People are not mentioning some amazingly strong features of the M3…

I've had my EOS-M3 for a while (after owning/using a first generation EOS-M for 3 years). and there are amazing things about it nobody is mentioning. Or if they are, I've missed them among the myriad of criticisms…

I'll limit myself to my most useful positive day-to-day features.

I shoot a mixture of landscape (both standard and HDR multi-shot) ,interiors, architecture, museums, historical sites and macro shooting with my M and M3. I've shot thousands of pictures with the original EOS-M. The M3 is a Canon T6i/T6s camera stuck into a very diminutive package.

• Focus is snappier than with EOS-M
• Tilt Screen is awesome…really useful
• Focus Peaking is incredible…where have you been all my life? Invaluable for macro work…especially in low light or non-contrasty situations. And it works on MANUAL LENSES!!! Finally my Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 is back in the bag! And my 1970s Sigma 400mm prime goes with me for reach-out-and-touch shots! (especially with the 2X adapter). The peaking feature makes AF+M mean something for those fine tuned focus tweaks.
• Electronic Leveling - shooting interiors & exteriors of buildings it's quick, spot-on, and BUiLT-IN…indicates both side-to-side and front/back level. This is a huge addition!!
• "C" mode on the dial is configurable! It means I have my M3 set up for normal 'normal' settings (Av mode), and by dialing up "C" it immediately puts me into HDR multi shot mode with 2 second shutter delay. I shoot a couple HDRs and dial immediately back to my normal shooting mode. This saves me minutes/frustration/button-pushing on either side of shooting. It means I don't have to decide IF I'm going to switch into AEB mode and do an HDR or just skip it.
• Reassignable button functions - there are dozens of potential reassignments! And they are in plain English and simple! I backbutton focus on/off, turn 'focus peaking' on/off with the "Record" button, drop into Single/Continuous mode with the trash, magnify mode (and jump out of it with MENU).
• Menu Button moved to an easy-to-use spot…the M(1) MENU button above the wheel meant you had to work harder (or use both hands) to Go-Back steps whereas now it's at the back/bottom where it really is quick-n-easy to access.
• No more accidentally touching the back screen and switching modes or taking pictures! I've wasted too much time resetting or re-selecting things on my M from ordinary handling (I didn't realize I touched you!!!) 
• Ring around the shutter button…it finally does useful things rather than me finding myself in movie or "Idiot" mode.
• Configurable back screens…Turn views on/off, add or remove Histogram/Electronic Leveling. Far less cluttered info screens which tell me only what I WANT to know.

Things I probably like better with the M versus M3…it still gives me great shots (albeit at a lower resolution), it's simple to switch to "Idiot" mode and hand to someone and they get-it right away. I say probably because I may find a good work-around for some of my issues with the M3.

Two things I liked better from the EOS-M…

• I did like being able to adjust ISO and EV on screen with the back wheel.
• I do a maneuver for 6 shot HDRs where the AEB mode set to cover 2 stops each direction. In circumstances where I want more latitude, I will dial the EV back (in AEB) as far to the minus side as I can go (EV -5 to -2) for the first set of shots, then move the EV to Zero and cover EV 0 to +2 for the next 3 shots. It's less disruptive on the M(1) since EV will change with the back dial.

But those are minor complaints compared to the HOST of positive additions.

It's not intended to replace my DSLRs, but next time I head to Europe/Italy it may! I picked up a set of metering M Extension tubes (which only work well on normal to telephoto lenses), a couple adapters for standard EF to EF-M use for my herd of Canon lenses.

From all the negative press I sure missed many of the points I highlighted above.

For those who say the AEB mode is slower on the M3, it is a touch. I do believe it's related to shooting in RAW and Continuous mode at a higher resolution (which in reality we are when we shoot 3 successive shots). Sometimes the third shot is delayed because the camera is still processing the first two.

Someone should experiment with shooting AEB in JPG mode to see if it's snappier.

Hope this post adds to the discussion of the M3…I'm one happy guy!