| Announced: | 15 Sep 2016 |
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| Sensor Resolution: | 24Mp |
| Sensor Type: | APS-C CMOS |
| ISO: | 100-25600 |
| Weight: | 427g |
| Physical Dimensions: | 116 x 89 x 61 mm |
| Viewfinder: | Electronic |
| Screen Type: | 3.2" Tilting |
| Video Resolutions: | 1920 x 1080 |

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The Canon EOS M5 is a mirrorless camera launched on 09/15/2016.
Technically speaking, the Canon EOS M5 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 58 overall. The Canon EOS M5 weights 427 gr and spans 116 x 89 x 61 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 M5 behaves better than average in its category for:
On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS M5 is below the category average in:
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:
Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon EOS M5 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 510.0 USD and 684.98 USD, which is in the average for this camera category.
Overall, Canon EOS M5 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.
Sensor Type
CMOS
Sensor Size
APS-C
Sensor Dimensions
22.3 x 14.9 mm
Sensor Area
332.27 mm2
Sensor Resolution
24 Mp
Max Image Resolution
6000 x 4000
Max Native ISO
25600
Min Native ISO
100
RAW Support

Manual Focus

Lens Mount
Canon EF-M
Number of Lenses
12
Focal Length Multiplier
1.6
Screen Type
Tilting
Screen Size
3.2"
Screen Resolution
1620Kdot
Live View

Touch Screen

Viewfinder
Electronic
Viewfinder Resolution
2360000.0
Viewfinder Coverage
100
Viewfinder Magnification
None
Min Shutter Speed
30s
Max Shutter Speed
1/4000s
Continuous Shooting
9fps
Shutter Priority

Aperture Priority

Manual Exposure Mode

Exposure Compensation

Custom White Balance

Image Stabilization

Built-in Flash

Flash Range
5.0
Max Flash Sync
1/200s
Flash Modes
n/a
External Flash

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

DxO Overall Score
77
DxO Color Depth
23.4
DxO Dynamic Range
12.4
DxO Low Light ISO
1262
Multi-Segment

Average

Spot

Partial

AF-Area

Center Weighted

AF Touch

AF Continuous

AF Single

AF Tracking

AF Selective

AF Center

AF MultiArea

AF Live View

AF Face Detection

AF Contrast Detection

AF Phase Detection

Number of Focus Points
49
Number of Cross Focus Points
0
Video Resolutions
1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 35 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC
Max Video Resolution
1920x1080
Video Formats
MP4 H.264 AAC
Microphone Port

Headphone Port

Wireless Connectivity
Built-in
HDMI

USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Environmental Sealing

Water Proof

Dust Proof

Shock Proof

Crush Proof

Freeze Proof

Weight
427g
Physical Dimensions
116 x 89 x 61 mm
Battery Life
295
Battery Type
Battery Pack
Battery Model
Self Timer
Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom, remote)
Timelapse Recording

GPS

Storage Type
SD SDHC SDXC card
Storage Slots
1
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