Kodak T550 Advantix APS Camera

by Kodak

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SA2Z
• Item model number: T550
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,672 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #17 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Film Cameras > APS Cameras
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Kodak Advantix T550 autofocus camera offers an ultracompact design--one of the smallest cameras in its class. It offers fully automatic operation and shutter speeds ranging from 1/500 to 1/4 of a second. It offers an active 130-zone focus mechanism for clear shots every time, and five flash modes. The specially designed flash flips up to put extra distance between flash and lens to help eliminate red-eye problems, and flips down to turn off the camera and protect the lens.

Film loading, as with any APS camera, is drop-in simple, and you can change film canisters midway through a roll. Users choose between three print formats on every shot. Users can also date-stamp and add messages to the back of prints with a five-language print-titling feature.

The Kodak Advantix T550 comes with one roll of Kodak Advantix color print film, a 3-volt lithium Kodak battery, coupon book, survey card, instruction manual, and a detachable camera strap with control-button activator. Also included is a one-year manufacturer's warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Little Camera, October 23, 2000

By 

Sarah E. Golding (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kodak T550 Advantix APS Camera (Electronics)

This camera is simple to use and easy to carry around--and that is why I would recommend it to anybody. First of all the drop in loading is fantastic. No longer do you need to worry about putting in your film wrong or exposing the film to light therefore ruining it. The film is easy to load. Also the film has symbols on it that let you know if the film is used or unused. This is wonderful because no longer will you find a roll of film and wonder if it is blank or filled with pictures waiting to be developed.

This camera is also so light and easy to use. You can easily carry this camera in a pants pocket or a purse. It is tiny. No longer will you hesitate to bring your camera along because it is to bulky. This camera you can take anywhere just in case something interesting pops up.

The camera is so easy to use. You get to choose from three picture sizes. All you have to do is click a button to change the size of the photo--when you do click this button automatically the view of the photo changes to let you see what the photo will look like. Also you can change photo sizes in the same roll of film. This means that you can have standard, group and panoramic photos all on the same roll of film. Also the autofocus is great for people who don't have time to fuss with focusing their pictures.

A few drawbacks are that the film is more expensive to develope and also sometimes you need to get really far away to take a picture in order to capture everything. Other then that this camera is really good and highly recommended.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a fine camera, June 19, 2000

By 

"majkazon" (Arlington, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kodak T550 Advantix APS Camera (Electronics)

I really like this camera as a bring-it-everywhere point and shoot. It really is small enough to fit in your pocket; much more convenient than a small 35. The picture quality is very good. I find the flip-up flash almost never produces any red-eye, and is much more reasonable than preflashes and other schemes. I've been using it extensively for almost a year, mostly with 200 film. The only negatives are that a slight delay in the auto-focus sometimes makes it hard to keep up with kids, and with the flash up you have to wear your Sox hat backwards.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny, great image quality, nice price, June 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Kodak T550 Advantix APS Camera (Electronics)

The T550 is a very useful APS camera if you prefer a camera with a fixed focal length lens. The best camera is the one that you have on hand when the opportunity to capture a great picture comes your way. The T550 is about the size of a pack of cigarettes and certainly gives you the opportunity to carry it with you at all times.

This is my first experience with APS film and I'm more pleased with it than I had anticipated. The 200 ASA film is quite good and standard size prints give away little in image quality to 35mm. Haven't received my 400 ASA prints back yet, but I anticipate similar results.

The positioning of the flash on the T550 is very favorable for reducing or eliminating 'red eye' - a real plus with a pocket camera. The viewfinder has an oval that shows the area where the camera focuses. Be forewarned that focus is quite selective - center your subject, partially depress the shutter release, then compose the picture.

This is a quiet little camera as well, which is nice for taking unobtrusive photographs with the flash turned off. Available light photographs have been very good, even in a dimly illuminated chapel. I haven't fully figured out how to use the available light/flash sync to best advantage yet, but learning how many times to press the flash button in a dark room to bring that feature up (or carrying a little flashlight) may be a useful skill. It's a nice feature to have and should yield some fun images.

The lens is a moderate wide angle, arguably the most useful focal length. It's just right for a camera intended for taking snapshots, which is definitely the strong suit of the T550.

This is a fine little camera and I think it's a great deal... Give it a try and see for yourself!