Canon SL2 / 200D Full Specs Leaked

From CanonRumors (http://www.canonrumors.com/):

EOS 200D

Number of effective pixels: 24.2 million pixels (Total number of pixels: 25.8 million pixels)
Video engine DIGIC 7
Dual pixel CMOS AF
Distance measurement point: 9 points (central one point cross distance measurement)
Viewfinder ratio of viewfinder: about 95% for up / down / left / right
Viewfinder magnification: 0.87 times
Back Liquid Crystal: Touch Panel Compatible Variedangle Liquid Crystal (3.0 inch, 1.04 million dots)
Continuous: Up to 5 frames per second (up to about 3.5 frames / sec when servo AF is set for Live View shooting)
Standard ISO: 100-25600 (extended ISO: 51200 [H])
Shutter speed: 1/4000 to 30 seconds, Valve, strobe synchronization Maximum shutter speed 1/200 seconds
Video: Full HD, 5 axis electronic image stabilization
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · NFC installed
Battery: LP-E 17
Number of storable pictures: approx. 840 pictures (when viewfinder shooting)
Media: SD / SDHC / SDXC card (UHS-I card compatible)
Size: 122.4 x 92.6 x 69.8 mm
Weight: 406 g (body only - black), 453 g (including battery and SD card), 407 g (body only - white), 409 g (body only - silver)
British price: 579 pounds body (black), 68-55 mm III kit (black) 649 pounds, 18-55 mmf / 4-5.6 kit (black, white and silver) 679 pounds

It will be here at the end of the month.

Converting Pounds to US dollar, this looks to be in the price range of the T7i (I've heard rumors that US prices are sometimes cheaper than in the UK).

Just going through these specs, and in comparison with the M5 (which I already own), the remaining reasons to buy an SL2 are:

1. You like OVF over EVF

Personal decision - for me, I am neutral on this, because I am accustomed to each advantages. OVF is better in some situations but creates one extra step for chimping (not onerous to me).

2. You care about battery life

There's no way around it, until Tesla batteries make it into cameras, mirrorless cameras are still not my choice if I am going around all day shooting. Sure you could carry 3-4 batteries with you, but I'd rather not.

3. You want to shoot Canon EF/EF-S glass natively

This is probably the biggest argument for me for the SL2. You get to shoot every lens Canon has ever made (with the exception of FD and M mounts) without the need for an adapter. This gives you added convenience and autofocusing speed, but not much in the way of image quality (I would assume it is the same whether you use an air adapter or not).

Now to be sure, I have not noticed a huge drop in AF speed when using the M5 with adapted glass, but then again I never use the M5 for sports shooting either, but I have heard that the M5 is slower to focus than Canon's DSLRs with long lenses (where it matters).

4. You want something more rugged/durable. Although I am making a leap of faith here, I am going with the assumption that I would rather drop an SL2 than an M5. If anyone disagrees, feel free to provide test results

5. You have big hands and the M5 is too small. This is not a problem for me, and doesn't factor in. But it may for you.

6. You want to save a few bucks. It looks like this camera will be about $200 cheaper than the M5.

7. You shoot low light. In low light, the M5 totally bombs, sad to say. It's -1 EV AF is just not good enough for even moderately lit studio conditions (ask me how I know that! No, actually, don't). Although the specs didn't say, if going by other modern DSLRS, I'd assume the SL2 goes to at least -3 EV AF.

8. Full tilt-swivel screen (as opposed to just tilt-screen on the M5). This is less of a deal for me only because I care more about the ability to tilt to get the low shots than swivel, which to be honest I rarely use except for video. It is nice to be able to flip the screen closed for protection on the SL2, though, so that's a plus.

What will you be giving up by going to the SL2?

From these specs:

a) AF points. You get only 9 AF points, 1 cross type. Compare with 49 focus points on the M5. I am not 100% sure how to evaluate that the M5 does not have cross-type points because it does use contrast detection together with phase detection.

b) You gain a tiny bit of extra weight, and a fair bit of body size. The SL2 weighs a few grams more than the M5, and is a fair bit bulkier. Not much in weight savings for the M5, but much easier to fit in a small container (e.g. a mirrorless camera bag, well duh).

c) Slightly slower continuous shot rate (5 fps vs 7 fps on the M5).

For me, the pros and cons mostly cancel each other out. This is pretty much what I had expected, so I am on the fence as to an SL2 replacement for the M5. Unless some compelling reason comes along, I might just keep the M5, quite frankly.