Canon Updates Lineup Of Entry-Level DSLRs & Launches 4K Capable M50

March 22 13:06 2018 by Alexei Rivera Print This Article

Canon has just updated their lineup of entry-level SLRs, mirrorless, and compact bridge cameras with the EOS 3000D, 1500D, M50 mirrorless and finally the PowerShot G1X Mark III. The first two are of course your very well known DSLR form factor and compatible with Canon’s EF-S lenses; the M50 is part of the mirrorless range and is the first Canon camera to shoot 4K video; and finally the G1X Mark III is the third iteration of their large APS-C compact camera – probably one of the biggest sensors in consumer cameras today. Alongside all these, Canon is also introducing a revolutionary AI-capable automatic bounce flash called the 470EX-AI that has motors and a computer chip to calculate bounce flash direction and distance automatically.

Canon EOS 3000D Kit (EF S 18-55 III) – Price TBA

18MP APS-C CMOS Sensor & Digic 4+ Image Processor
9-Point AF with 1 center cross-type AF
ISO 100-6400 (Expandable to 12800)
WiFi Supported

Canon EOS 1500D Kit (EF S 18-55 IS II) – Price TBA

24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor & Digic 4+ Image Processor
9-Point AF with 1 center cross-type AF
ISO 100-6400 (Expandable to 12800)
WiFi & NFC Supported

Canon EOS M50 – Price TBA

24.1MP APS-C CMOS Sensor Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Digic 8 Image Processor
ISO 100-25600 (Expandable to 51200)
0.39 type, 2.36 Million Dot OLED EVF
4K 24p / 25p
5-Axis Image Stabilization During Movie Shooting

Canon PowerShiot G1X Mark III – Price TBA

24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Digic 7 Image Processor
ISO 100-25600
2.36 Million Dots EVF
24mm-72mm 3x Zoom Lens
3.0″ Vari-Angle touchscreen LCD

Canon SpeedLite 470EX-AI – Price TBA

Auto Intelligent Bounce Head
Compatible with Canon E-TTL / E-TTL II
Guide Number: 154′ at 100 and 105mm
Zoom Range: 24-105mm (14mm with Panel)
Tilts Upward 120 degrees, +/- 180 degree rotation
AI.B Full-Auto and AI.B Semi-Auto Modes
Optical Receiver Mode
LCD Panel
AF Assist Beam
Runs on 4x AA Batteries

We’re still waiting for pricing info but we’re told that is coming soon. We’ll update this article as soon as we get that info.

So which of these products piques your interest? For us, its both the M50 mirrorless that shoots 4K and the G1X Mark III which has a large sensor in a compact fixed lens body.