| Canon A550 7.1MP Digital Camera |
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| High Image Quality |
- 7.1 megapixel CCD for high-resolution images. Retractable 4x optical zoom with 4x digital zoom.
- High ISO 800 reduces camera shake and blurring of fast-moving subjects even in low-light condition.
- Powered by Canon proprietary DIGIC II Imaging Processor for high-definition images with natural colour reproduction and razor sharp clarity at accelerated processing speed, even under high ISO shooting.
- Uses Optical Zoom Viewfinder to save battery life and help to focus better in dark condition and bright sunlight.
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| User Friendly Design |
- Attractive light gray silver color.
- Large 2.0# LCD monitor with Night Display function which automatically brightens the subject on the LCD to improve visibility.
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| 16:9 Widescreen Still Shooting |
- Shoot, view and print still images in 16:9 widescreen format.
- Choose to view 16:9 widescreen format in LCD monitor and even on conventional 4:3 TV.
- Print 16:9 widescreen format when connected to Canon Selphy Compact Photo Printers* using Canon#s wide size papers.
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| Point & Shoot Simplicity |
- 9-point AiAF (auto-focusing) or single point AF (fixed to center) ensures the subject is sharply focused even if it is not in the center.
- 13 shooting modes including 5 special scene modes.
- The Special Scene modes are pre programmed camera settings for specific shooting conditions: Fireworks, Snow, Beach, Indoor, Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Foliage.
- Vertical/ Horizontal Gridline Display for easy photo composition and framing.
- Smooth Continuous Shooting capability to shoot continuously at the same speed until the memory card is full. (Depends on the type of memory card/no of recording pixels/compression rate settings)
- Self-timer function with Custom Timer, which can set a delay between 0-10secs, 15s, 20s and 30s and number of shots from 1-10.
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| Enhanced My Colors Function |
- Integrated with Photo Effect including: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White
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| Movie Recording |
- 5 Movie Modes: Compact/Standard/ Fast Frame Rate Approx.
- VGA movies with sound
- 4x digital zooming while shooting of movies (only in Standard mode).
- Record movies continuously up to a max. of 1 GB or 60mins. (Depends on the memory card capacity and data writing speed.)
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| Selectable Lens Retraction Timing |
- Choose to retract the camera lens at 1 min or even at 0 sec.
- Protect the lens from being scratched when not in shooting mode.
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| Image Playback Modes |
- With Auto Rotate function, images will be displayed and oriented correctly during playback, regardless when taken with camera held vertically or horizontally.
- Easy location and management of images through enhanced Jump function with jump searches:
- Jump 10 images: Shows every tenth image
- Jump 100 images: Shows every hundredth image
- Jump shot date: Shows image taken at shooting date
- Jump to movie: Displays movie only
- Jump to folder. Goes to folder where image is stored
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| Connectivity |
- High speed USB 2.0 transfer rate
- Direct connectivity and transfer to both Windows (Windows 98 SE and above) & Mac (Mac OS X v10.1.5 and above) computers.
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| Shoot and Print/Transfer Direct |
- Print photos directly from Canon direct photo printers and any PictBridge compliant printer without PC.
- Easy print and transfer of images with just a touch of the Print/Share button.
- Exif 2.2 compliant for greater colour fidelity when printing to EXIF compatible printers.
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| More Printing Options (to CP printers) |
- ID Photo Print - crop images to passport size for direct printing.
- Movie Print - print a single or series of selected frames from movie footage.
- Movie Print # Single Only a single selected frame is printed in a single sheet.
- When connected to Canon Selphy Compact Photo Printer.
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Specifications
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| Image Sensor (CCD) |
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| Camera Effective Pixels |
Approx. 7.1 million pixels, 1/2.5-inch type |
| Colour Filters |
Primary color filters (Bayer type) |
| Lens |
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| Focal Length (35 mm film equivalent) |
4x zoom: 35 (W) – 140 (T) mm |
| Focusing Range |
Normal: 45cm (1.5 ft.) – infinity |
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Macro: 5 - 45 cm (2.0 in. – 1.5 ft.) (W), 33 - 45 cm (1.1 – 1.5 ft.) (T) |
| Image Stabilizer (IS) System |
No |
| Imaging Processor |
DIGIC II |
| Viewfinder |
Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| LCD Monitor |
Type: 2.0-inch type, color LCD (Effective pixels: Approx. 86,000 pixels) |
| Focus |
AiAF (9-point), and AF (1-point*) |
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* Fixed to center |
| Metering System |
Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot* |
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* Fixed to center |
| Exposure Compensation |
± 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| ISO Speed |
Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/ 100/ 200/ 400/ 800 |
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(Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index) |
| White Balance |
Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom |
| Shutter |
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| Type |
Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter |
| Speeds |
15- 1/2000 sec |
| Aperture |
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| Type |
Circular type |
| f/number |
f/2.6 / f/7.1 (W), f/5.5 / f/14.0 (T) |
| Flash |
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| Modes |
Auto, on, off |
| Range |
Normal: 45 cm – 3.5 m (W), 45 cm – 2.2 m (T) (1.5 – 11 ft. (W), 1.5 – 7.2 ft. (T)) |
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Macro: 30 – 45 cm (W), 33 – 45 cm (T) (12 in. – 1.5 ft. (W), 1.1 – 1.5 ft. (T)) |
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(ISO speed: Auto) |
| Main Features |
FE lock |
| Shooting Specifications |
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| Shooting Modes |
Auto, Camera M (Manual), Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, Indoor, Special Scene*, Movie |
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* Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks |
| Digital Zoom |
Still images: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 16x in combination with the optical zoom) |
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Movies: Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 16x in combination with optical zoom) |
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Safety Zoom, Digital tele-converter |
| My Colours |
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom* |
| Continuous Shooting |
Approx. 1.7 shots/sec. (Large and Fine) |
| Number of Images Shot (CIPA) |
Approx. 140 images (alkaline), Approx. 500 images (NiMH) |
| Recording Specifications |
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| Recording Media |
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant |
| Data Type |
Still Images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) |
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Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG, Audio data: WAVE (Monaural)) |
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Audio: Sound memos: WAVE (Monaural) |
| Number of Recording Pixels |
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| Still Images |
Large: 3072 x 2304, |
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Medium 1: 2592 x 1944, |
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Medium 2: 2048 x 1536, |
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Medium 3: 1600 x 1200, |
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Small: 640 x 480, |
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Postcard date imprint: 1600 x 1200, |
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Widescreen: 3072 x 1728 |
| Movies |
Standard: 640 x 480 (30/15 fps) / 320 x 240 (30/15 fps) |
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Fast Frame Rate: 320 x 240 (60 fps) |
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Compact: 160 x 120 (15 fps) |
| Playback Specifications |
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| Still Images |
Index, magnified, advancing and reversing through magnified images, jump, auto rotate, rotate, histogram, sound memos, auto play, resume |
| Movies |
Special playback |
| Direct Print |
PictBridge, Canon Direct Print, Bubble Jet Direct |
| Display Languages |
25 languages (Models for Japanese market available in 2 languages (Japanese and English)) |
| Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B)*, Audio/Video output |
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* MTP, PTP supported |
| Power Source |
2 AA Alkaline batteries, 2 AA rechargeable NiMH batteries (NB4-300) |
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AC Adapter Kit ACK800 |
| Dimensions (excluding protrusions) |
91.2 x 64.0 x 43.1 mm (3.59 x 2.52 x 1.70 in.) |
| Weight (camera body only) |
Approx.160g (5.64 oz.) |
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