The Canon Magazine 99
DSLRs vs MIRRORLESS
CANON DSLRs
vs MIRRORLESS
Do Canon EOS DSLRs have their backs up against the wall
in the mirrorless revolution, or are they still the better buy?
anon first dipped its toe in the
waters of mirrorless digital system
cameras back in the summer of- The launch of the EOS M
(Electro-Optical System Mobility)
was effectively a mirrorless version
of the EOS 650D digital single lens reflex
camera. Without a reflex mirror assembly or
viewfinder, it was indeed very much smaller,
slimmer and lighter, while still qualifying as a
‘system’ camera, thanks to having
interchangeable lenses.
Although it helps with downsizing, most
of us struggle to shoot naturally without a
viewfinder, especially under bright sunlight.
Sure enough, the current EOS M50 and M5
mirrorless cameras have a built-in electronic
viewfinder, and one is available as an optional
extra for the M6. A bonus of electronic
viewfinders is that they give a live preview
of the effect of exposure and white balance
settings but, despite having very high pixel-
counts, they still tend to lack the clarity of
an SLR’s optical viewfinder.
Naturally, Canon has much more
experience in making DSLR system cameras,
stretching all the way back to 1959. EOS
35mm film cameras arrived in 1987 and
went digital in 2000. Nearly 20 years later,
Canon DSLRs have evolved into fabulous
cameras. By contrast, Canon’s EOS R and RP
full-frame mirrorless system cameras have
been around for less than a year, and are still
in their infancy. Let’s see how the range of
APS-C format and full-frame system cameras
stack up against each other, throughout the
price range.
C