Kodak T550 Advantix APS Camera

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.

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!


I love this camera!   December 5, 2000
13 out of 14 found this review helpful

This camera is the best you can get, for the money. It's so easy to store, the film loading is great, and the availability is wonderful. I love to take pictures, and this was a great gift for me. I have heard people say the developing is very expensive, but there are ways to get a discount. Join a club at a 1-hour photo shop, (if available) and you should have no problems. My only reason for buying another camera is the fact that this one has no zoom feature. I am always in a situation where a closer picture would be so much better than a reagular one. For all you people out there who are looking for a great advantix zoom camera, try the F600 or T700. They are great zoom cameras. But if you are looking for a convenient, lightweight camera that produces fabulous pictures, then I strongly recommend the T550. I might be buying another camera, but I will still use my T550 the most.


Advantix is Fantastic   June 13, 2000
Hussein Ali Hassan (Bahrain)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I'm so Happy that I use Advatix camera. The three picture size advantage, the drop in loading, clarity of the picture, and index prints. It's the smallest camera and the best & unique for traveling. If you don't believe purchase and try.


A little Gem of a Camera   May 22, 2002
William T. Cole Jr. (Naples, FL United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I bought one of these little APS cameras on a whim right after Christmas about 2 years ago when the price was reduced ... I was having lots of trouble with my fancy and expensive Nikon Nuvis 120i APS so I needed another camera for all the APS film that I had. The ... Nikon took terrible pictures and I figured this camera had to do a little bit better. Boy, was I wrong! It takes great pictures! I carried it all over Europe last summer in my pants pocket while I watched other photographers lugging around their thousand dollar SLR's. No one ever knew I had a camera 'till I pulled it out, flipped up the lens cover (which doubles as a flash) and started snapping away. About the only feature it doesn't have is a zoom lens (which I would rarely use anyway).
Go to your favorite camera store a take a look at this little gem and play around with it.
Good Points: Tiny,like a pack of cigarettes, lightweight, flip up flash, sharp lens, fully automatic, self timer, drop in film loading, reduced red eye from the flip up flash. A LOT of camera for the money. Kodak did their homework on this one!
Bad Points: APS film (more expensive), no zoom, tiny viewfinder.(sometimes it takes a second to get your eye propery aligned)
I now have a months worth of euro-photos(about 250 pictures)to remind me of my great trip and not one turned out unacceptable.


Great for the kid's   December 6, 2000
George Sauer (Harper woods, Micigan)
I have purchased three of these over the last two years, one for each of my kid's. they have lost many cameras over the years by leaving them behind on vacations, and school outings. This camera is so small it fits into their jacket, shirt, or pants pocket. It also has many features the larger cameras have and takes great pictures. I don't worry any more about them leaving their camera behind. They love taking their camera along with them because they just put it in their pocket.( Now my wife and I get to see some neet pictures of our kid's and their friends ).