Positioning Professional Performance Greatly Improved Canon EOS M5 Evaluation

IT 168 Evaluation This year, Canon released its latest mirrorless camera EOS M5.

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It has been nearly four and a half years since the release of the first generation EOS M camera, and the EOS M family has welcomed the fifth member. Perhaps the mirrorless cameras market has been extremely hot in recent two years, or perhaps the momentum of friendly business is too strong.

Canon seems to feel the pressure of no anti-market, but Canon, who is like a duck to water in the SLR market, can't throw away the cake of no anti-market, so this time,

EOS M5 changed its previous steady upgrade and took out.

For example, at least things that have not been seen in EOS M series.

EOS M5

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All-pixel dual-core autofocus technology

It is the first Canon with built-in electronic viewfinder. It is equipped with video five-axis anti-shake for the first time, and the processor is upgraded to DIGIC 7. With the addition of these "new" elements, this camera has made a qualitative leap compared with its predecessor M3. Not only that, it also has a wealth of function keys and as many as three.

Dial wheel

It is not inferior to SLR cameras in handling. After "armed to the teeth"

Can EOS M5 be "completely annihilated" in mirrorless cameras market? We are looking for answers in the evaluation.

"advantages:

1, the built-in electronic viewfinder can better meet the needs of outdoor shooting.

2. Three thumbwheels are designed, and the top of the machine has an independent layout of exposure compensation thumbkeys, which is very professional.

3. Full-pixel dual-core focusing plus focusing speed and autofocus are very good.

4. Video 5-axis anti-shake can effectively compensate the hand shake during video shooting.

"insufficient:

1, the plastic feeling of the fuselage is slightly stronger.

2. Still photo shooting does not support 5-axis anti-shake.

3. The fuselage is not equipped with earphone interface.

4, does not support 4K shooting

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"Purchase suggestion:

We seem to be in M5.

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I read about it in the newspaper.

Canon has no determination to go against the market.

As Canon's first professional-grade non-reverse product, Canon EOS M5 has a more professional control experience and its performance has been greatly improved. The built-in electronic viewfinder can better meet the various needs of outdoor shooting. Equipped with a full-pixel dual-core CMOS AF focusing system, the autofocus tracking and video shooting have been significantly improved. At the same time, it also supports video five-axis anti-shake, which can be described as sincere. It can be said that EOS M5 is a non-inverting product comparable to SLR, which is simply "80D smaller".

however

EOS M5 is not perfect either, but there are still some "small regrets", such as a slightly strong sense of plastic in the fuselage, such as not supporting 4K shooting. Facing EOS M family

The lens group is still not rich enough. Although EF lens can be used through the original adapter ring, the adapter ring is not perfect after all. We can only hope that Canon will introduce more EF-M lenses for consumers in the future.

So, for a professional photographer, if you need a backup machine, then I still suggest you consider 80D.

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Or 7D2

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This kind of SLR, after all, is universal and more convenient. However, after all, EOS M5 has a volume advantage.

On the contrary, it is recommended that professional photographers take them out to shoot every day. The professional control design of their SLR will not make you feel uncomfortable. For ordinary users,

We can see that the focus speed and focus sensitivity of Canon EOS M5 have been greatly improved with the cooperation of full-pixel dual-core focusing system and DIGIC 7 processor.

. This is very practical for home users to shoot active children or pets. If you just want to simply record your daily life, then record all your experiences during your trip. therefore

EOS M3

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It suits you better. After all, it's twice the price.

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"EOS M series reviews

EOS M series is another product line launched by Canon for the mirrorless camera market. The camera also uses a brand-new EF-M bayonet, which is not common with the EF-S and EF bayonet of its own SLR. This series of cameras is small and portable, and there is not much compromise in image quality.

The first generation EOS M was released at 20 12, equipped with180,000 limited pixel APS-C format sensor and DIGIC 5 processor, and equipped with104,000 pixel 3-inch display touch screen. Single autofocus, servo autofocus and manual focus modes support shutter speed up to 1/4000 and continuous shooting speed of 4.3 frames per second, and the sensitivity can be extended to 25600, which supports shooting full HD video and comes with various creative shooting modes. As Canon's first water testing product that does not go against the market, it can only be said that it is quite satisfactory and lacks bright spots.

▲EOS-M

Compared with the previous generation, the biggest upgrade of EOS M2 is focusing, with a maximum of 365,438+0 focusing points. In addition, Canon has added a hybrid CMOS AF II autofocus system to EOS M2, so that the area where EOS M2 can perform phase difference detection and contrast detection can reach about 80% in both horizontal and vertical directions, and even if the subject is not in the center of the framing screen, it can achieve fast and accurate focusing. For the moving subject, M2 can also turn on the continuous autofocus function, which can continuously focus the subject before shooting, thus greatly reducing the time delay in the shooting process. Another point is the addition of WIFI, which can shoot remotely, so that this machine can adapt to more shooting scenes, and wireless transmission also makes it possible to share photos instantly. As for other parameters, EOS M2 has not changed much.

▲EOS M2

Speaking of M3, the most obvious change of this machine compared with M2 lies in its appearance. A more prominent grip gives people a better grip. The change of key layout, exposure lock, the addition of focus selection key and the design of double roulette wheel make this camera more professional in control. In terms of performance, M3 has been upgraded from 6.5438+0.8 million effective pixels in M2 to 24.2 million effective pixels, and equipped with the latest DIGIC 6 digital image processor, which can show the image details faster and better. In terms of focusing, the Hybrid CMOS AF hybrid autofocus system has been upgraded to the third generation, with better focusing performance. The addition of the flip screen also makes M3 more adaptable to the complex shooting environment, which is the crowning touch of this machine. In terms of wireless transmission, in addition to WIFI, M3 has also added NFC function, which makes it more convenient to connect with wireless devices. It is many upgrades that make this camera have such a professional style.

▲EOS M3

M 10, as a model released after M3, broke the naming habit of EOS M. Smart people should be able to see the clue from the parameters.18 million pixels? Excuse me. Don't be surprised, in fact, this is not an upgraded version of M3, but a real "sister machine". If I can use two words to describe it, "high value" and "cost-effective", yes, this is indeed the positioning of this camera, specially designed for female users. Flip screen and one-button beauty mode make it easier for girls to take selfies. Although it is only equipped with a hybrid CMOS AF II hybrid autofocus system, M 10 is more conscientious than this system on M2. From 3 1 to 40, the coverage area and focusing speed are better than M2. To put it simply, M 10 is actually a branch of M2 upgrade. Unlike M3, M 10 is a female camera that emphasizes fashion and is easy to operate, but it doesn't want to compromise too much in performance.

▲EOS M 10

"1, small size and control major.

Atlas [80D] Canon EOS M5 without unpacking

Canon EOS M5 is a mirrorless camera with a similar SLR design, which looks like an enlarged version of G5X. The size of the fuselage is about115.6× 89.2× 60.6mm, and the overall weight is 380g. The fuselage structure is very compact and the volume control is excellent. Although the volume has increased compared with EOS M3, the portability has not been greatly reduced.

The appearance gives people an intuitive feeling, which is much more "professional" than the previous EOS M series. First of all, Canon EOS M5 has a built-in electronic viewfinder of about 0.39 inch and 2.36 million points, and the display accuracy is very good. The electronic viewfinder is still very effective when shooting in an outdoor environment with strong light.

Secondly, the layout of the buttons is also very professional. In addition to the design of two independent thumbwheels on the top of the machine, there is also one on the back of the machine, and the overall design is three thumbwheels. In addition, there is an independent exposure compensation dial on the top of the camera, so users can control the camera as efficiently as a SLR. It is worth mentioning that the auxiliary dial wheel at the thumb also has the FUNCtion of dialing func, which can quickly switch the functions of auxiliary dial wheel control (such as ISO, white balance, etc.). ).

It is worth mentioning that the back of the Canon EOS M5 fuselage is a 3.2-inch, 1.62 million pixel touch folding screen. Support to turn up about 85, turn down about 180. The display effect of this screen is very pleasing to the eye, and the blessing of touching the folding screen makes the composition more flexible. Generally speaking, the professional design has greatly improved the maneuverability of Canon EOS M5, and I believe that users who are used to SLR operation will be able to get started quickly.

"The picture quality of 224.2 million pixels is good.

Canon EOS M5 is equipped with an APS-C format image sensor of about 24.2 million pixels, supports full-pixel dual-core CMOS AF, and cooperates with DIGIC 7 digital image processor which supports high-speed processing to achieve low noise and high-precision image quality.

In order to let everyone see the most realistic and objective analysis effect, we conducted a real shooting test in the standard environment in the evaluation room. We use standard light source, F8 aperture and ISO 100 sensitivity. After the shooting, we took 100% screenshots from four positions to observe the picture quality.

It can be seen from the image quality test that both the center image quality and the edge image quality have shown a good level, reaching the level of 24.2 million pixels. Even comparable to some SLR cameras.

"3.ISO3200 is available.

In terms of sensitivity, from the test chart, Canon EOS M5 can show a very good picture quality level before ISO 1600. Although the details of the photos were reduced during ISO3200 shooting, the photos were relatively clear. Since ISO6400, the details of the picture have been obviously reduced, and the noise visible to human eyes has appeared, and then the number of noise has gradually increased. Therefore, it is recommended to control daily use in ISO3200, and then it is not recommended to be sensitive.

"4. Full-pixel dual-core focusing plus focusing speed and autofocus are very good.

The focus improvement of Canon EOS M5 is also very obvious. With Canon's proud all-pixel dual-core focusing system and DIGIC 7 processor, the focusing speed and focus tracking sensitivity have been greatly improved.

Canon's dual-pixel dual-core CMOS AF(Dual Pixel CMOS AF) is an autofocus technology for image plane phase difference detection independently developed by Canon. Each pixel of CMOS image sensor is equipped with two photodiodes, which can capture two image signals with different phases and realize phase difference detection autofocus like an optical viewfinder. Because all pixels support phase difference detection, detailed object distance information can be obtained and high-precision object tracking can be realized.

Through the actual test, we can see that the focusing speed and autofocus ability of Canon EOS M5 are very good. In this way, you can focus quickly when shooting moving objects and firmly lock the focus of the subject. This is very practical for home users to shoot active children or pets.

"5, about 9/s, continuous shooting is wonderful.

In addition to better focusing performance, the continuous shooting of Canon EOS M5 has also been significantly improved. Canon EOS M5 can achieve a continuous shooting of about 9 frames per second under single autofocus and a continuous shooting of about 7 frames per second under autofocus tracking. In addition, in addition to shortening the boot time and shooting interval, it also has the performance of half-pressing the shutter button to return to the real-time display screen during the preview period after shooting, which is convenient to capture the wonderful moments of the subject at any time.

Continuous shooting of 9 frames per second under single autofocus.

Continuous shooting at 7 frames per second under autofocus tracking.

After practical testing, the continuous shooting speed of Canon EOS M5 is very fast. During the whole shooting process, there was almost no jam in the camera. The instantaneous scene of swan flapping its wings is a great test for the camera's focusing speed and continuous shooting ability. Facts have proved that this picture is well captured and it is not easy to put it together.

"6. Video 5-axis anti-shake can effectively compensate the hand shake during video shooting.

In terms of video shooting, Canon EOS M5 fuselage not only has the strong focus tracking performance of full-pixel dual-core CMOS autofocus system, but also has the digital IS function of video 5-axis anti-shake. When installing the lens without IS image stabilizer, it can also compensate the hand jitter when shooting short films. It can compensate the camera's five kinds of hand shake: left-right tilt (spindle), left-right rotation (left-right swing axis), front-back pitch (up-down swing axis) and * * * up-down, left-right parallel movement. In addition, when installing the lens supporting dynamic IS and combined IS, it can be linked with the optical hand shake compensation mechanism of the lens, and the anti-shake is more effective.

From the comparison of real shots, it can be seen that the effect of video anti-shake is very obvious after turning on video 5-axis anti-shake, especially in the center of the picture.

So what is the maximum shutter speed that Canon EOS M5 can compensate? So we use 35mm (equivalent to 56mm). Starting from 1/60s, record each video with anti-shake turned on and off, and intercept a frame for picture comparison. From the comparison chart, we can see that the video is still stable and clear when shooting with 1/60s without turning on anti-shake, but after the shutter speed drops to 1/30s, the picture jitter is serious. When anti-shake is turned on, when shooting with 1/30s, about 80% of the video is stable, but when the shutter speed drops to115s, the video will appear slight jitter. Therefore, video 5-axis anti-shake has the best effect when compensating the shutter of 1 level in video shooting. In addition, unfortunately, still photo shooting does not support 5-axis anti-shake, only lens anti-shake works.

"7. Colorful creative functions are very convenient and the effect is obvious.

Although EOS M5 is much more professional, Canon has not denied its practical functions. EOS M5 is equipped with colorful creative functions. Such as "Creative Filter" and HDR (Gao Fancha Landscape) can create artistic effects. These functions may be of little use to professional photographers, but for most ordinary users, they can get many photo effects simply and efficiently and enjoy taking photos.

"Special Scene Mode" applies an automatic program, which can automatically load appropriate settings for scenes such as night scenes or backlight scenes that experienced users easily miss. EOS M5 divides the settings of nine specific shooting scenes into special scene modes. By directly using these modes, the camera can automatically select the appropriate shooting function and exposure settings, and easily take good photos.

For example, in HDR backlight control mode, when shooting in backlight environment, the subject is often dark and has no details. At this time, it is a good idea to use HDR. The traditional way is to expose three photos of continuous shooting in different ways, and then synthesize them later. Now with HDR backlight control mode, you only need to press the shutter and the rest can be done by the camera, which is not only very convenient, but also very effective.

"8. Built-in Wi-Fi can easily connect with other devices wirelessly.

Canon EOS M5 has built-in Wi-Fi function. Support NFC and Bluetooth at the same time, which can easily realize wireless connection with other devices. Through the special application "Camera Connect", the captured images can be transmitted to the smart phone at the scene, which is convenient for immediate posting on social networks. In addition, the smart phone can also take advanced remote control photos of the camera. In addition, EOS M5 also supports Canon image uploading, which can upload images to Baidu network disk with a maximum capacity of 2TB for cloud storage. Various network functions have expanded the fun of photography.

After WiFi is enabled, select the connection method. Then open the Canon Camera Connect application in the mobile device to connect with the camera.

Click "Image on Camera" on the main interface of Camera Connect, and you can browse the photos on the camera memory card through your smartphone. You can view your photos at any time, or upload your favorite photos from your smartphone to social networks.

Using the "remote shooting" function of Camera Connect, you can realize remote real-time display shooting on your smartphone. Set shooting mode, autofocus mode and driving mode on the camera, and you can adjust the aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity and exposure compensation through real-time display on the smart phone, and release the shutter remotely.

"9. Summary:

We seem to be in EOS M5 ". Click to learn more.

I see that Canon has no determination to go against the market. As the first non-anti-market product of Canon, Canon EOS M5 has a more professional control experience and greatly improved performance. The built-in electronic viewfinder can better meet the various needs of outdoor shooting. Equipped with a full-pixel dual-core CMOS AF focusing system, the autofocus tracking and video shooting have been significantly improved. At the same time, it also supports video five-axis anti-shake, which can be described as sincere. It can be said that EOS M5 is a non-inverting product comparable to SLR, which is simply "80D smaller". However, EOS M5 is not perfect, and there are still some "small regrets". For example, the plastic sense of the fuselage is slightly stronger, such as not supporting 4K shooting. We also have to face the problem that the EOS M family lens group is still not rich enough. Although EF lens can be used through the original adapter ring, the adapter ring is not perfect after all. We can only hope that Canon will introduce more EF-M lenses for consumers in the future.

So, for a professional photographer, if you need a backup machine, I still suggest you consider 80D "click to view the details.

Or 7D2

"Click to view the details.

This kind of SLR, after all, is universal and more convenient. However, after all, EOS M5 has a volume advantage, but it is recommended that professional photographers take it to shoot every day, and its professional control design of SLR will not make you feel difficult to adapt. For ordinary users, we can see that the focus speed and focus sensitivity of Canon EOS M5 have been greatly improved with the cooperation of full-pixel dual-core focusing system and DIGIC 7 processor. This is very practical for home users to shoot active children or pets. If you just want to simply record your daily life, then record all your experiences during your trip. So EOS M3

"Click to view the details.

It suits you better. After all, it's twice the price.

"10, true proof:

The album "Little 80D" Canon EOS M5 has no real proof.