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Canon M10 vs Leica M10

Portability
88
Imaging
62
Features
70
Overall
65
Canon EOS M10 front
 
Leica M10 front
Portability
75
Imaging
73
Features
45
Overall
61

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Key Specs

Canon M10
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 12800 (Bump to 25600)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF-M Mount
  • 301g - 108 x 67 x 35mm
  • Released October 2015
  • New Model is Canon M100
Leica M10
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 50000
  • No Video
  • Leica M Mount
  • 660g - 139 x 80 x 39mm
  • Launched January 2017
  • Successor is Leica M11
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Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Overview

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon M10 vs Leica M10, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Canon and Leica. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the M10 (18MP) and M10 (24MP) and the M10 (APS-C) and M10 (Full frame) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The M10 was brought out 15 months prior to the M10 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the M10 grades versus the M10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon M10 over the Leica M10

 M10 M10 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1040k1037kCrisper screen (+3k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Leica M10 over the Canon M10

 M10 M10 
LaunchedJanuary 2017October 2015Fresher by 15 months

Common features in the Canon M10 and Leica M10

 M10 M10 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen sizing

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Physical Comparison

For those who are planning to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon M10 has outside dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") having a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Leica M10 has sizing of 139mm x 80mm x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") and a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the M10 and the M10.

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the M10 and M10 is 88 and 75 respectively.

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 top view buttons comparison

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor sizing just by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the M10 and M10.

As you can see, the two cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The M10 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Leica M10 will deliver more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older M10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 sensor size comparison

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon M10 Portrait photography information
Leica M10 Portrait photography information
70
has manual focus
megapixel count good (18MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
comes with face detect autofocus
delivers RAW formats
cannot use external flash
83
manual focus
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
delivers RAW files
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Street Comparison

Canon M10 Street photography advice
Leica M10 Street photography advice
79
has a tilting screen
decent sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
has touch focus
no image stabilization
69
sensor size is great (Full frame)
delivers RAW files
great ISO range (50,000)
screen is fixed
no image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Canon M10 Sports photography advice
Leica M10 Sports photography advice
59
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
comes with tracking focus
has phase detect autofocus
continuous shooting slow (4.6 frames per second)
no image stabilization
low battery life (255 shots)
53
megapixel count good (24MP)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
no image stabilization
not so great battery life (210 shots)
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Canon M10 Travel photography highlights
Leica M10 Travel photography highlights
74
has touch focus
megapixel count good (18 megapixels)
flash built-in
display is selfie friendly
doesn't have Timelapse mode
low battery life (255 shots)
57
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
not so great battery life (210 per charge)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Canon M10 Landscape photography info
Leica M10 Landscape photography info
66
has manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Canon EF-M mount)
nice screen size (3")
megapixel count good (18MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
no image stabilization
low battery life (255 shots)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
75
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Leica M mount)
good sized screen (3")
megapixel count good (24 megapixels)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
great ISO range (50,000)
delivers RAW files
no image stabilization
not so great battery life (210 per charge)
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon M10 Vlogging advice
Leica M10 Vlogging advice
74
display is selfie friendly
has touchscreen
comes with face detect autofocus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
no image stabilization
doesn't have microphone support
9
no video shooting
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Canon M10 vs Leica M10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon M10 and Leica M10
 Canon EOS M10Leica M10
General Information
Make Canon Leica
Model Canon EOS M10 Leica M10
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Pro Mirrorless
Released 2015-10-12 2017-01-18
Physical type Rangefinder-style mirrorless Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip DIGIC 6 Maestro II
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C Full frame
Sensor dimensions 22.3 x 14.9mm 35.8 x 23.9mm
Sensor surface area 332.3mm² 855.6mm²
Sensor resolution 18MP 24MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Peak resolution 5184 x 3456 5952 x 3992
Highest native ISO 12800 50000
Highest enhanced ISO 25600 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points 49 -
Lens
Lens mount Canon EF-M Leica M
Total lenses 23 59
Crop factor 1.6 1
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 1,040k dots 1,037k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Optical (rangefinder)
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.73x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 30 seconds 8 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 4.6 frames/s 5.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 5.00 m (at ISO 100) no built-in flash
Flash options Auto, on, off, slow synchro no built-in flash
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (60p, 50p), 640 x 480 (30p, 25p) -
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video file format MPEG-4, H.264 -
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) none
GPS None Optional
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 301g (0.66 lb) 660g (1.46 lb)
Dimensions 108 x 67 x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") 139 x 80 x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 65 86
DXO Color Depth score 22.0 24.4
DXO Dynamic range score 11.0 13.3
DXO Low light score 753 2133
Other
Battery life 255 pictures 210 pictures
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LP-E12 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom) Yes (2 or 12 secs)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Price at release $599 $7,595