Here It Is 'mirrorless' Camera First from Canon

Although not officially called a "mirrorless", Canon finally introduced its first series mirrorless camera through EOS M which has a similar shape and size of a pocket camera but equipped with a sensor that class with DSLR cameras and lenses that can be changed.

EOS body M that was introduced on Monday (7/23/2012) is made of magnesium alloy, the thickness of 3 cm with a weight of only about 400 grams with a lens attached.

Canon EOS M has a similar specification with Canon EOS 650D DSLR camera. Both cameras are both equipped with APS-C sensor-resolution 18 Megapixels, DIGIC processor 5, and ISO range up to ISO 12.800 which can be expanded to ISO 25.600. EOS M even capable of performing continuous shot up to 4.3 frames per second.

Navigation is done through a 3-inch touchscreen display for EOS M only provide a few physical buttons. Through this screen the user can record full-HD (1080p) with frame rate options 24, 25, or 30 FPS as in the Canon DSLR.

In terms of video recording, EOS M has the advantage of auto-focus sensor "hybrid" that combines the phase-detect sensor with contrast-detect sensor that is able to auto-focus in video quickly and without a sound.

This feature was first implemented on a Canon EOS 650D. There are also features on-board stereo mic, input for external mic, and audio-monitoring at the camera.

The most interesting is probably the EF-EOS lens adapter which allows users to use M lenses Canon EF and EF-S on EOS cameras M. The camera itself has a different mounting types of Canon DSLR.

So far Canon has released two special lenses for EOS M, which is a zoom lens EF-M 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS STM and pancake lens EF-M 22mm f / 2 STM.

Because do not have an integrated flash, Canon Speedlite flashgun accessory provides a small-sized 90EX with a guide number 9 for EOS M.

According to the plan, the following accessories M-EOS accessories will be available starting in October this year. Price of M with EOS kit lens EF-M 22mm f / 2 STM in the range of 799 U.S. dollars or about Rp 7.6 million.

Mirrorless camera is kind of similar-sized digital camera is a pocket camera but it has a lens that can be changed. Sensor size is usually larger than ordinary pocket camera that is better in terms of quality of image capture.

Previously, Nikon, Canon major rival, had previously made mirrorless camera via Nikon products V1 and J1. Canon joins other big producers who already have a product line mirrorless including Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, and Samsung.