The seemingly never ending march of the digital SLR camera development has reached another marker today, as Canon has just released the information on the latest addition to their flagship lineup; the EOS 550D.

The new camera packs an 18.7MP still photo sensor which allows you to take 3.7FPS in burst, with a new widescreen LCD to see how those (assumedly) beautiful images come out on the rear.

What is even more interesting is that it also adds in a stereo mic jack, as well as letting you shoot 1080p video at up to 30fps and 720p at up to 60fps. It'll hit the UK at the end of the month for £800 (body-only) and in the US (in Rebel T2i guise) in March for $800, with an 18-55mm lens packing version coming in at $900 across the pond.

[PhotographyBlog] (also at Engadget)