Canon EOS M3
Specifications

22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS

Approx. 24.2 megapixels

Approx. 24.7 megapixels

3:2

Built-in/Fixed

EOS integrated cleaning system

Primary Colour

DIGIC 6

EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M)

Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens

Enable/Disable Image Stabilizer on compatible lens 

Dynamic IS available with compatible lenses

Hybrid CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor ¹

49 AF points (Maximum)²

EV 2-18 (at 23°C, ISO 100, with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM)

One-Shot AF and Servo AF

Automatic selection (Face+Tracking), Manual selection (1-point AF)

Indicated on LCD monitor

Locked when shutter button is pressed half way or customisable AE Lock Button

via LED assist beam

Dedicated MF button (toggle AF/MF). Select on camera menu AF+MF (Manual focus after One-Shot). 

MF Peaking available

Real-time metering from the image sensor 

(1) Evaluative metering (384 zones) 

(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 10%) 

(3) Spot metering (approx. 2%) 

(4) Center weighted average metering

EV 1-20 (at 23°C, ISO 100)

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.

+/-3 EV in 1/3 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).

3 shots, +/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments

AUTO(100-12800), 100-12800 in 1/3 stop increments 

ISO can be expanded to H: 25600 

During Movie shooting: Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop increments)

Hybrid Single Blade Shutter (Electronic first curtain and mechanical second curtain shutter)

30-1/4000 sec (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

Auto white balance with the imaging sensor

AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom. 

White balance compensation: 

1. Blue/Amber +/-9 

2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.

Yes, 1 setting can be registered

Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1

Yes, via customisable buttons

Tilt type 7.5 cm (3.0”) sRGB ClearView II Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. In-cell capacitive type

Approx. 100%

Approx. 170°

Adjustable to one of five levels

Switchable via INFO. Button 

(1) Quick Control Screen 

(2) Liveview image no information 

(3) Liveview image full info 

(4) Liveview image basic info

5

up to 18mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 29mm)

Approx. 3 seconds

Auto, Manual Flash On/off, Slow Synchro

Yes - with red eye reduction lamp

1/200sec

+/- 2EV in 1/3 increments

Yes, with compatible external flash

Yes

Yes

Yes/ No

E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

Via camera menu screen

Scene Intelligent Auto mode (Stills and Movie), Creative Assist (Stills and Movie). Hybrid Auto, SCN(Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Handheld Night Scene, Food), Creative Filters (HDR, Fish-eye Effect, Art Bold Effect, Water Painting Effect, Miniature Effect (Stills and Movie), Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Grainy B/W), Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom) 

Movie modes: Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure

Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)

sRGB

Highlight Tone Priority 

Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) 

Long exposure noise reduction 

High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings + Multi Shot NR) 

Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination and chromatic aberration 

Creative Assist: 

Background Blur (5 settings) 

Brightness (19 levels) 

Contrast (9 levels) 

Saturation (9 levels) 

Color Tone (19 levels) 

Monochrome (Off/ BW/ S (Sepia)/ B (Blue)/ P (Purple)/ G (Green))

Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, remote)

Max. Approx. 4.2fps for approx. 1000 JPEG images, 5 images RAW ³⁴

Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

30 fps

Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen plus MF Peaking) 

Autofocus: Hybrid CMOS AF III (Face + Tracking, 1-point AF)

Grid overlay (x2), Histogram, Electronic Level, Multi aspect ratios

JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), 

RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), 

Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Yes, RAW + various JPEG compression possible

RAW: (3:2) 6000 x 4000, (4:3) 5328 x 4000, (16:9) 6000 x 3376, (1:1) 4000 x 4000 

JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 4320 x 2880, (S1) 2880 x 1920, (S2) 2304 x 1536, (S3) 720x480 

JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328 x 4000, (M) 3840 x 2880, (S1) 2560 x 1920, (S2) 2048 x 1536, (S3) 640x480 

JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000 x 3376, (M) 4320 x 2432, (S1) 2880 x 1616 (S2) 1920 x 1080, (S3) 720 x 408 

JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000 x 4000, (M) 2880 x 2880, (S1) 1920 x 1920, (S2) 1536 x 1536, (S3) 480x480

MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]

Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) 

HD - 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) VGA - 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) 

Miniature Effect - HD, 

VGA - (6, 3, 1.5 fps) 

Hybrid Auto - HD - (30 fps)

Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB

New folders can be automatically created monthly or daily

(1) Consecutive numbering 

(2) Auto reset

6 Custom Functions with 17 settings including 7 customisable buttons/controls

User copyright information (can be set in camera) Image rating (0-5 stars)

Yes

1.5x - 10x enabled in 10 steps

(1) Single image with information (Customisable with 6 levels) 

(2) Single image 

(3) Index display (6/12/42/110 images) 

(4) Jump Display

Playback time: 3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/15/30 seconds 

Repeat: On/Off 

Transition Effects: Off, Fade

Brightness: Yes 

RGB: Yes

Yes

Erase: Single image, Selected images, Selected range, All images 

Protection: Selected images, Selected range, All images. Unprotect all images

(1) Shooting menu (x5) 

(2) Playback menu (x4) 

(3) Setup menu (x4) 

(4) Custom Functions menu 

(5) My Menu

25 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 and Japanese

Update possible by the user.

Hi-Speed USB (Mini-B compatible)

Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with Dynamic NFC support ⁵ 

HDMI output (Type-C/Mini compatible) 

External microphone (3.5mm stereo mini jack)

Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I compatible)

Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 

Mac OS X 10.8 / 10.9 / 10.10 

For Wi-Fi connection to a PC via Image Transfer Utility: 

Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 only 

Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9 / 10.10

Digital Photo Professional

Picture Style Editor, EOS Utility, Image Transfer Utility

1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17

Approx. 250 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)⁶ Approx. 185 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

AC Adapter Kit ACK-E17, Battery charger LC-E17

LCD monitor turns off after 10, 20, 30 sec or 1, 2, 3 mins. 

Auto Power Off 

ECO mode

AC Adapter Kit ACK-E17, Battery charger LC-E17

Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1 

(0.48 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage

Body Jacket EH27-CJ 

Neck Strap EM-E2

EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M)

Canon Speedlites (including 90EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX II, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-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 RC-6

Interface cable IFC-400PCU 

HDMI Cable HTC-DC100