Product Comparison: Canon EOS M vs Canon EOS R

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Canon EOS M Compact System Camera

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General Specifications

Brand

Canon

Model

EOS M

EOS R

Origin

Japan

About the Product

An 18-megapixel interchangeable-lens compact system camera small enough to take anywhere. Enjoy simple creative controls and superb low-light performance for stunning images. Capture images that are packed with clarity and colour and can be printed at sizes up to A2 in amazing detail.

Meet Canon's new addition to the EOS System, the EOS R camera. The foundation of this system is an entirely new lens mount, designed for optical excellence today and incredible optical potential for the future. Get ready to capture a variety of subjects in many different environments. Versatility is key with the EOS R; a 30.3 Megapixel Full-frame CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 8 Image Processor deliver stellar low-light performance, even in dark situations.

Key Specs

Sensor Resolution

18 MP

30.3 MP

Sensor Type

CMOS

Lens

EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Viewfinder

No, Live View via LCD screen

0.5-inch OLED colour EVF (3.69 Million dots)

Sensor Resolution

Canon EOS M

Canon EOS R

Size & Weight

Height

2.61 in.

3.87 in.

Width

4.27 in.

5.35 in.

Depth

1.27 in.

3.32 in.

Weight

10.51 oz.

20.46 oz.

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Canon EOS R

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Canon EOS M Compact System Camera

Good low-light performance, and compact size.
The camera's compact build is very handy.
It's compact body. Great camera.
It is compact enough to carry around with me.
Nice and compact. Easy to carry.

Canon EOS R Full-frame system camera

Portability - size, weight and ergonomics - are excellent. Had to familiarize a little to the new button layout and slightly modify the grip, but overall feeling and maneuverability really great.
The portability and small size is another attractive quality. It's small but feels good in the hands.
The EOS R camera operates flawlessly, the RF lenses are equally brilliant. Overall lighter weight.
I like the light weight. It shoots pretty true to what I would expect out of a 30Mp mirrorless full frame camera.
The lens makes the camera heavier, so it’s difficult to hold it for half an hour in your hands.

Imaging

ISO Settings

100 – 6400, 100 - 25600

100-12800, Extended: 100 - 102400

Burst Mode

Yes

Low Light/High Sensitivity

Yes

Face Detection

Yes

Image File Format(s)

JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG

Low Light/High Sensitivity
Face Detection

What customers say about "Imaging"

Canon EOS M Compact System Camera

It takes great night photos, awesome day photos.
The image quality is really impressive.
The JPEG processing is solid, the RAW photos surpass my K-x easily.
Image quality is far superior to my existing point-and-shoots.
The image quality is great and the compatibility with my other Canon lenses is awesome!

Canon EOS R Full-frame system camera

I’ve only had it for a couple of days, but I’m really liking this camera. The kit zoom is great - better than the EF 24-105 L. Adapted Canon glass works perfectly.
Continuous shooting speed - the R is faster and more accurate. 7D Mark II goes up to 10 fps, I very rarely go that fast, even for sports, because I don't want to be culling through so many images.
Images are beautiful with very good performance in low light, high ISO, with very usable images up to 8000 ISO even though I rarely go over 6800 ISO.
Low light performance is excellent. Shooting the above mentioned owl at ISO 12,800 resulted in no visible noise whatsoever.
Eye AF doesn't work in continuous mode - there's a rumored firmware update to add this and it's included in the lower end EOS RP.

Display

Display Type

LCD

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen Size

3 in.

3.15 in.

Screen Resolution

1040000 dots

2100000 dots

Vari-angle Display

Yes

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Canon EOS R

Canon EOS M

Canon EOS R

What customers say about "Display"

Canon EOS M Compact System Camera

The screen is easily viewable even in direct sunlight.
Very happy with this little thing. Great screen.
Touch screen works great.
The touch screen can be annoying when you accidentally activate the touch shutter option.
There is no optical viewfinder.

Canon EOS R Full-frame system camera

The display is flexible and bright - I shoot fine art photos so this came in handy for tripod timer shots.
Just use the touch screen with your thumb - took a little while to get used to but works great.
Touch screen controls are super fast - no lag. Jpegs sooc look great. I haven't had time to mess with the Raw files in Lightroom, so not sure about dynamic range, etc.
The lcd screen and viewfinder are gorgeous. I don't know if it's my eyes and I haven't seen it in any reviews, but I feel the image in the evf seems brighter than the image in the big lcd screen.
The touch and drag autofocus can be more responsive, meaning when I touch the screen while looking through the viewfinder the to change the focus point.

Features

Water Resistant

Yes

Shock Resistant

Panorama Mode

Shooting Modes

Scene Intelligent Auto, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Program, Aperture Priority, Manual, Shutter Priority

Stills, Scene Intelligent Auto, Flexible priority AE, Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Bulb, Custom (x3)

White Balance Modes

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom

Ambience priority/White priority, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature

Shutter Speeds

30 - 1/4000

30 - 1/8000

Water Resistant
Panorama Mode

What customers say about "Features"

Canon EOS M Compact System Camera

The focus sure works fine and quick enough for me.
The image quality is impressive for such a small camera.
It feels solid - has just enough weight to it and doesn't feel cheap.
Design is slick, simple design.
Super compact. Great IQ from the kit lens. Excellent build quality and feel.

Canon EOS R Full-frame system camera

The FV mode is probably my favorite new feature. It gives you everything: aperture priority, shutter priority, exposure compensation, ISO control, and full manual.
The silent shooting mode from the EOS R, this makes for a great combo doing video work and/or for taking photographs in places where you do not want sounds coming from your camera.
I also set the multi function touch bar as my white balance control. So I can either tap left or tap right to change the white balance or I can swipe the bar for the same effect.
One thing I don’t like - the mode dial. Switching back and forth between photo and video is cumbersome. I’m getting used to it, but it’s just not a good way to switch.
The R has silent shutter. Works up to 1/8000s. Not as good as the Fujis though that can go up to 1/32000th.

Connectivity

PictBridge Enabled

Yes

NFC Enabled

Integrated GPS

Yes

Output(s)

USB, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), HDMI, Microphone Jack

USB-C, Mini HDMI, Stereo mini jack, E3-type terminal

Number Of Memory Card Slots

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Canon EOS R

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Canon EOS M Compact System Camera

Camera uses a SD slot, shoots RAW or JPEG.
I love that there is a microphone input.
Great connectivity options.
No WiFi or GPS built in.
There are no WiFi or gps built-in to the camera.

Canon EOS R Full-frame system camera

Had some initial troubles configuring bluetooth connectivity to enable GPS, but all sorted out. I consider GPS coordinates to be an integral part of a photo experience.
A surprise - the USB C is great! If you have a USB C charger or power pack with PD, it will charge the camera. Same goes for a Macbook Pro power brick.
The camera performs better than my 6D MK II, and the one card slot is not an issue if you use the auto-download feature on camera connect.
Convenient access to photos over built-in WiFi.
There is always a break in the connection of bluetooth when I try to transfer photos.

Power

Battery Model

LP-E12 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N

Battery life

230 frames

350 frames