{"id":3703,"date":"2014-08-20T17:17:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T21:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guide2wdw.com\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2016-07-25T01:30:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T05:30:26","slug":"canon-eos-m-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guide2wdw.com\/canon-eos-m-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon EOS M Review: My Favorite Travel Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

I somewhat stumbled into photography. I’ve always been interested\u00a0in filmmaking and video, but photography never really captured my interest. All that changed three and a half years ago when I picked up my first DSLR camera. It was around that time that DSLRs started getting excellent video capabilities, and I chose a Canon 60D purely for its video features. Fortunately, the 60D is also a great stills camera, so I suddenly found myself taking more and more pictures and learning about photography. Taking pictures and video while at Disney World and Disneyland soon became one of my favorite things to do at the parks.<\/p>\n

One thing I don’t absolutely love about the 60D is its size and weight. It’s a pretty substantial piece of gear. Starting out, I would overpack my camera bag, lugging multiple lenses,\u00a0monopods, tripods, etc. This would have two effects while I was vacationing at Disney World: 1) I would find myself avoiding going on certain rides like Space Mountain because I didn’t think I could ride with my overstuffed backpack. 2) There would be a day on each trip that I would just leave my camera in the hotel room. This would free me up to be in “vacation mode” a bit more, but I’d always have a tinge of regret that I was missing out on some great pictures.<\/p>\n

If only there was a camera that was small and light that would still take DSLR-quality pictures.<\/p>\n

Finally, my problems were all solved when I picked up\u00a0the Canon EOS M<\/a>, Canon’s\u00a0first mirrorless camera. The EOS M features the same APS-C sized sensor that the Canon 60D, 7D, and T3i have, but by removing the mirror and creating a new lens mount, the camera is much smaller and lighter. \u00a0Big image quality in a tiny package. What’s not to love?<\/p>\n

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Well, when the camera was first released, there wasn’t much that the camera community did love. While many were impressed with the image quality of the camera, the EOS M released with two fatal flaws: an expensive $800 price tag and extremely sluggish autofocus which made taking pictures difficult. This left the camera maligned by reviewers and consumers.<\/p>\n

Canon must have been listening to the complaints, because\u00a0they fixed the\u00a0two main problems with the EOS M. Through a firmware update, the EOS M’s autofocus system vastly improved. Canon also dropped the price of the EOS M to $350\u00a0around the same time last year. Suddenly,\u00a0the EOS M was a much more attractive package.<\/p>\n