Canon reveals 4K mirrorless EOS M50
Canon’s new EOS M50 is a mirrorless camera capable of shooting 4K video that features Canon’s Dual Pixel autofocus for the first time. It has a 24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor, 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder, 3.0″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD and can record in UHD 4K and HD 720p at 120fps.
There’s Built-In Wi-Fi with NFC and Bluetooth, the ISO range is 100-25600, extendable to ISO 51200 and it features 5-Axis Image Stabilisation.
It has a maximum bitrate of 120 Mbps when shooting 4K (UHD) and up to 60 Mbps at Full HD when shooting at 50fps or 59.94fps. If you want to shoot at 120fps you can only do so at 1280×720 resolution at 52Mbps.
When shooting in 4K, there is an additional crop of 1.7x and autofocus is limited to contrast detection only and doesn’t use the Dual Pixel system.
The camera is aimed at Vloggers who want to move up from a smartphone so is an easy-to-use camera with lots of connectivity.
The EOS M50 will be available to purchase from March 2018 and costs £539.99/ $780 for body only and as a kit with M50 + EF-M 15-45mm lens – £649.99/ $900.
Canon has also unveiled the EOS 2000D and EOS 4000D, entry-level DSLR cameras. Both record Full HD movies. The EOS 2000D featured a new 24.1 Megapixel APS-C sensor, and the EOS 4000D used an 18 Megapixel APS-C sensor.
Key Features:
Canon EOS 2000D:
- 24.1MP APS-C CMOS image sensor
- DIGIC4+ processor
- ISO range from 100-6400 (expandable to 12800)
- Full HD 1080p video up to 30fps and Video Snapshot mode
- 3fps continuous shooting
- 9-point autofocus
- 3” (7.5 cm) 920k-dot TFT LCD monitor with inbuilt Feature Guide
- Scene Intelligent Auto mode
- Creative filters
- Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity
Canon EOS 4000D:
- 18MP APS-C CMOS image sensor
- DIGIC4+ processor
- ISO range from 100-6,400 (expandable to 12,800)
- Full HD 1080p video up to 30fps and Video Snapshot mode
- 3fps continuous shooting
- 9-point autofocus
- 2.7” (7.5 cm) 920k-dot TFT LCD monitor with inbuilt Feature Guide
- Scene Intelligent Auto mode
- Creative filters
- Wi-Fi
Both cameras will be available to purchase from March 2018 priced:
- EOS 2000D body only – £369.99
- EOS 200D + EF-S 18-55mm lens – £469.99
- EOS 4000D body only – £329.99
- EOS 400D + EF-S 18-55mm IS lens – £369.99.
