Landscape Photography Magazine

Canon has announced the EOS M. This is the company’s first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera that has been expected for some time now. The camera will ship with the standard 22mm pancake lens. The system takes the new M fit lenses, however, EF & EF-S lenses can be used via a special adaptor. The camera can record video in full 1920×1080 HD mode, I suppose this will be very welcomed by some.

A quick glance of the EOS M’s specs reveals that the camera is pretty much like a mini Canon 650D, the 18-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor seems to be the same in both cameras. Maximum resolution is 5184×3456 pixels and the camera’s processor is the DIGIC 5. It is also good to know that the camera can record RAW. One thing I would like to see is an articulated screen, sadly the camera comes with a fixed screen.

Needless to say that the camera follows the latest fashion and will be shipped in a variety of colours to suit all tastes.

Here are some key features of this new camera:

• New EF-M lens mount (optimized for APS-C sensor size)
• 18MP APS-C ‘Hybrid CMOS’ sensor
• Continuous autofocus in movie mode with subject tracking
• 14-bit DIGIC5 processor
• ISO 100-12800 standard, 25600 expanded
• 4.3 fps continuous shooting, 3 fps with autofocus tracking
• 1080p30 video recording, stereo sound (with 25p or 24p options)
• External microphone socket and adjustable sound recording level
• 1040k dot 3:2 touch-sensitive ClearView II LCD (capacitative type, multi-touch support)
• Standard EOS hot-shoe for external flash (no built-in flash)
• ‘Creative Filters’ image-processing controls, previewed live on-screen

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