Canon EOS M50 Mark II

Specifications

Specifications in detail

Image Sensor

• Type
  22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS
• Effective Pixels
  Approx. 24.1 megapixels
• Total Pixels
  Approx 25.8 megapixels
• Aspect Ratio
  3:2
• Low-Pass Filter
  Built-in/Fixed
• Sensor Cleaning
  EOS integrated cleaning system
• Colour Filter Type
  Primary Colour

Image Processor

• Type
  DIGIC 8

Lens

• Lens Mount
  EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M)
• Focal Length
  Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
• Image Stabilisation
  Optical Image Stabilizer on compatible lens
  
  Movie: In-camera Digital IS available. Further stabilisation enhancements from lenses compatible with Dynamic IS

Focusing

• Type
  Dual Pixel CMOS AF System.  Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor
  
  Contrast detection method is used during 4K Movie Servo AF
• AF System / Points
  Maximum 3975 positions
  
  Maximum 143/99 points available for automatic selection in Face+Tracking mode. May vary depending on settings.
  
  Max 25 frames in Zone AF¹
  
  Freely position 1 AF point/ 1 AF Zone via manual selection (area available lens dependent)
• AF Working Range
  EV -4 - 18 (at 23 °C, ISO 100, with EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM)
• AF Modes
  One-Shot AF and Servo AF
• AF Point Selection
  Face + Tracking: Face and subject tracking via automatic recognition/ manual selection via touchscreen. Automatic selection over AF points when no face recognised within frame.
  
  Eye AF available²
  
  Zone AF: Manual zone selection, plus automatic selection over AF points within selected zone
  
  1-point AF / Spot AF: Manual selection via touchscreen/ buttons
• Selected AF Point Display
  Indicated on LCD monitor/ EVF
• AF Lock
  Locked when shutter button is pressed half way or customisable AE Lock Button
• AF Assist Beam
  via LED assist beam
• Manual Focus
  With EF & EF-S lenses - Select via AF/MF switch on lens
  
  With EF-M lenses - Select via dedicated MF Button/ other customisable buttons (toggle AF/MF).
  
  MF Peaking available
  AF+MF available (Manual focus adjustment after One-Shot AF)
  Magnify image available during MF (5x or 10x)

Exposure Control

• Metering Modes
  Real-time metering from the image sensor
  (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones)
  (2) Partial metering at center (approx. 5.8% of Live View Screen)
  (3) Center weighted average metering
  (4) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of Live View Screen)
  
  Partial and spot metering not available in movie
• Metering Brightness Range
  Still image: EV -2 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100)
  Movie: EV 0 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100)
• AE Lock
  Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
  Manual: By AE lock Button in creative zone modes.
• Exposure Compensation
  +/-3 EV in 1/3 stop increments
• AEB
  3 shots, +/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments (can be used together with Exposure Compensation)
• ISO Sensitivity

  Open

  Close

  Recommended Exposure Index

  ISO AUTO (minimum 100, maximum can be set between 400 - 25600 except in Scene Intelligent Auto and Creative Filter mode max 6400, and Flash On 1600), 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stop increments. ISO can be expanded to 51200
  
  4K Movie: ISO AUTO (100 - 6400), 100 - 6400 in 1/3-stop increments. Full HD and HD Movie: ISO AUTO (100 - 12800), ISO 100 - 12800 in 1/3-stop increments. ISO can be expanded to 25600

Shutter

• Type
  Electronically controlled focal-place shutter ³
• Speed
  30 - 1/4000 sec (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

White Balance

• Type
  Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
• Settings
  Auto (Ambience Priority), Auto (White Priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White
  Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature (100 Kelvin increments)
  
  White balance compensation:
  1. Blue/Amber +/-9 levels
  2. Magenta/ Green +/-9 levels
• Custom White Balance
  Yes, 1 setting can be registered

Viewfinder

• Type
  0.39-type OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  Approx. 2,360,000 dots
• Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
  Approx 100%
• Eyepoint
  Approx 22mm
• Dioptre Correction
  Yes
• Viewfinder Information
  Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button
  (1) Liveview image with exposure info
  (2) Liveview image with basic info
  (3) Liveview image with full info
  
  Customisable settings:
  Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Multi aspect ratios
• Depth of Field Preview
  Yes

LCD Monitor

• Type
  7.5 cm (3.0”) Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Electrostatic capacitive type. Vari-Angle
• Coverage
  Approx 100%
• Brightness Adjustment
  Adjustable to one of seven levels
• Display Options
  Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button
  (1) Liveview image with exposure info
  (2) Liveview image with basic info
  (3) Liveview image with full info
  
  Customisable settings:
  Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Multi aspect ratios, Hints and Tips

Flash

• Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
  5
• Built-in Flash Coverage
  Maximum coverage at approx. 15mm (35mm equivalent: approx. 24mm)
• Built-in Flash Recycle Time
  Approx. 3 seconds ⁴
• Modes
  Auto (E-TTL II), Manual (minimum/medium/maximum)
• Red-Eye Reduction
  Yes
• X-Sync
  1/200 sec
• Flash Exposure Compensation
  +/- 2 EV in 1/3 increments
• Flash Exposure Lock
  Yes
• Second Curtain Synchronisation
  Yes
• HotShoe / PC Terminal
  Yes/No
• External Flash Compatibility
  E-TTL II with EX and EL series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support
• External Flash Control
  Via camera setting/ flash setting menu

Shooting

• Modes
  Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, SCN(Self-Portrait, Portrait, Night Portrait, Smooth Skin, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Food, Panning, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Silent Mode), Creative Filters (Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect , HDR Art standard, vivid, bold, embossed), Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure, Movie (Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure, Time-lapse movie)
• Picture Styles
  Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
• Colour Space
  sRGB and Adobe RGB
• Image Processing
  Highlight Tone Priority (standard and enhanced)
  
  Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
  Long exposure noise reduction
  High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings + Multi Shot NR)
  Lens peripheral illumination correction
  Chromatic aberration correction
  Diffraction correction
  Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO)
  
  Creative Assist:
  Presets
  Background Blur (5 settings)
  Brightness (19 levels)
  Contrast (9 levels)
  Saturation (9 levels)
  Color Tone 1 & 2 (19 levels)
  Monochrome (Off/Black and white/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green)
• Drive Modes
  Single, High-Speed Continuous, Low-Speed Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, Remote)
• Continuous Shooting
  One shot AF: Approx. 10 shots/sec for up to 36 frames in JPEG and 10 frames in RAW⁵

Live View Mode

• Coverage
  Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

File Type

• Still Image Type
  JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.31 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0)
  RAW: RAW, C-CRAW (CR3 14-bit) [6]⁶,
  Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
• RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
  Yes, RAW + various JPEG compression possible
• Image Size
  RAW: 6000 x 4000
  
  JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976 x 1984, (S2) 2400 x 1600
  JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328 x 4000, (M) 3552 x 2664, (S1) 2656 x 1992, (S2) 2112 x 1600
  JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000 x 3368, (M) 3984 x 2240, (S1) 2976 x 1680 (S2) 2400 x 1344
  JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000 x 4000, (M) 2656 x 2656, (S1) 1984 x 1984, (S2) 1600 x 1600"
• Folders
  New folders can be created and selected
• File Numbering
  (1) Continuous, Auto Reset
  (2) Manual Reset

EOS Movie

• Movie Type
  MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]
• Movie Size
  4K - 3840 x 2160 (23.98, 25 fps)
  Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
  HD - 1280 x 720 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50 fps)
• Movie Length
  Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB⁷

Other Features

• Custom Functions
  9 customisable buttons
• Metadata Tag
  User copyright information (Author's Name, Copyright Details)
  Image rating (0-5 stars)
• Playback Zoom
  15 steps plus smooth pinch-to-zoom
• Display Formats
  (1) Single image with information (toggle options)
  (2) Single image
  (3) Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
  (4) Jump Display (1/10/custom number image, by shot date, by rating, by folder, by movies only, protected only)
• SlideShow
  Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10/30 seconds
  Repeat: On/Off
  Transition Effects: Off, Slide in 1-2, Fade 1-3
  Added background music
• Histogram
  Brightness/ RGB
• Highlight Alert
  Yes
• Image Erase Protection
  Erase: Single image, Selected images, Selected range, folder, All images
  Protection: Selected images, Selected range, All images. Folder, Unprotect all images
• Menu Categories
  (1) Shooting menu
  (2) Playback menu
  (3) Wireless menu
  (4) Setup menu
  (5) Display menu
  (6) My Menu
• Menu Languages
  29 Languages
  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Malay, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Japanese
• Firmware Update
  Firmware update possible by the user.

Interface

• Computer
  Hi-Speed USB (Micro USB)
• Other
  Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only, 1-11 ch)⁸
  
  Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.2, Bluetooth low energy technology)⁹,¹⁰
  
  HDMI (Micro - Type-D connector), HDR output to compatible TV supported

Direct Print

• Canon Printers
  Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
• PictBridge
  Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

Storage

• Type
  SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I compatible)

Supported Operating System

• PC
  See support pages for up-to-date information
• Macintosh
  See support pages for up-to-date information

Software

• Image Processing
  Digital Photo Professional
• Other
  Picture Style Editor, EOS Utility, Image Transfer Utility
  
  Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices¹¹

Power Source

• Batteries
  1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E12
• Battery Life
  Viewfinder: Approx. 250 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹²
  Live view: Approx 305 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹³
  4K Movie Recording: Approx. 95 mins
  Full HD Movie Recording: Approx 130 mins
  Playback time when playing back a slideshow of still images: Approx. 3 hrs 45 mins
• Battery Indicator
  4 levels
• Power Saving
  Display off (15, 30 sec or 1, 3, 5, 10, 30 mins)
  Auto Power Down (30 sec or 1, 3, 5, 10 mins, Disable)
  Viewfinder off (1, 3 min, disable)
  ECO mode
• Power Supply & Battery Chargers
  Battery charger LC-E12
  
  Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700
  DC Coupler DR-E12

Accessories

• Cases / Straps
  Camera Jacket EH32-CJJ (beige)
  Camera Jacket EH32-CJJ (light brown)
  Neck Strap EM-E2 (light brown)
  Neck Strap EM-E2(BW) (brown)
  Neck Strap EM-E2(BK) (black)
  Neck Strap EM-E2(WH) (white)
  Neck Strap EM-200DB
• Lenses
  EF-M lenses
  All EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M
• Flash
  Canon Speedlites (including EL100, 90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III, 430EX III-RT, 470EX-AI, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
  
  Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3, Speedlite Bracket SB-E2
• Remote Controller / Switch
  Bluetooth Remote BR-E1
• Other
  Interface cable IFC-600PCU
  Mount Adapter EF-EOSM

Physical Specifications

• Body Materials
  Polycarbonate
• Operating Environment
  0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
• Dimensions (W x H x D)
  116.3 x 88.1 x 58.7mm
• Weight (Body Only)
  Approx 387g (black), 388g (white), CIPA testing standard including battery and memory card