Engadget - There have been plenty of false alarms in recent months, but Canon's first mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC) is finally here -- in fact, we're holding it in our hands. The EOS M is clearly reminiscent of a point-and-shoot, such as the company's high-end PowerShot S100. Sure, Canon could have added some of the dedicated controls that its professional user base would demand, but photojournalists aren't the target here, for a few reasons.
Pocket-Lint: The Canon EOS M heralds the biggest-selling camera manufacturer's entrance into the world of compact system cameras (CSC). With a large sensor just like a DSLR - in the case of the EOS M it's identical to that in the EOS 650D DSLR - but without the mirrorbox for a more trim design, the CSC formula has been tried, tested and adapted over the years by other manufacturers.
Pocket-Lint : The Canon EOS M is a brand new compact system camera, which lays to rest the major camera manufacturer's absence in this particular market sector. It's about time too: the rumours have been ongoing for years, and it's only now that Canon lifts the lid to reveal the M-series.
Pocket-Lint: The announcement of the Canon EOS M lays to rest the ongoing rumours that have been circulating in the mill for, well, years now. 2012 is the year that Canon finally drops its compact system camera bomb - but is it all its cracked up to be?
A quick glance of the EOS M's specs reveals that the camera is a lot like a mini Canon EOS 650D. The 18-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor is one and the same in both cameras. However, the EOS M system does not - as we had initially anticipated - use the sensor found in the Canon PowerShot G1 X.
