Inheriting the product concept of its predecessor, the EOS M (released in September 2012), Canon's new EOS M2 delivers image quality on a par with the company's EOS series of digital SLR cameras in a compact and lightweight design.

Employing Hybrid CMOS AF II, the M2 combines high-precision contrast AF and high-speed phase-detection AF for high-performance autofocusing across approximately 80% of the width and height of the sensor's imaging surface. Compared with the EOS M, the technology makes possible AF across a wider imaging area than that offered by the earlier EOS M and is approximately 2.3 times^*1 faster, letting users realize improved focusing performance and compose shots with greater flexibility while enabling improved tracking response when shooting a moving subject.

Equipped with an approximately 18-megapixel APS-C-size CMOS sensor and Canon's DIGIC 5 image processor, the EOS M2 achieves a high level of image quality that only a large sensor can make possible while delivering a maximum continuous shooting speed of 4.6 frames per second. Additionally, offering a maximum standard ISO of 12800^*2 (expandable to ISO 25600), the camera lets users capture images with reduced noise even in low-light conditions.

Featuring built-in Wi-Fi, the EOS M2 allows users to use their smartphone as a wireless controller to shoot stills with the camera from afar.^*3 Additionally, still images stored on the camera's memory card can be transferred and saved to a compatible smartphone.

*1 When using One-Shot AF, Live View FlexiZone-Multi and an EF-M18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens at focal length of 55mm.
*2 Maximum ISO speed of ISO 6400 when shooting video.
*3 Remote shooting from a smartphone requires the EOS Remote application. While available for both iOS and Android systems, performance cannot be guaranteed for all models.