Canon EOS 550D: finally in my arms
So finally I got it, the Canon EOS 550D is here next to me, I just picked it up from the shop yesterday evening. I didn't only buy the camera, but I actually both the objective, a sling bag, an UV-filter, some lens protection against the sun, a flexible tripod, and more things. The memory card is missing though, and it's coming in a couple of weeks.
As I mentioned in a previous post, the Canon EOS 550D is a dSLR camera for advanced amateurs or mild professionals in digital photography. The main properties of the camera are:
- 18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
- new DIGIC IV processor
- improved ISO range (100 - 6400)
- FullHD video recording (1080p, 30fps)
- 3" LCD with one million dots
- iFCL metering system (63-zone metering system)
- extended exposure compensation +/-5 stops
- external microphone socket
I was testing yesterday several modes, mostly aperture priority (Av) and shutter-speed priority (Tv) and I got the idea that, even in semi-automatic mode, the EOS 550D is already performing extremely well.
Moreover, I was trying yesterday to apply all the techniques I have earned from the few books and tutorials I have read, and the camera really surprised me, since I took several shots just like a pro, without having any experience with dSLR cameras at all.
As soon as I get some good shots and FullHD video, be sure I will post them here and make some tiny review about the quality of the images obtained with the EOS 550D.