date February, 2007
Family Line Canon PowerShot

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