Of course if you shoot raw you can find a nice balance yourself. I would happily shoot at ISO 6400 when I needed that sensitivity for low light, although it does come with a drop in detail, both from the shorter exposure to light and also from the noise reduction. As the sensitivity increases so does noise reduction, with actual colour noise being very well controlled. Low sensitivities look clean and show the detail you would expect. The 24.1MP APS-C sensor performs as you would expect. ![]() Everything on the EOS M50 Mark II is tried and tested and there are no surprises when it comes to image quality or performance. This perhaps goes some way to explaining the reason Canon chose to omit NFC. Canon’s Camera Connect app can be used to transfer images from the camera to a smartphone, and it is one of the easiest and most reliable apps I have used to set up and transfer images. Images have the Canon colour and contrast that you would expect, with blues and greens in landscapes looking particularly vivid. I found the screen to bright, clear and unremarkable, in a positive way it functions as you would expect, and the touch capabilities are a more than welcome addition.Ĭanon EOS M50 Mark II, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/400 sec at f/10, ISO 100 The Canon EOS M50 Mark II’s screen is a 3-inch fully articulated screen which can be turned in to protect the screen when not in use, or rotated out to the side to be front facing for those who want to film or photograph themselves. Canon EOS M50 Mark II: Viewfinder and Screen Combined with an onscreen Quick Menu everything you would want to change on the fly can be quickly accessed, albeit a little slower that if it had dedicated buttons. That said the front-facing single control dial surrounds the shutter button, and it is complimented nicely by a touchscreen that features onscreen controls that are actually useable for changing exposure settings quickly. It may be small and lightweight, but the EOS M50 Mark II feels nice in your handsĬontrols feel slightly more akin to a compact camera, rather than having the plethora of buttons that adorn the bodies of more enthusiast models. The body itself is plastic, but feels solid and sturdy, although as you would expect for the price it lacks any kind of real weather sealing. ![]() That is to say that the EOS M50 Mark II is a small, DSLR style bodied mirrorless camera that fits remarkably well in hand for its size. M-Fn Button There is a single custom button on the top of the camera which by default is assigned to change ISO sensitivityĬanon EOS M50 Mark II: Build and HandlingĪs stated, bar the cosmetic changes from the removal of the NFC logo and the new Mark II designation, the original and contemporary cameras are identical.Video Recording As well as a video recording start/stop button on top of the camera there is also the option to press an onscreen button Countdown timers for video are also an option.Battery Life The LP-E12 battery is rated to 250 shots when using the viewfinder, or 305 with the LCD, according to CIPA testing guidelines.Mic Input A 3.5mm stereo mic socket is found on the side for audio input when recording video.SD card The EOS M50 Mark II saves its raw and JPEG images to a single SD card. There’s a hot shoe for fitting more powerful units Flash A small flash is hidden in the viewfinder housing, and has to be popped up manually when needed.That said NFC connectivity has been removed, along with the NFC logo on the camera, so thankfully there are some external ways of telling the two generations apart, although the ‘Mark II’ designation on the left shoulder is probably the bigger giveaway.Ī small flash is hidden in the viewfinder housing Oh, and the body is identical, not a button, dial or millimetre difference. That caveat tells you probably all you need to know about the target market for the updated Canon EOS M50 there is very little new here for photographers, with the camera boasting the same 24.1MP APS-C sensor, the same 1.04m-dot touchscreen, the same 2.36m-dot EVF and the same DIGIC 8 Image Processor as before. I’ll add a slight caveat to that which is that if you create video for TikTok or Instagram Reels, the addition of vertical video shooting and Eye AF, when shooting in Full HD, may just make it a worthy consideration. With the new version of the camera priced at £590 body only, there is a chance you may be able to sell the original camera for a fair price and pay a small difference for the upgraded features, but there really won’t be a real advantage for the majority of users. Let’s save a lot of your reading time by getting this out the way early on if you already own the Canon EOS M50, then the new Mark II version isn’t worth the upgrade.
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