Canon EOS M3

Specifications

Specifications in detail

Image Sensor

• Type
  22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS
• Effective Pixels
  Approx. 24.2 megapixels
• Total Pixels
  Approx. 24.7 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 6

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

  Enable/Disable Image Stabilizer on compatible lens 

  Dynamic IS available with compatible lenses

Focusing

• Type
  Hybrid CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor ¹
• AF System / Points
  49 AF points (Maximum)²
• AF working range
  EV 2-18 (at 23°C, ISO 100, with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM)
• AF Modes
  One-Shot AF and Servo AF
• AF Point Selection
  Automatic selection (Face+Tracking), Manual selection (1-point AF)
• Selected AF point display
  Indicated on LCD monitor
• AF Lock
  Locked when shutter button is pressed half way or customisable AE Lock Button
• AF Assist Beam
  via LED assist beam
• Manual Focus

  Dedicated MF button (toggle AF/MF). Select on camera menu AF+MF (Manual focus after One-Shot). 

  MF Peaking available

Exposure Control

• Metering modes

  Real-time metering from the image sensor 

  (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones) 

  (2) Partial metering at center (approx. 10%) 

  (3) Spot metering (approx. 2%) 

  (4) Center weighted average metering

• Metering Range
  EV 1-20 (at 23°C, ISO 100)
• AF 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 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
• AEB
  3 shots, +/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments
• ISO Sensitivity

  AUTO(100-12800), 100-12800 in 1/3 stop increments 

  ISO can be expanded to H: 25600 

  During Movie shooting: Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop increments)

Shutter

• Type
  Hybrid Single Blade Shutter (Electronic first curtain and mechanical second curtain shutter)
• Speed
  30-1/4000 sec (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

White Balance

• Type
  Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
• Settings

  AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom. 

  White balance compensation: 

  1. Blue/Amber +/-9 

  2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.

• Custom White Balance
  Yes, 1 setting can be registered

Viewfinder

• Type
  Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1
• Depth of field preview
  Yes, via customisable buttons

LCD Monitor

• Type
  Tilt type 7.5 cm (3.0”) sRGB ClearView II Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. In-cell capacitive type
• Coverage
  Approx. 100%
• Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically)
  Approx. 170°
• Brightness Adjustment
  Adjustable to one of five levels
• Display Options

  Switchable via INFO. Button 

  (1) Quick Control Screen 

  (2) Liveview image no information 

  (3) Liveview image full info 

  (4) Liveview image basic info

Flash

• Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
  5
• Built-in Flash Coverage
  up to 18mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 29mm)
• Built-in Flash recycle time
  Approx. 3 seconds
• Modes
  Auto, Manual Flash On/off, Slow Synchro
• Red-Eye Reduction
  Yes - with red eye reduction lamp
• X-sync
  1/200sec
• Flash Exposure Compensation
  +/- 2EV in 1/3 increments
• Flash Exposure Bracketing
  Yes, with compatible external flash
• Flash Exposure Lock
  Yes
• 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 menu screen

Shooting

• Modes

  Scene Intelligent Auto mode (Stills and Movie), Creative Assist (Stills and Movie). Hybrid Auto, SCN(Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Handheld Night Scene, Food), Creative Filters (HDR, Fish-eye Effect, Art Bold Effect, Water Painting Effect, Miniature Effect (Stills and Movie), Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Grainy B/W), Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom) 

  Movie modes: Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure

• Picture Styles
  Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
• Colour Space
  sRGB
• Image Processing

  Highlight Tone Priority 

  Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) 

  Long exposure noise reduction 

  High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings + Multi Shot NR) 

  Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination and chromatic aberration 

  Creative Assist: 

  Background Blur (5 settings) 

  Brightness (19 levels) 

  Contrast (9 levels) 

  Saturation (9 levels) 

  Color Tone (19 levels) 

  Monochrome (Off/ BW/ S (Sepia)/ B (Blue)/ P (Purple)/ G (Green))

• Drive modes
  Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, remote)
• Continuous Shooting
  Max. Approx. 4.2fps for approx. 1000 JPEG images, 5 images RAW ³⁴

Live View Mode

• Coverage
  Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
• Frame Rate
  30 fps
• Focusing

  Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen plus MF Peaking) 

  Autofocus: Hybrid CMOS AF III (Face + Tracking, 1-point AF)

• Display Options
  Grid overlay (x2), Histogram, Electronic Level, Multi aspect ratios

File Type

• Still Image Type

  JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), 

  RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), 

  Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

• RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
  Yes, RAW + various JPEG compression possible
• Image Size

  RAW: (3:2) 6000 x 4000, (4:3) 5328 x 4000, (16:9) 6000 x 3376, (1:1) 4000 x 4000 

  JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 4320 x 2880, (S1) 2880 x 1920, (S2) 2304 x 1536, (S3) 720x480 

  JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328 x 4000, (M) 3840 x 2880, (S1) 2560 x 1920, (S2) 2048 x 1536, (S3) 640x480 

  JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000 x 3376, (M) 4320 x 2432, (S1) 2880 x 1616 (S2) 1920 x 1080, (S3) 720 x 408 

  JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000 x 4000, (M) 2880 x 2880, (S1) 1920 x 1920, (S2) 1536 x 1536, (S3) 480x480

• Movie Type
  MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]
• Movie Size

  Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) 

  HD - 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) VGA - 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) 

  Miniature Effect - HD, 

  VGA - (6, 3, 1.5 fps) 

  Hybrid Auto - HD - (30 fps)

• Movie Length
  Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB
• Folders
  New folders can be automatically created monthly or daily
• File Numbering

  (1) Consecutive numbering 

  (2) Auto reset

Other Features

• Custom Functions
  6 Custom Functions with 17 settings including 7 customisable buttons/controls
• Metadata Tag
  User copyright information (can be set in camera) Image rating (0-5 stars)
• Intelligent Orientation Sensor
  Yes
• Playback zoom
  1.5x - 10x enabled in 10 steps
• Display Formats

  (1) Single image with information (Customisable with 6 levels) 

  (2) Single image 

  (3) Index display (6/12/42/110 images) 

  (4) Jump Display

• Slide Show

  Playback time: 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/15/30 seconds 

  Repeat: On/Off 

  Transition Effects: Off, Fade

• Histogram

  Brightness: Yes 

  RGB: Yes

• 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 (x5) 

  (2) Playback menu (x4) 

  (3) Setup menu (x4) 

  (4) Custom Functions menu 

  (5) My Menu

• Menu Languages
  25 Languages English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese
• Firmware Update
  Update possible by the user.

Interface

• Computer
  Hi-Speed USB (Mini-B compatible)
• Other

  Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support ⁵ 

  HDMI output (Type-C/Mini compatible) 

  External microphone (3.5mm stereo mini jack)

Direct Print

• Canon Printers
  Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
• PictBridge
  Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

Storage

• Type
  SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I compatible)

Supported Operating System

• PC & Macintosh

  Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 

  Mac OS X 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10 

  For Wi-Fi connection to a PC via Image Transfer Utility: 

  Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only 

  Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9 / 10.10

Software

• Image Processing
  Digital Photo Professional
• Other
  Picture Style Editor, EOS Utility, Image Transfer Utility

Power Source

• Batteries
  1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17
• Battery life
  Approx. 250 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)⁶ Approx. 185 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
• Battery Indicator
  AC Adapter Kit ACK-E17, Battery charger LC-E17
• Power saving

  LCD monitor turns off after 10, 20, 30 sec or 1, 2, 3 mins. 

  Auto Power Off 

  ECO mode

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers
  AC Adapter Kit ACK-E17, 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

• Cases / Straps

  Body Jacket EH27-CJ 

  Neck Strap EM-E2

• Lenses
  EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M)
• Flash

  Canon Speedlites (including 90EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX II, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-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, Speedlite Bracket SB-E2

• Remote Controller / Switch
  Remote Controller RC-6
• Other

  Interface cable IFC-400PCU 

  HDMI Cable HTC-DC100