Despite being very late to the CSC market, Canon has managed to produce a camera that isn't too far off the pace in many respects, and it should give the Nikon J2 a serious run for its money. ...

While it provides one of the best touch-screen experiences in its class and the compact body is quite comfortable to shoot with, the Canon EOS M's disappointing performance and blah feature set make it less attractive than competitors.

This quietly good-looking camera has some great strong points. The Canon EOS M camera will please if you're on the lookout for brilliant image and solid build quality. It’s a sleek design in a small, lightweight body. A built-in flash could be useful to save fiddling with external adaptors, and autofocus was rather slow. ...

The EOS M, Canon's first compact interchangeable lens camera, feels polished on the outside, but its poor performance makes it clear that you're looking at a first-generation product.

Die kompakte Canon gefällt mit ihrer hochwertigen Technik und liefert eine tolle Bildqualität. Störend sind der allzu langsame Autofokus und der hohe Preis für das Kit.

Mit der Preisempfehlung von 849 Euro ist die Canon EOS M eher im oberen Preissegment der Systemkameras angesiedelt. ...

Image quality as strong as you’ll find from a DSLR, but dithering autofocus and awkward ergonomics spoil the venture

In technology, we expect first-of-its-kind products to encounter teething issues. But in the case of the EOS M, Canon should not have had to reinvent the wheel. Perhaps the company is still unsure and testing the waters with this first try, or, as some have theorized, Canon doesn’t want a mirrorless model to cannibalize its market share of compact EOS DSLRs, a sector it’s strong in. The Compact System Camera/mirrorless market is a growing one, and Canon needs a camera that can compete with those from Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, and Olympus. The EOS M, unfortunately, isn’t it. ...

Mit einer UVP von 849 Euro ist die EOS M eher im oberen Preissegment der Systemkameras angesiedelt. Dafür bekommen Sie jedoch auch ein wertiges Metallgehäuse und einen großen 17,9-Megapixel-Sensor im APS-C-Format, auf dem auch die Messpixel für den Phasenvergleichs-Autofokus sitzen. ...

Canon gelingt mit der EOS M eine tolle Kamera für Einsteiger – 800 Euro sind allerdings viel zu teuer.

... Die Canon ist eine Kamera für Qualitätsfanatiker mit Zeit. Sie bietet Spiegelreflex-Qualität in einem winzigen Gehäuse, schwächelt aber bei der Geschwindigkeit: Der Autofokus arbeitet langsam. ...

The Canon EOS M could be a great camera. In fact, its easy, pleasant-to-use design and image quality are easily worth four stars. However, the M's general slowness just isn't acceptable, which is why it ended up with a two-star score.

Zweifelsohne ist die Canon EOS M eine schick designte Kamera mit hoher Verarbeitungsqualität, die eigenen DSLR-Einsteigermodelle werden in diesen Punkten deutlich in den Schatten gestellt. ...

The EOS M may have the image quality front wrapped up, but its other shortcomings make it less than standout. It's pricey, autofocus is behind its competitors, the design is yawnsome and after biding its time the Canon ultimately fails to outshine most of its compact system camera competitors. It may strengthen in future releases but, for now, the EOS M is no game changer.

In unserem Praxistest erzielt die Canon EOS M im Großen und Ganzen ein gutes Ergebnis, wie aber schneidet die erste spiegellose Systemkamera von Canon im Labor ab? ...

Canons erste Spiegellose hat das Innenleben der EOS 650D, verzichtet aber auf einen Sucher.