We go hands-on with the EOS M100!
Canon has been playing catch up in recent years since brands like Fujifilm and Sony have become competitive with their mirrorless cameras. Not to be outdone, Canon has been improving its mirrorless camera line, and the EOS M100 is a proof to Canon wanting to have a share in the mirrorless market. How does it stack against other consumer mirrorless cameras in the market? Let’s take a quick look.
Initial impressions: It is a minuscule camera
What’s attractive with the EOS M100? The fact that is really small compared to other mirrorless cameras out there. So compact, it literally fits in the palm of your hand, even with the attached kit lens. It is also light, making it an ideal camera for traveling and for casual shooting. After handling the EOS M100 for a while, we could not believe that this is actually a mirrorless camera!
Powering the camera is an LP-E12 Lithium Ion battery. The battery is rated to last for around 300 to 350 shots on a single charge, which should be enough for a whole day of shooting.
For the ports, you have a Micro-USB port, a mini-HDMI port, and an SDXC card slot. The EOS M100 lacks a microphone jack, which is disappointing. But with a mirrorless camera this small, Canon had to make a few compromises to fit an APS-C sensor inside it. Also found on this side is the slider switch for the built-in flash.
As for the controls, the EOS M100 provides a basic set of buttons that are similar to any consumer digicams, along with a thumb grip for better handling of the camera. Fiddling with the menu and would be a bit tricky since some buttons have multiple functions. However, that is compensated by the fact that the EOS M100 has a 3-inch touchscreen display, which makes changing options much easier compared to using the physical buttons. The touchscreen display also lets you select your focus via Touch Focus.
The touchscreen display can be tilted upwards so that you can capture selfies easily with the camera. The EOS M100 is marketed as a “serious” camera for smartphone users, so this feature does not come to a surprise.
Inside the EOS M100, you have a 24.2 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with Canon’s DIGIC 7 Processor. The said imaging processor is the same one found in the EOS M6, EOS 200D, EOS 800D, EOS 77D, and the EOS 6D Mark II. In addition, the EOS M100 has a Dual Pixel CMOS AF, which was first introduced with the EOS 70D, and is found in most of Canon’s current crop of cameras. The said tech claims to improve autofocus speed and accuracy, but we have to wait for our review unit to see if the autofocus on the EOS M100 is good.
Speaking of speed, the EOS M100 is capable of burst shooting up to 6.1 FPS. As for video, the EOS M100 is capable of Full HD video at 60FPS
That’s it for our quick review of the EOS M100. We will be waiting for a unit so we can review this camera extensively, so stay tuned.
The EOS M100 is priced at Php 33,998, and comes with an EF-M 15-45mm 3.5-6.3 IS STM Kit lens.
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