News & Reviews:   Canon EOS M5

Again, last week had no really dominating news but there were some notables. Caving in to the pressure, Microsoft have announced that the full Windows 10 experience may soon run on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Fitbit are buying Pebble, effectively marking an end to the initially crowd-funded Pebble smartwatch.

Featuring a 24.2-megapixel CMOS APS-C sensor paired with a DIGIC 7 image processor, the Canon EOS M5 is the first mirrorless camera to offer Dual Pixel technology for fast and accurate autofocusing. Launched yesterday and priced from RM4699, it still uses EF-M mount lenses, so previous lenses launched by Canon can be used without any problems on the M5. Utilizing a 2.36-million dot electronic view finder, 3.2-inch 1.62M-dot touchscreen tilt screen that tilts up by 85° and downward by 180° and NFC, WiFi and even Bluetooth we managed to go hands-on with it in the video below.

Canon Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd officially announced their latest mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS M5 for Malaysia from RM4699 (just the body). Designed for the beginner and semi-pro photographers, it features a 24.2-megapixel CMOS APS-C sensor with Dual Pixel tech and a DIGIC 7 image processor – similar to the one installed in the Canon EOS 80D. It will be available in December at the usual resellers and now on Canon's official store on Lazada.

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Internationally, the Xiaomi Mi 5S and Mi 5S Plus got launched along with the TCL 950 and Blackberry will not be designing smartphones anymore. Samsung also officially announced their Galaxy A8 (2016). The Malaysian prices for the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus got "officially" leaked, so check out our compilation page to register your interest for the telco of your choice.

For budding and semi-pro photographers, a new camera is now available for your arsenal. The Canon EOS M5 is the company’s latest mirrorless camera, and it packs quite a punch in features that any photographer would want.

Not much went official this week except for Apple's iOS 10 update, while you can check out if your device supports it we also did a quick first impressions of it on the Apple iPhone 5. You can now officially pre-order your new Sony PS4 for Malaysia as well.

Samsung continues to ask that you send in your Samsung Galaxy Note 7, with only the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Malaysia release date announced. Most other notable news included closer looks at the Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus as they got torture tested and torn down alongside the Apple Watch Series 2.

With Photokina 2016 coming next week – leaks of upcoming products and features are starting to appear online as companies are ramping up to the launch dates. One of them is Canon, and we are expected to see the new Canon EOS-M5 pretty soon, if the images suggests.

A new report just leaked online, showing what seems to be Canon’s next attempt in the mirrorless camera space. The EOS M line has seen limited success in the mirrorless world, but with the new camera, they seem to be gearing up to make a mark in the field.