Canon has taken the EOS M line of cameras to the next level with their M5 model. The M5 brings some serious improvements to the line; increasing the image quality, power, and features that are offered.

iAuto and Program shooting modes are accurate and easy in all situations; Dual Pixel AF is very fast; Burst shooting went beyond the Canon claims; Great image quality at the lower ISOs; 5-Axis image stabilization was a help when shooting handheld stills; Touch AF is great for selecting an AF point...

High ISO includes a lot of noise; Touch AF can be difficult when turned on as it will change the AF point every time the LCD is touched (If you are not intending to use this feature; Limited M-Mount lens selection; 5-Axis IS was a little disappointing when shooting handheld video; Adapter adds...

Canon's EOS M5 is the company's highest-end mirrorless camera to date and by far its most satisfying. It's the first Canon mirrorless with a built-in viewfinder, and the first to also deploy the fabulous Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology which allows it to confidently refocus during movies, albeit still...

The mirrorless camera market was long notable for what it lacked: hardware from Nikon and Canon. Technically Canon has had a mirrorless offering for about four years, the EOS M, but it was a low-end model that felt more like a token gesture than a real camera.

Small and light enough to appeal to fans of compacts; Very fast and accurate autofocus---one of the best AFs we've seen; Excellent electronic viewfinder and touchscreen for easy and comfortable compositions

Lacks fast native lenses; There's a lens adaptor, but it costs another $200; Viewfinder blackout is pronounced; No 4K video, which feels odd in 2017

Digital SLRs still dominate among professional photographers and amateur enthusiasts of a certain age, but those who grew up with Thundercats instead of Thunderbirds are more likely to own a compact system camera (CSC).

Elegant controls; Compatible with EF-S lenses (via an adapter; Versatile 18-150mm kit lens

No 4K video; Limited number of EOS-M lenses

If you have been waiting to jump into a Canon MILC and an APS-C sensor format works for you, the EOS M5 is a great choice. While one may feel a tendency to treat a camera of this size as a point and shoot model, using it for those still-important snapshot opportunities that pop up (it works...

I have owned Canon EOS cameras since the first Rebel came out but, this has got to be the best EOS yet. Very easy to operate in auto and manual, clean crisp images every time. I have only one issue with Canon on this camera, the battery.

Canon's foray into the mirrorless world was fraught with missteps, with its first few efforts lagging well behind the competition in focus speed. The EOS M5 ($979, body only) represents a big change-its autofocus system is speedy, and it can fire off images at a quick 8.2fps burst rate.

24MP resolution; Quick autofocus; 8.2fps continuous shooting; TIlting touch-screen LCD; Sharp EVF; Built-in flash; Canon accessory compatibility; Wi-Fi

Video limited to 1080p; Omits weather sealing; Focus can struggle in dim light

Featuring a 24.2-megapixel CMOS APS-C sensor paired with a DIGIC 7 image processor, the Canon EOS M5 is the first mirrorless camera to offer Dual Pixel technology for fast and accurate autofocusing.

I returned it in case Canon don't fix the shutter delay issues now widely discussed on dpreview. This issue makes the camera a disappointment to use in low light (with or without flash) even in manual mode with manual focus.

Let me be honest: I sincerely don't know what to think of the Canon EOS M5. There, I said it. I'm sitting here in front of my computer trying to write some useful insights and I realise I don't really have a clue. Do I like it? No. Do I dislike it? No. Perhaps the best word would be: indifference.