Canon EOS M

Canon EOS M

Canon EOS M
Canon EOS M
Announced: 23 Jul 2012
Sensor Resolution: 18Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-12800
Weight: 298g
Physical Dimensions: 109 x 66 x 32 mm
Viewfinder: None
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
51
Overall Score
46
Image Quality
38
Speed Performance
55
Versatility
68
Comfort
Portrait

44

Portrait
Landscape

43

Landscape
Sport

44

Sport
Street

58

Street
Everyday

59

Everyday
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prospros

  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • The microphone input can be very useful if you shoot videos
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Canon EOS M is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use
  • Canon EOS M is one of the lightest cameras in its category. This makes it very well suited for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Canon EOS M is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Canon EOS M battery has only 230.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Canon EOS M does not support wireless connection

Canon EOS M and its rivals

Review compare Canon EOS M with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Canon EOS M Canon
EOS M
51 44 43 44 58 59

Canon EOS M: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Canon EOS M is a mirrorless camera launched on 23/07/2012.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS M ranks in the average of its category, scoring 51 overall. The Canon EOS M weights 298 gr and spans 109 x 66 x 32 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS M behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 68, ranks in the category best 50%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS M is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 35% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 38, ranks among the worst 41% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 55, ranks among the worst 31% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Canon EOS M works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 43, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Canon EOS M works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Canon EOS M works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 58, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Canon EOS M works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 59, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Canon EOS M works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Canon EOS M technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

22.3 x 14.9 mm

Sensor Area

332.27 mm2

Sensor Resolution

18 Mp

Max Image Resolution

5184 x 3456

Max Native ISO

12800

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Canon EF-M

Number of Lenses

12

Focal Length Multiplier

1.6

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

1040Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

yes

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

None

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

60s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

4fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-eye

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

65

DxO Color Depth

22.1

DxO Dynamic Range

11.2

DxO Low Light ISO

827

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

yes

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

yes

AF Face Detection

yes

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

31

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (30 25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (60 50 fps) 640 x 480 (60 50 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

MPEG-4 H.264

Microphone Port

yes

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

Eye-Fi Connected

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

298g

Physical Dimensions

109 x 66 x 32 mm

Battery Life

230

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

LP-E12

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

yes

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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