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Is the Canon M3 good for Street Photography?

Canon EOS M3
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Canon M3 Street Photography Score

GOOD
Canon M3 has a score of 62 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 for Landscape Photography

Canon M3 Alternatives in Entry-Level Mirrorless cameras for Street Photography

Fujifilm X-S10

Compare M3 vs X-S10

26 MP | APS-C BSI-CMOS Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #56
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #45

Fujifilm X-S10
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 93
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 93
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-M10 III

Compare M3 vs E-M10 III

16 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #148
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #103

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-M10 IV

Compare M3 vs E-M10 IV

20 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #141
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #95

Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-PL8

Compare M3 vs E-PL8

16 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #217
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #134

Olympus PEN E-PL8
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-PL9

Compare M3 vs E-PL9

16 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #177
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #119

Olympus PEN E-PL9
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus E-P7

Compare M3 vs E-P7

20 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
Micro Four Thirds Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #164
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #109

Olympus PEN E-P7
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 91
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X-T200

Compare M3 vs X-T200

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Fujifilm X Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #82
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #66

Fujifilm X-T200
Imaging
Features
Value for Money 91
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon Z fc

Compare M3 vs Z fc

21 MP | APS-C BSI-CMOS Sensor
Nikon Z Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #116
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #83

Nikon Z fc
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon M50

Compare M3 vs M50

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF-M Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #129
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #89

Canon EOS M50
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon M50 II

Compare M3 vs M50 Mark II

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF-M Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #125
Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #86

Canon EOS M50 Mark II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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