Canon EOS Rebel T2i / 550D 18.0 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black (Kit w/ EF-S IS II 18-55mm Lens)

I have had this camera for several months now and we absolutely love it. It takes great pictures. I was intimidated at first about purchasing such a complicated camera but was pleasantly surprised how easy it is to use. Has a convenient dial selector to quickly changes modes. These settings do all of the thinking for you. Can easily switch between fully automatic, manual (sunset pics), or sports action shots for instance. The pictures almost always come out perfect. This camera takes very few bad pictures while it automatically adjusts. With a zoom lens you can get all those perfect pictures that just aren't possible with traditional point and shoot cameras.

Camera is perfect for my wife and myself. We upgraded from a standard digital and we love it. We cant complain! We havent used all of the features but have used it enough to know its a great camera.

BEST of all, we got it at a great price on ebay!

This is my first DSLR camera, & Im happy to say I made the right choice! This camera is great! Easy to use for first time users & good for semi pro i think. Not sure as for a pro camera as Im not a pro & still learning but the pics i have taken are breathe taking. I would buy this camera again & recommend this to friends also.

The low price and high quality.
HD video.18 MP.
The Canon EOS Rebel T2i takes the reins from the company's existing T1i model as the flagship of its consumer-oriented EOS Rebel camera series. Externally, the Canon T2i looks very much like its predecessor, being almost identical in overall size but with softer, more gently rounded shoulders. Under the skin, the Canon T2i brings a few features from Canon's prosumer EOS 7D model into a Rebel-class body, creating a baby brother to the 7D.

Sporting an 18-megapixel sensor similar to that of the 7D, the Canon Rebel T2i doesn't shoot quite as fast as its big brother, but its frame rate is slightly increased over the T1i, from 3.4 to 3.7 frames per second, despite the resolution increase. The most obvious external changes include a new 3:2 ratio LCD with 1.04 million dots of resolution, a dedicated live view / movie button, and a restyling of several other buttons to make them easy to locate and identify by touch.

Card compatibility on the Canon T2i includes SD, SDHC, and SDXC, and a new Eye-Fi status screen improves user awareness of these special wireless SD cards.

The Canon T2i's ISO ranges from 100 to 6,400, with a special high ISO option of 12,800. Movie mode also has expanded ability, covering 1080p recording at 24, 25, and 30 fps, rather than the T1i's more limited 20 fps. Manual video exposure is also available, as is an external mic input jack. The Canon T2i is also particularly unusual in also allowing single autofocus operations during movie recording.

The Canon EOS Rebel T2i shipped from February 2010, with kit pricing set at US$899, including the same EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens that previously shipped with the T1i. The Canon EOS Rebel XSi has officially been discontinued, leaving the flagship T2i with two Rebel-class siblings -- the entry-level Rebel XS, and the mid-level T1i.

If anyone out there are planning to start photography, as a profession, and cant afford much, then CANON T2i(550D) is the best choice. This falls under the basic model in Professional category. It has all the features with a good CMOS image processor. As it falls in EOS family, you have wide range of lenses from canon, if not affordable you can go for Tamron. I like all the features in here except its performance in low light. For the money, its performance is good but compared to the high end cameras like 5D, its only draw back is its performance in low light. Its speed enough to click action pics. Great image quality and provides wide range of file formats. For 600$ you wont get any better camera than this.