M100 shutter options

DavidWright2010 wrote:

Is a wireless option possible for the M100? I didn't find anything in a search. And I've found that using a smartphone is problematic; apparently the camera drops the connection at random.

The M100 has Bluetooth, so you should be able to use Canon's BR-E1 remote control, but the £45 price tag is where I lost interest, and I can't tell you how effective it is. The M100 has been replaced with the M200 face-lift which apparently has improved AF. I do use the rear screen release on mine - with Touch Operation set to Sensitive I almost don't need to touch the screen to fire the shutter and the custom self-timer can be set to fire up to ten times with an initial 1s to 30s delay.

I needed an EF-M camera (for a Celestron RASA 8), and got a great price on the kit some time ago.

I'm also considering the M100 as a replacement for my Sigma DP3M, which is getting cranky in it's old age. With the Sigma 56 mm lens, and Topaz Sharpen AI, the results are almost as sharp as the DP3M.

But with the rounded body edges, and the excessive pressure needed by the shutter button, I have trouble with camera shake. (And don't suggest rear screen shutter.)

Mine doesn't need excessive pressure for the shutter button, but squeezing it slowly there is a definite first pressure and a click when the foil dome of the switch makes final contact, and that can give camera shake at slow speeds. Certainly more shake than gently touching the screen to fire the shutter. The other advantage of using the screen release is that it automatically chooses the focus point and the centre of the Evaluative metering emphasis. A little self-adhesive flipbac rubber handgrip improves the handling no end.