Canon EOS M 18.0 MP Compact Systems Camera with 3.0-Inch LCD and EF-M 22mm STM Lens (OLD MODEL)

Yes, the autofocus rarely acts drunk but will get back in line eventually. And the autofocus "slowness" (now corrected) is actually what caused this cameras price to drop from $600-800 down to $200-300! Yes, there is no optical viewfinder to look through, but the screen is easily viewable even in direct sunlight (MUCH better than the last 7 digital cameras Ive had), and the lack of a mirror system is what makes this so much cheaper than an SLR! And... my god, the bokeh! The SLR-sized retina, the APS-C sensor, is incredible in the quality of your photos. It shoots in RAW + JPEG. My main interest is in portraits of people, some interests in street shooting, a little of landscapes. Mostly people / portraits, and fashion photography. So a fast prime lens and SLR sized sensor for ~$200 sounded perfect! Just... look at the pictures Ive posted. If you like them, you can get the camera! My SLR buddy already ordered one after he used mine. UPDATE - FYI, the autofocus works much faster if you change from multipoint detection to single shot and turn off the continuous (seeking) autofocus - BTW i was reviewing the version with the f/2.0 nonzoom prime lens. Cant comment on the standard zoom kit lens. - I would recommend the Lowepro Dashpoint 20 ($9.99) for a perfectly fitting bag

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Ive been weighing the mirrorless option heavy and finally made the plunge to keep it in the Canon family. I Received this camera and have been playing with it and enjoying it for its purpose. Let me state this, I own a Canon 5D Mark III as well, so I can only speak on my intentions and reasoning for wanting the Eos-M. I had no intentions of buying this camera as a back up body, nor would this be the camera I would recommend for others who are in the market for one. However, image quality wise, it could be. If youve made the Canon investment in gear, and could use something a little more light weight, sort of pocket friendly, and portable that has the capability to be used with your other canon gear.. Its a no brainer. This camera to me is the Hobbyist/enthusiast Canon gear owners good, to best friend. The Good: I love the image quality, size, and build quality of the camera and even the 22mm itself is a much better build then expected. It doesnt feel cheap. The touchscreen is pretty good and responsive, if you dont mind a few prints on the screen trying to assist the focusing. Also I love the relief of not carrying my battery gripped 5D around with me for all of the smallest things, and missing something worth capturing because of it. This camera has been a blast, and Ive worn it around my neck on several occasions and even the people with me havent noticed. The Bad: Slow maneuvering around the menus, as there are limited physical buttons and no turn dial (But this may get faster as you get use to the touchscreen). No built in flash (When this camera is said to target those coming from point and shoot cameras), No view finder (But after a couple of shots.. I wasnt missing it), And no direct lens mount Ef-s or EF (and mainly this is because of the outrageous price for the adapter). But all of this is tolerable... Sort of. I wont complain about the auto focus speed as to me, its really not that bad. I have seen faster, and even faster focus speeds on this camera alone. But then again, I use a 85mm 1.2L quite a bit on my Mark III and that lens can almost make any focus speed seem fast. I did purchased the 16GB Eye-Fi card and use it to transfer images straight to my cellphone for quick editing if needed, and uploading to any social network services I use. I have no idea why it did not cross someones mind at Canon, to include wifi and/or Gps, when Ive have heard time and time again about one of the excuses for not having a built in EVF was that this camera should attract those who are familiar with taking cellphone images. In the end, a built in Viewfinder, wifi, gps, flash and a cheaper if not free lens adapter would have been nice. But even so, I am happy with my purchase, and Ive read enough to understand its purpose or my reasoning for wanting one, and have actually been more impressed then what Ive originally expected. I do not think anyone would be in their right mind to purchase this camera for sports photography, and if youve taking pictures with almost any modern smart phone today, the focus speed may never be a issue to you. If you already own or are familiar with a Canon DSLR, this camera will feel right at home with the options and setup. And if this is a new world to you, you might want to read the manual, or watch a video to get yourself familiar first. Great buy for me!!! **UPDATE** 7-3-13 I Still love this camera just as much as the day I got it, and has been a very solid performer overall. The biggest gripe about the camera from others was the auto focus speed in which has recently been corrected via v2.0.. And for me was the sun glare on the screen was a slight disadvantage while using the camera outside, (which could be fixed if the camera had a view finder), but I just added a non glare screen protector, and raised my LCD brightness to fix and works great for me. From my personal experiences that Ive had since owning this camera, the slight auto focus problem has not made me feel any less different about it, as it was not that bad.The consistent color contrast, color balance and image quality has never been better, and have shocked me on many occasions. This camera is a very capable and solid performer for what my intentions were, and quite a few people have purchased it after seeing a few uses, and images ive taken with it. Now with the update, there is no denying how good and fun this little camera is, and have definitely increased my personal uses and longevity with this camera. Thanks Canon, the overall build, and image quality is nothing short of awesome. I cant wait to see how they will out do themselves with the next Eos-M camera.

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I had wanted this camera forever. When mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras first came out, I jumped on the bandwagon with a Panasonic GF1. With a pancake lens, I got a camera that was great for parties: shallow depth of field, good low-light performance, and compact size. The compact size was important, because people were intimidated by my full size DSLR; folks are afraid to be candid around the "professional" photographer. However, the Panasonic had a really noisy sensor, despite its size, especially when shooting RAW. I really wished for such a camera made by Canon. I waited, and waited, and eventually gave up. Everyone else announced one, but Canon did not until after everyone else. The no one bought it. Canon was too late to market. People were trying to compare mirrorless cameras to full DSLRs or to point-n-shoot cameras. A mirrorless camera is neither. DSLR people complained about the slow auto-focus, which is not slow at all, until you compare it with a DSLR that has focus points in the prism system. Point-n-shoot people complained that the thing was huge with a zoom lens, which is true, but zoom lenses are an awful crutch. Given the right use case (which for me is parties), a mirrorless camera is better than a DSLR or a point-n-shoot. Unfortunately, most people cant understand that. The camera itself is well-designed and well-made. Functionally, it is a T4i in a mirrorless form-factor. Same sensor, same user-interface, same features, same video functionality, etc. Smaller, no built-in flash, different (slower) auto-focus, no viewfinder, and a different lens mount. With a 22mm f/2.0 lens, the thing is pretty compact. Yet it is much more rugged than a point-n-shoot. And because of its much larger image sensor, it yields shallow depth-of-field that youll never get with a point-n-shoot. In essence, it produces DSLR photos from a point-n-shoot sized camera body. The image sensor is noisier than the one on my Canon 5D Mark II, but it is much, much cleaner than my Panasonic GF1. And the auto-focus is faster than my GF1.

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Expectations were high when this came out over a year ago. It was expensive, and lacked the speed to compete with m43s and other APS-C mirrorless cameras. With its firmware update (2.0.2), and hard to deny current retail price, I made the purchase after taking all the negative reviews exactly as we should...with a grain of salt. With the way you have your camera set-up and how, and what you intend to shoot, really determines if this camera will work for you. In my case, it has complemented my full size, full-frame DSLR in a positive way. I shoot in manual with my 5D MK II, viewfinder exclusively, center single point AF, and I program the back button to focus. My EOS M is similarly set-up like this, albeit using the lcd screen (which isnt as hard of a transition as I thought), adjusting the focus point via touch screen (instead of recomposing), and a few other settings Im unable to do with my MK II. The AF speed is good, but still not quick enough to acquire focus on a fast moving subject, typically ones moving closer to, or away from you. If youre struggling with focusing, heres a hint...to acquire faster, more precise focus, focus on an edge with varying contrast in the subject youre trying to capture. Low light, bright light, your success rate will increase if you know how to acquire focus properly with the sensors in your camera. And to add to my settings...for the record, the focus assist beam is set to off (nobody likes getting blinded by it), and it works fine in most scenarios without it on...you just have to know how to focus. Handling the EOS M may be tough for larger than average hands, I could image. For me, I find its comfortable to hold (Im of average height and build), buttons are layed out perfectly without getting in the way. Its a pocketable camera (jacket pocket that is), especially with the 22mm attached. Its not a camera youll forget is in your pocket. Its body is mostly magnesium, built better than any other camera this size...even better than most entry level DSLRs. Unfortunately there are only 3 native lenses for the M, with one not being sold in the US (cmon Canon, show some love). Both the 22mm f/2 and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS are really great glass. The optics are sharp and provide nice contrast. Ill eventually buy the EF adapter when I want to extend the range of my EF glass. Buy/bring a couple spare batteries if you plan to go out on shoots. With the LCD as your only way of seeing your frame, and the small capacity battery, its possible youll run them down faster than youd like. But again, its all how you set-up and use your camera. There are a few factors that can deplete your battery that, you may or may not realize you need to have on. Would I recommend the camera to someone that has no experience with DSLRs and/or ILCs, probably not. It does have short comings that, imo, can be lived with, subjectively speaking. And although it looks like Canon was targeting the P&S crowd, I do believe some of the nuisances that have been addressed by others will leave those that "shoot from the hip", frustrated. Yet, Im still giving it 5 stars based on my own use. It works perfect for me and love it for what it is...

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I bought it not because I really needed it. It was on sale and I did some quick test once I received it. Being a user of the previous canon 5d mark II and III, 7d and 60d, I have to say that this little gadget redefines Canons product line. The touch screen is superb. I have used touch screen cameras from other companies and this EOS M is nothing short of a surprise. Compared to Sony Nex 5, which I bought a few years ago, the EOS M has a much better feel to it with a hint of metallic shine. The focusing is not as fast as the BIG DSLR. However, I can live with it for landscape and more static shots. The only thing I would have hoped is that it contains a no shutter sound shooting mode, which would make it a lot more versatile. Overall, if you get it on sale, you get yourself quite a nice little present! I highly recommend it!

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I shoot with Canon DSLRs but they are too big for me to keep on my person at all times. I really like this camera and own both EF-M lenses. This camera fitted with the 22mm pancake fits in my day bag quite easily along with extra batteries. The best camera is the camera you have with you. I am glad I dont have to default to my iphone5 whenever I am out and about and I am inspired to shoot some photos. The EOS M does great indoors with low light if you have the pancake lens and raise your ISO to about 1600. I shoot with this camera in single point (non continuous AF) mode and with firmware 2.0.2, I have no complaints with the AF. The image quality for both photos and videos is quite impressive. The icing on the cake for me with this camera is that it has an external mic input. This is a must have if you are going to shoot video with your camera. IF you shoot Canon and want what is basically at T4i in package not much bigger than an Altoids tin, do yourself a favor and buy this camera along with the EF/EF-S lens adapter. Even if you dont shoot Canon but you want to shoot photos and video, you cant go wrong at the new low price for the EOS M package. Be sure to check out the customer submitted images as well as Flickr for more EOS M photography.

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I purchased this camera with 22mm lens used - as new - for $285.oo - including shipping. For the serious armature, this is a great little camera. For the professional photographer, this is a nice little camera to have in pocket for unexpected photo opportunities. As for me, I would have given up everything to become a professional photographer with such a camera and set-up with my computer system. That is to say fifty years ago. But still, this little camera is amazing even today. And a new version will appear on the market maybe soon that will be even better. But the price will ago up significantly. The objections critics raise against the slower focusing are those wonderful idealists. Lots of cameras I have handled are slower than this. The reviewer who reported 4-5 seconds to focus is very suspect. My experience has been solid focusing in less than one second. True, this is not fast enough for sports, but for most anything else, it is just fine. I recommend buying the 18-55mm zoom lens instead of buying the adapter to use with your other Canon EOS lenses. It just doesnt make sense to me to attach heavy lenses on this little doll of a camera when I have the well balanced Rebel T2i and T4i cameras. I made the mistake of buying the off brand adapter (which works perfectly) and can now use all my EOS lenses on the M camera bodies. But Ive decided to use only the STM lenses on my M camera. I cant see putting a big lens on this small camera. The M camera has no built-in flash, but it does have a hot shoe. This will work perfectly with my Canon 270EX Speedlite. and, if needed, with my larger Speedlite. This is my personal preference. I hardly ever use flash. Its just that a hot shoe is so much more versatile and effective than a built-in flash. The tiny opening on the camera face, that I thought might be a flash, is just a beam to help the camera auto focus. The 22mm lens is very sharp, and an aperture of f 2.0 , coupled with the cameras ability to use high ISOs low light shooting is easy. The sweetest sweet spot is f 8. The sensor and processer really do their jobs. I could never get such sharpness and detail with any tiny sensor camera. And the M does shoot RAW+JPG. With the M camera you get an easy to carry, easy to use camera, and high quality photographs. And its only a little slower in focusing than optimal for some uses. UPDATE 12/18/13 I forgot to mention before about the lack of a viewfinder. After some use of this camera, I miss it. Especially if I were trying to use the camera for sports, or moving dogs at the Dog Park, I usually press a camera against my face to steady it when I shoot, but the Image Stabilizer works very well if the camera is held properly - as shown in the User Guide. Additionally, I push the camera away from me to cause the neck strap to pull on the back of my neck. That creates kind of a tripod effect with my body. But still, I often have a problem with direct sunlight obscuring my subjects. Ive tried a specially built shade device, but it was too clumsy to be useful. I also hadnt mentioned the Touch Screen. Well, its fast and great. I mostly like being able to touch the screen to guide what the camera is to Auto Focus on. Thats very cool. And I will purchase the next upgrade of the M, but only if it has a viewfinder and an articulating screen.

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Ok. I think the reason people are giving this camera a one star is because you are trying to make the movie Kong or Spider-man. I think you dont know what you are doing. I have a 70D but I also have this one which is great for small projects. You need to know what you are going to do. You want a better video, you need money to spend. Because 4K cameras are not cheap right now. I bought this camera when it was like $350 but was stolen. So much for one star. Now, I need to buy it again and it cost less now, which is great. Also, if you want better audio, buy a better mike. Or record on the side with the right equipment and use a digital recorder. Use lights. The right lights. They are not cheap. So, if you want to be cheap, then be cheap. I guess there is nothing wrong with that. There are bad movies in hollywood and people are getting the money to make them. This is a great camera now that is in the 200 dollars. Specially for those who want to do youtube and look great. Or even a short movie. Good luck.

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I jumped on the opportunity to get this camera at the sale/close out price. Quickly sold my s100 point and shoot after trying this camera out on a family mini vacation. Image quality is the same as my previously owned canon 60d. Touch screen works great. I take a lot more family Picts and video with this camera compaird to the s100. Im just very happy with the image quality. I also have a Canon 5diii. I like the video in the M better because of the convince of the continuous auto focus. I would recommend this camera to anyone stepping up from a point and shooter and anyone looking for an cost effective option to go along with their DSLR. I ended up getting both lens options. I use the 22mm for indoor and the zoom for outdoor. Autofocus: I purchased my M here on Amazon about 2 weeks ago and it came with the updated firmware. I bought the camera based on price and Canons reputation on quality. I was not disappointed. After I bought the camera I looked at reviews both written and on youtube and they both mentioned the slower than normal autofocus. I thought to my self the autofocus is slow ?. Yep I didnt notice. Maybe if I had the opportunity to test a plethora of mirrorless camera and test the features I may notice the difference. So take reviews with a grain of salt.

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