A friendly, well-made camera with plenty of room to grow for photographers who want to give up their smartphones

Lovely, usable design; Lots of headroom for learning photographers;

Ordinary image quality; Big crop in 4K;

We think the Canon EOS M200 is one of the most approachable cameras for new photographers on the market today. It doesn't have the fastest burst speeds or the greatest video capture, but it has plenty of resolution, produces great images easily and just about fits in your pocket. Lastly, it's reasonably priced, and any additional lenses you might want for it are reasonably priced as well.

New photographers, those who want to explore photography beyond their smartphones, travelers looking for good image quality in a very small package.;

More experienced photographers needing more hands-on control, those who need to frequently photograph fast-moving or unpredictable subjects;

At first glance, the Canon EOS M200 looks like a basic, unassuming compact camera. But the $550 mirrorless camera is hiding several big features under the hood. Designed for young shutterbugs itching to move beyond their smartphones, the M200 is one of the simplest, most straightforward mirrorless cameras on the market. Canon axed everything extraneous, eliminating the viewfinder, hot shoe, and even the grip. Then it sprinkled in beginner-friendly features like in-camera tutorials. While aspiring enthusiasts will quickly run into its limits, the Canon EOS M200 is an excellent minimalist camera. For the right customer, it has what it takes to stand out in 2019’s extremely crowded camera market. The M200 is light. After sliding it into a camera bag, I felt like I was carrying around an empty bag. Even compared to relatively compact full-frame mirrorless cameras like the Nikon Z 6, the M200 served as a reminder of why mirrorless cameras were invented in the first place. Even with the 15-4...

24-megapixel APS-C sensor; Compact design; Tilting touchscreen; Easy to use; Good autofocus;

Lack of controls, ports, and viewfinder; Sluggish RAW file handling; 4K is cropped;

The Canon EOS M200 is a neat little budget mirrorless camera, with a range of matching budget lenses that make it an easy to use compact system. If you want to access more advanced controls it can be time-consuming (several button presses and menus need to be scrolled through to find the switch...

Compact, Easy to use with built-in help, Excellent colour reproduction, Easy to use touch-screen and controls, Simple design doesn't intimidate beginners, Compact lenses match camera system

Limited range of Canon EF-M lenses, More advanced options in menus, Lack of grip on the plastic camera body, Eye-detection focus off on default settings, Current price feels high, Kit lens is soft unless stopped down

We think the Canon EOS M200 is one of the most approachable cameras for new photographers on the market today. It doesn't have the fastest burst speeds or the greatest video capture, but it has plenty of resolution, produces great images easily and just about fits in your pocket.

New photographers, those who want to explore photography beyond their smartphones, travelers looking for good image quality in a very small package.

More experienced photographers needing more hands-on control, those who need to frequently photograph fast-moving or unpredictable subjects.

The Canon EOS M200 is an entry-level mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with a 24 Megapixel APSC sensor, tilting touchscreen and cropped 4k video. Successor to the EOS M100, it inherits the same body with its tilting touchscreen and the same sensor with Dual Pixel CMOS AF for confident focusing...

The Canon M200 is good for travel photography. It has very good image quality overall, so photos look clear and detailed. Its autofocus feature also does a great job of tracking moving subjects and keeping them in focus.

Good image quality for its class., Great photo autofocus performance., Portable design.

No hand grip., No viewfinder.

The Canon EOS M200 is the replacement for the Canon EOS M100 . As such, it’s Canon’s most entry-level interchangeable-lens mirrorless camera. While the Canon M200 has a lot in common with the M100, the sensor and processing engine are new, boosting its performance in a few areas.