More Canon EOS M5 Images & Specifications

[d]

Excellent - assuming the sensor is indeed a modified version of that in the 80D, this is exactly what I've been waiting for!

Hopefully they've tweaked the sensor's microlenses to deal with the heavy vignetting of the M3, and the AF is decently quick and accurate now (you'd think it would have to be to achieve 7 or 9fps).

This should nicely replace both my 100D and M3, and probably means I'll never buy the 80D I've been considering for a few months now.

Can we assume the same battery as the M3?

d.

 

[AE-1Burnham]

Regarding styling: They did mention vintage or retro styling a while back, right? (see comparison with AE-1 Program, black). I see several style notes to this old SLR..?

Regarding specs: Cool! But I still want/need a Canon made "speedbooster" or focal reducer for my EF g-L-ass.

 

[Frage]

You can select autofocus points with your thumb by touching the rear LCD while looking through the viewfinder.

That is an awesome feature. I loved that in the Panasonic.
It seems there is no headphone jack.

 

[R Jaay]

is there any adapter for EF and EFS lens can be use with this EOS M!!!...

 

[R Jaay]

Re: More EOS M5 Images & Specifications

Looks great.

Why is live view continuous shooting faster than shooting with the viewfinder? I would have thought that the EVF would essentially be redirecting the signal from the main screen.

Is electronic image stabilization roughly the same as what other manufacturers do with in-body image stabilisation?

Oh, hang on. No 4K!? Canon is doomed!

EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM ok?

Is there any adapter for EF and EFS lens to connect with this EOS M camera. If not... can Canon do this for us.

 

[d]

is there any adapter for EF and EFS lens can be use with this EOS M!!!...

Yes, it already exists.

 

[lw]

How cool is that. A 2017 camera model with 1080p video. Go Canon! Because who needs more than 2 megapixels?

Errr... how many people have 4K TV at home?

Deja vu... Roll back just 10 years to when HD was introduced and the cry was "how many people have a HD TV at home?"

3 or 4 years later and you couldn't buy an SD TV anymore.

The same is happening again. Walk in to any TV retailer and its wall to wall 4K and they are no more expensive than good HD sets were last year.

3 or 4 years from now, 4K will be as ubiquitous as HD was. The same pattern will be followed.

Plenty of 4K content here in the UK including live sport like football and F1 www.sky.com/shop/tv/uhd/

 

[lw]

It's been a long time coming.

Thanks CR and Canon.

I can see why they didn't release this alongside the 80D, it's effectively both a A6300 killer, but also, an EOS M version of the 80D. 7 frames per second tracking, and 9 for non-tracking with DPAF and DIGIC7? This is a Canon folks.

It all depends on how well it tracks. The 80D's performance is hardly stellar...
The A6300 does a good job because it has a high numer of focus points and a fast processor.
Digic7 will help, but if all the M5 in terms of AF is the same as the 80D then it wont kill the A6300 on AF ability.

But we don't know the full details of the M5's AF system yet, so who knows.

 

[bholliman]

These specs and pictures definately have me interested! The M5 has me really excited about the M line for the first time. I can see the M5 and maybe an M11-22 being my next purchase.

 

[VooDooZG]

I love it, can wait to have it

it is good that there is no 4k because price will be normal - hope about 1000€ or less, compare to 80d there is not mirror and prisma so it should cost less

 

[Meatcurry]

How cool is that. A 2017 camera model with 1080p video. Go Canon! Because who needs more than 2 megapixels?

Errr... how many people have 4K TV at home?

Deja vu... Roll back just 10 years to when HD was introduced and the cry was "how many people have a HD TV at home?"

3 or 4 years later and you couldn't buy an SD TV anymore.

The same is happening again. Walk in to any TV retailer and its wall to wall 4K and they are no more expensive than good HD sets were last year.

3 or 4 years from now, 4K will be as ubiquitous as HD was. The same pattern will be followed.

Plenty of 4K content here in the UK including live sport like football and F1 www.sky.com/shop/tv/uhd/

Whilst you're not wrong regarding the availability of 4K TVs, I don't think that sales are in the same league as they were when we moved to HD, just because all TVs for sale now are 4K doesn't translate into everyone has a 4K TV. Also the price of subscribing to Sky in general puts 4K content in the luxury bracket. Canon has a good grasp on what the market actually wants and frankly my guess is that 4K video is low on the list right now.

 

[Sharlin]

It's been a long time coming.

Thanks CR and Canon.

I can see why they didn't release this alongside the 80D, it's effectively both a A6300 killer, but also, an EOS M version of the 80D. 7 frames per second tracking, and 9 for non-tracking with DPAF and DIGIC7? This is a Canon folks.

It all depends on how well it tracks. The 80D's performance is hardly stellar...
The A6300 does a good job because it has a high numer of focus points and a fast processor.
Digic7 will help, but if all the M5 in terms of AF is the same as the 80D then it wont kill the A6300 on AF ability.

But we don't know the full details of the M5's AF system yet, so who knows.

Well, if the M5 really has DPAF you should compare it to the 80D's DPAF which arguably tracks much better than the discrete AF sensor. The A6300 has on the order of 100000 times fewer AF points than a DPAF sensor

 

[Sharlin]

Re: More EOS M5 Images & Specifications

Is there any adapter for EF and EFS lens to connect with this EOS M camera. If not... can Canon do this for us.

Uh, the fact that there is an adapter for EF/EF-S lenses is pretty much one of the foundations of the whole M system. That's why it's called EOS and the mount EF-M.

 

[Sharlin]

Partial list of specs. It has a small pop-up flash ala G5, but still has a hot shoe, that hopefully is full TT-L compatible. If so, goodbye 6D...

Thanks. I keep looking at the photos and it seems that the built-in flash is very cleverly located in from of the hot shoe. I am still a little confused because when it is lowered I can't see how it is concealed - compare photos 1 and 2.

Hm? It seems to be exactly the same solution as every DSLR ever that has a popup flash. A hinge behind the hot shoe, with the flash standing on two legs that straddle the hot shoe.

 

[asl]

How cool is that. A 2017 camera model with 1080p video. Go Canon! Because who needs more than 2 megapixels?

Errr... how many people have 4K TV at home?

Deja vu... Roll back just 10 years to when HD was introduced and the cry was "how many people have a HD TV at home?"

3 or 4 years later and you couldn't buy an SD TV anymore.

The same is happening again. Walk in to any TV retailer and its wall to wall 4K and they are no more expensive than good HD sets were last year.

3 or 4 years from now, 4K will be as ubiquitous as HD was. The same pattern will be followed.

Plenty of 4K content here in the UK including live sport like football and F1 www.sky.com/shop/tv/uhd/

True, 4K is coming/is here for sure, been in the shops for years, although I don't even have a Tv I still I would like to record in 4k and I have good reason for it.
But other than that the camera looks really nice I think, hope they continue in this direction also for fullframe and someday add 4K. Then I would get it to replace my old dslr.

 

[Meatcurry]

Finally Canon gives us the mirrorless camera we've all been waiting for.....................wait hang on NO 4K and NO fully articulated screen ARRRRAAAAGGGGGGGG Canon are doomed!

 

[Daan Stam]

That looks really good.
If it had better video capabilities it could rival the gh4.

 

[freejay]

The image stabilization is "electronic" (= software) only and therefore not for stills, but if it's as good as in the G5X for example, it will be very handy for video work.

 

[lw]

It's been a long time coming.

Thanks CR and Canon.

I can see why they didn't release this alongside the 80D, it's effectively both a A6300 killer, but also, an EOS M version of the 80D. 7 frames per second tracking, and 9 for non-tracking with DPAF and DIGIC7? This is a Canon folks.

It all depends on how well it tracks. The 80D's performance is hardly stellar...
The A6300 does a good job because it has a high numer of focus points and a fast processor.
Digic7 will help, but if all the M5 in terms of AF is the same as the 80D then it wont kill the A6300 on AF ability.

But we don't know the full details of the M5's AF system yet, so who knows.

Well, if the M5 really has DPAF you should compare it to the 80D's DPAF which arguably tracks much better than the discrete AF sensor. The A6300 has on the order of 100000 times fewer AF points than a DPAF sensor

The reviews suggest different
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-80d-review/7

"When tracking subjects at a distance, the 80D's Face+Tracking mode is much more easily confused than when tracking nearer subjects that appear larger in the frame. This is not too surprising, as larger objects are easier to detect. Fast moving subjects also give dual-pixel AF a hard time, as the system isn't particularly fast at tracking a subject around the frame. Performance also drops during bursts. In our example above, focus actually shifted backward as our rider approached, only catching up by shot #13, before losing our rider again."

 

[lw]

How cool is that. A 2017 camera model with 1080p video. Go Canon! Because who needs more than 2 megapixels?

Errr... how many people have 4K TV at home?

Deja vu... Roll back just 10 years to when HD was introduced and the cry was "how many people have a HD TV at home?"

3 or 4 years later and you couldn't buy an SD TV anymore.

The same is happening again. Walk in to any TV retailer and its wall to wall 4K and they are no more expensive than good HD sets were last year.

3 or 4 years from now, 4K will be as ubiquitous as HD was. The same pattern will be followed.

Plenty of 4K content here in the UK including live sport like football and F1 www.sky.com/shop/tv/uhd/

Whilst you're not wrong regarding the availability of 4K TVs, I don't think that sales are in the same league as they were when we moved to HD, just because all TVs for sale now are 4K doesn't translate into everyone has a 4K TV. Also the price of subscribing to Sky in general puts 4K content in the luxury bracket.

Exactly the same as was said when HD was introduced, and Sky charged an extra £10 for it...
Whereas there is no specific charge for UHD. You just need to upgrade to the latest Q boxes. My subscription didn't change one penny.
Like I said, deja vu