Priced around Rs 62,000 with the basic lens, the Canon EOS M50 is a great option for those who want the versatility of the DSLR with the portability of a compact camera. In fact, this is one camera that has got me thinking if I should upgrade.

It's about time that Canon added 4K to a consumer camera-it's currently only available in the pro-grade EOS 5D Mark IV and EOS-1D X Mark II SLRs and in its cinema cameras. But what's in the EOS M50 was not the right way to do it.

Compact; 24MP APS-C image sensor; 10fps burst; 7.4fps with tracking; Wide focus coverage area; Vari-angle touch LCD; Mic input; EVF; Wi-Fi

4K video is cropped with slower autofocus; Native lens options still limited; Limited shots when shooting Raw bursts

While the M50 is a solid little camera for the price, Canon has effectively set the bar for future DSLR and mirrorless camera offerings. Going forward, Canon can no longer justify the release of a DSLR or mirrorless camera without 4K video capture.

At $899, Canon can market this as a great JPEG camera that will get shots in focus a good portion of the time, but nowhere as much as options from Olympus, Fujifilm, Panasonic and Sony.

Canon's mirrorless lineup has been around for a couple of years now, but the company has taken its own sweet time in bringing the series up to speed with the latest features. Meanwhile, others like Sony and Fujifilm have embraced the mirrorless segment with open arms, delivering some truly...

Light and compact body; Fully articulating display; Above-average image quality in daylight; Dual Pixel autofocus works well

Weak battery life; Slow autofocus at 4K; Average high-ISO performance

This is my first DSLR mirrorless camera, and so far I love it, because it's light and small. The best of all it takes great pictures

I bough it in the spring of 2018, when it was still a novelty... and paid FULL price then. No regrets as I took aver 4000 pictures since. Cons: new lenses, needs adapter to use EF lenses (pricey). Not an inexpensive camera. Pros: small, many options, excellent Auto Focus and Auto Exposure.

The Canon EOS M50 is a step up for the M series. It's taken time to get here, but Canon finally has a credible mirrorless APS-C camera on its hands. But is that good enough Given how adept the Panasonic G series have become over the years, and how much more advanced the Sony A6500's autofocus setup...

Capable Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus; Vari-angle touchscreen is useful (and stows for protection; Small size and lightweight; Decent image quality

Poor battery life (three bar system bad for projecting remaining life; Simplistic autofocus features; Limited lens range (of limited quality; Too; Some touchscreen quirks

Consumers are demanding mirrorless cameras because generally they're as good and as versatile as DSLRs, but are smaller and lighter. While that's one of the draws of the 24.1-MP Canon EOS M50, it's not the only one.

Very good photo quality; even in low light; Excellent electronic viewfinder; Easy-to-use swiveling touch screen; Lots of shooting modes; Includes hot-shoe for external flashes

Expensive; Relatively smaller lens selection; Video footage had some jitter; Less battery life than competition

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