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Canon 550D T2i - Sweet Video and Photo Quality!

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Regarding the Canon 550D T2i, the successor to the T1i, I have to say, the quality of the video is sweet as was expected from the samples and reviews online, but what really surprised me was the out-of-the-box quality of the photography. I mean using the Canon kit lens that comes with the T2i. Head-to-head with lenses in the $1,000 and up class, The difference was very slight. Nothing beats the clarity and depth of field possible with a 1.8 aperture lens using thousand dollar glass but once you stop looking side by side, the results of the camera are stunning and certainly better than my predecessor (now my backup) camera, the canon 40D. 

Why is this camera so spectacular? The secret lies in the new Canon DIGIC 4 processor which packs in a whopping 18 MP of data. This does make for huge photo files but the results are well worth it. At 18MP you can crop a photograph to a third of the original and still have a great looking photo. As seen below, the camera well deserves its nickname, "Lord of Darkness." The image is compressed from the original. Most blogs will not accept a file the size native to this camera.

 

Night Shot with Canon T2i

 

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Comments (2)

Terri Adams-Scott
J. Rockcliff, REALTORS - Walnut Creek, CA
Realtor, Walnut Creek CA Real Estate

Great photo and thanks for your input.  I'll have to check it out further.  Thanks!

May 24, 2010 09:57 AM
EC, JF, Double R and Zoey the Cool Cat
Russel Ray Photos - San Diego, CA

I have access to three Canon cameras here. I own a Rebel XS and the boss has both a Rebel XSi and a 550D, which really says 550D on the camera body since he imported it from England.

The video on the 550D is awesome. I was having a little problem with autofocusing while in video mode until I finally found the setting for allowing autofocusing while taking videos. Now zooming in and out (28mm to 300mm) while taking a video is awesome.

Jun 09, 2011 01:30 PM