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Canon Eos 550D Batteries Lp-E8 Reviewed By Mallbox

Canon EOS 550D Batteries LP-E8 Review

The Canon LP-E8 Battery Pack is a spare or replacement battery for the Canon EOS 550D and is the original battery supplied with the camera.

The EOS 550D battery compartment is located in the base of the hand grip behind a metal hinged plastic door. The battery fits horizontally into the base and is held in place by an white clip.

Canon EOS 550D Battery LP-E8

The 550D uses a new battery (the Canon LP-E8), which provides 4-level battery life information and is good for around 440 – 480 shots using the CIPA testing standard. This is a little lower than the EOS 500D, presumably the new sensor and screen draw a touch more power. The LP-E8 battery is charged using the supplied ‘brick' charger.

In many respects the EOS 550D is a 'baby EOS 7D'. As well as getting a resolution boost to a class-leading 18 megapixels and a significantly upgraded movie mode (which now offers full HD capture at up to 30 fps, has full manual control and the option to use an external stereo microphone), the EOS 550D gets the 7D's sophisticated new metering system (bringing it a lot closer to similarly positioned Nikon SLRs). It also sports a new widescreen (3:2) LCD panel, has improved button design and finally offers the ability to customize the Auto ISO function.

As before Canon isn't officially 'replacing' the EOS 500D with the new 550D, and for the foreseeable future the EOS 550D will sit in the range between the EOS 500D and the EOS 7D (ignoring for the moment the additional confusion of the EOS 50D, which the new camera out-specs in some areas). The changes are partly cosmetic (a very slightly different body shell design, tweaks to the buttons and mode dial), but the real changes are under the hood.

Specification

Chemistry Li-ion Voltage 7.2V Capacity 1120mAh Dimensions 3.7 x 2.7 x 1.1 inch Weight 3.9 oz.

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