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Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera

 
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Key Features
  • Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
  • Resolution: 7.4 Megapixel
  • LCD Screen Size: 2 in.
  • Optical Zoom: 4x
  • Digital Zoom: 4x
  • Weight: 0.16 kg
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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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Average Rating: 4.0
Based on 10 reviews
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)
  • Professionals (2)
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The Canon Powershot A550 Digital Camera

Date of Review:  Feb 20, 2007
The Bottom Line: The new Canon Powershot A550 Digital Camera provides an almost perfect balance of cost to performance, flexibility, and ease of use.
Review: 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...
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  5.0

by: Howard_Creech
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
7 megapixels, 4X optical zoom, and uses...
Cons
Redeye, some corner softness and minor...
 

Good For Novice or Advanced Users

Date of Review:  Feb 12, 2007
The Bottom Line: This is an excellent camera for the novice who will grow with the features offered. No need to upgrade to a more sophisticated camera after the learning period.
Review: I had the Canon PowerShot A75 digital camera and decided to upgrade to the Canon PowerShot A550. This is one of Canon's newest entries in the PowerShot series. As of this writing it is difficult to find since it has not shipped yet to most vendors...
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  4.0

by: newtownbeans
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Excellent photos; many features and...
Cons
Included memory card too small; wrist...
 

My Canon PowerShot A550 Digital Camera Is Perfect For Me

Date of Review:  Jul 24, 2008
The Bottom Line: This is not a camera for a professional photographer it is perfect for the average person who is not to technical
Review: 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...
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  4.0

by: msmorvay
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Easy to use, portable, inexpensive 4x...
Cons
Some red eye
 
 
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Product Details and Features

Product MPN
MPN 1775B001

Key Features
Camera Type   Standard Point and Shoot
Resolution   7.4 Megapixel
LCD Screen Size 2 in.
Optical Zoom   4x
Digital Zoom 4x
Weight 0.16 kg

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

Image Quality
Image Sensor Type CCD
Camera Resolution   7.4 Megapixel
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 Speed 30 fps
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Format AVI • Motion JPEG

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

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

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

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

Interfaces
Interface Type   USB 2.0
Video Interface Video Out

Power Supply
Battery Type 2 x AA Batteries
Battery Life 140 Images

Included Features
Self Timer 12 Sec.

Dimensions
Height 6.4 cm
Width 9.1 cm
Depth 4.3 cm
Weight 0.16 kg

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