Canon EOS M100

The Canon EOS M100 is a small mirrorless camera released in 2017. It measures 108 x 67 x 35 mm, making it easy to fit in a small bag on everyday outings. That compact footprint suits casual, take-anywhere photography.

Inside sits an APS-C sensor behind the Canon EF-M lens mount. Because there is no viewfinder, framing happens on the rear screen, an arrangement that suits photographers already comfortable with phone-style shooting. The screen also offers live view for composing shots.

Still capture is built around a 24.2MP APS-C CMOS sensor working with a Digic 7 processor, and lenses attach via the Canon EF-M mount. Our Optics score of 64 rates the camera as good, placing it around the middle of cameras in our database for Optics.

Autofocus uses 49 points, and the camera can shoot at up to 6.1 frames per second, which may suit brief action moments. That maximum burst rate is a peak figure rather than a promise for long sequences.

The ISO range runs from 100 to 25600, a broad span of sensitivity settings, and the fastest shutter speed is 1/4000 second.

There is no in-body stabilisation, so slower handheld exposures may need a stabilised lens, careful technique or a solid support. Those options help manage camera shake when light levels fall.

Video tops out at Full HD resolution, while frame rates reach 60 fps. That maximum adds smoother-motion options for everyday clips, and the Video score of 70 reflects a good set of recording basics.

Full HD resolution suits family clips, vlogs and social sharing. Anyone who wants 4K output will need a different camera, and the lower resolution also means less room to crop or reframe footage in editing.

A timelapse function is built into the camera, so you can create moving sequences of a sunset or a slow personal project without any external gear. Recordings are saved in the MP4 video file format.

Composition and control revolve around a 3-inch LCD with 1,040,000 dots. It is a touchscreen, so you can control camera settings by touch, and it flips to help with waist-level or selfie framing. The Features score of 70 marks a good feature set.

Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are built in for wireless connectivity, and live view is available for composing shots directly on the screen.

A built-in flash can lift shadows in casual shots. There is no support for an external flash, no GPS for automatic location tagging, and no weather sealing, so keep the body covered in rain or dust.

This is the camera's weakest scored area, with a Storage & Battery score of 16 rated as limited. A single SD, SDHC or SDXC slot supports UHS-I cards and holds one card at a time, so capacity planning matters.

The LP-E12 battery is rated at 295 shots. Treat that as a baseline rather than a guarantee, since real-world results vary with how you shoot. A spare battery is a reasonable precaution for longer outings.

USB charging is unavailable, so plan battery charging between sessions. A charged LP-E12 spare can also keep the camera ready through a longer day away from a charger.