I love the size and portability of this thing, and it takes fantastic photos.

If you don't want to break the bank but still want a camera that shoots great photos and takes great video then this is for you

This is my second M50, the first was a dud, did not turn on and immediately went back for a replacement (first time ever to have a Canon camera with a fatal defect).I like this camera very much and believe that its fun to use, takes great photos, including the accompanying telephoto lens

If you want a travel-friendly camera that produces great photos and video, this is a great buy.

I love using this camera, and it takes fantastic photos.

It is a nice size, shaped to provide a good grip and with a "rubberized" texture on the right hand grip surfaces.

I love the size and portability of this thing, and it takes fantastic photos.

The size, ease of use and picture quality are all excellent, except the battery, it’s about an hour, that’s shooting pictures... video about 1/2 hour

The camera has same size sensor like my 7D mark II but a better processor

I am starting with Canon models because I vastly prefer their more intuitive controls and jpeg image processing

The Ideal travel camera might be a next generation M5, melding the positive features of the M50 with the superior control interface of the M5, but of course the M5 costs significantly more.

This is not a problem once you know to enable the flash, however, I do not know whether leaving it enabled (either "AUTO" or "ON") affects battery life when the flash is down, therefore, I disable flash when not in use, and it seems a poor use of precious control real estate to need to have it assigned to a button as is the default, unless it is necessary to conserve battery (see below)

There is a "Quick Control Screen" accessible by pressing the "Set"

but there are simply not enough controls to assign all frequently used functions, so regular menu use is unavoidable, but certainly AEB should be assignable.

Unlike its traditional DSLR older brothers this new small Canon mirrorless covers 80% of its auto focus area (not just 19-65 cross points!), using the classic, and hands down best auto focus system in the camera market, with its “dual pixel auto focus”.When compared to my Canon t6i crop sensor digic 6 24.2mp this new digic 8 24.2mp is quite noticeably sharper, and colors are cleaner, brighter, and skin tones are just brilliantly smooth and pure

It is fun to use, has great color, awesome autofocus, and the 4k is definitely useable

I shoot 4k footage with c mount lenses that work great at this crop factor

Overall I feel the M50 is like a downsized and mirrorless 4K video capable version of a Canon T7i Rebel and that’s a compliment because you get a level of still image detail and classic Canon colors just like you’d get with a T7i with half the camera bulk and weight and the 4K video is a major bonus compared to the 1080 limitation of the T7i - and all for about the same or slightly less money than a T7i.

This is a really small lens for a 3:1 zoom on an APS-C camera and the retractable feature helps make it so.

The Ideal travel camera might be a next generation M5, melding the positive features of the M50 with the superior control interface of the M5, but of course the M5 costs significantly more.

The viewfinder is bright and clear and there is minimal lag or smearing as the camera is panned, unlike my first digital camera (Fuji S602Z).

When I was choosing this camera, at this price range 3 features were important to me:First small size

Yes, I know that the M50 has WiFi and Bluetooth to allow it to be operated remotely by smartphone and this is a valuable feature allowing remote live-view; but establishing a WiFi connection is a bit fiddly and time consuming and the connection is lost when either device powers down.

According to other reviewers, the M50 has a less robust "feel" and inferior operator interface to the M5, but also has the latest generation processor, enhanced Dual Pixel AF and fully articulated touch screen.

The fully articulated touch screen is very useful and can be reversed to protect it in the stored position, unlike the M5.

The flip out, fully articulating screen has the best touch screen in the camera industry, and offers functionality like; touch to auto focus, touch to snap a pic, move points of auto focus, and much more

I had thought of buying the Sony a7III but did not like the non articulating lcd screen

I had thought of buying the Sony a7III but did not like the non articulating lcd screen

but you need something in between and something that will be easy to use with our existing expensive lenses that we have from our other Canon cameras

But I recommend sticking with the EOS-M lenses; they represent great value for money especially if you can get them in good condition used

Must have: small, lightweight, interchangeable lenses (and a variety to choose from), fully articulated LCD, near zero shutter lag, raw processing, 8 shot buffer minimum, high ISO, viewfinder (with visible histogram), hot shoe

I do not expect them to be as good as thousand dollar lenses

It was more difficult to use than my DSLR, and my good lenses will not fit on this mount

My final gripe does not regard the camera, per se, rather Canon's software support of it, specifically the ability to easily transfer files to computer.

I got truly excellent pictures from this camera, and I love Canon, but ultimately I returned it because the lens configuration is quite awkward, especially for something I had hoped to use for point and shoot (if slightly more pro than an entry level version of P&S).

Arguably, 18-20mp is a more appropriate upper limit for APS-C and note that both Canon and Nikon have limited their top-of-the-line APS cameras to about 20-21mp.

The viewfinder is bright and clear and there is minimal lag or smearing as the camera is panned, unlike my first digital camera (Fuji S602Z).

Overall I feel the M50 is like a downsized and mirrorless 4K video capable version of a Canon T7i Rebel and that’s a compliment because you get a level of still image detail and classic Canon colors just like you’d get with a T7i with half the camera bulk and weight and the 4K video is a major bonus compared to the 1080 limitation of the T7i - and all for about the same or slightly less money than a T7i.

With the focus spot centered on the white neck of an egret that was thinner than the spot, the M50 focused on the grass behind, rather than the egret, and this occurred repeatedly usually preferring the higher contrast detail even though farther away.

The viewfinder is bright and clear and there is minimal lag or smearing as the camera is panned, unlike my first digital camera (Fuji S602Z).

That said, I've been impressed by the detail available in the M50 images, even at 100% crop.

Based on various camera reviews I had low expectations for the alledgedly “marginally usable” 4K video from the M50, so I was delighted and surprised to find the video quality was actually good - good detail resolution at ISO 100, accurately colored and no major problems with rolling shudder as long as the camera was held steady.

If you want a travel-friendly camera that produces great photos and video, this is a great buy.

The viewfinder is bright and clear and there is minimal lag or smearing as the camera is panned, unlike my first digital camera (Fuji S602Z).

I was searching for a more compact "travel" camera to augment that system, not replace it.

The Ideal travel camera might be a next generation M5, melding the positive features of the M50 with the superior control interface of the M5, but of course the M5 costs significantly more.

I can confirm that battery life is related to the lenses used; in a recent outing where I used the EFS 55-250mm for 99 exposures, the battery was exhausted after only 118 shots in less than 1.5 hours of use.

I will definitely buy more batteries, a total of 3 may suffice, but whereas I also carry 3 batteries for my DSLR, I seldom bring a charger on trips of a few days.

(The GPS requires connection to a phone, and that drains the battery on both, so I probably won't use it much)Then there are some unexpected bonuses

And please, Canon, if you're determined to make cameras that are dependent on wireless connection, improve your connection software and provide enough battery to carry the load

The viewfinder is bright and clear and there is minimal lag or smearing as the camera is panned, unlike my first digital camera (Fuji S602Z).