Canon EOS M
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I'll make a comment on this Canon camera that came out a few months ago and has recently been updated since there are comments of all kinds and although it's not the main topic of the forum I know there are quite a few photography enthusiasts. During these holidays my Nikon S700 broke down (a compact with manual options, it's quite old but was still holding its own with its 14MP) so I replaced it with this one and I'll tell you about my experiences.
This Canon EOS M is a type of EVIL camera, Canon's first one and like everything it has advantages and disadvantages. Things have changed since it came out at around €800 to now costing half that and also has been updated with new firmware. Specifically the pack I bought on sale comes with: body, flash, 18-55mm lens, Gorilla tripod and an extra battery; for €400.
Appearance
The first impression is like we've bought an inexpensive compact camera, there are no buttons, no built-in flash, no viewfinder, no chrome or absolutely nothing extra... Plus it's one of the smallest I've seen, considering it has a 3" screen, it couldn't be smaller, if anything flatter like others that are larger but flatter and with a protrusion on the grip for a larger battery, but this model stands out for its simplicity of lines.
The camera really has all the functions of a typical DSLR but incorporated into the touchscreen, it's a bit shocking for someone coming from a reflex, more so if it was one of the old ones that didn't have a touchscreen. Is this good or bad? Well, to each their own, for me it's good because I don't like to attract attention from either gawkers or thieves so it's a very good camera for going unnoticed; and the touch controls are a way of using the touchscreen and freeing the body from so many buttons which is quite small. Of course, for a professional who is constantly shooting in manual mode it's not the most suitable, of course it's not their audience.
Interior
So moving on to the inside of the camera we find the interesting part: an APS-C sensor of 18MP and a shutter like that of Canon's reflex cameras, the quality of the sensor is undeniable for photos even with fairly high ISOs since it's a CMOS and can even hold its own in video if there's good light. The shutter is quite noisy, as much as in an SLR, but let's say you can't have everything.
The lens system it mounts is called EF-M and supposedly Canon will use it for their future EVIL cameras and gives us a shorter distance to the sensor than an EF-S being more compact also because of the size of the thread, so it's not compatible by itself with EF, for that we'll need an adapter that originally costs around €100 and competitors around €50. Using the adapter we can use autofocus with all types of Canon lenses, although beware because apparently the focus slows down if they're not of the new models with fast motors. It should be noted that there are many accessories such as lens adapters for other types of lenses, so the possibilities are wide. The EF-M themselves are currently reduced to the 22mm, a new 10-22mm and the one I have which is an 18-55mm all of them with stabilizer. The 18-55 is the versatile one and although it should be noted that at 55mm it's noticeable that it's an economical and small lens, it holds its own, but you can't ask for what its older brothers can do.
And the autofocus although it has been updated and improved, since before it was really frustrating and more so for the price this camera had, it should be said that it's not very fast nor excessively slow and usually doesn't give false focuses. So it's true that it's not suitable for action photography unless we use it in manual mode but in general it works correctly, and focuses almost as fast both in a fixed point and in multi-point as in tracking. The issue of tracking faces or objects is interesting, since we can mark a point and even if we move the frame it will continue to mark and focus on the same point.
The battery life is short, around 200-250 shots, because they are batteries like those of a compact of 875mA, also since they are small it's good to have at least a couple since they won't take up much space. It should be noted that the original ones are expensive, but of second brands we have good prices and greater capacities that will give us more shots.
Handling
So if technically it's good and physically it's a compact, how is it handled? First of all with the screen, it should be said that it's very fast and responds very well, it's not a manual control but it's not complicated to get used to it. Now for example:
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If you want a flash you have to mount it because it doesn't have one built-in, this has the downside that for an emergency we don't have one, but on the other hand if we mount our own we have a flash that is quite powerful and is in a high position to not make shadows with the lens and that on the other hand goes with its own batteries so it won't take away from the battery.
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If we want manual mode we turn the selector to M but then we have to select which mode in the touch menu and all modifications are on the touchscreen, although we will have some of quick selection on the only cross with a wheel it has, but the idea is that we touch and modify anything on its screen. And the options are quite complete such as multiple shots at different exposures or manual control of color temperature.
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And if we want to use manual focus... that's when it gets a bit more complicated, its own lenses have an infinite ring for focus that is not mechanical but electronic but since there's no viewfinder we wonder how we do it?, well there's a small button on the screen to zoom in and be able to see the focus, without a doubt this is not comfortable or practical but it will allow us in a situation of need to use a manual focus. This is a significant drawback for those who like to shoot with a viewfinder because it doesn't carry one nor can it be attached.
Of course despite its apparent minimalism it also gives us a versatile point, since we can attach different flashes, microphones, all types of Canon lenses, remote control, GPS locator, etc. It also has all kinds of modes: M, Av, Tv, P, Creative, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, HDR. Delayed shutter, burst with delay, by remote. Flash lighting adjustment... Many options.
Conclusion
It's a very interesting EVIL camera for its current price and for its image quality, although it falls short in some aspects like battery or the lack of a viewfinder; also the focus is slower than others in the competition. On the other hand it's excellent for going unnoticed, it's very compact, has a good touchscreen, being able to mount Canon lenses is another very positive point.
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Good review:
I'm more of a Reflex, but my Reflex is almost 10 years old ;D A Canon 350D and I still enjoy it. For walking around I like the Panasonic LX5. It's small, without a protruding lens and it does its job.
I love photography, it's one of my hobbies and many Reflex people end up switching to Evil for issues of carrying less weight, lenses etc. and because they are improving rapidly.
The truth is that it's an expensive world, but I always buy second-hand, both cameras and lenses and you save some money. And really few things give you as much satisfaction as when you take photos and you get a good one ;D
I hope to get a Canon 50D second-hand next year, now they are going to release the 70D but new... it will go up in price :llorar: and the 60D second-hand is still around 550-600€
PD: Put some photos so we can see how the damn thing shoots :fumeta:
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Well, the truth is that I am still experimenting with it and I don't have many photos, but I'll put some varied ones so you can see, although if you want sensor data it's the same as the 650D and you'll find tests on specialized websites. Canon EOS M - a set on Flickr, a gallery of vacation photos.
Then I'll see if I put some video on Vimeo
, a night video with low light and handheld, the first one I made, so it's not great but it serves to see that it records at 1080p 30fps.
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The same sensor as the 650 :mudo: my god, I didn't know that. The truth is that it doesn't seem to shoot with much noise, at high ISOs as all cameras do, but it looks very good.
Right now I'm going to check out the Canon forums to see more about it ;D
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The same sensor as the 650 :mudo: my god, I didn't know that. The truth is that it doesn't seem to shoot with much noise, at high ISOs as all cameras do, but it looks very good.
Right now I'm going to check the Canon forums to see more about it ;D
Well that seems to be the case, Canon EOS M vs T4i (650D): which camera is best for you? | Digital Camera World And the features it provides in both bodies as you can see are very similar.
With good light you can perfectly use ISO 12800 but with low light it's better not to go over 6400; it even allows you to force 25600 which for a B&W photo where a coarse grain doesn't look that bad can be useful. Which by the way I haven't tried yet in JPEG how many it can shoot in a row, for something I bought an 80mb/s card :ugly:
I already put the video.
PD. A friend has the LX5, great camera indeed, the thing is that for that price today I prefer an EVIL that gives you options to change lenses and they have larger and better quality sensors. A few years ago for that price Panasonic cameras were among the best compacts, I had one, but well now there is very good competition.
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wtf is that ISO? I'm used to not going above 800 and I see 12800 :ffu: have they changed the measurements or have they found a miracle to suppress noise above 1200?
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wtf is that ISO? I'm used to not going above 800 and I see 12800 :ffu: have they changed the measurements or have they found a miracle to suppress noise above 1200?
Yes hehe, the miracle is called APS CMOS sensors, they have improved a lot compared to the previous ones. There's a photo with ISO 800 and you can see that it has practically no noise, with my previous one it was already noticeable and higher it was very visible.
PD. Of all, I'll put some shots with high ISO so you can see how it comes out and I'll fix the link that wasn't working.
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hello
well honestly, they leave much to be desired;D
I have my doubts whether it's the photographer or the cameraregards
P.D I think I remember that some time ago I hung a branch to put photos, indicating the data of the same, but…..
as they usually say, keep taking photos, with a little practice you will surely take good photos.regards 2
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hello
well honestly, they leave much to be desired ;D
I have my doubts whether it's the photographer or the cameraregards
P.D I think I remember that some time ago I hung a branch to put photos on, indicating the data of the same, but…..
as they usually say keep taking photos that with a little practice you will surely make good photos.regards 2
Thanks champ
