Canon Eos M100 Mirrorless Camera W/ 15-45mm Lens - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, And Nfc Enabled (Black) (2209c0
Canon EOS M100 Mirrorless Camera w/ 15-45mm Lens - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC enabled (Black) (2209C011)
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- Dual Pixel CMOS AF with Phase-detection.
- 24.2 Megapixel CMOS (APS-C) Sensor.
- Built-in Wi-Fi*, NFC** and Bluetooth***.
- Intuitive Touchscreen, 3.0-inch Tilt-type LCD.
- AF Points:Up to 49 points (Maximum)
- Video Capture Resolution: Fhd 1080P
- Viewfinder Type: Flexible Lcd
- Mounting Type: Bayonet
Brand : Canon
Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,Mirrorless Cameras
Rating : 4.4
Review Count : 391
Canon EOS M100 Mirrorless Camera w/ 15-45mm Lens - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC enabled (Black) (2209C011)
- This is my first Canon camera, before I used Nikon, Fuji and Pentax. Have to admit very good image quality and lot of potential functionality available behind simplest point-and-shoot mode. Some functionality is completely missing - i.e. it has no hot flash shoe. But most users won\'t suffer from that a lot.The body is really small even for my not big hands, you must to be very careful to not drop the camera but as result it won\'t take much space in your luggage, I was able to put it in my jacket pocket.Overall I was very impressed by combination of moderate price and available functionality included in quite compact and lightweight body. While the camera is targeting primarily smartphone users who want\'s to extend their functionality it definitely can be useful for much more experienced photographers.Unfortunately all these pros are counter-weighted by bad user interface. Camera with rich functionality must be accompanied with comprehensive controls. Unfortunately, most of control can be done only via touch screen. Even more, many settings are available only in the configuration menu which is badly implemented. It is context-based menu and depends on photo mode some menu items are not shown. That confuses a lot when you cannot find an option and only then realize it is not applicable for current mode. Instead, non-available menu items should be simply grayed out.Another aspect - confusing usage of physical controls. The camera has very good control element - adjustment wheel, conveniently located (unfortunately only one, by that can be explained by small size and price). But by some reason some setting values are adjusted by the wheel, some - by arrows, some can be changed by both. That is confusing.Next - the control ring around shutter button has only three modes - A+, Photo and Video. It would be very convenient to have at least Av, Pv, M modes here too.As I already notice, thanks to missing hot shoe socket the usage of external flash is possible only using optical slave flash. That is a reasonable decision for such small camera body. But that could be easily compensated by built-in wireless flash interface, but it is missing too.Next, by some reason the camera automatically wakes up from Display Off mode by simple rotation of the camera. So if it hangs on your neck it will never turn the display off.Next, it is very easy turn the camera on by accidental press on \"WiFi\" button. Was it done for purpose I don\'t know. But it is very annoying to see camera powered on when you simply takes it in your hand (the button is located right under big finger grip).Finally, user manual. Let\'s start with printed one, which is a complete joke. First of all the manual was designed in color, but the printout is in B&W which makes some information even non-readable. Next, it\'s printed in small format and they squeeze two format pages into one printed! That makes the text very difficult to and screenshots are almost useless. I guess Canon tried to save paper but got absolutely opposite result - the printed manual has only one destination - trash can. Soft copy available for download on Canon website. Unlike printed version you can easily read it on your computer. But still, the description of camera options is very brief and not systematic. Also some information (about custom function configuration) is completely missing in the manual! Thanks god Canon provides another yet online manual called \"Help Manual\" which basically repeat the same information but in more details and custom functions are covered here. Still, not the best manual I ever red. I think, instead of two manuals they should compose one and make it in two parts - basic functionality and advanced.Conclusion - Cannon EOS M100 camera has combination of very good functionality and disappointing user interface. Looks like Canon tried to target wide area of users and failed to satisfy either one - the control system is confusing for beginners, and inconvenient for advanced users.Some of issues can be fixed by firmware update. I hope Canon will do that.
- Someone has to be the first, and I guess I\'m it. I\'m an amateur photographer who has been playing with SLR cameras for the last 40 years.This camera was bought to replace a Canon S95, and potentially be the backup to my 5D2, which has been intermittently reporting the dreaded \"Error 30\" shutter issue recently. Right now, Amazon are offering a great bundle of this body (comes with the 15-45mm kit lens) and an EF to EF-M adapter, saving you around $100 - appealing to the Canon photographer. The appeal of being able to use some of my nicer EF lenses was what swayed me to purchase.The camera is slightly bigger than the S95 body and is nice to hold, has a good metal/rubber grip finish and feels sturdy. The kit lens pictures are exactly what you would expect from such a lens; it is not very sharp unless stopped down, but it\'s OK for the casual photographer, and 15-45mm is a good outdoor range for landscapes and such.Focus is relatively quick and mostly good, typical Canon. Taking a photo produces a satisfying shutter noise, and makes it feel like a \'real\' SLR camera. The screen is excellent and the tilt function will finally let me and the wife take selfies without guessing (although I often love the surprise of how they turn out).The menu system is already driving me crazy, but I will caveat this with the fact that I have had limited playtime so far. Canon, in their \'wisdom\' decided to do away with what are the most often used features of my little S95; that being Av and Tv (aperture priority and shutter speed priority) direct selection on the top rotary selector. This may be partially overcome via assigning functions to virtual buttons, and there also appears to be a way to specify the order and number of quick access functions, which will help. Note that the touch screen is pretty much how you interact with the camera functions to get to the nitty-gritty manual modes, and it\'s a variation of the typical Canon interface we all know, so takes time to get used to. All of this only matters if you like to get involved in your pictures and be a little creative. The menu is what\'s knocking down this review a star. Maybe I\'ll get used to it. The manual is a joke also. It\'s oversimplified to the point of uselessness. For instance, \"Aperture Priority\" is not even in the index of functions.I am finding this camera to be a mish-mash of pro features but caged in an interface geared for the casual photographer.So, I\'ll still be using my 5D more often than not, but this appears to be a great camera when needing a smaller, portable setup. As often is said; the best camera for the occasion is the one you have with you in that moment, right? I\'m looking forward to trying out the 22mm prime lens offered, let\'s see how that sharpens things up.I will update this after I have had a chance to properly road test this, and also see how it performs with my EF lenses, no matter how awkward that will look! I still have to test out the the wireless functions too.EDIT 11/2017: I returned this camera along with the 22mm prime lens. The whole setup simply was not sharp or wide enough for me in landscape scenarios, so, I am back to my little S95, hunting for another big DSLR to replace the 5D.
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