The Canon EOS R100 sits at the bottom of Canon’s RF lineup by price and by marketing priority. Canon treats it as an entry point — a camera for first-timers who will eventually buy something better. That framing misses what the R100 actually is: a compact APS-C body with a competent sensor, full RF mount compatibility, and a street price low enough that pairing it with serious glass remains financially rational. The crop factor works in its favor at the long end. The absence of in-body stabilization is a real constraint, not a dealbreaker.