Canon EOS M3 vs. Canon EOS M10

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS M3 and Canon EOS M10. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS M3 vs. Canon EOS M10 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.8 cm 6.66 cm
Width 11.09 cm 10.8 cm
Depth 4.44 cm 3.5 cm
Weight 366 g 265 g
Body Material Stainless steel, magnesium alloy, polycarbonate resin -
Enclosure Colour Black Black | White
SENSOR Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 18,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Image Processor DIGIC 6 DIGIC 6
LENS Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF-M Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 49
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.48" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.6
Interchangeable Yes -
Features Tilting -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-12800 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial
Exposure Metering Zones 384 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, food, sports mode, handheld night shot Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, sports mode, handheld night scene
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Sepia, Neutral, purple, blue, green, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Camera Flash Flip-up Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Digital Video Format H.264 MPEG-4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3376
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 1920
JPEG 2880 x 1616
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1920
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 4608 x 3456
RAW 5184 x 2912
RAW 3456 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 2880 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1536
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3840 x 2880
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 2880 x 1616
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2880 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1920
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 250 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 185 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 255 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
USB 2.0
HDMI
FEATURES Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4.2 frames per second 4.6 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, saturation control, highlight tone priority, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Hybrid Auto RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, highlight tone priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction
OTHERS Canon EOS M3 Canon EOS M10
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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