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The Canon Magazine 103

CANON EOS M200

FEATURES

Live View on the EOS M200’s friendly touchscreen
helps get those tricky exposures just right

Canon’s much talked-about colour science produces

rather pleasing results

18mm at f/4 45mm at f/7.1 VERDICT

The Canon EOS M200 launches into a

tough market and, while it’s a decent

camera with some great easy-to-use

features for beginners, it doesn’t really

excite or produce compelling images.

FEATURES

BUILD & HANDLING

IMAGE QUALITY

VALUE

OVERALL

Canon has prioritized reducing noise in

the M200’s Raws, as it generates slightly

cleaner images than the older M100

The trade-off for this image clarity is

lower dynamic range, though you’ll

struggle to spot any difference

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white balance setting is reliable

though, while the Standard Picture

Style keeps colours punchy without

making things overly vibrant.

The M200 and 15-45mm kit lens

combo do pretty well at rendering

detail, but sharpness still leaves a

little to be desired. We noticed that

the out-of-focus details in some

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rather mushy when under closer

inspection. Sensitivity ranges

between ISO100 and 25600

(ex pa ndable to ISO51,20 0) for st i l ls,

but we’d aim to limit the stills

setting to ISO6400, as pushing

higher can result in JPEGs that

look too smooth in places, while

the Raws can become noisy.

01

This 3-inch

1,040,000-dot

screen is very

responsive, and it’s

easy to make setting

selections and

adjustments.

02

Sadly the M200

omits a port for an

external

microphone, so

you’re reliant on

the in-built mic.

03

The polycarbonate

build keeps weight

low, but it does feel

less than premium.

04

Canon’s E-FM

15-45mm kit lens is

wonderfully small

and light, though

sharpness is a bit

less remarkable.

05

If you’re trying to

spot an EVF, then

you’re out of luck, as

the M200 lacks this.

06

Battery life is

CIPA-rated at a

reasonable 315

shots, though this

can be eked out to

485 in Eco mode.

conditions. The performance isn’t

quite so assured in 4K video mode,

when the focusing switches from

phase detect to contrast-based

detection. However, when recording

1080p video or shooting still

images, the Face Tracking is

very good, even in low light.

With the odd exception, the

Canon EOS M200’s evaluative

metering mode does a good job of

getting the exposure of the main

subject right, and the 3-inch

touchscreen gives an accurate

preview of colour and contrast.

However, there are times when

you may want to dial in a little

negative exposure compensation to

darken the brighter areas. The auto

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