Canon EOS M50 Compact Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)
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Canon EOS M50 Compact Mirrorless Camera. Small and amazingly light, this modern classic packs the latest photo and video technology into a stylish design that fits in your hand. A sleek design classic, this mirrorless camera will inspire you to make memorable stories you’ll be proud to share thanks to technologies like 4k movies, a DSLR sized sensor and effortless connectivity. Tell unforgettable stories in rich colour and detail with the compact and connected 4K EOS M50. Its sleek design is packed with innovative technologies including cinematic 4k and 5-axis movie stabilisation, with DSLR image quality in a lightweight mirrorless body. This modern camera combines a 24.1 Megapixel DSLR sized CMOS sensor with powerful DIGIC 8 processing for outstanding low light performance and depth of field control. A large central electronic viewfinder provides an intuitive shooting experience, with a 7.5cm vari-angle touchscreen to shoot from every perspective. Do your stories justice Capable, compact and connected, this versatile mirrorless camera features 4K video, Vari-Angle touchscreen, 24.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 8 for making unforgettable memories with beautiful colour and detail. Take exceptional photos and videos Thanks to the EOS M50’s DSLR-sized sensor and incredible processing power, you can shoot stunning photos and cinematic 4K videos straight out of the camera, even in the toughest lighting conditions. Modern design, intuitive shooting Equipped with a Vari-Angle touchscreen with Touch and Drag AF and large, central electronic viewfinder, the EOS M50’s modern design is perfectly weighted in the hand, to deliver a refined, intuitive shooting experience. Connect and share Quickly connect to smart devices and PCs for easy image Sharing on social media or cloud backup to Irista, with Wi-Fi*, Bluetooth®** and automatic image sync and transfer***. Create new memories with cinematic 4K video Produce incredible high-resolution video footage with a unique look and feel and four times the image quality of Full HD.
Image Sensor
Type
22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS
Effective Pixels
Approx. 32.5 Megapixels
Total Pixels
Approx. 34.4 Megapixels
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed
Sensor Cleaning
EOS integrated cleaning system
Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour
Image Processor
Type
DIGIC 8
Lens
Lens Mount
EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M)
Focal Length
Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
Image Stabilisation
Optical Image Stabilizer on compatible lenses.
Stills: Dual sensing IS available with compatible lenses.
Movie: Movie Digital IS, Combination IS
Focusing
Type
Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging
sensor 1
AF System / Points
Maximum 143/99 points depending on lens.
Freely position 1 AF point / 1 AF Zone via manual selection (area available lens dependent)
AF working range
EV -5 - 18 (at 23°C, ISO 100, with EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM)
AF Modes
One-Shot AF and Servo AF
AF Point Selection
Face + Tracking: Face and subject tracking via automatic
recognition / manual selection via touchscreen. Automatic
selection over AF points when no face recognised within frame.
Eye AF: Enables Eye detection and focusing in 1-shot and servo AF
Spot AF: Enables AF in a pinpoint area, half the size of 1-point AF
Zone AF: Manual zone selection, plus automatic selection over AF points within selected zone
1-point AF: Manual selection via touchscreen / buttons
Selected AF point display
Indicated on LCD monitor / EVF
AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way or customisable AE Lock Button
AF Assist Beam
via LED assist beam
Manual Focus
With EF & EF-S lenses - Select via AF/MF switch on lens
With EF-M lenses - Select via dedicated MF Button / other customisable buttons (toggle AF/MF).
MF Peaking available
AF+MF available (Manual focus adjustment after One-Shot AF)
Magnify image available during MF (5x or 10x)
Focus Bracketing
Available with the following lenses
EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM
EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM
EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Exposure Control
Metering modes
Real-time metering from the image sensor
(1) Evaluative metering (384 zones)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 4.5% of Live View Screen)
(3) Center weighted average metering
(4) Spot metering (approx. 2.6% of Live View Screen)
Evaluative and center weight average are available in movie recording
Metering Range
Still image: EV -2 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100)
Movie: EV 0 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100)
AE Lock
Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is
locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock Button in creative zone modes.
Exposure Compensation
+/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
AEB
+/- 3 EV, in 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments (can be used together with
Exposure Compensation)
ISO Sensitivity
ISO AUTO (100 - 25600), 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stop
increments. ISO can be expanded to 51200
Movie exposure: ISO AUTO (100 - 12800), 100 - 25600 (expanded) in 1/3-
stop increments
Movie auto slow shutter supported
Shutter
Type
Vertical-travel mechanical focal-plane shutter, electronically controlled
at all speeds
Speed
30 - 1/4000 sec (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed
range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
Viewfinder
Type
Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1, EVF-DC2
Viewfinder Information
With EVF-DC2:
Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button
(1) Liveview image with exposure info
(2) Liveview image with basic info
(3) Liveview image with full info
Customisable settings:
Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/RGB),
Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio
Depth of field preview
Yes
White Balance
Type
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings
Auto (Ambience Priority), Auto (White Priority), Daylight, Shade,
Cloudy, Tungsten light, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature (100 Kelvin
increments)
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9 levels
2. Magenta/Green +/-9 levels
Custom White Balance
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
WB Bracketing +/-3 levels in single level increments
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Green bias.
White balance shift and AEB can also be set in combination
LCD Monitor
Type
7.5 cm (3.0”) ClearView II Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio.
Approx. 1,040,000 dots.
Electrostatic capacitive type. Tiltable 180 degrees up and 45 degrees down.
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Brightness Adjustment
Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options
Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button
(1) Liveview image with basic info
(2) Liveview image with full info
(3) Liveview image with on screen buttons
Customisable settings:
Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/RGB),
Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio
Flash
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
4.6
Built-in Flash Coverage
Maximum coverage at approx. 15mm (35mm
equivalent: approx. 24mm)
Built-in Flash recycle time
Approx. 4 seconds 3
Modes
Auto (E-TTL II)
Red-Eye Reduction
Redeye reduction
X-sync
1/200 sec
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 increments
Flash Exposure Bracketing
Yes, with compatible external flash
Flash Exposure Lock
Yes, via AEL Button
Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes
HotShoe / PC terminal Yes/No
External Flash Compatibility
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless
multi-flash support
External Flash Control
Via camera setting/flash setting menu
Shooting
Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, SCN (Self-
Portrait, Portrait,
Smooth Skin, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Food, Panning, Handheld Night
Scene, HDR
Backlight Control), Creative Filters (Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect,
Water painting
effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR Art standard, vivid, bold,
embossed), Program
AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Flexible Priority (FV), Manual
exposure,
Movie (Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure, HDR movies, Movie
creative Effects,
Time-lapse movie (3 scenes and custom))
Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral,
Faithful, Monochrome,
User Defined (x3)
Colour Space
sRGB and Adobe RGB
Image Processing
Highlight Tone Priority (standard and enhanced)
Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long exposure noise reduction
High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings + Multi Shot NR)
Lens peripheral illumination correction
Chromatic aberration correction
Diffraction correction
Creative Assist
Presets
Background Blur (5 settings)
Brightness (19 levels)
Contrast (9 levels)
Saturation (9 levels)
Colour Tone 1 & 2 (9 levels)
Monochrome (Off/Black and white/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green)
Drive modes
Single, High-Speed Continuous, Low-Speed Continuous,
Self timer (2s, 10s, Custom, Remote)
Continuous Shooting
One shot / Servo AF: Approx. 14 shots/sec for up to
54 frames in JPEG and 23 frames in RAW or 36 in CRAW 4
intervalometer
Shooting interval: 10 sec.–99 hr. 59 min. 59 sec.
Number of shots: 1–99–Unlimited
File Type
Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.31 compliant) / Design rule for
Camera File system (2.0)
RAW: RAW (CR3 14-bit),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
Yes, RAW + various JPEG compression
possible
Image Size
RAW: (3:2) 6960 x 4640, (4:3) 6160 x 4640, (16:9) 6960 x
3904, (1:1) 4640x 4640
JPEG 3:2 (L) 6960 x 4640, (M) 4800 x 3200, (S1) 3472 x 2320, (S2) 2400 x
1600
JPEG 4:3 (L) 6160 x 4640, (M) 4256 x 3200 (S1) 3072 x 2320 (S2) 2112 x
1600
JPEG 16:9 (L) 6960 x 3904, (M) 4800 x 2688 (S1) 3472 x 1952 (S2) 2400 x
1344
JPEG (1:1) (L) 4640 x 4640, (M) 3200 x 3200, (S1) 2300 x 2300 (S2) 1600
x 1600
In-camera RAW processing & Image Resize available in playback
Movie Type
MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC
(stereo)]
Movie Size
4K - 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25 fps)
Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 fps)
HD - 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
HDR - 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25 fps)
4K Timelapse - 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25 fps)
Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec. If 4 GB file size is exceeded in
continuous movie recording,
a separate 4 GB file will be produced
Folders
New folders can be created and selected
File Numbering
(1) Continuous, Auto Reset
(2) Manual Reset
Other Features
Custom Functions
9 customisable buttons / 3 dials
Metadata Tag
User copyright information (Author's Name, Copyright Details)
Image rating (0-5 stars)
Playback zoom
1.5-10x in several steps plus smooth pinch-to-zoom
Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (toggle options)
(2) Single image
(3) Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
(4) Jump Display (1/10/custom number image, by shot date, by rating, by
folder, by movies only, protected only)
Slide Show
Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10/20 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
Transition Effects: Off, Slide in 1-2, Fade 1-3. Background music
Histogram
Brightness/RGB
Highlight Alert
Yes
Image Erase Protection
Erase: Single image, Selected images, Selected
range, All images
Protection: Selected images, Selected range, All images. Unprotect all
images
Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu (x8)
(2) Playback menu (x4)
(3) Setup menu (x5)
(4) Display menu
(5) My Menu
Menu Languages
29 Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Ukraine,
Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian,
Vietnamese, Hindi, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese, Korean, Malay, Indonesian, and Japanese
Firmware Update
Firmware update possible by the user.
Body Materials
Magnesium alloy and electrolytic zinc-coated steel sheet
chassis,
Polycarbonate, or polycarbonate with glass fiber, thermoplastic exterior
Weight (body only)
Approx 408g (black), 408g (white), CIPA testing
standard including
battery and memory card
Interface
Computer
USB Type C (Speed equivalent to High-speed USB 2.0)
Other
Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only, 1-11 ch)
Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) 5
HDMI (Micro - Type-D connector), Output options include [With info], [Clean
4K output], and [Clean / FHD output]. HDR output to compatible TV
supported
Direct Print
PictBridge
Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)
Storage
Type
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-II compatible)
Supported Operating System
PC & Macintosh
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 6
Mac OS X 10.14 / 10.13 / 10.12
Software
Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional
Other
Picture Style Editor,
EOS Utility,
Image Transfer Utility
Picture Style editor
Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices 7
Power Source
Batteries
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17
Battery life
Approx. 305 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 8
Eco Mode: Approx. 410 shots
Movie Recording: Approx. 80 mins
Playback time when playing back a slideshow of still images: Approx. 4 hrs
Battery Indicator
4 levels
Power saving
Display off (15, 30 sec or 1, 3, 5, 10, 30 mins)
Auto Power Down (30 sec or 1, 3, 5, 10 mins, Disable)
ECO mode
Power Supply & Battery Chargers
Battery charger LC-E17
Accessories
Viewfinder
Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1
(0.48 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage.
Approx. 43 g
Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC2
(0.39 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage.
Approx. 29 g
Cases / Straps
Neck Strap EM-E2 (light brown)
Neck Strap EM-E2(BW) (brown)
Neck Strap EM-E2(BK) (black)
Neck Strap EM-E2(WH) (white)
Lenses
EF-M lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M
Flash
Canon Speedlites (including 90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, EL-100,
320EX, 380EX,
420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III, 430EX III-RT, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II,
600EX,
600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-
24EX, Speedlite
Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3
Remote Controller / Switch
Bluetooth Remote BR-E1
Other
Interface Cable IFC-100U, IFC-400U
Mount Adapter EF-EOSM
USB Power Adapter PD-E1