Canon intros range-topping 18MP Rebel T2i / EOS 550D DSLR cam
Digital Cameras - Monday, February 8th, 2010

Canon intros range topping 18MP Rebel T2i / EOS 550D DSLR cam Canon Rebel T2i 2

Canon has just unveiled the EOS Rebel T2i (also known as the EOS 550D), their newest consumer-class DSLR cam that comes equipped with a spec that’s good enough to compete with far more costly cams, but with a three-digit price range that should still appeal to non-pros. This new cam is still based on the older Rebel T1i released last year, but moves to the top of Canon’s popular EOS Rebel line with a number of improvements headlined by the 18MP CMOS sensor.

Like its predecessor, the T2i still runs on Canon’s DIGIC 4 imaging processor, but is enhanced with a full-featured movie mode with 1080p HD video (30fps) recording, manual controls, and an option for adding an external stereo microphone. The cam will still support standard-def video recording, adding a new Movie Crop feature that acts as a sort of digital zoom, providing a 7x crop/zoom that lists “no loss of image quality” on SD recording.

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It still shares much of the Rebel T1i’s body design, but improves on it with a 3-inch wide-aspect (3:2) display, an improved button layout, HDMI output, and support for the SDXC card format that should allow for up to 2TB cards further down the road.

Further improvements include faster continuous shooting with a speed that tops out at 3.7 frames per second, a metering mode with 63 zones (from the T1i’s 35), and EV compensation with +/- 5 stops. Its other highlights include a maximum sensitivity of ISO 12,800, with an enhanced regular range that stretches from ISO 100 to 6,400 for shooting in low light. As a bonus, it’s also listed to use the same sensor used on the $1,700 EOS 7D that produces reduced noise on higher resolutions.

The new T2i is scheduled to ship in March with a price tag that’s still under $1000. A body-only package will sell for $800, while a kit that includes Canon’s 18-55 f3.5-5.6 kit lens adds $100 to the price.

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  • Ricky Ricardo

    Hopefully they've improved on the video capture of this from the 500D.
    with the $800 price tag on it, this could end up as a bargain…

    So T2i, I see you… maybe this year, we'll meet.

  • Ricky Ricardo

    Hopefully they've improved on the video capture of this from the 500D.
    with the $800 price tag on it, this could end up as a bargain…

    So T2i, I see you… maybe this year, we'll meet.

  • Ricky Ricardo

    Hopefully they've improved on the video capture of this from the 500D.
    with the $800 price tag on it, this could end up as a bargain…

    So T2i, I see you… maybe this year, we'll meet.

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