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EOS M5

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS M5
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Category
DSLR non-reflex AF AE cameras
Sensor size
Image sensor size: Approx. 22.3 x 14.9 mm
Number of pixels
Camera effective pixels*: Approx. 24.2 megapixels Total pixels: Approx. 25.8 megapixels * Pixels may decrease due to image processing
Aspect ratio
3:2
Dust removal feature
Auto/Manual
AF method
Face+Tracking AF, 1-point AF AF points (max.): 49 points Focusing brightness range (room temperature, ISO 100, when using EF-M22mm F2 STM) EV value: -1 – 18
Focus operation
TTL autofocus: One-Shot AF, Servo AF
AF-assist beam
Built-in LED lamp
Metering mode
Real-time metering using the image sensor, Evaluative, Partial metering, Center Weighted Avg., Spot
Brightness metering range (room temperature, ISO 100)
EV value: 1 – 20
Exposure control
Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure
Exposure compensation
Manual: ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments AE bracketing: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Can be used together with manual compensation)
ISO speed (recommended exposure index)
ISO Auto range (AUTO mode) Min. speed: ISO 100 Max. speed: ISO 6400 Max. ISO speed (P mode): ISO 25600
AE lock
Manual/Auto
WB settings
Auto, Day Light, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Color temperature, Custom
White balance correction
Provided
Method
Focal-plane
Shutter speed
Range in all shooting modes Max. Tv: 30 sec., Min. Tv: 1/4000 sec. Fastest synchronized shutter speed with flash: 1/200 sec.
Electronic color viewfinder
Screen size: 0.39 type Pixels: Approx. 2,360,000 dots
Monitor
Type: TFT color liquid crystal Screen size: 3.2 type Effective pixels: Approx. 1,620,000 dots
Depth-of-field preview
Provided
Image correction
Auto Lighting Optimizer: Provided Highlight tone priority: Provided
Lens correction (EF-M lens has in-lens correction data)
Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction, Diffraction correction
Picture Style
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def.1, User Def.2, User Def.3
Continuous shooting
Drive mode: Single shooting, Continuous shooting (Max.: approx. 9.0 shots/sec.) [Maximum number of shots at burst] Large/Fine: Approx. 26 shots Large/Normal: Approx. 25 shots Medium/Fine, Medium/Normal: Approx. 24 shots Small 1/Fine, Small 1/Normal: Approx. 23 shots Small 2/Fine: Approx. 24 shots RAW: Approx. 17 shots RAW+JPEG: Approx. 16 shots
File format
DCF-compliant DPOF compatible (Version1.1)
Data type (Still images)
Recording format: Exif 2.3 (DCF 2.0) Images (RAW images shot continuously are processed using 12-bit AD conversion): JPEG/RAW (CR2 a Canon 14-bit RAW format)
Video
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Audio
MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo) Rec. level adjustment: Provided Wind filter: Provided Attenuator: Provided
Number of shots (Still image) * indication for reference * Using a 16 GB UHS-I memory card
Large/Fine: 1833 shots Large/Normal: 2760 shots Medium/Fine: 3114 shots Medium/Normal: 4671 shots Small 1/Fine: 4717 shots Small 1/Normal: 6656 shots Small 2/Fine: 8098 shots RAW: 450 shots RAW+JPEG: 361 shots
Number of shots (Movie) * indication for reference * Using a 16 GB UHS-I memory card
[Recording File Size] FHD/59.94P, FHD/50.00P: 4288 KB/sec. FHD/29.97P, FHD/25.00P: 2945 KB/sec. FHD/23.98P: 2945 KB/sec. HD/59.94P, HD/50.00P: 1969 KB/sec. VGA/29.97P, VGA/25.00P: 382 KB/sec.
Recording media
SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
Folder setting
Monthly/Daily
File numbering
Continuous, Auto Reset
Battery pack
LP-E17 [Number of still image shots (CIPA compliant)] Monitor On: Approx. 295 shots Electronic color viewfinder On: Approx. 295 shots [Number of still image shots (Eco Mode On)] Monitor On: Approx. 420 shots [Movie recording time (CIPA compliant)] Monitor On: Approx. 85 min. Electronic color viewfinder On: Approx. 90 min.
Wired
Digital terminal (Hi-Speed USB compliant), HDMI OUT terminal
Wireless (NFC)
NFC Forum Type3/4 Tag compliant (Dynamic)
Wireless (Bluetooth)
Compliance standards: Bluetooth Specification Version 4.1 (Bluetooth low energy technology) Transmission scheme: GFSK modulation scheme
Transmission frequency
Frequency: 2.4 GHz Channels: 1–11 ch
Camera access point mode
WPA2-PSK (AES)
Ad hoc mode
WPA2-PSK (AES)
Temperature
Min.: 0 °C (32 °F), Max.: 40 °C (104 °F)
Humidity
85 % or less
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 115.6x 89.2 x 60.6 mm / 4.6 x 3.5 x 2.4 in. * Based on CIPA Guidelines
Weight
Approx. 380 g / 13.4 oz. (Body only) Approx. 427 g / 15.1 oz. (Including battery pack, memory card) * Based on CIPA Guidelines

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