Beautifully versatile and exceptionally advanced, the Canon EOS M3 Mirrorless Camera combines an impressive array of features that encourage budding photographers to develop their craft and cultivate their skills. Delivering DSLR-like performance within a compact system camera, the EOS M3 utilises Canon’s superb 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor, DIG!C 6 processor and advanced high-speed AF to create stunningly sharp images, even in low light. Compact and lightweight, the camera is both easy to handle and comfortable to use, featuring improved grip, intuitive controls and a touch panel LCD that work together to let you concentrate on shooting. Perfect for photographers who want to get more out of their compact, the EOS M3 features expanded manual control as well as convenient compatibility with EOS and EF accessories. Want to share the images and movies you create? Wi-Fi and NFC compatibility make sharing a breeze!
Freedom of expression
Powerful yet portable. Creative and convenient. The EOS M3 delivers the performance of a DSLR and the portability of a compact camera. Enjoy great photography wherever you are.
Capture stunning detail
Capture photos and movies that are packed with detail, colour and atmosphere - even in low-light conditions - thanks to an APS-C sized 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and ISO up to 12,800 (expandable to 25,600).
Portable DSLR power
With a compact, lightweight and stylish body that’s a pleasure to carry, the EOS M3 puts all the power of a DSLR, complete with interchangeable lenses, right by your side.
User-friendly touch interface
Use the award-winning ergonomic interface with intuitive touch screen (1,040k sRGB dots) to focus and shoot with a single tap, navigate menus and view images with ease. The screen tilts up through 180Ëš (ideal for selfies) and down by 45Ëš for high-angle shooting.
Be spontaneous. Enjoy fast, responsive focusing
React instinctively to the moment and catch fast moving action with ease thanks to continuous full resolution shooting at 4.2 frames-per-second – even when shooting in RAW.
Fast, sharp autofocus
Focus up to 6.1x faster than the original EOS M thanks to advanced Hybrid CMOS AF III. Autofocus locks on quickly and accurately for pin-sharp results with 49 AF points spread out across the frame, covering 80 percent of the frame vertically and 70 per cent horizontally.
Effortless sharing
Sharing your creativity is simple. You can easily transfer images and movies to smartphones, tablets or the Canon Connect Station using Wi-Fi and NFC, for quick uploading to social networks or watching on a big screen TV.
Remote shooting
It’s easy to include yourself in group shots or shoot wildlife photos without disturbance using your smart device as a wireless remote control. You can capture images, change settings and even see what the camera is seeing to capture the perfect shot.
Simple image back up
Back up your precious new images wirelessly to wherever you want in the cloud using Image Sync and synchronise to your personal computer and smartphone.
Creative assist
Unleash your inner artist with Creative Assist, which gives you easy control over camera settings via the touch-screen. You can preview your adjustments in real time, learn how they translate into traditional camera settings and even save and share your favourite settings.
Full manual control
Take full expert level control any time you like with features such as the ergonomically placed Front Dial, an exposure compensation dial and extensive custom functions to suit your shooting style. Shoot in 14-bit RAW for advanced post shot editing.
Expand your system
Change your lens and see the world from a different point of view. Choose from the EF-M lens range or use one of over 70 lenses designed for EOS DSLRs via the Mount Adapter EF-EOS M. Add other optional accessories such as EOS Speedlite flashes, an electronic viewfinder or external microphone.
Shoot movies like you shoot photos
Create superb Full HD (1080p) movies at 30fps in MP4 format with fast, smooth autofocus thanks to the advanced Hybrid CMOS AF III. Touch AF in movies lets you create smooth, cinematic pull-focus effects, and Manual Focus Peaking shows sharp areas of the scene.
Manual Movie
Shoot stunningly creative movies as easily as stills with manual control over shutter speed, aperture and ISO. Create scenes with a shallow depth of field using wide aperture settings or change shutter speed while filming to control the image flow.
Great soundtracks
Record high quality soundtracks via the camera’s 3.5mm external microphone socket, which is compatible with a wide range of external microphones. Sound from the microphone can be controlled manually from the camera.
Type | Digital single-lens non-reflex AF/AE camera | ||||||||||||||||||
Recording media | SD/SDHC/SDXC card (Compatible with UHS-I) | ||||||||||||||||||
Image sensor size | Approx. 22.3 x 14.9mm | ||||||||||||||||||
Compatible lenses | (1) Canon EF-M lenses * With Mount Adapter EF-EOS M (Optional) (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6 times the lens focal length) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lens mount | Canon EF-M mount | ||||||||||||||||||
Image Sensor | |||||||||||||||||||
Type | CMOS sensor | ||||||||||||||||||
Pixels | Effective pixels: Approx. 24.2 megapixels | ||||||||||||||||||
Aspect ratio | 3:2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Color filter system | RGB primary color filter | ||||||||||||||||||
Low-pass filter | Fixed position in front of the image sensor | ||||||||||||||||||
Dust delete feature | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit | ||||||||||||||||||
Recording System | |||||||||||||||||||
Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Image type | JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original) | ||||||||||||||||||
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
File size |
* Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
File numbering | Consecutive numbering, auto reset | ||||||||||||||||||
Create/select a folder | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Image Processing During Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
Color space | sRGB | ||||||||||||||||||
Picture Style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
White balance | Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten light, white fluorescent light, flash, custom | ||||||||||||||||||
Color temperature compensation | White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments | ||||||||||||||||||
Flash color temperature information transmission | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Noise reduction | Long exposure noise reduction | ||||||||||||||||||
Automatic Image brightness correction | Auto Lighting Optimizer | ||||||||||||||||||
Highlight tone priority | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Lens aberration correction | Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction | ||||||||||||||||||
AutoFocus | |||||||||||||||||||
Type | Hybrid CMOS AF III System | ||||||||||||||||||
AF points | 49 Points (Maximum) | ||||||||||||||||||
Metering range | EV 2-18 (at room temperature, ISO 100) | ||||||||||||||||||
AF operation | One-Shot AF, Servo AF | ||||||||||||||||||
AF point selection | (1) Face + Tracking | ||||||||||||||||||
AF-assist beam | Built-in (LED lamp) | ||||||||||||||||||
Exposure Control | |||||||||||||||||||
Metering modes | Real-time metering with image sensor (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones) | ||||||||||||||||||
Metering range | EV 1-20 (at room temperature, ISO 100) | ||||||||||||||||||
Exposure control | Scene Intelligent Auto Creative zone (Manual exposure, Aperture-priority AE, Creative filters (HDR, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Miniature effect, Toy camera effect, Soft focus, Grainy B/W) | ||||||||||||||||||
ISO speed | Auto ISO, ISO 100-12800 set manually, expanded to H (ISO 25600) | ||||||||||||||||||
Exposure compensation | Manual: +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments | ||||||||||||||||||
AE lock | Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved | ||||||||||||||||||
Shutter | |||||||||||||||||||
Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter | ||||||||||||||||||
Shutter speeds | 1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb | ||||||||||||||||||
Shutter release | Soft-touch electromagnetic release | ||||||||||||||||||
External Speedlite | |||||||||||||||||||
Compatible flash | EX-series Speedlites | ||||||||||||||||||
Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash | ||||||||||||||||||
Flash exposure compensation | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | ||||||||||||||||||
FE lock | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
External flash settings | External flash control, Flash C.Fn settings | ||||||||||||||||||
PC terminal | None | ||||||||||||||||||
Drive System | |||||||||||||||||||
Drive modes | Single, continuous, self timer with 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay, remote shooting | ||||||||||||||||||
Continuous shooting speed | Max. approx. 4.2 shots/sec. | ||||||||||||||||||
Max. burst | JPEG: Approx. 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Still Photo Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
Aspect ratio settings | 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Focus mode | (1) AF | ||||||||||||||||||
Continuous AF | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Touch shutter | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Grid display | Two types (9/24) | ||||||||||||||||||
Creative filters | Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect | ||||||||||||||||||
Depth-of-field preview | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Movie Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||
Movie compression | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 | ||||||||||||||||||
Audio recording format | MPEG-4 AAC-LC | ||||||||||||||||||
Recording format | MP4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Recording size / Frame rate | Full HD: 1920 x 1080; 30/25p/24p * 30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.0fps, 24p: 23.976fps, | ||||||||||||||||||
File size | 1920 x 1080 (30p/25p/24p) : Approx. 172.6MB/min. * Each movie duration cannot exceed 29min. 59sec. | ||||||||||||||||||
Focusing | (1) Hybrid CMOS AF III System* (2) Manual focusing * Focusing brightness range: EV 2 - 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100) | ||||||||||||||||||
Servo AF | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Metering modes | Evaluative metering with the image sensor | ||||||||||||||||||
Metering range | EV 1-20 (at room temperature, ISO 100) | ||||||||||||||||||
Exposure control | Program AE for movie shooting and manual exposure | ||||||||||||||||||
Exposure compensation | +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments | ||||||||||||||||||
ISO speed | With autoexposure shooting:
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AE lock | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Sound recording | Built-in stereo microphone | ||||||||||||||||||
Grid display | Two types | ||||||||||||||||||
LCD Monitor | |||||||||||||||||||
Type | Vari-angle and multi-touch color liquid-crystal monitor | ||||||||||||||||||
Monitor size | Wide 3.0-inch (3:2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Dots | Approx. 1,040,000 dots | ||||||||||||||||||
Coverage | Approx. 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Brightness adjustment | 5 levels provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Interface languages | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Touch Screen Technology | Capacitive sensing | ||||||||||||||||||
Feature Guide | Displayable | ||||||||||||||||||
Image Playback | |||||||||||||||||||
Display format | Single image, single image + Info (Basic info, shooting info, histogram), image index (6/12/42/110), image rotate possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Zoom magnification | Approx. 1.5x - 10x | ||||||||||||||||||
Image browsing methods | Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by rating | ||||||||||||||||||
Image rotate | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Highlight alert | Provided (Overexposed highlights blinks) | ||||||||||||||||||
Histogram | Brightness, RGB | ||||||||||||||||||
Movie playback | Provided (LCD Monitor, HDMI OUT) | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratings | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Image protect | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Slide show | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Post-Processing of Images | |||||||||||||||||||
Creative filters | Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect | ||||||||||||||||||
Resize | Possible | ||||||||||||||||||
Direct Printing | |||||||||||||||||||
Compatible printers | PictBridge-compatible printers (USB and Wireless LAN) | ||||||||||||||||||
Printable images | JPEG, RAW and MP4 images compliant to Design rule for Camera File System | ||||||||||||||||||
Printing order | DPOF Version 1.1 compatible | ||||||||||||||||||
Customization | |||||||||||||||||||
Custom Functions | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
My Menu registration | Provided | ||||||||||||||||||
Copyright information | Entry and inclusion enabled | ||||||||||||||||||
Wireless LAN | |||||||||||||||||||
Standards compliance | IEEE 802.11b | ||||||||||||||||||
Transmission method | DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b) | ||||||||||||||||||
Transmission range | Approx. 15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Transmission frequency |
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Connection method | Infrastructure mode*, camera access point mode | ||||||||||||||||||
Security | Authentication method: Open system, shared key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK | ||||||||||||||||||
Wireless Network Functions | |||||||||||||||||||
Transfer images between cameras | Transferring one image | ||||||||||||||||||
Connection to smartphones | Images can be viewed, controlled, and received using a smartphone | ||||||||||||||||||
Print from Wi-Fi printers | Images to be printed can be sent to a printer supporting Wi-Fi | ||||||||||||||||||
Send images to a Web service | Images (JPEG) and movies (MP4) in the camera can be sent to CANON iMAGE GATEWAY | ||||||||||||||||||
View images using a media player | Images can be viewed using a DLNA-compatible media player | ||||||||||||||||||
Interface | |||||||||||||||||||
Digital terminal | For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB equivalent) | ||||||||||||||||||
HDMI mini OUT terminal | Type C (Auto switching of resolution) | ||||||||||||||||||
External microphone IN terminal | 3.5mm diameter stereo mini-jack | ||||||||||||||||||
Wireless remote control | Remote Controller RC-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Power Source | |||||||||||||||||||
Battery | One Battery Pack LP-E17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Battery life | At 23°C: Approx. 250 shots (normal shooting), | ||||||||||||||||||
Movie shooting time | Approx. 1hr. 40min. at 23°C | ||||||||||||||||||
Battery check | Automatic | ||||||||||||||||||
Power saving | Provided, power turns off after the set time (10/20/30 sec., 1/2/3 min.) of non-operation elapses | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions & Weight | |||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 110.9 x 68 x 44.4 mm | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | Approx. 366 g (CIPA Guidelines) | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating Environment | |||||||||||||||||||
Working temperature range | 0°C - 40°C | ||||||||||||||||||
Working humidity | 85% or less |
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