Canon EOS M2 Gets Official in Asia, Not Coming to the USA or Europe?

UPDATE
I'm starting to think we won't be seeing the Canon EOS M2 released in the United States or Europe. No retailer has contacted us about preorders, there is no press release from Canon USA or Canon UK, and my contact at Canon Canada didn't even know the camera was coming.

If you recall, the Canon EF-M 11-22 IS STM lens is not officially available in the United States, though you can buy it in Canada.

More to come…

The Canon EOS M2
Canon China and Canon Japan have outed the new Canon EOS M2. A slightly smaller replacement for the Canon EOS M.

The biggest new features appear to be the Wifi capabilities, Servo mode when shooting video and a faster autofocus system with the new “Hybrid CMOS AF II”.

The camera is set for a mid December release in Japan, There has been no official word from Canon USA as of yet.

Full specifications after the break

Type	Single-lens mirrorless AF / AE camera
Recording media	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card compatible with UHS-I ※
Image Sensor Size	Approximately 22.3×14.9 mm
Compatible lenses	Canon EF-M, EF ※ and EF-S ※ lens mount adapter ※ need EF-EOS M. (35 mm equivalent focal length is approximately 1.6 times lens focal length)
Lens mount	Canon EF-M mount

 

Type	CMOS image sensor
Effective Pixels	Approximately 18 million pixels
Aspect Ratio	3:2
Dust removal function	Auto, Manual, add the dust data

 

Record Format	Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 (Design rule for Camera File System 2.0)
Image Type	JPEG, RAW (14 bit Canon original) RAW + JPEG can be recorded simultaneously large
Recording Pixels	L (large): approximately 17.9 million pixels (5184 x 3456) M (medium): about 800 million pixels (3456 x 2304) S1 (the small one): about 4.5 million pixels (2592 x 1728) S2 (Little 2): Approximately 2.5 million pixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (small 3): Approximately 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) RAW: approximately 17.9 million pixels (5184 x 3456)

 

Picture Style	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3
Basic +	Shot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type
Additional effects shooting	With (Creative Auto mode)
WB	Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent, Flash), user-defined with the white balance correction and white balance bracketing function ※ with flash color temperature information transmission
Creative Filters	Black and white particles, soft focus, fish-eye effect, painting effect, watercolor effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect
Noise Reduction	Can be applied to long exposures and high ISO sensitivity shooting
Automatic image brightness correction	Auto Lighting Optimizer
Highlight tone priority	Have
Lens aberration correction	Peripheral illumination correction, color correction

 

Type	Hybrid CMOS AF II (Face + tracking, multi-point freedom of movement, freedom of movement 1:00)
Focus	31 points (maximum)
Focus mode	Single AF, servo AF, manual focus
Focus brightness range	EV 1 ~ 18 (23 ℃, ISO 100)
AF-assist beam	Built-in (LED lights)

 

Metering Mode	Using real-time image sensor metering · Evaluative metering (315 zones) · Partial metering (approximately 11%) * Spot metering (approx. 2.8%) * Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range	EV 1 ~ 20 (23 ℃, ISO 100)
Exposure Control	Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Children, Food, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Program), shutter-priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual Exposure
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	Basic Zone modes: at ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically between ※ Hand-held Twilight: The ISO 100 – 12800 set automatically between landscape: 100 – 1600 set automatically Creative Zone modes: in ISO 100 – Manual between 12800 set (one unit), at ISO 100 – automatically set between 6400, ISO Auto can set the maximum ISO sensitivity, or ISO expansion to “H” (equivalent to ISO 25600)
Exposure Compensation	Manual: ± 3 to 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments  AEB: ± 2 in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments  (can be used in combination with manual exposure compensation)
AE Lock	Automatic: When focus is in the application of evaluative metering single AF mode Manual: By AE lock button

 

Type	Electronically controlled focal plane shutter
Shutter speed	1/4000 to 30 seconds, B (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) flash sync speed of 1/200 sec.

 

Compatible flash	EX-series Speedlites
Flash metering	E-TTL II automatic flash
Flash exposure compensation	Interstage ± 2 in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
Flash Exposure Lock	Have
PC terminal	No

 

Drive Mode	Single, Continuous, 10 seconds self-timer / remote control, two seconds and 10 seconds delay self-timer delay Continuous
Continuous shooting speed	Single-shot AF / MF: up to about 4.6 / sec.
Maximum Burst	JPEG Large / Fine: Approx 13 (about 17) RAW: about 5 (about 5) RAW + JPEG Large / Fine: Approx 3 (about 3) ※ values ​​8GB memory card based on the use of Canon's testing standards ( ISO 100 and “Standard” Picture Style). ※ values ​​in brackets apply based on Canon testing standards UHS-I compatible 8GB memory card.

 

Aspect Ratio Settings	3:2,4:3,16:9,1:1
Focus mode	AF, Manual Focus (available for about 5 times, 10 times magnification confirmation), Automatic + Manual Focus
Continuous AF	Have
Touch Shutter	Have
Show gridlines	2 types
Depth of Field Preview	Have

 

Video compression	MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 variable (average) bit rate
Audio recording format	Linear PCM
Record Format	MOV
Recording size and frame rate	1920×1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p 1280×720 (HD): 60p/50p 640×480 (SD): 30p/25p ※ 30p: 29.97 frames / sec, 25p: 25.00 frames / sec, 24p: 23.98 frames / sec, 60p : 59.94 / sec, 50p: 50.00 frames / sec
File Size	1920×1080 (30p/25p/24p): about 330MB / min 1280×720 (60p/50p): about 330MB / min 640×480 (30p/25p): about 82.5MB / min
Focus mode	Hybrid CMOS AF II (Face + tracking, multi-point freedom of movement, freedom of movement 1:00) Manual focus (can be about five times, 10 times magnification confirmation)
Focus brightness range	EV 1 ~ 18 (23 ℃, ISO 100)
Focus mode	AF, Manual Focus (available for about 5 times, 10 times magnification confirmation), Automatic + Manual Focus
Servo AF	Have
Metering Mode	Use the image sensor Center-weighted average metering and evaluation ※ AF mode is automatically set by the
Metering Range	EV 1 ~ 20 (23 ℃, ISO 100)
Exposure Control	Short Program AE and manual exposure
Exposure Compensation	Between ± 3 in 1/3 increments
ISO sensitivity (Recommended Exposure Index)	When using the auto exposure shooting: Automatically ISO 100 – 6400 set when using manual exposure shooting: Auto / Manual ISO 100 – 6400 set, can be extended to “H” (equivalent to ISO 12800)
Digital zoom	You can set about 3-10 times zoom
Video Snapshot	Can be set to 2 seconds / 4 seconds / 8 seconds
Miniature Effect movie	Have
Recording	With built-in stereo microphone External stereo microphone terminal can adjust the recording level, with wind suppression function (when using the built-in microphone), with the attenuator function
Show gridlines	Two types of

 

Type	TFT color LCD monitor
Monitor size and dots	Widescreen, 3.0 “(3:2), about 104 million points
Brightness adjustment	Manual (7)
Interface Language	25 kinds (including Simplified Chinese)
Touch screen technology	Electrostatic capacity mode
Features	Can be displayed

 

Image Display Format	Single image display, single image + information display (basic information, shooting information, histogram), 4 pieces / 9/36/100 image index
Enlarge Display	About 1.5 times – 10 times
Image browsing methods	Single image, jump (by 10 or 100 images, shooting date, folders, video clips, still images, score)
Image Rotation	Can
Highlight alert	Overexposed highlights blink
Score	Have
Movie playback	Allowed (LCD monitor, video / audio output, HDMI output) Built-in speaker
Image Protection	Can
Slideshow	All images, by date, folder, video clips, still images or scoring choose five kinds of transition effects
Background music	You can choose to play as a slide show and video playback

 

Creative Filters	Black and white particles, soft focus, fish-eye effect, painting effect, watercolor effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect
Resize	Can
Clipping	Can change the view cut, cut orientation and aspect ratio, you can move the trimming frame

 

Compatible printer	PictBridge-compatible printer
You can print images	JPEG and RAW images
Print command	Compatible DPOF1.1 edition

 

Custom Functions	Seven kinds
My Menu registration	Have
Copyright Information	This information can be entered and contain

 

Audio / Video Output / Digital Terminal	Analog video (with NTSC / PAL compatible) / stereo audio output for computer communication and direct printing (equivalent to Hi-Speed ​​USB)
HDMI mini output terminal	C-type (automatic switching resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphone input terminal	3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
Wireless Remote	Remote control RC-6

 

Battery	Battery LP-E12 (1节) ※ You can use alternating current through the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E12
Battery Life (Based on CIPA testing standards)	23 ℃ at about 230, 0 ℃ about 200 when using a fully charged battery ※ LP-E12
Video recording time	About 1 hour 30 minutes 23 ℃ when about 1 hour 20 minutes at 0 ℃ ※ use a fully charged battery LP-E12

 

Dimensions (W × H × D)	Approximately 104.9 × 65.2 × 31.6 毫米
Weight	Approximately 274 grams (CIPA guidelines) approximately 238 g (body only)

Operating environment

Operating Temperature Range	0 ℃ ~ 40 ℃
Operating humidity range	85% or less

 

Type	Rechargeable lithium batteries
Rated voltage	7.2 V DC
Battery capacity	875 mA when
Operating Temperature Range	During charging: 5 ℃ ~ 40 ℃ during filming: 0 ℃ ~ 40 ℃
Operating humidity range	85% or less
Dimensions (W × H × D)	Approximately 32.5 × 12.5 × 48.5 毫米
Weight	Approximately 35 g

 

Compatible Battery	Battery LP-E12
Charging time	About 2 hours (23 ℃ pm)
Input Voltage	100 – 240 V AC (50/60 Hz)
The output voltage	8.4 V DC/540 mA
Operating Temperature Range	5 ℃ ~ 40 ℃
Operating humidity range	85% or less
Dimensions (W × H × D)	Approximately 65 × 25.5 × 90 毫米
Weight	Approximately 76 g (without power cord)