Canon EOS M5 vs Leica CL Compare

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Cameras which are being compared are Mirrorless cameras.

EOS M5 vs CL - Side by side

Learn more about compared cameras specifications below.

Canon EOS M5 vs Leica CL Specs

EOS M5

  • Introduced in September 2016
  • Mirrorless
  • Sensor: APS-C
  • 24 megapixel
  • 9 frames/second
  • 100 – 25600 ISO
  • 1920 x 1080 Video
  • Viewfinder: Elektronic
  • 80.00mm (3.1″) Monitor, articulated
  • Lens mount EF-M
  • WiFi built-in
  • 115.6 x 89.2 x 60.6mm³ (4.6″ x 3.5″ x 2.4″)
  • 427g (13.8 oz.)

All specs: Main page for EOS M5

CL

  • Introduced in November 2017
  • Mirrorless
  • Sensor: APS-C
  • 24 megapixel
  • 10 frames/second
  • 100 – 50000 ISO
  • 3840 x 2160 Video
  • Viewfinder: Elektronic
  • 76.00mm (3.0″) Monitor
  • Lens mount L Mount
  • WiFi built-in
  • 131 x 78 x 45mm³ (5.2″ x 3.1″ x 1.8″)
  • 400g (12.9 oz.)

All specs: Main page for CL

EOS M5 vs CL Sensors

On the pictures below the sensor areas of cameras are highlighted.

This infographic highlights the sensor areas of both models compared to other common sensor formats:

Info graphic: EOS M5 an CL sensor comparison

EOS M5 vs CL: Viewfinder

EOS M5 has an electronic viewfinder and it’s resolution is 2.36 megapixel with magnification of 0.60x.

CL has an electronic viewfinder with resolution 2.36 megapixel, it’s magnification is 0.74x.

Viewfinder magnifications of compared cameras. The black area shows a magnification of 1x, relative to native size; in red is a magnification of 0.85x.

EOS M5 (0.60x)

CL (0.74x)

Better choice: Leica CL

Canon EOS M5 VS Leica CL Other Specs Comparison

Why is Canon EOS M5 a better choice

EOS M5

CL

Sensor cleaning (3)

Wider resolution (5, megapixel)

24.40 24.32
Built-in flash (2)

Better monitor (2, Megapixel)

1.62 1.04
Articulated monitor (2)

External microphone (2)

Longer battery life (3, photos)

295 220

Conclusion: Advantages of the EOS M5 are built-in automatic sensor cleaning, the higher resolution and the built-in flash. A nice touch is that the display has a higher resolution, the articulated display and the connector for an external microphone. Another advantage over the CL: that the battery has more stamina.

The EOS M5 scores 19 points.

Otherwise why to choose Leica CL

EOS M5

CL

Higher speed (4, frames/second)

9 10
Better sensibility (4)

100 – 25600 ISO 100 – 50000 ISO
Larger lens selection (3)

7 11
Better Video (2)

1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
More portable (2)

625cm³
(39 cu.in.)
460cm³
(29 cu.in.)
USB 3.0 (2)

Conclusion: Advantages of the CL are that the camera is faster, the larger sensitivity and the larger selection of lenses. We also like the superior video recording, the more compact size and the support for USB 3.0. HArdly a luxury, given today’s image size and the requirements of 4K video.

Yields 17 points for the CL.

Common Specs for both cameras compared

EOS M5

CL

Sensor format

APS-C APS-C
Touch screen

Similar weight

427g 400g
WiFi

Canon EOS M5 VS Leica CL Dimensions

Look at front view of the EOS M5 and CL

Top view of cameras

Total scores

Here’s the total score according to comparison above:

Canon EOS M5

Leica CL

19
17

We advise to choose the newest model: Leica CL.