Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Pros:__________ • The size is super compact. This has to be one of the few cameras that I feel comfortable putting in my bag all day. Most cameras, with this price range, need their own case for storage, but not this one. It’s small, compact, solid, and not heavy. A perfect combination. • I'm a big fan of the viewfinder design layout. Being housed in the camera itself protects it and cuts out the bulky feature design that makes the camera look bigger than it is (You just press the trigger on the side and it pops up). Sony has made this design in the past and it’s awesome that Canon is a part of it. • With the viewfinder hidden, the whole camera is sleek and feels as if Canon nudge everything it can in the size that it is. With a rubber grip throughout the front and back of the camera, it’s an impressive design, and very comfortable to hold. • The screen is bright, clear, can be tilted forwards, and a decent resolution of what you’re seeing. I assume the tilted screen feature will be great for vlogging and or selfies, but the main reason for me is the convenience of navigating, quickly, throughout the settings. • One of the best touchscreens I’ve seen in setting your focus point. I can go to the way comers of the screen, and it will still pick up the point I’ve chosen. • The 4k video layout is excellent. With a bit rate around 120 Mbps, You can only go 25 and 30fps, but the video can be shot uncropped, giving more of what can be shoot (1080p can go up to 120fps, which performs as it should). • The layout controls are very user-friendly for newbies as you can use both the touchscreen and/or rear controls to change your settings. The quicker by far is the touch screen for a regular guy or gal. • For me, the built-in optical image stabilization shows its effect more when filming with the Canon. I filmed it just walking around my neighborhood and the stabilization does do a great deal of work, given the size of the camera. • I recommend the raw burst mode right before a significant event (like blowing out candles on a cake, or fireworks). The reason why is because this mode is fast. It's capable 20, 30, to 70 fps to ensure that “special” moment will be shot. I didn’t have that type of moment when testing it, but it was a great view of the image quality that came out. Very clear, accurate coloring and no blurriness in the images themselves (Also, forgot to mention that you can go up to 30fps continuous raw shooting. Overall it’s impressive). • Adding to the raw burst mode, if you need even a quicker shot than you can trade-off the resolution quality and garb a frame from the video in-camera. • The biggest life savior I think what the Mark 2 provides after you take your shot. The same feature as shooting with your phone, but obviously with a 100x better, the camera pre-captures and buffers around 15 frames, just in case you missed your shot. • Bluetooth 4.1 system isn’t a battery hungry machine and transfers pictures very fast (4k videos do take a little longer). • For me, the best way to charge the Mark 2 is to have a portable battery and connect it to the camera. Using this way, you can still use the camera as the connection is a USB. • USB Type C!!! No micro USB! • 5x optical zoom lens is excellent with a great aperture range. With the image stabilization integrated, even my shakiest hands did not affect the image quality when taking a picture. • As mention before, Canon does give you the option of shooting raw images, but I recommend you use Canon’s new C-raw system. It’s almost the same in quality, but the images are compressed in a smaller size, creating more storage. • Just like any Canon, you’re going to get a lot of modes. Automatic modes, scene modes, creative effects, HDR art options, and more. If you’re getting this camera, whatever you need to shoot I think the Canon has a program already built for it. • One shooting mode that I like is the start shooting modes. It helps you to take pictures of the night sky, including a time-lapse feature. It’s difficult to shot at night overall, so this was cool that this mode can help you can shot for the stars, literally. • A new focus system is pretty neat as you can shoot a series of exposures automatically with only the focus distance changing between frames • I don’t use the WIFI feature because the Bluetooth feature is more efficient to bring your pictures into your phone, and then to social media. But if you do, the WIFI is also fast for uploading, if you don’t have your phone around. • The control ring around the lenses is a quick way to change settings. Overall the camera gives you a couple of ways to get where you need to go for quick access to focus, flash settings, as well as the aperture/shutter levels. You just need to find which way is best for you. • Good face detection. On a clear day, with a group of 6 friends, it immediately found all of them. This testing was in the daytime, but the system was able to detect the faces, even when some weren’t directly facing the camera. Cons and Oks:__________ • If you’re going to use the flash, it’ll only be for inside. You have a narrow range in using the flash exposure correctly. Outside at night, you’ll need to get pretty close for this effect to work. • The auto white balance system is pretty restrictive. You have a limited number of white balance modes, and one fluorescent mode within this layout. • The battery system is around 230 shots on the touch screen, 180 shots using the EVF, and around 320 shots with ECO mode enabled. • No phase-detect autofocus. Compare to Sony, and past Canon cameras, the autofocus is very limited and lacks the complexity (pinpoint modes, sizes, and tracking) that many cameras, in this price range, have in the market. • With no eyecup, the viewfinder does sometimes glare at me when any bright outside light hits the camera at the right angle. This has surprisingly happened more often than it should. • As much as Canon gives in the camera, you’re pretty restrictive in customizing it as your own. Buttons that you can customize are only a couple and it takes time to get it to change. Overall the auto and scene modes don’t give you more control than you wish you had. • Plastic camera body and lens ring. I do like how light it is but I’m willing to accept a little more weight if that means a stronger camera if falls out of my hand. I will admit that the rubber coating does help remove most of the plastic feeling. • Because of the plastic design, the lens control ring itself feels hollow. • Not water-resistant. With an open pop-up view finder system, be careful of water. • The pop-up flash and popup viewfinder can get in the way if you don't move them out of the way. • The viewfinder can come up on it’s on with a trigger, but you’ll need to pull it back manually before use. This is annoying and I can see the pop-up feature to be not best in the long run for professional photographers. Because of this layout, it’s a three-step process to use it. • I know the past model had the fully articulated screen, as now it has been swapped for the tilted format. You can still make the screen face whom you’re filming, but that free-range layout is long gone. • Another issue in the new screen layout is that you can’t fold it in on itself, increasing the change of the screen to get scratched • Base on past reviews I’ve read, the Bluetooth, power, storage, shutter speed, and a decent amount of other smaller software/hardware features are the same in its previous model. • You can only shoot 4k for around 10 minutes and around 30 minutes at HD. For filmmakers, it’s best if you find something else if you’re planning on the filming experience. Bottom Line:__________ I have to respect Canon to compact as much as they can in a camera this small. As of now, you’re not buying a Canon for the picture quality, but for the experience. I say this because Canon is, without a doubt, the best in shooting brilliant pictures. Even with the issues I found, a Canon has a pretty long shelf life before you need to invest again. For a camera like this, Canon is trying to say that we’re making smaller and compact cameras that even the daily person can use on the go. Most of you will ask what difference between this camera, Mark 2, and Canon’s Mark 3. And….sorry. I can’t give you this answer as I’ve haven’t tested the Mark 3. To be honest I have no idea why Canon did this layout of two cameras at the same time. Both look almost identical in looks and I have to only assume that some hardware in the Mark 3 justifies Canon to say “hey, let’s just make another camera.” I don’t know if this is a money grab or Canon really has a defensible reason. In the end, Canon is making this camera for those who want the best in quality to be put in there bag or pocket. It’s a very sturdy camera and nothing is really wrong with it. My only pet peeve is the autofocus limits but for the average person, this will mean little in the final buy. Overall: A compact camera that packs a pretty solid punch in performance, if you’re ok with some limits. Hope I was a help to you. Love, Honest Reviewer.