Canon powershot A550

Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
4x optical zoom; 2.0-inch LCD display
16:9 Widescreen mode for full-screen viewing on widescreen TVs and computer monitors
Three movie modes including 30 fps VGA and 60 fps Fast Frame Rate
Stores images on SD, SDHC, or MMC memory cards (16MB MMC card included); powered by 2 AA-size batteries (2 alkaline batteries included)

Technical Details
Sensor size: 1/2.5 inches
Total pixels: 7.4 megapixels (approximate)
Effective pixels: 7.1 megapixels (approximate)
Focal length: 5.8-23.2mm f/2.6-5.5 (35mm film equivalent: 35-140mm)
Digital zoom: 4x
Focusing range: Normal: 1.5 feet; Macro: 2 inches - 1.5 feet (WIDE), 1 - 1.5 feet (TELE)
Autofocus system: TTL Autofocus
Optical viewfinder: Real-image optical zoom viewfinder
LCD monitor: 2-inch TFT color LCD
LCD pixels: 86,000 (approximate)
LCD coverage: 100 percent
Max aperture: f/2.6 (W) - f/5.5 (T)
Shutter speed: 15 - 1/2000 seconds
Sensitivity: Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800 equivalent
Light metering method: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
Exposure control method: Program AE, AE lock available
Exposure compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
White balance control: Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Flourescent, Flourescent H), Custom
Built-in flash: Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Auto w/ Slow Synchro, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On w/ Slow Synchro, Flash Off
Flash range: Normal: 1.5-11 ft./45cm-3.5m (W), 1.5-7.2 ft./45cm-2.2m (T); Macro: 1.0-1.5 ft./30-45cm (W), 1.1-1.5 ft./33-45cm (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
Recycling time: 10 seconds or less with fully-charged AA rechargeable NiMH batteries
Shooting modes: Auto, Camera M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks) Indoor, Kids and Pets, Night Snapshot, Movie
My Colors: Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black and White, Custom
Self-timer: Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
Continuous shooting: Approximately 1.7 fps
Storage media: SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
File format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF version 1.1
Image compression: Still image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG); Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG)
Image quality: Normal, Fine, SuperFine
Number of recording pixels: Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 3,072 x 2,304 (Large), 3,072 x 1,728 (Widescreen); Movie: 640 x 480 / 320 x 240 (30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB or 60 minutes, 320 x 240 (1 min. at 60 fps), 160 x 120 (3 min. at 15 fps)
Playback modes: Still image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Auto Play, Resume; Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback
Erase modes: Still image: single image, by date, by folder, all images; Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Computer interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
Video out: NTSC/PAL
Audio out: Mono
Other: Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY compact photo printers, PIXMA photo printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via USB
Power source: AA alkaline battery (x2), Rechargeable AA NiMH battery (x2), AC adapter kit (ACK800)
Shooting capacity: Still image: 140 shots (Alkaline battery, LCD screen on, approximate), 500 shots (NiMH battery, approximate)
Playback time: 540 minutes (Alkaline battery, approximate), 660 minutes (NiMH battery, approximate)
Operating temperature: 32 - 104 degrees F, 0 - 40 degrees C
Operating humidity: 10 - 90 percent
Dimensions (W x H x D): 3.59 x 2.52 x 1.70 inches
Weight: 5.64 ounces