Right
Auto white balance
Using the White Priority
Auto White Balance setting
delivers neutral images
in artificial light, while the
Ambient setting retains
the atmosphere
Left
Fine details
Some out-of-focus shadow
details can look a bit smudgy
even at quite low sensitivity
(ISO) settingsAbove
Aspect ratios
The ability to shoot in or crop
in-camera to 3:2, 4:3, 16:9
or 1:1 means the aspect ratio
can suit the subjectTALKING POINT... Creative Assist
When the shooting mode dial is set to Scene Intelligent Auto (Auto+) mode, a
Creative Assist icon becomes available on the screen. This reveals a selection
of icons to control image colour, depth of field, exposure, contrast and white
balance. There’s also a Preset option that lets you select from vivid, soft, warm,
cool, green, shine, lime, peach, B&W, blue and purple effects. Tapping through
them applies the effects to the preview so you can assess their impact.
The other controls help you adjust key features in a non-technical way. The
Background Blur control allows you to adjust the depth of field using a sliding
scale that runs from blurred to sharp. Similarly, the white balance adjustments
are spread across two controls called Color tone 1 and Color tone 2. The first
has a scale from blue to amber while 2 adjusts between magenta and green.JOIN THE DEBATE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA NOW: @DPhotographer facebook.com/DigitalPhotographerUK
the camera a bit more control. In addition,
there’s Face+Tracking and Eye Detection
AF, which are especially useful with moving
subjects and portraits.
We found the AF system works very
well, even in dimly lit conditions, but the
performance isn’t quite so assured in 4K
video mode when the focussing switches from
phase-detection to contrast detection. In stills
and Full HD video mode, the Face Tracking
is very good even in low light, and the Eye
Detection AF is able to cope with spectacles.
One of the key upgrades that the M200
makes over the M100 is the increase in the
maximum video resolution from Full HD to
4K. However, in addition to the change in the
AF method that’s used, the M200 applies
a 1.6x crop to the field of view during 4K
recording. As a result, the 15-45mm kit lens,
which normally has an effective focal length of
24-72mm, looks longer at around 38-115mm
in 4K mode. That may not be a problem in
some shooting scenarios, but it results in tight
framing around your face if you vlog with the
camera at arm’s length. This may make Full
HD a more attractive setting for vlogging, but
as there’s no mic port, you’re reliant on the
in-built mic.
While the M200 scores well for ease of
use, its build feels a bit cheap. It’s made from
polycarbonate, and it has a rather lightweight,
plastic feel.
A switch around the power button on the
top of the camera enables you to select
between Scene Intelligent Auto (Auto+), Stills
and Video shooting mode. When Stills mode
is selected, you can swap quickly between
modes such as Program, Aperture priority,
Shutter priority and Manual, as well as a host
of automatic shooting options, by tapping on
the Exposure mode icon that’s in the top left
of the touchscreen.
The three-inch 1.04 million-dot screen is
very responsive, and it’s easy to make setting
selections and adjustments. Helpfully, the
main and quick menus are both compatible
with touch control. As there’s no viewfinderREVIEWS
Right
Autowhitebalance
UsingtheWhitePriority
AutoWhiteBalancesetting
deliversneutralimages
inartificiallight,whilethe
Ambientsettingretains
theatmosphere
Left
Finedetails
Someout-of-focusshadow
detailscanlookabitsmudgy
evenatquitelowsensitivity
(ISO)settingsAbove
Aspectratios
Theabilitytoshootinorcrop
in-camerato3:2,4:3,16:9
or1:1meanstheaspectratio
cansuitthesubjectTALKINGPOINT... CreativeAssist
WhentheshootingmodedialissettoSceneIntelligentAuto(Auto+)mode,a
CreativeAssisticonbecomesavailableonthescreen.Thisrevealsaselection
oficonstocontrolimagecolour,depthoffield,exposure,contrastandwhite
balance.There’salsoaPresetoptionthatletsyouselectfromvivid,soft,warm,
cool,green,shine,lime,peach,B&W,blueandpurpleeffects.Tappingthrough
themappliestheeffectstothepreviewsoyoucanassesstheirimpact.
Theothercontrolshelpyouadjustkeyfeaturesinanon-technicalway.The
BackgroundBlurcontrolallowsyoutoadjustthedepthoffieldusingasliding
scalethatrunsfromblurredtosharp.Similarly,thewhitebalanceadjustments
arespreadacrosstwocontrolscalledColortone 1 andColortone2.Thefirst
hasascalefrombluetoamberwhile 2 adjustsbetweenmagentaandgreen.JOINTHEDEBATEONOURSOCIALMEDIANOW: @DPhotographer facebook.com/DigitalPhotographerUK
the camera a bit more control. In addition,
there’s Face+Tracking and Eye Detection
AF, which are especially useful with moving
subjects and portraits.
We found the AF system works very
well, even in dimly lit conditions, but the
performance isn’t quite so assured in 4K
video mode when the focussing switches from
phase-detection to contrast detection. In stills
and Full HD video mode, the Face Tracking
is very good even in low light, and the Eye
Detection AF is able to cope with spectacles.
One of the key upgrades that the M200
makes over the M100 is the increase in the
maximum video resolution from Full HD to
4K. However, in addition to the change in the
AF method that’s used, the M200 applies
a 1.6x crop to the field of view during 4K
recording. As a result, the 15-45mm kit lens,
which normally has an effective focal length of
24-72mm, looks longer at around 38-115mm
in 4K mode. That may not be a problem in
some shooting scenarios, but it results in tight
framing around your face if you vlog with the
camera at arm’s length. This may make Full
HD a more attractive setting for vlogging, but
as there’s no mic port, you’re reliant on the
in-built mic.
While the M200 scores well for ease of
use, its build feels a bit cheap. It’s made from
polycarbonate, and it has a rather lightweight,
plastic feel.
A switch around the power button on the
top of the camera enables you to select
between Scene Intelligent Auto (Auto+), Stills
and Video shooting mode. When Stills mode
is selected, you can swap quickly between
modes such as Program, Aperture priority,
Shutter priority and Manual, as well as a host
of automatic shooting options, by tapping on
the Exposure mode icon that’s in the top left
of the touchscreen.
The three-inch 1.04 million-dot screen is
very responsive, and it’s easy to make setting
selections and adjustments. Helpfully, the
main and quick menus are both compatible
with touch control. As there’s no viewfinderREVIEWS