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Kanon brings this M series of interchangeable lens cameras back to the US with the m3 but it's not the breakout model I'd hoped for in fact its strengths and weaknesses relative to competitors seem unchanged from two generations ago I'm Laura green for CNET and this is the Canon EOS m3 its design remains its strongest asset with a somewhat heavy but tank like body and substantial grip the control layout and menus are straightforward and it is perks like a flash that you can tilt back for better illumination quality and a flip-up touch screen for selfies it also supports a very nice hot shoe based electronic viewfinder though that will cost you extra between 200 and 250 of us UK or Australian currencies photo and video quality also stack up well versus its strongest competitors not better overall but not worse either unfortunately though it might be an improvement for its series it's still the slowest of the pack and doesn't have any continuous shooting mode that supports continuous autofocus or auto exposure all of that limits its versatility the feature set is about the same as less expensive models and for people who care about lens options there's only a handful of native EFM mount lenses priced at $800 for the kit with the 18 to 55 millimeter STM lens it's also a lot more expensive than models with similar feature sets in the US and UK cameras like the samsung nx500 and the sony a 5100 which both have the same aps-c size sensor and no viewfinder oddly though the price is relatively a better deal in Australia it's a perfectly competent camera but it doesn't stand out from an increasingly crowded field read why in my room you