Canon M3 for Street Photography

Is the Canon M3 good for Street Photography?

$480.88

Canon M3 Street Photography Score

GOOD

Canon M3 has a score of 63 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Canon M3 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Canon M3 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Tilting LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Canon M3 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

Medium sized Body

Mirrorlessbody of Canon M3 is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.

No Image Stabilization

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Canon M3 users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Canon EF-M mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Canon M3.

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Canon M3 Alternatives in Rangefinder-style mirrorless cameras for Street Photography

Sony A6500 Compare M3 vs A6500	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #84 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #45
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus PEN-F Compare M3 vs PEN-F	20 MP \| Four Thirds CMOS Sensor Micro Four Thirds Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #79 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #39
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A6600 Compare M3 vs A6600	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #48 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #27
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 92 Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic GX8 Compare M3 vs GX8	20 MP \| Four Thirds CMOS Sensor Micro Four Thirds Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #64 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #33
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 92 Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic GX9 Compare M3 vs GX9	20 MP \| Four Thirds CMOS Sensor Micro Four Thirds Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #104 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #52
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A6500

Olympus PEN-F

Sony A6600

Panasonic GX8

Panasonic GX9