Canon's EOS M Is Its First Mirrorless Camera Ever [Video]

It is official. Canon has come out with its first ever mirrorless camera in its latest model, Canon EOS M. It looks like a bulkier version of S100 but the specifications sing the tune of the Rebel T4i. The rumors that Canon was going to come up with a mirrorless camera excited the experienced photographers and enthusiasts a lot, but they were disappointed with Canon’s product. Canon has targeted the amateurs who want a larger sensor and interchangeable lens. It still is an awesome product with those easy controls, in fact, it is one of the simplest in the mirrorless market. Designed precisely to be a point and shoot camera with the menu pulled directly from Canon’s series of DSLRs, it is provided with a strip of grip on the front but it might just not be enough for heavy lenses such as the Telephoto lens.

During its unveiling, the camera was showcased with 22mm f/2.0 lens and the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens with the EF/EF-S adapter and Canon’s new 40mm f/2.8 “short forty” lens. It was able to handle these lenses but photographers would like to wait for the product release to try heavier lenses & see how it handles the pressure.
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Canon EOS M still offers a full complement of auto, scene, video, and PASM modes, with a level of control right up with their entry-level T3 camera, but the mode selections are not available through a physical mode switch.  It uses the same sensor as a Canon Rebel T4i, a 18 megapixel sensor with a 3:2 aspect ratio and has options to shoot in both JPEG and RAW mode.

Canon lacks the physical and manual controls present in other mirrorless cameras. The focus system is one of the biggest common specification between EOS M and Rebel T41. EOS M has a hybrid AF image sensor autofocus system, which uses 31 AF points on the sensor inclusive of 9 cross-type phase-detection sensitive points clustered around the center of the frame to lock in on focus. It has a full set of automatic, manual, aperture/shutter priority, and scene modes built into the camera.

As for the ISO, it has a range from 100-12800, with 25600 available as an ISO expansion option. As usual, it can be manual selection or automatic. Unlike other manufacturers, Canon has refused to build image stabilization within the body.

Getting to the hardware details, it has been 20 years since Canon came up with its last Lens mount. Furthermore, Canon has come up with an optional lens adapter that will let you use any of the modern Canon lenses. It has a 3-inch, 1.04-million dot display LCD just like the one in Rebel T4i. It is a capacity touch display and is quite sensitive, sensitive enough to not have you punching the screen. It lacks the viewfinder option, which will be a disappointment for the enthusiasts.

EOS M does not have a built in flash. You will have to use Speedlight 90EX when you are in need of some more light. Though it has a single memory card slot, it is compatible with SD/SDHC/SDXCmemory cards. So to sum up, EOS M is the soul of a DSLR in the body of a pocketable camera. To all amateurs out there, this is a product that is worth checking out. See a video -



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