Canon EOS M200 EF-M 15-45mm IS STM Kit Black

Camera overheats and shuts itself off within minutes of being turned on at 1080p, despite ordering through amazon prime with a supposed 30 day guarantee, I’m being told to pay return shipping and send it to a third party seller instead of a normal amazon return… Wow, I feel double scammed.

My biggest issue with this product, it is unusable unless you are using HDMI out into a capture card to record at 1080p and 60fps.

overheating, overheating, overheating

Plugging it in USB and using the beta app to use as a webcam will cause the device to overheat and shut down after about 15-20 minutes.
Recording straight from the camera in ANY resolution or frame rate will cause the device to overheat within 15-30 minutes.
Just having it on and idle with HDMI out on will cause it to overheat and shutdown after about 30 minutes.
What is the point of this camera if you have to have a chiller hooked up to it to even work? That wasn’t even getting me an extra minute of use. Checked the website and apparently the only solution is to use it for 9 minutes, shut it down for 3-9 minutes, then rinse and repeat…

If you are using this for more then a webcam, I would suggest almost ANY other camera.. Just grab a GoPro for the high FPS recording and some better lighting, you’re way better off.

I use this as a very high-end webcam in conjunction with an Elgato Camlink, and it works flawlessly throughout the day.

Things to consider before buying this (though they apply to pretty much all cameras in this price range).

1. For livestreaming or video conferencing, get a dummy battery that plugs into the wall: if you try to use the camera’s standard battery it will overheat after a few minutes.
2. 4K video has a very close crop. For most uses, that won’t be a problem: most video conferencing platforms don’t support 4K. (Also, please remember that at this price range, most cameras crop heavily for 4K)
3. If you do need 4K, you can either invest in a shorter focal length lens (expensive), or do what I did: add a 0.45 wide-angle lens to counter the crop. I was worried about vignetting or distortion at the edge of the field of view, but that’s where the massive crop is actually your friend: the sensor is only picking up the centre of the shot, so anything that’s happening on the edges of the frame are out of shot 🙂 The downside is AF performance is considerably worse with that setup.
4. My shooting backdrop is dark (matte black paint, soft practical lights), so I need bright key and fill lights to counter that. Without it, the image is too grainy (even though the ISO range is pretty good). I use two Sokani X60s with softbox domes and honeycomb grids mounted just above head level (they’re both set to low power, so I could probably have bought cheaper less powerful lights!). That said, the low light performance is pretty good (as with all the Canons – I had an SL2 before this).
5. The max aperture on the kit lens is f/3.5. With my setup, that’s enough to give a bit of softness and bokeh in the background, but if you want your backdrop really out of focus, you’ll probably need to upgrade the lens. (Again, that’s pretty much standard with all cameras these days: fast lenses are expensive, so they’re an upgrade).

Great for live Streams, clear clear picture never looks bury! Easy setup and Cam Link is need way buy Web cam for $300 for only 1 thing sitting at you PC get the M200 and you do other things with to Vlog/Cam for PC and photos
, Also Great Photos out and about for what little I have tried too( thing it does have though no mic plug in if your looking for that have to buy extra batteries and and powered plug in for using as Web cam extra cost to add_ and remember buy the right SSD the 1st time for recording 4k)

Toda boa!