| List price (US) |
• Body only: $799
• Body+18-55 IS Kit: $899 |
| List price (EU) |
• Body only: €729 + VAT
• Body+18-55 IS Kit: €829 + VAT |
| International naming * |
• US: Canon Rebel T2i
• Japan: Canon EOS Kiss Digital X4
• Elsewhere: Canon EOS 550D |
| Body material |
Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber |
| Sensor * |
• 18.7 million effective pixels
• 18.0 million total pixels
• 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit
• 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Dust reduction |
• Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted)
• Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces
• Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later) |
| Image sizes * |
• 5184 x 3456
• 3456 x 2304
• 2592 x 1728 |
| Still image formats |
• RAW (.CR2 14-bit)
• RAW (.CR2 14-bit) + JPEG Large/Fine
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) – Fine, Normal |
| Movie recording * |
• 1920 x 1080 (1080P, 16:9) @ 30/25/24 fps
• 1280 x 720 (720P, 16:9) @ 60/50 fps
• 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 60/50 fps
• Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video,linear PCM audio)
• Up to 29 min 59 sec (or max file size 4 GB) |
| Image processor |
DIGIC 4 |
| Lenses |
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount
• 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focus modes |
• Auto Focus
• Manual Focus (switch on lens) |
| Auto Focus |
• 9-point CMOS sensor
• F5.6 cross-type at center, extra sensitivity at F2.8
• AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
• Predictive AF up to 10 m |
| AF modes |
• AI Focus
• One Shot
• AI Servo |
| AF point selection |
• Auto
• Manual |
| AF assist |
Flash strobe |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Close-up
• Sports
• Night portrait
• Flash off
• Movie
• Program AE (P)
• Shutter priority AE (Tv)
• Aperture priority AE (Av)
• Manual (M)
• Auto depth-of-field |
| Metering * |
• TTL 63-zone SPC
• Metering range: EV 1.0 – 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes |
• Evaluative 63-zone (linked to AF points)
• Partial 9% at center
• Spot 4% at center
• Center-weighted average |
| AE Lock |
AE lock button |
| AE Bracketing |
• +/- 2.0 EV (3 shots)
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. * |
• +/- 5.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto (100 – 6400 *)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200
• ISO 6400 *
• H1 expansion (ISO 12800 equiv.)
• Highlight tone priority |
| Shutter |
• Focal-plane shutter
• 30 – 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Bulb |
| Aperture values |
• F1.0 – F91 (0.3 EV steps)
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Flash
• Custom |
| WB Bracketing |
• +/-3 levels
• 3 images
• Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias |
| WB fine-tuning |
• Blue (-9) to Amber (+9)
• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Picture style |
• Standard
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Neutral
• Faithful
• Monochrome
• User 1
• User 2
• User 3 |
| Custom image parameters |
• Sharpness: 0 to 7
• Contrast: -4 to +4
• Saturation: -4 to +4
• Color tone: -4 to +4
• B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G
• B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Image processing |
• Highlight Tone Priority
• Auto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes)
• Long exposure noise reduction
• High ISO speed noise reduction
• Peripheral illumination correction |
| Drive modes |
• Single
• Continuous: 3.7 fps up to 34 Large/Fine JPEG / 6 RAW frames *
• Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
• Self-timer continuous |
| Mirror lockup |
Yes (custom function) |
| Viewfinder |
• Pentamirror
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.87x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)
• Eyepoint: 19 mm
• Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
• Fixed precision matte
• Proximity sensor disables LCD shooting mode information |
| Viewfinder info |
• AF information (AF points focus confirmation light)
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• ISO speed (always displayed)
• AE lock
• Exposure level/compensation
• Spot metering circle
• Exposure warning
• AEB
• Flash ready
• High-speed sync
• FE lock
• Flash exposure compensation
• Red-eye reduction light
• White balance correction
• SD card information
• Monochrome shooting
• Maximum burst
• Highlight tone priority |
| DOF preview |
Yes, button |
| LCD monitor * |
• 3.0″ 3:2 TFT LCD
• 1040,000 pixels
• Approx 100% coverage
• Wide viewing angle (160° horizontal and vertical)
• Dual anti-reflection, anti-smudge
• 7 brightness levels
• Up to 10x zoom playback |
| LCD Live view |
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor
• 100% frame coverage (30 fps display rate)
• Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor
• Best view or exposure simulation
• Grid optional (thirds)
• Magnify optional (5x or 10x at any point on the screen)
• Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up sequence
• Quick or Live mode autofocus |
| Record review |
• Uses last play mode
• Magnification possible
• 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash |
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash
• Guide number approx 13
• Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction
• X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps)
• Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.) |
| External flash |
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites
• Hot-shoe |
| Other features |
• Orientation sensor
• In-camera copyright information
• Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity |
| Auto rotation |
• On (playback uses orientation data in file header)
• Off |
| Playback mode |
• Single image
• Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB )
• Magnified view (1.5 – 10x in 15 steps, browsable)
• 4 and 9 image index
• Auto play
• Image rotation
• Jump (by 10, 100 or date) |
| Custom functions * |
12 custom functions with 36 settings |
| Menu languages * |
• English
• German
• French
• Dutch
• Danish
• Portuguese
• Finnish
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Spanish
• Greek
• Russian
• Polish
• Czech
• Hungarian
• Romanian
• Ukrainian
• Turkish
• Arabic
• Thai
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Korean
• Japanese |
| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| Connectivity * |
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed)
• Video out (PAL / NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal *)
• HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC)
• E3 type wired remote control
• Remote Controller RC-6
• External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack |
| Audio * |
• Mono microphone on front
• Mono speaker on rear
• External stereo mike (optional) |
| Storage |
• SD / SDHC card
• SDXC card * |
| Power * |
• Lithium-Ion LP-E8 rechargeable battery
• Approx 440 shots (23°C AE 50%, FE 50%), CIPA standard
• 4 level battery life display
• Optional ACK-E8 AC adapter kit |
| Battery Grip * |
Yes, BG-E8 |
| Direct printing |
• Canon Selphy Printers
• Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function
• Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
• PictBridge |
| Dimensions |
129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in) |
| Weight (inc batt/card) |
530 g (1.17 lb) |
| Software |
• Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser
• Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac)
• PhotoStitch
• EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel)
• Original Data Security Tools
• Picture Style Editor |
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