| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20 MP | 18 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Size | - | 3 inch |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | EOS Rebel K2 20MP DSLR Camera | EOS 550D 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | EOS Rebel K2 | EOS 550D |
| Color | Grey | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20 MP | 18 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 130 x 88 x 64 mm | 97.5 x 128.8 x 75.3 mm |
| Weight | 365 GM | 475 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | EOS 550D |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-135 Mm Is Lens |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Type C, Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 6400 |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF mountelectronic signal transfer system | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses |
| Digital Zoom | - | 1.5x |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder Type | SLR-type, eye level proof prism mirror | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 90% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.70x | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -2.5 +0.5 dpt. | - |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Auto, Manual | - |
| Focus Range | EV1-18 at ISO100 | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | Auto | - |
| Metering Modes | Center-weighted average metering Set automatically in M mode. | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom Custom WB |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Portrait,Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1. Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB up to | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Vertical-travel, focal plane | - |
| Shutter Speed | 30 to 1/2000 sec., Bulb X-sync at 1/90 sec. Can be set in 1/2-stop increments. | 1/4000 sec |
| Continuous Shots | Approx. 1.5 images/sec. | Yes, 3.7 Shots at 1 fps |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| External Flash | Yes | Yes |
| image features |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, RAW, DPOF, EXIF |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Scene, Flash Off, Intelligent Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure, Automatic Depth-of-Field AE | Still Photo Shooting, Movie Shooting |
| display features |
| Display Size | - | 3 inch |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | No |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 5,184 |
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |