Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera

Inspired by EOS technology, Canon developed the new EOS M Digital Camera. Canon introduced the market to Full HD video capture with smooth, quiet continuous autofocus made possible by Movie Servo AF and STM lenses, advanced CMOS sensor technology, and the processing power of DIGIC 5. The EOS M Digital Camera leverages these key technologies to deliver high-quality moving and still images with creativity provided by Canon's extensive family of interchangeable lenses. You will be blown away by the quality of the images from this little camera! Perfect camera for travel or when you don't want to lug around your DSLR but still want excellent image quality.

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Canon EOS M Mirrorless Camera

Digital single-lens non-reflex, AF/AE camera

Recording Media 
SD card, SDHC card, SDXC memory card

* Compatible with Ultra High Speed (UHS-I) and Eye-Fi Cards.

Image Format 
22.3 x 14.9 mm (APS-C size)

Compatible Lenses 
Canon EF-M lenses, Canon EF lenses including EF-S lenses

(35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.6x the lens focal length)

Lens Mount 
Canon EF-M mount (Canon EF-M lenses can be mounted directly to the camera. Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) can be attached by using the optional Mount Adapter EF-EOS M.)

Image Sensor

Type 
CMOS Sensor

Pixels 
Effective pixels: Approx. 18.0 megapixels

Pixel Unit 
4.3 µm square

Total Pixels 
Total pixels: Approx. 18.50 megapixels

Aspect Ratio 
3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical)

Color Filter System 
RGB primary color filters

Low Pass Filter 
Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor

Dust Deletion Feature 
(1) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
- Removes dust adhering to the low-pass filter.
- Self-cleaning executed automatically (taking approx. 2 sec.) when power is turned on or off. Manual execution also possible (taking approx. 5 sec.). 

(2) Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending
- The coordinates of the dust adhering to the low-pass filter are detected by a test shot and appended to subsequent images.
- The dust coordinate data appended to the image is used by the provided software to automatically erase the dust spots. 

(3) Manual cleaning

Recording System

Recording Format 
Complies with Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 and Exif 2.30

File Size 
(1) Large: Approx. 17.90 Megapixels (5,184 x 3,456)

(2) Medium: Approx. 8.00 Megapixels (3,456 x 2,304)

(3) Small 1: Approx. 4.50 Megapixels (2,592 x 1,728)

(4) Small 2: Approx. 2.50 Megapixels (1920 x 1280)

(5) Small 3: Approx. 350,000 Pixels (720 x 480)

(6) RAW: Approx. 17.90 Megapixels (5,184 x 3,456)

Backup Recording 
N/A

File Numbering 
The following three types of file numbering method can be set:

(1) Continuous numbering

* The numbering of captured images will continue even after you replace the camera's card.

(2) Auto reset

* When you replace the camera's card, the numbering will be reset to start from 0001. If the new card already contains images, the numbering will continue from the last recorded image in the card. 

(3) Manual reset

* Resets the file number to 0001, and creates a new folder automatically.

RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording 
RAW and JPEG Large images are recorded simultaneously

Color Space 
sRGB, Adobe RGB

Picture Style 
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3

White Balance

Settings 
Auto (Approx. 3,000° - 7,000°K), Daylight (Approx. 5,200°K), Shade (Approx. 7,000°K), Cloudy, Twilight and Sunset (Approx. 6,000°K), Tungsten Light (Approx. 3,200°K), White Fluorescent Light (Approx. 4,000°K), Flash, Custom (Custom White Balance: Approx. 2,000° - 10,000°K)

Auto White Balance 
Auto white balance with the image sensor

Color Temperature Compensation 
White balance correction:

• Blue/amber bias: ±9 levels
• Magenta/green bias: ±9 levels

* Correction based on the current WB mode's color temperature.

Color Temperature Information Transmission 
Provided

Viewfinder

Type 
No Viewfinder.

Autofocus

Type 
TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor

AF Points 
31 points (maximum)

AF Working Range 
EV 1 to 18 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)

Focusing Modes 
With Canon EF-M Lenses: 

(1) Autofocus
- One-Shot AF or Servo AF 

(2) Manual focus (MF) 

(3) AF + MF (manual focus after One-Shot AF)

AF Point Selection 
(1) Manual selection

(2) Auto selection

* Automatically set in Basic Zone modes.

Selected AF Point Display 
Provided

AF Assist Beam 
Provided

Effective range: Approx. 8.2 ft./ 2.5m. at center

* With an EOS-dedicated Speedlite attached, the Speedlite's AF-assist beam is emitted instead.

* Compatible with assist beam (intermittent firing) of 320EX flash.

Exposure Control

Metering Modes 
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor

Evaluative metering, partial metering (center: approx. 11%), spot metering (center: approx. 2.8%), center-weighted average metering

* AE lock possible. The active metering time can be changed.

Metering Range 
EV 1.0 - EV 20.0 (at 73°F/23°C, EF-M 22mm f/2 STM, ISO 100)

Exposure Control Systems 
Creative Zone

(1) Program AE (shiftable)

(2) Shutter-priority AE

(3) Aperture-priority AE

(4) Manual exposure (including bulb)

Basic zone

(1) Creative Auto

(2) Portrait

(3) Landscape

(4) Close-up

(5) Sports

(6) Night Portrait

(7) Handheld Night Scene mode

(8) HDR Backlight Control mode

ISO Speed Range 
For Video:

Manual Setting range of ISO 100-6400, expandable to ISO 12800 

For Stills:

1. Manual setting range of ISO 100-12800, expansion to ISO 25600

2. Auto, ISO 100-6400 (in whole-stop increments)

- In Creative Zone modes, the maximum ISO speed (ISO 400, 800, 1600, 3200, or 6400) for ISO Auto can be set.

- With C.Fn-6-1 (Highlight tone priority), ISO 200 or higher will be set.

^*1: Fixed at ISO 400 for Bulb exposures.
^*2: Depends on the maximum ISO speed that has been set.
^*3: If fill-flash will result in overexposure, the lowest ISO 100 is set.
^*4: When using bounce flash with an external Speedlite in a Basic Zone mode or P mode, the ISO speed is set automatically within 400–1600 (or the maximum limit).

Exposure Compensation 
Manual: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

AEB : ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

* Manual exposure compensation and AEB can be set in combination.

* AEB is set in the following sequence: Standard exposure, decreased exposure, and increased exposure.

* If AEB is used with the self-timer, the three bracketed shots will be taken in succession after the 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay.

AE Lock 
(1) Auto AE lock

* In the One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering, AE lock takes effect when focus is achieved.

(2) Manual AE lock

* In the P, Tv, Av, and M modes, enabled with the AE lock button. (Press again to update.)

* Enabled in all metering modes.

Shutter

Type 
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically-controlled

Shutter Speeds 
1/4000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec. (Scene Intelligent Auto)

1/4000 to 30 sec., bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec. (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)

* Settable in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments.

Shutter Release 
Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self Timer 
10-sec. or 2-sec. delay

Shutter Lag Time 
(1) During SW-1 ON, time lag between SW-2 ON and start of exposure: Approx. 0.05 sec.

(2) Time lag between simultaneous SW-1/SW-2 ON and start of exposure: Approx. 0.2 sec.

* Time lag with the aperture stopped down by 3 stops or less. Excludes AF operation time.

Built in Flash

Type 
Not available*

*For flash photography, Speedlite flashes are required for the EOS M Digital Camera.

External Speedlite

Flash Metering 
E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering and average flash metering), FE Lock

Flash Exposure Compensation 
±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments

FE Lock 
Provided

PC Terminal 
Not Provided

Drive System

Drive Modes 
Single, Continuous, 10-sec. self-timer/Remote control, 2-sec. self-timer, Continuous shooting after 10-sec. self-timer (2 to 10 shots)

Continuous Shooting Speed 
With One-Shot AF or MF: Approx. 4.3 fps* 

*With Servo AF during continuous shooting, there are limitations depending on AF operation and the attached lenses. 

With One-Shot AF or MF: Approx. 4.3 fps^∗
∗With Servo AF during continuous shooting, there are limitations depending on AF operation and the attached lenses.

^∗1AF frame is fixed in frame chosen by [Face Detect + Tracking] and [FlexiZone - Multi] at the time of continuous shooting mode, and AF is carried out for the chosen AF frame.

Maximum Burst 
Based on 8GB memory Card*¹:

JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 15 Shots

RAW: Approx. 6 Shots

RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: 3 Shots 

Based on UHS-I 8GB memory card*²:

JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 17 Shots

RAW: Approx. 6 Shots

RAW + JPEG Large/Fine: 3 Shots 

*¹ Figures are based on Canon's testing standards (ISO 100 and "Standard" Picture style) 
*² Figures are based on Canon's testing standards (ISO 100 and "Standard" Picture style)

Live View Functions

Shooting Modes 
Photo shooting and video shooting

Focusing 
(1) Autofocus

- Face Detection + Tracking AF

- FlexiZone - Multi (31 zones, AF at the touched Zone)

- FlexiZone - Single 

Metering Modes 
Evaluative metering, partial metering, spot metering, center-weighted average metering

Metering Range 
EV 1 - EV 20 (At 73°F/23°C, EF-M 22mm f/2 STM, ISO 100)

Grid Display 
Provided (Two-type grid displays)

Exposure Simulation 
Provided

Silent Shooting 
Not provided

Video Shooting

File Format 
MOV (Image data: H.264; audio: Linear PCM (Stereo))

File Size 
Recording Size:

[Full HD]

1920 x 1080: 330 MB/min. 

[HD]

1280 x 720: 330 MB/min. 

[SD]

640 x 480: 82.5 MB/min.

Frame Rates 
1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p (29.97) / 24p (23.976) / 25p

1280 x 720 (HD): 60p (59.94) / 50p

640 x 480 (SD): 30p (29.97) / 25p

Continuous Shooting Time 
Based on 8GB Memory card

[1920 x 1080]

30 fps: Approx. 22 min. 

25 fps: Approx. 22 min.

24 fps: Approx. 22 min.

[1280 x 720]

60 fps: 22 min.

50 fps: 22 min.

[640 x 480]

30 fps: 1 hr. 32 min.

25 fps: 1 hr. 32 min.

Based on 16GB Memory card

[1920 x 1080]

30 fps: Approx. 44 min. 

25 fps: Approx. 44 min.

24 fps: Approx. 44 min.

[1280 x 720]

60 fps: 44 min.

50 fps: 44 min.

[640 x 480]

30 fps: 3 hr. 4 min.

25 fps: 3 hr. 4 min.

Focusing 
1. Face Detection + Tracking AF

2. FlexiZone - Multi 

3. FlexiZone - Single

Range 
For Videos:

Auto ISO range: ISO 100-6400

Manual ISO range: ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800 in H mode)

*If highlight tone priority is set, automatically set within ISO 200 or higher.

Exposure Control 
(1) Movie autoexposure mode

* Shutter speed 1/30 - 1/4000 sec. (Signal accumulation time), aperture, and ISO speed automatically set.

(2) Movie manual exposure mode

* Shutter speed (signal accumulation time), aperture, and ISO speed (auto/manual) manually set. The shutter speed (signal accumulation time) is limited to 1/4000 sec. at the maximum and to 1/30 sec. at the minimum for 24/25/30 fps or 1/60 sec. or higher for 50/60 fps.

Exposure Compensation 
Provided (±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments)

* For video, exposure compensation will not be applied beyond ±3 stops even if the exposure compensation has been set beyond ±3 stops.

LCD Monitor

Type 
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor with Touch Panel LCD (capacitive type)

Monitor Size 
3.0 in. (Screen aspect ratio of 3:2)

Pixels 
Approx. 1,040,000 dots

Coverage 
Viewing Angle: 170° (vertically and horizontally)

Brightness Control 
Adjustable to one of 7 levels

Coating 
Anti-smudge coating

Interface Languages 
25 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)

Playback

Display Format 
(1) Single image display
- Single image, basic information, detailed information, histogram display 

(2) Index display
4-image index and 9-image index. 

(3) Jump display (Image jump w/ Main Dial)
1/10/100 images, shooting date, by folder, videos, stills, ratings

Highlight Alert 
On the detailed information and histogram displays, highlight areas with no image data will blink.

Quick Control Function

Items 
When you press the Quick Control function button under the following conditions, you can set the functions below:

*The settable functions depend on the shooting mode

(1) During still photo shooting:

AF operation, AF method, image-recording quality, Creative filters, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, and metering mode.

(2) During movie shooting:

AF method, image-recording quality (stills), movie-recording size, video snapshot, white balance, Picture Style, and Auto Lighting Optimizer.

Image Protection and Erase

Protection 
Erase protection can be applied/canceled for a single image, all images in a folder, or all images in the card.

Erase 
Erase single image, erase selected images, erase all images on folder, erase all images in a card, or erase only unprotected images.

Direct Printing

Compatible Printers 
PictBridge-compatible printers

Printable Images 
JPEG images complying to Design rule for Camera File System

• RAW images printable.
• Video cannot be printed.

DPOF: Digital Print Order Format

DPOF 
DPOF print ordering provided (Complies to DPOF Version 1.1)

* If both Standard and Index are set, only Standard will take effect for printing.

Direct Image Transfer

Compatible Images 
Not Provided

Customization

Custom Functions 
Seven Custom Functions with 19 settings settable with the camera

Custom Controls 
Not Provided

My Menu Registration 
Up to six top-tier menu options and Custom Function settings can be registered

Interface

USB Terminal 
For personal computer communication and direct printing (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)

Video Out Terminal 
(1) Video OUT terminal: NTSC/PAL selectable

(2) mini-HDMI OUT terminal

Extension System Terminal 
Not Provided

Power Source

Battery 
One Battery Pack LP-E12

* With the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E12, AC power is possible.

Battery Life 
1) Camera Battery Pack LP-E12

Battery Check 
Automatic battery level check when power is turned ON.

Battery level indicated in one of four levels on LCD monitor.

Power Saving 
Power turns off after the set time of non-operation elapses

* [Auto power off] settable to 30 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 4 min., 8 min., 15 min. or disable

Date/Time Battery 
Built-in secondary battery. When fully-charged, the date/time can be maintained for about three months.

Start-up Time 
Approx. 1.6 sec. with EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM* (Based on CIPA standards)

*The times are different according to the attached lens.

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D) 
Approx. 4.28 x 2.62 x 1.27 in./ 108.6 x 66.5 x 32.3mm

Weight 
Approx. 9.2 oz. / 262g (body only)

Approx. 10.5 oz. / 298g (According to CIPA Standards)

Operating Environment

Working Temperature Range 
32-104°F/0-40°C

Working Humidity Range 
85% or less