Canon Sd550
The Canon sd550 is a well designed camera from Canon's Powershot Digital Elph series, with arguably the best start-up time in its class and a whole host of other features. The Canon sd550 is a slightly more sophisticated update of the Powershot sd500, which is still a formidable camera itself. The Canon sd550 improves upon the old design by increasing the LCD screen, up to 2.5 inches, along with a new finish on the Canon sd550 camera case. The body style is very popular with photographers, because it combines form and function.

Details Of The Canon Sd550 Digital Camera
The Canon sd550 is powered by a Digic II image processing system, which allows the camera to snap a limitless stream of photos at a seven megapixels resolution. Why is the body style popular? The Canon sd550 digital camera is small without being too small to access, is solid without being too heavy (weighing 6.7 ounces with battery and memory card) and has a sleek looking silver-metallic exterior, which is far more preferable than the plastic-looking exterior of earlier sd models. The small pocket-size of the camera is a mixed blessing, as you can handle the camera easily with one hand, however, the optical viewfinder has decreased in size

Some camera accessories and other advantages of the the Canon sd550 include: a 3X optical zoom lens (37mm-111 mm) focal-length range; a digital macro mode that allows for better set up in close up shots; a “my colors” mode that can provide many color filters; and nine preset scene modes ranging from portrait to underwater and fireworks. The maximum resolution you're dealing with is 3,072 x 2,304, with the ability to decrease the resolution to as low as 640 x 480. The camera can even compose wider shots, such as a postcard format. The Canon sd550 has a video camera feature, which allows the recording of short movie clips in VGA resolutions at 30fps. How long can the clips be? It depends on the size of your memory card, not the camera itself.

A Canon Sd550 Camera Review
The Canon sd550 is not cheap but has a few flaws in the design. For one thing, there is no manual focus in the camera, which could lead to problems with blurred shots. The camera also lacks the ability to adjust other manual controls, such as the shutter and aperture priority modes. If control over the exposure settings is a major issue with your photos, then the camera might leave much to be desired.

However, if art isn't your thing and you're simply looking for a solid snapshot camera, then a Canon sd550 camera is an excellent buy.