The Canon EOS M50 is a compact mirrorless camera that shoots 4K. It has an affordable price tag, but suffers from significant rolling shutter.

Even though it's described as an Entry-level mirrorless camera, it puts many higher priced alternatives to shame. Nice and easy to use, yet offers me plenty of control. The only minor complaints are that a rear dial would be a little more useful to me, and the limited maximum aperture of the zooms.

Durable; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Simple Controls

Inadequate Features

The EOS M50, which was announced on 26 February, just before the CP+ show, is the seventh model in a line which began back in late July 2012. Like the majority of its precursors, the latest model is targeted at snapshooters, with particular focus upon travellers who want a wide range of Auto...

Canon has been pushing its mirrorless EOS M series for some time, but the M50 finally looks like it's hit the s...

Fast Dual Pixel CMOS AF; Built-in electronic viewfinder; Excellent vari-angle touchscreen

Unexpected 4K limitations; Manual lens retracting mechanism; Simplified exterior controls

It's fair to say Canon missed the start gun for mirrorless cameras, with Fujifilm, Panasonic and Olympus already well down the track and pulling away.

It’s no mirrorless wundercam, but the M50 is a solid little performer and an ideal first camera for smartphone upgraders

Small and light; Good viewfinder; Looks like a mini DSLR

Dials and controls might be too limited for some; Limited battery life; Small selection of native lenses right now

Although the limitations imposed on the 4K video mode are frustrating, the M50 is the best Canon mirrorless camera to date. Crucially, the autofocus system, which was so bad in the early days of EOS M, is now very good (provided you limit yourself to shooting stills or Full HD video) and the quality...

Excellent image quality; Superb implementation of touch-control; High-quality viewfinder built-in

4K video mode crops the frame; Plastic feel; Limited lens range

The EOS M50 is a new entry-level compact system camera from Canon. The EOS M50 has a 24.1 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, the very latest DIGIC 8 processor, 4K video recording, a touch-screen interface, 99-point AF System, ISO 100-25600, a 3-inch 1,040K-dot LCD vari-angle monitor, integrated Wi-Fi,...

At first glance, the Canon EOS M50 could pass for a smaller, less expensive version of the company's EOS M5. Despite the surface similarities, the real changes are inside. The M50 is the first Canon camera to use the Digic 8 processor and the only non-pro model to support 4K video capture.

People on the go who want something compact; with good connectivity and an accessible interface

Anyone interested in 4K video capture; Those without easy access to a power outlet and don't want to carry a pocket full of batteries

Canon's been making mirrorless cameras for almost six years, but until now it doesn't seem to have been wholly convinced by the idea, shying away from making models that might compete directly with its own DSLRs. Now, though, we have the EOS M50, and perhaps things are starting to change.

Compact size and light weight make it easy to carry everywhere; Excellent image quality; with reliable metering and auto white balance; Quick and accurate autofocus; even with adapted EF-mount DSLR lenses; Easy-to-use interface that still gives extensive control over settings; Fully articulated...

Single-dial control slower to use than twin-dial competitors; Overly contrasty viewfinder blocks up shadow details; Poorly implemented manual focus magnification; Very small range of native EF-M lenses; 4K video is subject to considerable restrictions