Canon EOS 550D DSLR Kit EF-S18-55mm IS Black vs Canon IXUS 500 HS Point & Shoot Digital Camera Black

• Key Features

• • Screen Size
  • 3 Inches
  • 3 Inches
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• • Optical Sensor Resolution
  • 18 MP
  • 10.1 MP
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• General Features

• • Brand
  • Canon
  • Canon
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• • Type
  • DSLR
  • Point and Shoot
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• • Color
  • Black
  • Black
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• • Model Name
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  • Digital IXUS 500 HS
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• Camera Features

• • Optical Sensor Resolution
  • 18 MP
  • 10.1 MP
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• • Sensor Type
  • CMOS Sensor
  • CMOS Sensor
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• • Sensor Size
  • 22.3 x 14.9 mm
  • 1/2.3 Inches
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• • Optical Zoom
  • Approx. 1.5x - 10x
  • 12x
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• • Maximum Shutter Speed
  • 1/4000 sec
  • 1/4000 sec
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• • Minimum Shutter Speed
  • 30 sec
  • 15 sec
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• • Digital Zoom
  • 10x
  • 4x
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• • Audio Video Interface
  • A/V Output (NTSC or PAL)
  • A/V Output (NTSC or PAL)
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• • Maximum Recording Resolution (Pixels)
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• • Shutter Speed Range
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  • 1 - 1/4000sec.
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• • Picture Angle
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  • 28 mm Wide Angle
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• • Other Resolution
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  • Still Image: 16:9 (3648 x 2048, 2816 x 1584, 1920 x 1080, 640 x 360), 3:2 (3648 x 2432, 2816 x 1880, 1600 x 1064, 640 x 424), 4:3 (3648 x 2736, 2816 x 2112, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480), 1:1 (2736 x 2736, 2112 x 2112, 1200 x 1200, 480 x 480)
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• Other Features

• • Additional Features
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• • In The Box
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  • User Manual, Battery Charger with Rechargeable Batteries, USB Cable
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• Lens

• • Auto Focus
  • TTL Secondary Image-registration, Phase Detection
  • Face Detect, Tracking AF, Center
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• • Manual Focus
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• • Focal Length
  • 18 - 55 mm
  • 4 - 48 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 336 mm)
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• • Color Filter
  • Primary (RGB) Color Filter
  • Primary (RGB) Color Filter
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• • Aperture Range
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  • f/3.4 (W) - f/5.6 (T)
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• Convenience Features

• • Shooting Modes
  • Movie Shooting, Still Photo Shooting
  • Auto, Color Accent, Color Swap, Face Self-Timer, Fireworks, Fish-Eye Effect, Handheld Night Scene, High-Speed Burst, Iframe Movie, Long Shutter, Low Light, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Movie Digest, Portrait, Poster Effect, Program, Smart Auto, Smart Shutter, Smile, Smooth Skin, Snow, Soft Focus, Stitch Assist, Super Slow Motion Movie, Super Vivid, Toy Camera Effect, Underwater, Wink Self-Timer
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• • Microphone
  • Stereo Microphone
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• • PictBridge
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• • Continuous Shots
  • Up to 3.7 Shots at 1 fps
  • 2.8 fps (Program Mode), 6.8 fps (High-speed Burst Mode)
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• • Self Timer
  • 2 sec, 10 sec
  • 2 sec, 10 sec
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• • Delete Function
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• • Metering
  • AF Point, Center-Weighted, Evaluating, Spot
  • Center-Weighted Average, Evaluative, Spot
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• • Supported Languages
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  • 30 Languages
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• Image Enhancements

• • ISO Rating
  • 100
  • Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
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• • White Balancing
  • Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Flash, Light, Shade, Tungsten, White Fluorescent
  • Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Day Light, Fluorescent, Fluorescent-H, Tungsten
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• • Face Detection
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• • Dust reduction
  • Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data Appending
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• • Image Stabilizer
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  • Lens Shift Type
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• • Red Eye reduction
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• • Macro Mode
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  • 1 - 50 cm
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• Display

• • ViewFinder
  • Eye-level Pentamirror
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• • Display Type
  • Liquid Crystal TFT
  • TFT
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• • Screen Size
  • 3 Inches
  • 3 Inches
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• • Image Display Resolution
  • 1040000 dots
  • 461000 dots
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• • Video Display Resolution
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) @ 24 fps
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• • Supported Aspect Ratio
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  • 4:03
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• • Additional Display Features
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  • Wide Viewing Angle
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• Connectivity

• • Bluetooth
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• • HDMI
  • Auto Switching of Resolution (Type C)
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• • USB
  • USB Hi-Speed
  • USB Hi-Speed
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• • Wi-Fi
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• Images & Video

• • Image Format
  • JPEG (RAW : 14-bit Canon Original, DPOF, EXIF)
  • JPEG (EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1)
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• • Video Format
  • H.264, MOV
  • H.264, MOV
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• • Audio Formats
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  • Linear PCM (2 Channel Stereo)
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• Media & Software

• • Memory Card Type
  • SD, SDHC, SDXC
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
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• • External Memory
  • Up to 4 GB
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• • Upgradeable Memory
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• Flash

• • Built in Flash
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• • External Flash
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• • Flash Modes
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  • Auto, Slow Sync Flash
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• • Flash Range
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  • Wide : 0.5 - 2.5m, Telephoto : 1.0 - 1.5m
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• Power Source

• • AC Adapter
  • AC Adaptor Kit ACK-E8
  • Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70)
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• • Battery Type
  • Li-ion Battery
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (NB-9L)
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• Dimensions

• • Weight
  • 475 gms
  • 135 gms
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• • Dimensions
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  • 94.8 x 57.8 x 19.5 mm
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