{"id":3875,"date":"2012-07-31T16:52:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T14:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2012-07-31T16:52:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T14:52:28","slug":"canon-unveils-the-eos-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/canon-unveils-the-eos-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon Unveils The EOS M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/82\/Cameras+%26+Photography\/\" target=\"_blank\">digital photography<\/a> got disrupted. I am not referring to the updated iPhone but rather to the start of mirror-less digital cameras. Unlike a compact digital camera, a mirror-less camera (MILC) is equipped with an interchangeable lens mount and unlike a digital single-lens reflex camera, a MILC does not have a mirror-based optical viewfinder.<\/p>\n<p>Photography is ultimately just like any other consumer electronics vertical. Innovation drives development of new products. The difference between a grand success and a disaster boils down to product launches etc. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/f\/83\/Digital+Cameras\/f\/42\/Sony\/0\/tp.weekly\/DESC\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sony<\/a> started the mirror-less camera category with<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search\/?search=Sony+NEX&amp;bcid=83\" target=\"_blank\"> the NEX range<\/a> and then others followed. There was one major photography brand that seemingly waited for the dust to settle before entering the market with a product. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/f\/83\/Digital+Cameras\/f\/42\/Canon\/0\/tp.weekly\/DESC\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canon<\/a> waited for what seemed like an eternity before entering the Mirror-less category. Enter, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search\/?search=Canon+EOS+M&amp;bcid=83\" target=\"_blank\">the Canon EOS M<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Canon EOS M features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EOS Full HD Movie mode with Movie Servo AF for continuous focus tracking of moving subjects<\/li>\n<li>Manual exposure control<\/li>\n<li>Multiple resolution frame rates<\/li>\n<li>Built-in stereo microphone<\/li>\n<li>Manual audio level adjustment<\/li>\n<li>Video Snapshot mode with touch-screen editing<\/li>\n<li>18.0-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor<\/li>\n<li>ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800 in H mode) for video recording, ISO 100-12800 (expandable to 25600 in H mode) for still image shooting from bright to dim light and high performance Powerful DIGIC 5 Image Processor for exceptional image quality video and photos<\/li>\n<li>Hybrid CMOS AF delivers fast auto-focus speed for video and photos<\/li>\n<li>Touch Screen 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor II (approximately 1,040,000 dots) with smudge-resistant coating. Features multi-touch operation allowing photographers to use familiar gestures such as &#8220;pinch-to-zoom&#8221; and &#8220;swiping&#8221; to scroll between pictures and Touch AF for an easy and intuitive video capture experience<\/li>\n<li>Scene Intelligent Auto mode delivers expertly optimized photos and scene detection for amazing results even when shooting at night<\/li>\n<li>Advanced imaging features like Handheld Night Scene mode, HDR Backlight Control mode, and seven Creative Filters provide added versatility<\/li>\n<li>Multi-shot Noise Reduction helps preserve precious detail in photos at high ISO speeds<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with SD\/SDHC\/SDXC memory cards, including new Ultra High Speed (UHS-I) cards<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with all Canon Speedlite accessories including the new Speedlite 600EX and Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Canon&#8217;s GPS Receiver GP-E2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The major difference between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search\/?search=Canon+EOS+M&amp;bcid=83\" target=\"_blank\">the Canon EOS M<\/a> and competitors is that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/categories\/f\/83\/Digital+Cameras\/f\/42\/Canon\/0\/tp.weekly\/DESC\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canon<\/a> has ensured that a majority of their lenses can be used on this new camera. Normally, when new cameras are launched to the public, a whole new range of accessories are needed by users.<\/p>\n<p>So, would you consider buying a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search\/?search=Canon+EOS+M&amp;bcid=83\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS M<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/EOS-M.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3881\" title=\"EOS M\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/EOS-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago, digital photography got disrupted. I am not referring to the updated iPhone but rather to the start of mirror-less digital cameras. Unlike a compact digital camera, a mirror-less camera (MILC) is equipped with an interchangeable lens mount and unlike a digital single-lens reflex camera, a MILC does not have a mirror-based optical<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/canon-unveils-the-eos-m\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3875"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}