Thread: Canon EOS-M Officially Announced

No surprises after yesterday's leaks. The new Canon EOS-M will come in 4 colors, feature a touch-driven interface, and sell for $799 (US pricing) in a kit with the 22mm lens.

Check out Canon Rumors and 1001 Noisy Cameras for comprehensive coverage as the day continues.


Additional release images shown below.

Pre-orders:

Black Canon EOS-M Digital Camera with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Lens at B&H for $799

White Canon EOS-M Digital Camera with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Lens at B&H for $799

Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens at B&H for $299

All Canon EOS-M products available at B&H

First report I found on autofocus performance was from the German language site futurezone.at: Technology-News


Google translated text:

Slow autofocus
Autofocus was still in the preproduction felt sluggish and slower than the 650D in Live View mode. Tested, two EF-M lenses and an EF lens with an adapter. This may be due to the pre-production on.


In the final version of the auto focus is hopefully faster, otherwise it will be difficult to Canon EOS M-DSLR photographers have to convince them to create a lighter alternative. SLR user but are not the target audience according to Canon, the EOS M should be positioned as easy to use DSLR alternative for those converting from digicam.

Source: Hands-On mit Canons erster Systemkamera EOS M | Produkte | futurezone.at: Technology-News


The 650D in Live View is very slow to AF so this camera being even slower could prove to be a real problem.

Fortunately, a much more promising hands on account comes from PC World Australia:

During our brief hands-on with a pre-production model, what was immediately noticeable about the EOS M is just how quickly and effortlessly it can focus. It was set so that we didn't even have to press the shutter button halfway down; every time the camera was pointed to a near object from a far object, the focus changed almost immediately and it was spot-on accurate.

Looks nice in white IMO:

Doesn't look bad, but then it also aint anything special - and at the high range E-P3 price without offering anywhere like serious/enthusiast camera controls, only Canon fans are going to rush out to finance the R&D costs ... hopefully the follow on model should be more noteworthy.

This video shows very slow autofocus performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPyhM...e_gdata_player

On the positive side, it looks like Canon has designed some nice leather half cases which augment the grip and will be available in multiple colors.

Preview here also points to possible slow AF.
Canon EOS M Compact System Camera - Hands-On Preview

Like Wolfie said, the lack of controls gives up the target market. I'm ranting on do we seriously need another mount?

The AF speed alone makes this camera completely uninteresting to me. Shame really, but maybe they can tweak the firmware to improve things.

Originally Posted by Chris2500dk

The AF speed alone makes this camera completely uninteresting to me. Shame really, but maybe they can tweak the firmware to improve things.

Odd how some sites are saying the AF is slow and an Australian one says it is really fast ...

This is looking mightly slow to me.