Canon announces 550D
Canon’s new entry-level DSLR is the 550D which is positioned between the 500D (which I just bought, thanks Canon), and the 50D. Differences between the 500D and the 550D are fairly slim, so I’m not too heartbroken with my purchase.
Canon 550D features
- 18 Megapixels (up from 15.1)
- Full HD video at 30/25/24 fps (up from 20fps)
- In-camera ‘Movie crop’ (“An SD quality movie can be cropped to the equivalent of approx. 7x magnification of regular shooting”)
- 3” high-res LCD – 1,040,000 dots (up from 920,000 dots)
- Support for new SDXC memory cards
Other than that, specs between the 500D and 550 are basically the same.
No pricing has been announced, with release scheduled for later this month.
Update
DP Review has their comparison up, go check it out – http://www.dpreview.com/previews/CanonEOS550D/
More info @ Canon
Samsung celebrate arrival of dual-LCD camera with competition
Samsung are giving away 100 of their new Dual-LCD screen ST500 cameras. The competition starts August 20th and runs until September 18th. To get in on the competition you should check out:
Facebook page – Tap and Take Australia
Twitter – @samsungcapture
I’ve not seen or used the camera, but having a screen that faces the people your taking photos of is an interesting idea. I’m glad someone’s innovating in the digital camera space other than simply adding more megapixels. How popular the camera is remains to be seen, but I am looking forward to getting a review unit in the future to try it out.
