Canon 550D Alternatives
The 550D is placed #40 out of 80 in Entry-Level DSLR cameras. Below is a brief recap of the 550D.
18MP
APS-C
530 grams
ISO 6,400
Portability
70 Imaging
58 Features
63 Overall
60
70 Imaging
58 Features
63 Overall
60
comes with face detect focusing
good megapixels (18 megapixels)
good minimum ISO (100)
good sensor size (APS-C)
does not contain selfie friendly display
lack of image stabilization
low fps (4.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
Down below are a number of competitors to the Canon EOS 550D ordered by their overall score. You can browse a complete review of any camera or a comparison with the Canon 550D by using the links below each camera card. You can also click on the 
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#1 Canon T8i
24MP
APS-C
515 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
67 Imaging
69 Features
88 Overall
76
67 Imaging
69 Features
88 Overall
76
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
missing headphone jack
Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firms#2 Pentax KF
24MP
APS-C
684 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
63 Imaging
72 Features
81 Overall
75
63 Imaging
72 Features
81 Overall
75
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (102,400)
heavier than competition in class (684 grams)
low fps (6.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
not so great battery pack (410 per charge)
Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next month#3 Canon SL3
24MP
APS-C
449 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
71 Imaging
69 Features
84 Overall
75
71 Imaging
69 Features
84 Overall
75
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
low fps (5.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
Photography Glossary#4 Canon SL2
24MP
APS-C
453 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
71 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
71 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
low fps (5.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
Pentax 17 Pre-Orders Outperform Expectations by a Landslide#5 Nikon D5600
24MP
APS-C
465 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
70 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
70 Imaging
67 Features
85 Overall
74
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
low fps (5.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or ban#6 Nikon D5500
24MP
APS-C
420 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
71 Imaging
66 Features
85 Overall
73
71 Imaging
66 Features
85 Overall
73
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (25,600)
lack of image stabilization
low fps (5.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
Sora from OpenAI releases its first ever music video#7 Pentax K-70
24MP
APS-C
688 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
62 Imaging
67 Features
81 Overall
72
62 Imaging
67 Features
81 Overall
72
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (102,400)
heavier than competition in class (688 grams)
low fps (6.0 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
not so great battery pack (410 per charge)
Samsung Releases Faster Versions of EVO MicroSD Cards#8 Sony A65
24MP
APS-C
622 grams
ISO 12,800
Portability
64 Imaging
63 Features
85 Overall
71
64 Imaging
63 Features
85 Overall
71
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good megapixels (24 megapixels)
missing headphone jack
missing Time Lapse function
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhone#9 Pentax K-S2
20MP
APS-C
678 grams
ISO 51,200
Portability
64 Imaging
64 Features
82 Overall
71
64 Imaging
64 Features
82 Overall
71
comes with face detect focusing
comes with tracking focus
display is selfie friendly
good ISO range (51,200)
heavier than competition in class (678 grams)
low fps (5.4 frames per second)
missing headphone jack
not so great battery pack (410 per charge)
Snapchat Adds Watermarks to AI-Created Images