Canon EOS M10
Announced October 13, 2015
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Reviewer Consensus
Mediocre
The Canon EOS M10 is a compact, entry-level mirrorless camera that offers beginners a user-friendly design and solid image quality. That said, the camera is held back by sluggish autofocus performance and a limited selection of lenses that may frustrate more experienced users.
Weighted from 12 reviewer scores
Pros
- Intuitive touchscreen interface
- Compact and lightweight design
- Strong image and color quality
- Versatile connectivity and expansion options
- Simple, easy-to-use operation for beginners
Cons
- Sluggish and unreliable autofocus
- Lack of essential physical controls and features
- Poor video functionality and missing pro-level inputs
- Limited lens selection and high costs
- Outdated sensor performance and dynamic range
- Launch price $599 (USD)
- Sensor 18MP APS-C CMOS
- Video 1080p 30p
What the Reviewers Say
All 12 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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The Canon EOS M10 is a good option for beginning photographers looking for their first interchangeable lens camera.
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The Canon EOS M10 is an entry-level large sensor camera. If you are willing to compromise functionality and video quality, this is the camera for you.
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The Canon EOS M10 has a lot more in common with the original EOS M from 2012 than last year's more enthusiast-focused EOS M3, sharing the same 18 megapixel sensor and simplified control layout as Canon's first compact system camera.
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The EOS M10 is another underwhelming mirrorless camera from Canon. There are better options available.
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The camera showed a good performance in our tests, but the speed of the AF function (which uses contrast metering) is still slower than the speed of AF system found in competitive cameras.
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The user-friendly nature and solid image quality of the EOS M10 makes it a great option for consumers. The lack of lenses and premium features make it a tough choice for prosumers and pros.
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The Canon EOS M10 is a well rounded camera for a beginner that tries to adapt to a world that is dominated by phone cameras.
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Easy to set up, simpler to use, the EOS M10 is a great entry-level introduction to the mirrorless camera world.
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The Canon EOS M10 delivers a light and compact body which can be easily stored inside a small bag. Although plastic, the shell doesn’t feel cheap and is quite solid when you hold the device.
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The Canon M10 is a user-friendly camera for starters who are not planning to buy extra lenses, or for a more experienced photographer who is willing to use his or her current Canon lenses with an adapter on an EOS M.
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My overall thoughts about the Canon EOS M10, the M10 is a nice compact camera that's full of great and useful features and also produces amazing photos and videos. However, the auto focusing system is a real disappointment.
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If you ask me, would I exchange my 2-year-old G7X for a brand new M10 for what I need, which is vlogging and immediate action taking, I would not. I would still stay with my trusty G7X, which has served me for so long, and I love it so much that I would just stick with this one.
