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Design of the Canon EOS M10 Camera
The Canon EOS M10 belongs to Canon's mid-range mirrorless camera line, introduced in 2015, featuring a minimalist design from its exterior to its interface.
Features of the Canon EOS M10 Camera
Excluding the detachable lens, the M10 is quite compact, slightly larger than a typical compact camera. It comes in two color options: black and white. Even with the 15-45mm lens attached, the camera remains lightweight at 300 grams. It can easily fit into a jacket pocket or handbag for convenient transportation. Additionally, Canon offers a variety of colorful protective cases to customize the appearance of the camera.
At the top of the device, the Canon EOS M10 features a switch button toggling between 3 modes: fully automatic photo capture, photo capture, and video recording. The camera does not have a detachable flash foot, but it integrates a pop-up flash for necessary situations. The video recording button and WiFi function are separated for user convenience.
Drawbacks of the Canon EOS M10 Camera
While Canon aimed to create a compact design to maximize portability, the handling and adjustment of settings on the M10 are inconvenient. The flat right side of the front panel lacks a protruding grip, making it difficult to hold securely. The camera also only has one dial at the shutter button, 5 buttons on the back, so adjusting settings and shooting modes largely depend on the 3-inch touchscreen, slowing down operations significantly if not accustomed.
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Canon EOS M10 Mirrorless Camera
Additionally, to achieve a sleek size, the M10 also eliminates the viewfinder, resulting in framing and reviewing photos solely through the screen. The camera's screen displays well, usable even under sunlight and can rotate 180 degrees. With the Canon EOS M10, you can capture high-quality 'selfie' photos from various angles.
Overall, the design of the M10 emphasizes simplicity, compactness, and a cute appearance. However, to achieve this compactness, the M10 sacrifices many buttons, dials, and relies heavily on the touchscreen, which may lose points for those seeking a camera design more conducive to adjustment.
Notable Features of the EOS M10 Camera
The EOS M10 is equipped with an APS-C sensor with an 18-megapixel resolution, a 3:2 aspect ratio. The camera's adjustable ISO range is from 100 to 12800, expandable to 25600 in automatic mode. It utilizes a DIGIC 6 processing chip, supports 14-bit RAW image output, records Full HD video at 30fps, and HD at 60fps.
Canon EOS M10 Camera
The EOS M10 utilizes Canon's EF-M lens mount. You can also purchase an EF/EF-M mount adapter for approximately 1.5 million dong to utilize existing EF and EF-S lenses. Since they are all Canon systems, lenses attached via the adapter still support features such as autofocus or IS as usual, a superior point compared to adapters used on other systems.
The camera is equipped with a Mini USB port like others. The USB port on the M10 is only used for connecting to a computer and does not support charging, so you cannot use a power bank to supplement the battery if needed.
The M10 features both NFC and WiFi connectivity, allowing users to quickly connect a smartphone to the camera for remote shooting and image transfer from the card, with the connection button located on the side of the camera for quick access. The Canon Image Gateway service facilitates connecting the camera to large photo storage and social media services such as Flickr, Facebook, and more.
Assessing the Image Quality of Canon EOS M10
The 15-45mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM lens bundled with the M10 has a focal length equivalent to 24-72mm on a Full-frame camera. This focal range is suitable for various genres including street, indoor, portraits, and landscapes. However, due to the small aperture, users may encounter difficulty in achieving a shallow depth of field.
The focusing capability is also a downside of this lens. Canon employs the Hybrid CMOS AF II focusing system on the M10, with 49 focusing points providing very fast focusing speed equivalent to the EOS M2 or EOS 100D. However, the images lack 'crispness' even when focusing is adjusted at the center, and tested through both manual focusing mode (with support from Peak Focusing feature - automatically indicating focus in each area of the image) and autofocus. Touchscreen autofocus also aids in easier focusing for those unfamiliar with adjustments.
Additionally, the lens encounters another issue with the phenomenon of purple/green fringing. This phenomenon is noticeable at the edges of objects with strong contrast with the background, as seen in the above image.
For those unfamiliar with photography, the M10's fully automatic shooting mode is sufficient for uncomplicated scenes. The camera meters well, automatically sets shutter speed and ISO appropriately, so images are less shaky even in low light conditions. The automatic white balance mode also works well, producing accurate colors.
The Canon EOS M10 camera has good noise reduction capability at high ISO levels. At ISO below 400, images are very clean and high in detail. Noise starts to appear at ISO 800, but it's minimal and only noticeable when zoomed in, inspecting images at maximum size. At ISO 1600, noise is still well controlled, accompanied by stable brightness levels. Noise becomes more apparent at ISO 6400. The camera supports a maximum ISO of 12800, but it's probably only necessary if you need to capture images in very poor lighting conditions.
Canon EOS M10 Camera
For those unfamiliar with photography, the M10's fully automatic shooting mode is sufficient for uncomplicated scenes. The camera meters well, automatically sets shutter speed and ISO appropriately, so images are less shaky even in low light conditions. The automatic white balance mode also works well, producing accurate colors. The M10 is also equipped with many creative shooting modes, among which the Creative Assist mode will generate 6 pre-edited photos alongside the original image. You can also apply modes such as HDR, black and white shooting, or food mode for better results.
Full HD Video Recording
The M10 allows for fairly detailed adjustments when shooting videos, conveniently thanks to touchscreen focusing capability. However, the limitation in resolution (only capable of recording at 25fps in Full HD resolution) restricts the camera's video capabilities.
Conclusion
The standout feature and difference of Canon amidst the myriad of mirrorless camera lines from other renowned brands is Canon's ecosystem. When using the lens mount adapter, you'll have access to a wide range of high-quality lenses using the EF and EF-S mount from Canon and “for” lenses, with more features than adapters on other systems. However, within the EF-M lens range, the selection is very limited, currently only with one fixed lens available.
However, this camera is quite suitable for beginners or those accustomed to using compact cameras or smartphones for photography. With a large sensor, the quality of this camera is good, with impressive noise reduction capabilities.
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