Canon EOS M Firmware Update Improves Autofocus

This is encouraging: A new 2.0.2 firmware update finally improves the laggy autofocus of the Canon EOS M. The EOS M is a great camera that was initially hobbled by pretty bad autofocus (a reality I address in my book Canon EOS M: From Snapshots to Great Shots). Check out a video comparison of the existing firmware revision (1.0.6) and version 2.0.2 at Canon Rumors: The New EOS M Firmware in Action. The firmware is now available here.

Fraser Speirs installed the update and tweeted:

EOS M firmware 2.0.2 is a huge improvement in multi-point AF speed. Not so noticeable in single-point, which was the fastest AF mode in 1.x.

— Fraser Speirs (@fraserspeirs) June 27, 2013

Published by Jeff Carlson

Author, photographer, and late-nighter Jeff Carlson writes for outlets such as Popular Photography, DPReview, Creative Pro, and others, and is a contributing editor for TidBITS. He is the author of Take Control of Your Digital Photos; The Photographer's Guide to Luminar AI, Take Control of Apple Watch, and Take Control of Your Digital Storage, among many other titles. View all posts by Jeff Carlson