Canon PowerShot A550

Announced: 18/01/2007

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Canon PowerShot A550

Body type

Body type
Compact

Sensor

Max resolution
3072 x 2304
Other resolutions
2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3, 3:2
Effective pixels
7 megapixels
Sensor photo detectors
7 megapixels
Sensor size
1/2.5" (5.744 x 4.308 mm)
Sensor type
CCD

Image

ISO
Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800,1600
White balance presets
5
Custom white balance
Yes
Image stabilization
No
Uncompressed format
No
JPEG quality levels
Super-Fine, Fine, Normal

Optics & Focus

Focal length (equiv.)
35–140 mm
Optical zoom
4×
Maximum aperture
F2.6–5.5
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect (sensor)
  • Multi-area
  • Center
  • Single
  • Live View
    Digital zoom
    Yes (4x)
    Manual focus
    Yes
    Normal focus range
    45 cm (17.72″)
    Macro focus range
    5 cm (1.97″)
    Number of focus points
    9

    Screen / viewfinder

    Articulated LCD
    No
    Screen size
    2″
    Screen dots
    86,000
    Touch screen
    No
    Live view
    Yes
    Viewfinder type
    Optical (tunnel)

    Photography features

    Minimum shutter speed
    15 sec
    Maximum shutter speed
    1/2000 sec
    Aperture priority
    No
    Shutter priority
    No
    Built-in flash
    Yes
    Flash range
    3.50 m
    External flash
    No
    Flash modes
    Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye, Slow Sync)
    Continuous drive
    1.4 fps
    Self-timer
    Yes (2 or 10 sec)
    Exposure compensation
    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

    Videography features

    Resolutions
    640 x 480 @ 30/15 fps, 320 x 240 @ 60/30/15 fps
    Microphone
    None
    Speaker
    None

    Storage

    Storage types
    SD/SDHC card
    Storage included
    16 MB SD card

    Connectivity

    USB
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
    HDMI
    No
    Remote control
    No

    Physical

    Environmentally sealed
    No
    Battery
    AA
    Battery description
    AA (2) batteries (NiMH recommended)
    Weight (inc. batteries)
    210 g (0.46 lb / 7.41 oz)
    Dimensions
    91 x 64 x 43 mm (3.58 x 2.52 x 1.69″)

    Other features

    Orientation sensor
    Yes
    Timelapse recording
    No
    GPS
    None

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