Canon EOS M50 Mark II review

Canon’s EOS M50 Mark II is a confusing little camera – while it is feature-packed, it’s only a very minor update on the first EOS M50 camera. Other than the addition of eye AF and the ability to shoot vertical video, there’s not really a whole lot different between the two versions. So while we wouldn’t recommend owners of the EOS M50 to upgrade to the newer model, it’s great for those just starting out on their photography and content creation journeys.

Vertical video recording; Eye AF for stills and video; Great stills;

Heavily cropped 4K video; Limited native lenses; 100fps shooting at only 720p

Canon EOS M50 Mark II Mirrorless Camera with 15-45mm Lens M50MII review

While we would in no way recommend upgrading to the Canon EOS M50 Mark II if you own the original camera, if you're coming to the system afresh there are a lot of things to like about it.

Great stills and 1080p, Clean HDMI out, Vertical video, YouTube live streaming

4K is very compromised, Eye Detect AF not 100%, Only one control dial, Rolling shutter

Canon EOS M50 Mark II Mirrorless Camera with 15-45mm Lens M50MII review

Like its predecessor, the Canon M50 Mark II is an attractively-sized, well-sculpted camera with a good-quality sensor, a responsive vari-angle touchscreen, a decent electronic viewfinder and a very-capable autofocus system.

Excellent image quality, Superb implementation of touch-control, Good-quality viewfinder built-in

4K video mode crops the frame, Limited lens range

Canon EOS M50 Mark II Mirrorless Camera with 15-45mm Lens M50MII review

Like the model before it, the M50 Mark II offers a compact, DSLR styled mirrorless camera, with a 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor, which gives excellent image quality, with the same excellent colour reproduction that you get with Canon EOS DSLRs.

Compact and easy to use, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth built-in, High-resolution electronic viewfinder, Great image quality, Face and eye detection focus (now available in video), 4K video recording, Rapid focus and shutter response, Good value for money

Limited Canon EOS-M lens range, 4K video crops heavily into frame, High-speed video is at 720p resolution

Canon EOS M50 Mark II Mirrorless Camera with 15-45mm Lens M50MII review

Having a camera handy will, alone, result in more images captured, and the M50 II is especially easy to keep handy. I took this little camera's predecessor along on several short trips and can say that its convenience factor is really high.