Canon EOS M the mirrorless camera

Canon EOS M the mirrorless camera - Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera Hands on First Look. The Canon EOS M is Canon's first mirrorless camera but inside it has much the same technology as the Canon 650D. The 18-million-pixel sensor, is the same CMOS device that supports the hybrid AF system for continuous focusing during Live View and video recording. Although the 3-inch 1,040,000-dot screen is fixed it is the same as the one in the 650D and is touch sensitive.

In this video Angela Nicholson takes a look at some pre-production samples. This is the new Canon mirrorless camera and EF-M 22mm f/2 Lens.

Canon EOS M

• 18.0 effective Megapixel, APS-C-sized CMOS sensor
• DIGIC 5 image processor
• Uses new EOS M mount (EF-M), with same 1.6X crop factor as Canon’s APS-C D-SLRs
• Backward compatible with EF and EF-S lenses via EF-EOS M Mount Adapter ($199)
• Compact body is 4.3 x 2.6 x 1.3 inches in size (which may well be the smallest out there), and comes in black and white (the latter is only available if you order direct from Canon)
• Hybrid CMOS AF system uses phase difference for subjects in the center of the frame, and contrast detection for everything else
• If this sounds familiar, it’s because the Rebel T4i uses the same system (which I haven’t heard great things about)
• Users can choose from 31-point auto, face detection/tracking, and single-point AF
• 3-inch touchscreen LCD display has 1.04 million pixels and a smudge-proof coating
• Touch functions include Touch AF and shutter, menus, image playback (complete with pinch-to-zoom), and video editing
• Lacks a built-in flash; you’ll have to pony up for an external flash (like the new 90EX, described below), which attaches to the hot shoe, if you want to take flash pictures
• Full manual controls, including RAW support
• Shutter speed range of 30 – 1/4000 sec
• ISO range of 100 – 12800, expandable to 25600
• Scene Intelligent Auto mode picks a scene mode for you
• Numerous special effects plus Handheld Night Scene and HDR Backlight Control modes
• Continuous shooting at 4.3 frames/second
• Records Full HD video at 1080/30p with stereo sound, continuous autofocus, and full manual controls (for both exposure and audio level)
• Optional GPS receiver (attaches to hot shoe)
• SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot
• Uses LP-E12 lithium-ion battery, 230 shots per charge
• Ships this October with the new F2.0, 22 mm STM pancake lens for $799

I’d like to tell you a little bit more about the two new EF-M lenses and the 90EX external flash.

Both the F2.0, 22 mm pancake and F3.5-5.6, 18 – 55 mm IS zoom lenses use the STM motor (described above), which allows for fast, silent autofocus. The pancake lens comes bundled with the EOS M, while the 18-55 will be available for $299 in October.

The Speedlite 90EX is a pretty basic external flash with a guide number of 9 meters (at ISO 100) and works with lenses as wide as 24 mm. You’ll be able to pick one up this October for $149.