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Canon m50 sigma lens12/3/2023 ![]() Just as with other recent Canon models, this all works exceptionally well, leaving you free to concentrate on framing the subject while the camera takes care of focusing. I found that the EOS R50 was able to track birds in flight pretty well, although my ageing EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM zoom struggled to keep up. It’s also a bit dim, which can make it difficult to see in bright light. Then again, it’s still larger than the EOS 250D’s optical viewfinder. It’s a 2.36m-dot unit with 0.59x magnification, which means it’s distinctly small even in comparison to the R50’s entry-level peers. The EOS R50’s viewfinder has much the same specifications as those on the EOS R10 and EOS M50 Mark II (and indeed, the original M50 before that). But its lack of buttons and dials is likely to be frustrating for more advanced users, who should look towards the EOS R10 instead. Overall, the EOS R50 is good to use, as entry-level cameras go. It works especially well with the Q menu for changing multiple settings quickly. Given the relative lack of buttons, the touchscreen also becomes an important control point, with Canon’s excellent touch interface extending to every facet of the camera’s operation. This is really helpful for beginners as they get to know the camera and its features.Ĭanon’s onscreen Quick Control menu works well with the touchscreen for changing settings quickly. You can also customise the Quick Control menu, and build a “My Menu” for quicker access to your most-used settings. The ISO, video record and d-pad buttons can all be reassigned to the user’s preference, and autofocus activation moved from the shutter button to the AEL button on the back. Other functions can be accessed quickly from the Quick Control screen by pressing the Q button.Ĭanon provide plenty of scope for customisation here – much more so than was once the case for cameras at this level. Instead, it’s much easier to use the touchscreen to set the focus point, both when using the rear screen and the viewfinder but the latter has to be enabled in the menu. The d-pad cannot be reconfigured to move the focus point directly, so you have to press the AF Area button first, which is rather long-winded. The up key is used to set exposure compensation, and the left and right keys control AF/MF and drive modes respectively. The directional buttons on the d-pad are assigned to specific functions. There’s only a few buttons on the back, and they’re rather small. ![]() All these buttons are very small indeed, with the latter three also flush against the camera’s back, making them difficult to locate by touch when using the viewfinder. At the back, there are just exposure lock and AF area selection buttons a 4-way d-pad with a central ‘SET’ button and Menu, Info and Playback buttons. On the top are the shutter button, control dial, exposure mode dial, ISO and video record buttons, and the power switch. Physical controls are pretty minimal, with the back of the camera mostly taken up by the articulating screen. Where EOS M cameras used a control dial encircling the shutter button to change exposure settings, the R50 reverts to Canon’s standard vertically embedded dial, bringing the design into line with the rest of the EOS R range. The viewfinder eyepiece sticks further out the back, too. ![]() The larger RF mount brings subtle changes in shape and styling, though, with more rounded shoulders and a curvier flash housing. It’ll directly accept the Speedlite EL-5 flash (£399 / $499), but older units need the AD-E1 adapter (£40 / $50) Disappointingly, though, it has no legacy flash contacts.
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