Canon jumps on mirrorless bandwagon with EOS M

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Camera Review

Canon’s 18-megapixel EOS M is sure to turn heads, as it combines some of Canon’s famous DSLR and video technology and stuffs it into a point-and-shoot like camera body. Here’s the scoop on Canon’s first mirrorless model and some of its accessories.

Preview of the Canon EOS M

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Added by ag08025 | January 08

No news

The DxO usual review...

Added by Calistoga Tony | January 06

BSI sensors?

That can't be right. I've never heard of Sony using BSI image sensors. They only appear in some compacts and mobile phone cameras like the iPhone. BSI APS-C? that has to be an error. As for Canon, it looks like more of the same, stuck in the same place for the past 5-6 years, their APS-C sensors need a major overhaul. It's sad that a used Sony NEX C3 has an image sensor that beats the one in a Canon 7D.

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Added by Nicolas | January 08

Re: BSI sensors?

Hello,

Thanks for having noticed it and letting us know.

Sony actually uses BSI sensor but only on its last Cybershot line cameras.

Kind regards,

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Camera Review | July 24, 2012

Canon EOS M Review

Canon is used to setting trends, not following them. But the popularity of mirrorless camera technology has the world’s leading camera maker playing catch-up in a race that was started nearly a decade ago with Epson’s R-D1.