Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Specifications

Specifications in detail

Image Sensor

• Type
  22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS
• Effective Pixels
  Approx. 32.5 Megapixels
• Total Pixels
  Approx. 34.4 Megapixels
• Aspect Ratio
  3:2
• Low-Pass Filter
  Built-in/Fixed
• Sensor Cleaning
  EOS integrated cleaning system
• Colour Filter Type
  Primary Colour

Image Processor

• Type
  DIGIC 8

• Lens Mount
  EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M)
• Focal length
  Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
• Image Stabilisation
  Optical Image Stabilizer on compatible lenses.
  
  Stills: Dual sensing IS available with compatible lenses.
  Movie: Movie Digital IS, Combination IS

• Type
  Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor ¹
• AF System / Points
  Maximum 143/99 points depending on lens.
  
  Freely position 1 AF point / 1 AF Zone via manual selection (area available lens dependent)
• AF working range
  EV -5 - 18  (at 23°C, ISO 100, with EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM)
• AF Modes
  One-Shot AF and Servo AF
• AF Point Selection
  Face + Tracking: Face and subject tracking via automatic recognition / manual selection via touchscreen. Automatic selection over AF points when no face recognised within frame.
  
  Eye AF: Enables Eye detection and focusing in 1-shot and servo AF
  
  Spot AF: Enables AF in a pinpoint area, half the size of 1-point AF
  
  Zone AF: Manual zone selection, plus automatic selection over AF points within selected zone
  
  1-point AF: Manual selection via touchscreen / buttons
• Selected AF point display
  Indicated on LCD monitor / EVF
• AF Lock
  Locked when shutter button is pressed half way or customisable AE Lock Button
• AF Assist Beam
  via LED assist beam
• Manual Focus
  With EF & EF-S lenses - Select via AF/MF switch on lens
  
  With EF-M lenses - Select via dedicated MF Button / other customisable buttons (toggle AF/MF).
  
  MF Peaking available
  AF+MF available (Manual focus adjustment after One-Shot AF)
  Magnify image available during MF (5x or 10x)
• Focus Bracketing
  Available with the following lenses
  EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM
  EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
  EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM
  EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM
  EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM
  EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
  EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
  EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM
  EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
  EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

• Metering modes
  Real-time metering from the image sensor
  (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones)
  (2) Partial metering at center (approx. 4.5% of Live View Screen)
  (3) Center weighted average metering
  (4) Spot metering (approx. 2.6% of Live View Screen)
  
  Evaluative and center weight average are available in movie recording
• Metering Range
  Still image: EV -2 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100)
  Movie: EV 0 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100)
• AE Lock
  Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
  Manual: By AE lock Button in creative zone modes.
• Exposure Compensation
  +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
• AEB
  +/- 3 EV, in 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments (can be used together with Exposure Compensation)
• ISO Sensitivity
  ISO AUTO (100 - 25600), 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stop increments. ISO can be expanded to 51200
  
  Movie exposure: ISO AUTO (100 - 12800), 100 - 25600 (expanded) in 1/3-stop increments
  
  Movie auto slow shutter supported²

Shutter

• Type
  Vertical-travel mechanical focal-plane shutter, electronically controlled at all speeds
• Speed
  30 - 1/4000 sec (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

• Type
  Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
• Settings
  Auto (Ambience Priority), Auto (White Priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White
  Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature (100 Kelvin increments)
  
  White balance compensation:
  1. Blue/Amber +/-9 levels
  2. Magenta/Green +/-9 levels
• Custom White Balance
  Yes, 1 setting can be registered
• WB Bracketing
  +/-3 levels in single level increments
  Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Green bias.
  White balance shift and AEB can also be set in combination

• Type
  Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1, EVF-DC2
• Viewfinder Information
  With EVF-DC2:
  
  Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button
  (1) Liveview image with exposure info
  (2) Liveview image with basic info
  (3) Liveview image with full info
  
  Customisable settings:
  Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/RGB), Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio
• Depth of field preview
  Yes

• Type
  7.5 cm (3.0”) ClearView II Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. Electrostatic capacitive type. Tiltable 180 degrees up and 45 degrees down.
• Coverage
  Approx. 100%
• Brightness Adjustment
  Adjustable to one of seven levels
• Display Options
  Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button
  (1) Liveview image with basic info
  (2) Liveview image with full info
  (3) Liveview image with on screen buttons
  
  Customisable settings:
  Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/RGB), Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio

Flash

• Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
  4.6
• Built-in Flash Coverage
  Maximum coverage at approx. 15mm (35mm equivalent: approx. 24mm)
• Built-in Flash recycle time
  Approx. 4 seconds ³
• Modes
  Auto (E-TTL II)
• Red-Eye Reduction
  Redeye reduction
• X-sync
  1/200 sec
• Flash Exposure Compensation
  +/- 2 EV in 1/3 increments
• Flash Exposure Bracketing
  Yes, with compatible external flash
• Flash Exposure Lock
  Yes, via AEL Button
• Second Curtain Synchronisation
  Yes
• HotShoe / PC terminal
  Yes/No
• External Flash Compatibility
  E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support
• External Flash Control
  Via camera setting/flash setting menu

Shooting

• Modes
  Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, SCN (Self-Portrait, Portrait, Smooth Skin, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Food, Panning, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Creative Filters (Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR Art standard, vivid, bold, embossed), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Flexible Priority (FV), Manual exposure, Movie (Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure, HDR movies, Movie creative Effects, Time-lapse movie (3 scenes and custom))
• Picture Styles
  Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
• Colour Space
  sRGB and Adobe RGB
• Image Processing
  Highlight Tone Priority (standard and enhanced)
  Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
  Long exposure noise reduction
  High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings + Multi Shot NR)
  Lens peripheral illumination correction
  Chromatic aberration correction
  Diffraction correction
  
  Creative Assist:
  Presets
  Background Blur (5 settings)
  Brightness (19 levels)
  Contrast (9 levels)
  Saturation (9 levels)
  Color Tone 1 & 2 (9 levels)
  Monochrome (Off/Black and white/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green)
• Drive modes
  Single, High-Speed Continuous, Low-Speed Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, Custom, Remote)
• Continuous Shooting
  One shot / Servo AF: Approx. 14 shots/sec for up to 54 frames in JPEG and 23 frames in RAW or 36 in CRAW ⁴
• intervalometer
  Shooting interval: 10 sec.–99 hr. 59 min. 59 sec.
  Number of shots: 1–99–Unlimited

File Type

• Still Image Type
  JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.31 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0)
  RAW: RAW (CR3 14-bit),
  Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
• RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
  Yes, RAW + various JPEG compression possible
• Image Size
  RAW: (3:2) 6960 x 4640, (4:3) 6160 x 4640, (16:9) 6960 x 3904, (1:1) 4640x 4640
  
  JPEG 3:2 (L) 6960 x 4640, (M) 4800 x 3200, (S1) 3472 x 2320, (S2) 2400 x 1600
  JPEG 4:3 (L) 6160 x 4640, (M) 4256 x 3200 (S1) 3072 x 2320 (S2) 2112 x 1600
  JPEG 16:9 (L) 6960 x 3904, (M) 4800 x 2688 (S1) 3472 x 1952 (S2) 2400 x 1344
  JPEG (1:1) (L) 4640 x 4640, (M) 3200 x 3200, (S1) 2300 x 2300 (S2) 1600 x 1600
  
  In-camera RAW processing & Image Resize available in playback
• Movie Type
  MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)]
• Movie Size
  4K - 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25 fps)
  Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 fps)
  HD - 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
  HDR - 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25 fps)
  4K Timelapse - 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25 fps)
• Movie Length
  Max duration 29min 59sec. If 4 GB file size is exceeded in continuous movie recording, a separate 4 GB file will be produced
• Folders
  New folders can be created and selected
• File Numbering
  (1) Continuous, Auto Reset
  (2) Manual Reset

• Custom Functions
  9 customisable buttons / 3 dials
• Metadata Tag
  User copyright information (Author's Name, Copyright Details)
  Image rating (0-5 stars)
• Playback zoom
  1.5-10x in several steps plus smooth pinch-to-zoom
• Display Formats
  (1) Single image with information (toggle options)
  (2) Single image
  (3) Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
  (4) Jump Display (1/10/custom number image, by shot date, by rating, by folder, by movies only, protected only)
• Slide Show
  Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10/20 seconds
  Repeat: On/Off
  Transition Effects: Off, Slide in 1-2, Fade 1-3. Background music
• Histogram
  Brightness/RGB
• Highlight Alert
  Yes
• Image Erase Protection
  Erase: Single image, Selected images, Selected range, All images
  Protection: Selected images, Selected range, All images. Unprotect all images
• Menu Categories
  (1) Shooting menu (x8)
  (2) Playback menu (x4)
  (3) Setup menu (x5)
  (4) Display menu
  (5) My Menu
• Menu Languages
  29 Languages
  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Ukraine, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Malay, Indonesian, and Japanese
• Firmware Update
  Firmware update possible by the user.
• Body Materials
  Magnesium alloy and electrolytic zinc-coated steel sheet chassis, Polycarbonate, or polycarbonate with glass fiber, thermoplastic exterior
• Weight (body only)
  Approx 408g (black), 408g (white), CIPA testing standard including battery and memory card

Interface

• Computer
  USB Type C (Speed equivalent to High-speed USB 2.0)
• Other
  Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only, 1-11 ch)
  
  Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) ⁵
  
  HDMI (Micro - Type-D connector), Output options include [With info], [Clean / 4K output], and [Clean / FHD output]. HDR output to compatible TV supported

Direct Print

• PictBridge
  Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

• Type
  SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-II compatible)

• PC & Macintosh
  Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 SP1 ⁶
  Mac OS X 10.14 / 10.13 / 10.12

Software

• Image Processing
  Digital Photo Professional
• Other
  Picture Style Editor,
  EOS Utility,
  Image Transfer Utility
  Picture Style editor
  Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices ⁷

Power Source

• Batteries
  1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17
• Battery life
  Approx. 305 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) ⁸
  Eco Mode: Approx. 410 shots
  Movie Recording: Approx. 80 mins
  Playback time when playing back a slideshow of still images: Approx. 4 hrs
• Battery Indicator
  4 levels
• Power saving
  Display off (15, 30 sec or 1, 3, 5, 10, 30 mins)
  Auto Power Down (30 sec or 1, 3, 5, 10 mins, Disable)
  ECO mode
• Power Supply & Battery Chargers
  Battery charger LC-E17

Accessories

• Viewfinder
  Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1
  (0.48 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage. Approx. 43 g
  
  Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC2
  (0.39 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, Approx. 2,360,000 dots, 100% coverage. Approx. 29 g
• Cases / Straps
  Neck Strap EM-E2 (light brown)
  Neck Strap EM-E2(BW) (brown)
  Neck Strap EM-E2(BK) (black)
  Neck Strap EM-E2(WH) (white)
• Lenses
  EF-M lenses
  All EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M
• Flash
  Canon Speedlites (including 90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, EL-100, 320EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III, 430EX III-RT, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
  
  Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3
• Remote Controller / Switch
  Bluetooth Remote BR-E1
• Other
  Interface Cable IFC-100U, IFC-400U
  Mount Adapter EF-EOSM
  USB Power Adapter PD-E1