Slideshow

Image gallery: Canon EOS 550D digital SLR test photos

21 Photos Elias Plastiras (Good Gear Guide)

Canon's entry-level digital SLR camera is perfect for all occasions.

  • Canon's EOS 550D is an 18-megapixel entry-level digital SLR camera that's perfect for all types of photography. We put it through its paces in all sorts of lighting situations in order to see how it performs. All of the photos are straight out of the camera in JPEG mode; none of the pictures have been edited, except for the photo of the moth, which has been cropped to give us a closer look at the critter.

  • Here's the moth with plenty of dead space around it. In many cases, the EOS 550D's 18-megapixel sensor allows you to crop closely yet still end up with a large enough photo for printing.

  • Taken from behind a window.

  • Taken from behind a window; could use a levels adjustment.

  • Outdoor shot in cloudy conditions. Used ISO 1600 with fast shutter of 1/1600sec and an aperture of f/5.7.

  • Not handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 0.6sec, ISO 1600.

  • Handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/10sec; ISO 1600.

  • Indoor shot, handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/12sec; ISO 800.

  • Indoor shot, handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/60sec; ISO 800.

  • Indoor shot, handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/15sec; ISO 1600.

  • Indoor shot, handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/25sec; ISO 800.

  • Indoor shot, handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/25sec; ISO 800.

  • Indoor shot, handheld. Taken in aperture priority mode; shutter speed: 1/30sec; ISO 800.

  • Handheld product shot under fluro lighting. Shutter speed: 1/50sec, ISO 800..

  • Handheld product shot under fluro lighting. Shutter speed: 1/16sec, ISO 800.

  • Handheld product shot under fluro lighting. Shutter speed: 1/20sec, ISO 800. You can see that with enough light, dark objects on a bright background will really stand out -- even without a flash or any editing!

  • Handheld product shot under fluro lighting. Shutter speed: 1/13sec, ISO 400.

  • Handheld indoor shot at ISO 1600 with 1/100sec shutter.

  • Handheld indoor shot at ISO 6400. The EOS 550D's high ISO performance is excellent.

  • Handheld indoor shot at ISO 800 and 1/25sec shutter.

  • Handheld indoor shot at ISO 200 and 1/25sec shutter.

Show Comments
Security Watch
Back to top

Don’t have an account? Sign up here

Don't have an account? Sign up now

Forgot password?