The Canon EOS M50 is the first Canon M-series camera to capture 4K video. However, the 4K video recording is capped at 24 frames per second, includes a ~1.6x crop factor, and does not utilize Canon's excellent Dual Pixel CMOS AF focusing system, instead of relying upon contrast-detect autofocus. This would make the camera a very bad choice for 4K vlogging!

But, how would these restrictions affect any video shot that is intended for capturing landscapes? As this would be my primary use for the camera, I decided to give it a try.

With my newly purchased ( but used ) M50 in hand I headed out to Red Rock Canyon to give it a try. The videos were shot with the camera mounted on my Zhiyun Crane M2 gimbal which helped smooth the capture to a great degree. However, if I panned the movement too quickly the results were rather poor. I was able to apply some image stabilization in DaVinci Resolve which produced the videos you see here.

In my opinion, the results were acceptable but not ...