Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M5 review

There's much to like about Canon's little EOS M5. The 24MP APS-C sensor delivers images with bags of detail, while the polished handling, including a well thought-out control layout that's brilliantly integrated with the touchscreen interface, makes it a nice camera to shoot with.

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I'm a full time professional photographer and wanted a travel camera for my holiday that I could use my own selection of lenses. The M5 fitted the bill. The only disappointing aspect of purchasing this camera from John Lewis is that whilst I was doing some street photography in Salisbury I found the...

Great, lightweight, compact travel camera

I purchased the Canon M5 mirrorless camera in December 2017 as a backup for my Canon 7D MkII. It was also purchased as a "travel camera" because of its small size and light weight.

Perfect travel camera - light but highly capable

I've found the M5 to be a great travel camera. Matched with the 11-22 and 18-150 (and the 22mm f2 thrown in) it's light and highly capable. Even used to photograph a wedding recently. I do miss the optical viewfinder that my 50D has, but the digital viewfinder is not far off.

Canon EOS M5 : Canon's best CSC yet

Classy and capable, the EOS M5 proves that Canon is serious about mirrorless cameras

Canon EOS M5 review: 'Mirrorless 80D' fails to faze its compact system competition

It's fair to say we've been highly critical of Canon 's compact system camera EOS M line. For a simple reason, though: the Japanese company's mirrorless cameras simply haven't been able to stand up to the competition.

Canon EOS M5 Review

The EOS M5 finally brings DSLR-level performance to Canon's mirrorless series.

Canon EOS M5

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.

Canon EOS M5 Review

The Canon EOS M5 is the best mirrorless camera that Canon has made to date, but it lacks some features you can get elsewhere at this price point. 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. It doesn't have as many features as our Editors' Choice at this price point, the Sony Alpha 6300 ($998.00 at Amazon) , which sports 4K capture, a weather-sealed design, and a faster burst rate. But the EOS M5 is a solid choice for Canon SLR system owners, as it can use EF lenses (via an adapter) and Speedlite flashes. Design The EOS M5 ($779.00 at Amazon) features an SLR-style design, with a centered electronic viewfinder and protruding handgrip. It's very compact, measuring just 3.5 by 4.6 by 2.4 inches (HWD) and weighing 15.1 ounces. If you've got big hands you may find the design to be a bit cramped, but everyone else will find the handgrip and rear thumb rest to be ample real estate on which to...

Review: Canon EOS M5

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.