key specs |
Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP |
Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
general |
Brand | Canon | Canon |
Model | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera | EOS 550D 18MP DSLR Camera |
Model Name | PowerShot SX170 | EOS 550D |
Model Number | SX170 | EOS 550D |
Series | PowerShot | - |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm | 97.5 x 128.8 x 75.3 mm |
Weight | 228 GM | 475 GM |
Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-135 Mm Is Lens |
Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
Ports | - | Type C, Mini HDMI |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 6400 ISO |
Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 6400 |
lens features |
Focal Length | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm | - |
Optical Zoom | 16x | - |
Aperture Range | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T | - |
Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses |
Digital Zoom | - | 1.5x |
Manual Focus | - | Yes |
Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
focus features |
Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - |
White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom Custom WB |
shutter features |
Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec | 1/4000 sec |
Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
Continuous Shots | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode | Yes, 3.7 Shots at 1 fps |
flash features |
Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | - |
Other Flash Features | External Flash EX-series Speedlite | - |
External Flash | - | Yes |
image features |
Aspect Ratio | 169, 32, 43, 11 | 30200 AM |
Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 L | - |
Still Image Size | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small | - |
Slow Motion | Yes | - |
Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, RAW, DPOF, EXIF |
display features |
Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
Display Resolution | 230,000 dots | - |
LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | - |
LCD Display Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
storage and power features |
Batteries Included | Yes | - |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
modes and functions features |
HD Support | Yes | - |
Shooting Modes | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie | Still Photo Shooting, Movie Shooting |
Macro Mode | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W | - |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | - | Yes |
View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror |
connectivity features |
Wifi | - | No |
audio and video features |
Video Resolution | - | 5,184 |
Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |