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Canon EOS M3 : Specifications and Opinions


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avatarsenior
sent on August 17, 2020

Pros: construction, many buttons and three rings, customizable, intuitive menu, touch screen and tilting on the vertical, usable flash of bounce, compactness, hot shoe.

Cons: battery life, unusable contrast af on moving subjects, "old" 24mpx sensor that does not allow the recoveries of the successor.

Opinion: bought used in the store for less than 200 euros (the average price requested at the moment is absurd, in my opinion), I use it as a compact combination with compact and light optics. I knew about inadequate contrast af for moving subjects, so I didn't have any nasty surprises. In afc (to servos) it happens that the machine becomes impudent and does not shoot for several seconds, while in afs (one shot) the same scene shoots almost without delay ... mystery of faith and in any case the continuous af continuo on this body is as useless written. For the rest I am happy, the camera is pleasant to hold in your hand and to use, three rings (one for exposure compensation) are perfect to always have everything at hand, and the buttons are almost all customizable. The sensor is the first Canon 24mpx, therefore with a reduced dynamic range compared to the second version. Better also not to rely on the recoveries of shadows, they become noisy; it must be said that always having on screen the preview of the exhibition and the histogram is definitely easier to expose to the best. Obviously it is outdated to date, but I still consider it a good purchase for photos of static subjects and for those who already have Canon optics.

avatarjunior
sent on August 24, 2018

Pros: Light, ergonomic, intuitive and simple to use even for those who are novice but who wants to become a true professional, controllable by smartphones

Cons: Slow autofocus (with non-native lenses it is even more, it also depends on the lens), the View Finder takes time to turn on once leaning the eye to it, and slow once taken the photo also in reduced quality

Opinion: Perfect machine for those who want to start getting serious. The machine is light and ergonomic even for those who have big hands. I use it for six years now and I have to say that it is perfect for those who want to be with a light weight but with the power of a real entry level SLR already advanced. With the addition of the viewfinder View finder you will have more precision and versatility. Unsuitable for sports events or action if you want to shoot in AF (autofocus). The machine has a crazy quality to be an APS-C from 24.2 MP. It will be the car that will make you decide which way to take.

avatarsenior
sent on June 26, 2018

Pros: Pro but compact body, direct controls, excellent resolution, built-in flash, good autofocus also with adaptive optics, exposure compensation in M.

Cons: Hard compensation ring, improved tilting monitor, good files but not at the level of the latest Canon sensors.

Opinion: Taken to replace the M, I finally found a well-built body, with the right grip, profusion controls, customizable buttons (although the top compensation ring is very hard). Excellent possibility to mount the optional viewfinder and be able to shoot with telephoto lenses in complete safety, as well as having the small built-in flash. The autofocus is responsive and has never disappointed me, even with adaptive optics and multiplier, something almost unbelievable. The files are good, well workable, one step ahead of the old 18 mpx sensor, although perhaps not at the height of the latest generation from 24 mpx. I'm not convinced at all the mechanism of the monitor tilting, but still very useful for creative shots, combined with the touch screen, always good and responsive. Useful the focus peacking, as well as the exposure compensation in M, which I do not find on the 6d or other Canon machines of medium high level. I would say a really complete machine, without any obvious weakness and no lack.

avatarsenior
sent on March 27, 2018

Pros: Constructive quality - photo quality in good light conditions - responsive touch screen.

Cons: Slow AF - Servo AF unusable - ISO 3200 limit - Difficult shadow recovery.

Opinion: I bought it, even on the advice of some users of the forum and I resold it (reluctantly) after two months of use because of the performance of the AF that does not allow it to have that reactivity that is used for street photography. Precise that for a "home" use can be more than good but personally I was hoping for something faster. Even in the evening it has difficulty (with 18-55) to hook the AF, making lose "the moment" .rnI tried also to make some videos and the quality I have to say that I like it. But even here, .... AF is slow !!! Needless to set the AF servo, the AF-C and so on: before it understands what to focus on, it enchants on the blurred and the engine back and forth multiple times before stabilizing (if you hook the subject) .rn positives, I must say that I really liked the feeling with the handle and the quality perceived by touch. It gives the feelingof a solid car built to last. The menu is intuitive (much more than Nikon) and allows you to easily reach all settings. The touch screen is precise and usable like that of a smartphone.rnThe quality of the photos is notable especially in good light, with detailed and clean files. The limit of use of ISO, in my opinion, is 3200: over the grain is too intrusive making recovery difficult in PP. For scenes with high contrast, I noticed that the recovery of areas in the shade is quite limited (unlike what I can do with my D7200). In summary, I recommend this machine only to those who intend to make a use limited to still / posing subjects, landscapes and more generally to situations where the speed of focusing is not a priority. Had not had this gap, it would still be to my fiannrnFor who reads and wondered if I was going to take a M6 / M5 with fast AF, I answer that the temptation c% 26 # 39; is but after this experience, I prefer to orient myself on other systems whose AF speed is widely proven (read Panasonic / Olympus) .--

avatarsenior
sent on November 14, 2017

Pros: Touch on LCD - Raw and JPEG quality - Canon - hdr compatibility and free handshake with low light (3 and 4 shots in succession) in camera

Cons: AF area too wide - questionable ergonomics - tilting LCD - just AF acceptable AF reactivity (with non EfM optics)

Opinion: Currently used exclusively with EF optics via original adapter and with vintage optics - the touch is comfortable and responsive allowing to cover the entire AF frame with AF points - it impressed me the sensor output in general but it surprised me how much it can produce in critical situations using "snapshot light" automation and the ability to assign functions to specific ringers or buttons - materials and assembly look great - AF spot area too wide, focusing on small subjects hooks up the background - LCD only tilting (did it take so much to make it fully articulated?) - sleeves with fluidity from cheap compass - sensitive buttons and wire, it is practically impossible to find them on the fly without looking at them, being crammed into a tiny body you risk to press that close, since they do not feel to-the-flash almost useless flash with mounted adapter plugs that shield it - even with 50 f. 1.8 STM mounted on the adapter is unbalanced, you have to cling to the body instead of supporting it and this makes it + slow all the maneuverre on the controls - focus peakig, a pretty almost unnecessary function, is uncertain unless the subject is stationary and well away from the background - the menu is good - essentially good cpn machine useful automation and voted for its use with the native optics - I find it indispensable the optional viewfinder (expensive) - ergonomics apart I'm fine both as AF or as rendered with sigma 15 mm fish eye - 35 mm f 2 is --- rn

avatarjunior
sent on March 21, 2017

Pros: Lightweight and pocket-sized, beautiful colors, adjustable screen, touch autofocus, intuitive,

Cons: battery life, flash, slow autofocus in low light

Opinion: Pocket mirroless very easy and intuitive to get started and good for travel if used for landscapes and portraits with good light gives very good pictures, the orientation features and touch to focus and just tap with your finger having many points available. Of against really very little battery lasts for 3 hours by using it I made 150 shots, the flash and the small but powerful enough that the problem is very delicate and is mounted on one side. The electronic viewfinder bought separately is of little use if not a few occasions. The autofocus is fast and in low light conditions it lacks a bit 'of readiness. For the rest if you are amateur photographers, and you like to travel this is a great machine that will not disappoint churning pictures worthy of a great reflex although it remains above the mirroles m3 compensates with its portability and lightness

avatarjunior
sent on December 16, 2016

Pros: Upgrade from real mirrorless, very easy usability, lightweight, good sensor, color rendering and outstanding contrast.

Cons: The speed is remarkable but still miss that split .....

Opinion: I had the M1 and I sold it after less than a month with considerable loss economica.rnQui we are on another planet. rnSforna files of a disarming beauty, does not bring nostalgia reflex.rnNelle sports photos you can not rely on a lightning quickness, but all in all not delude.rnPer everything else would call IMPECCABLE.

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avatarsenior
sent on November 01, 2016

Pros: Compactness, quality / price ratio.

Cons: Ergonomic key arrangement, a little "big" focusing points, external viewfinder of just "discrete" quality.

Opinion: Let's start by saying that my SLR system is Nikon. I was looking for a compact camera of higher quality than Coolpix (the last one I had was the P7800). After using a Leica D-Lux Typ 109, I decided for this ML of Canon on which I can still use my Nikon and Zeiss ZF with a special adapter. The evolution from the Coolpix to the D-Lux and, finally, the M3 sees me very satisfied: this Canon, purchased in kit with 18-55 and external viewfinder, it has cost me relatively little. In addition, the files that it churns out are higher than those of the Leica, which presented noise on the pure blue at low ISO. There is no "free lunch": an APS-C sensor remains preferable to an m4 / 3 sensor, just as an FF sensor is even better.rnThe ergonomics of the keys are rather bad: more than once I pressed the video key inadvertently , or I have to remove the eye from the EVF to see where to press the AF point selection button. Problems, these, which should have been solved with the M5, cuthe new layout of the keys and the possibility of focusing on the touch monitor even when using the EVF have a reason ... rnThe maf is good enough for landscapes and relatively still people. For moving subjects better use other. The maf points are numerous and well distributed over a large part of the framed area but ... there is one though; they are rather large and they sin of precision in some occasions. I'll explain. If the AF point sees both the area on which we want to focus, and the background, sometimes focus on the background. Same in close-up shooting: if I place the AF point on the head of a butterfly and if something else (I know, a wing) happens in the rectangular area of ??the AF point, it is not assured that the maf goes on the eye. .. Ergo, in close-up shooting it is better to focus manually (if the subject allows to do the thing in the necessary time ...). It would take a chance to reduce the size of the AF points (which is possible with the Leica D-Lux). This problem should also have been solved with the M5.rnVlet's now go to the quality of the images. I use the M3 with EF-M lenses (22/2, 18-55, 11-22) and with EF-S 60 / 2.8 Macro, EF 40 / 2.8 & EF 85 / 1.8. Every now and then I attach the Zeiss 100/2 Makro-Planar for a close-up on tripods. Here, the quality of the M3 should be judged with this goal, which is close to optical perfection. With the Makro-Planar, the files are amazing - given the size of the camera - up to f / 11, where a bit of diffraction begins to nibble contrast. At 100 ISO the files are clean and I challenge anyone to distinguish them from those of an SLR of 20-24 Mpix. The 60 Canon is a beautiful lens, sharp, compact, usable already from f / 2.8, but not with the same gradations between the focus and out of focus surfaces that only a high quality lens (and cost) can give. Ubi maior minor ceased. The 40 / 2.8 is more than good, given the compactness, and above 18-55. The 85 / 1.8 is a little gem with a little too much LoCA at the biggest openings, correctable (often, but not always) in ACR. TheEF-M lenses do their job, more or less well, as is known. Usable, however, even for professional purposes, especially if you shoot in raw and use DPP with its digital optimizer set between 15 and 30 out of 100 (over I would not go) and sharpness 2.5-3 (more I would avoid). The stabilizer of the IS optics of the two EF-M zoom in my possession helps for about a couple of stops, not more and, therefore, not comparable with that of IS lenses for SLR cameras. About IS lenses, attention: with EF / EF-S lenses equipped with stabilizer, the IS is always active, not only when the button is pressed halfway. If you have an EF (or EF-S) IS attached to the M3, the stabilizer works even when you browse photos on a monitor, or if you do not HAVE ANYTHING. To turn it off, turn the stabilizer on the lens OFF (or turn the camera off). The EOS M does not have this problem. This thing of the M3 is quite annoying and Canon is careful not to do a firmware update to solve the inconvenience! RnThe implementation of IAutomatic SOs (AUTO ISO) is useful, but quite primitive (you can not choose the shutter speed at which to raise the ISO, let alone adjust it according to the focal length ...). The yield at high ISO is good up to 1600. At 2500 you can still use it with satisfactory results but dependent on the framed scene. I would not go beyond 3200.rnI do not speak the video as I have only done a video recording for a year now. The result seems to me however discreto.rn

avatarjunior
sent on October 17, 2016

Pros: beautiful, light, compact, small, good quality files even at high ISO, making fuoco.-

Cons: lack viewfinder standard, strap a little scarna.-

Opinion: Just had a gift, the first very favorable impact, excellent in many respects: design, light weight, maneuverability, weight, construction, quite intuitive and light and well-defined files. Making quick, precise focusing, scarsettino built-in flash. Lacks series viewfinder, no small feat, even if LCD and also clearly visible in bright light. Considering the whole is no doubt on the subject beautiful and very interesting. She told by a Nikonist always.

avatarsenior
sent on February 08, 2016

Pros: I believe that more can not be asked!

Cons: For me nothing.

Opinion: The choice of camera should be done according to their own use, if you prefer sports and certainly not buying a share EOS M3, but my passion are landscapes, portraits and street and these three kinds I could not ask for more in a small footprint without sacrificing photo quality that I consider excellent. The focus is as good as speed and precision as good, with the adapter slows down a little without compromising the photographic genre preferred by me, while remaining precise, there are ergonomic features and fast to apply the settings. The LCD screen is also seen well in broad daylight so that does not have a built-in viewfinder does not think it is a problem, maybe if he had a light sensor would be perfect. The highly recommend it to all who want to stay in Canon, with its infinite optical kit for compact size without sacrificing quality.

avatarjunior
sent on February 07, 2016

Pros: almost tuttto

Cons: the lack of standard viewfinder

Opinion: Just taken from famous chain MW, with a nice discount, I paid 480 Euros, for me that is all there, no one who seeks perfection, also because 'reading reviews, even in much more expensive maccchine always find something wrong. .... the only flaw 'that could provide it with standard viewfinder, or at least a kit where you can choose, I would have done without optics and would rather have the viewfinder, I'll buy' in the future, I did some and test for me and 'perfect.

avatarsenior
sent on February 02, 2016

Pros: size, light weight, portability, quality of the files even at high ISO (consistent with size)

Cons: compared to other cameras in the same category lacks some "gadget" both electronic and SW that 'would make it more "palatable"

Opinion: Are user of ML since the appearance on the market of the first outputs of the m4 / 3 (EPL-1, etc. etc.) and the old EOS-M, removed the IQ, it was not comparable to the bodies m4 / 3, especially AF, the camera features for tenders and for the completeness of the system, with the 'out of this M3 things have improved a lot, even if, in some ways, it is still a bit away from' the world offering m4 / 3.rnDella old "M" 's really disappointing aspect was L' AF, which now has improved a lot, so much so that in the individual and in light conditions "normal" is almost comparable to the competition (except G7 A6000 and Sony) and It remains significant even with the 'use of EF lenses and EF-s adapted, both with USM lenses that with the STM, nresta little for me, the' AF continuously ...... but not a car to be used in " to-servant ".rnOttimo the tiltable touchscreen, which remains easily readable even with plenty of light, the camera body and tiny tastini concentrated, not ideal for large hands but it is still good the 'ergonomics, although I would have dedicated the wheel of under- and over-exposure to other functions and moved the frets of the registration, which often is pressed accidentally, in a little more posto.rnMenù gaunt and typically Canon, I would not mind a few extra gadgets SW, type the "time lapse", another downside is that all photos taken using the "effects" as HDR photo, watercolor, B / N grainy, etc, etc . are only saved in jpg ... shame, I would have liked also the storage / RAW.rnRispetto of other brand slow the system seems incomplete, but in fact the lens to form a complete equipment are all part of it in fact, from '11 -22 up to the 55-200 with the 'addition of a tiny 22 f2.0, for those who want a 35mm eq. bright, without forgetting that they are also ideal for use as a lens EF 50 f1.8 STM, but also the '85 f1.8, and is still the 135 f2rnIl bodyquestion occupies very little space in your bag and weighs very little and is very useful for my purposes as a second or third body (I have an SLR FF and an SLR aps-c), the photographic yield was a pleasant surprise, very good and unexpected capacity Recovery of the shadows, very good yield at high ISO (for aps-c), razor sharp files especially with the 22 f2.0 and the 55-200 zoom, pleasant colors and tonal passages, very good given on ' incarnato.rnConsigliatarnrn rn rn

avatarjunior
sent on February 02, 2016

Pros: Size and weight reduced to the bone, using optical and ef ef-s via adapter, optional viewfinder, ISO sensitivity, af excellent with Canon optics, wireless direct printing with printers (jpeg), a chance to show shots of devices via dlna

Cons: built-in flash can not trigger other slave flash, NFC connectivity goes 1-2 again to 10 (I think it's a permissions problem on Android, solved with the app upgrade connect room), works fine instead pairing via wifi without router

Opinion: C without wasting time navigating through menus, pinch-to-zoom quickly. Finally, I am satisfied with the product, even if some aspects are clearly improvable. to quality optics combined pulls out wonders (coupled with excellent 50 1.8 stm canon) update: proven best performing sd (specifically samsung pro) and now the read / write buffer is normal! sd I used were previously the SanDisk Ultra, who had no problem on the 60d

avatarjunior
sent on January 04, 2016

Pros: Compact, AF speed than the first set but far from 19 points canon in low light, the screen tilt, swivel flash Pop-Up, resolution and fine grain of the ISO.

Cons: AF assist light is often covered by the hand on the target, it does not work with all third-party optical and Flash Yn-600.

Opinion: Overall improved compared to previous versatility in the tilt of the screen, the flash articulated which can be used to bounce in closed environments, quality iso slightly higher than the Canon 70D (which I have already had) and AF improved compared to the M1 but not up to an end SLR media.rnComprata because he had to save space, use it as a stock car and to reduce lens exchange while traveling and up to here we are! But ..... the 'AF Tamron 150-600 and 600 Flash yn do not work and block the camera! These problems are encountered by other forums and other objectives Tamron type 70200 and 24 70.rn

avatarjunior
sent on September 24, 2015

Pros: Af lightning weight price and renewed in all good choice

Cons: No cons so far together with 10/22 18/55 e55200.

Opinion: After three years with the M1 which is a fantastic thing to say since the first version af lightning as stated With the rings okay? Now is a small SLR, with a kilo of weight you can answer all photographic needs as it should be the concept Canon mirrorless Thanks for this gem equipped with four dedicated optics makes you want to take pictures all the time, but when you need help there la5d3.



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