Hey /p/

I just bought a Canon m50 and have a week to try it out and return it. I’m noticing a few downsides (compared to the Canon t4i DSLR that I’ve had for 7 years) and was wondering if this is these differences are common when switching to mirrorless, or if I am just doing something wrong:

-There’s a lag between the time I put my eye up to the EVF and the time that it turns on. I’m used to the way that with a DSLR, the viewfinder is always on.

-Autofocus seems slower

-It seems like the only way to choose where to autofocus is to use the touch screen. I prefer looking through the viewfinder because I have shaky hands and having the camera close to me makes it easier to hold it steady.

-It takes longer for a photo to be taken. With my DSLR, the picture would show up on the LCD instantly, but with the M50, it seems to take a few seconds to load. I thought a mirrorless would be faster because it shoots more frames per second?


I really like the EVF, but I miss being able to just whip out my camera and take a picture super quickly. I don’t use video much, so that’s not super relevant. Is this camera not as fast, or am I not using it correctly? I keep reading how amazing mirrorless cameras are I want to like it because of how small it is!