Canon EOS R6 Mark II Review

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Introduction

The brand new Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a mid-range full-frame mirrorless digital camera which replaces the unique EOS R6 that was initially launched in 2020.

The R6 II utilities a brand new 24.2 megapixel CMOS sensor which provides a 20% improve in decision in comparison with its 20 megapixel predecessor.

It provides a class-leading burst capturing fee of 40fps with the digital shutter, double that of its predecessor, making it Canon’s quickest ever full-frame mirrorless digital camera, surpassing even the usual 30fps mode provided by the range-topping EOS R3.

Different key options embrace the newest DIGIC X processor, 6K/60p limitless video recording, 8-stops of IBIS, expanded 50-204,000 ISO vary, improved AI monitoring which moreover recognises horses, plane and trains, new OVF simulation mode, twin SD UHS II card slots, 5GHz wi-fi and Bluetooth 5.0, and webcam and stay streaming help.

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II physique solely is obtainable now priced at £2,779.99 / €3,149.99 / $2,499.00 within the UK, Europe and US respectively. It’s designed and made in Japan.

Ease of Use

Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Trying on the EOS R6 Mark II alongside the unique mannequin, you would be very exhausting pressed to inform it other than its 3-year-old predecessor.

Canon have modified just a few points of the exterior management format, most notably including a brand new On/Off/Lock change on the right-hand-side of the top-plate and a brand new Digicam/Film change on the left, however in any other case the 2 fashions are nearly indistinguishable, aside from the addition of Mark II to the entrance nameplate.

This lack of change for adjustments sake does imply that for those who’re an authentic EOS R6 proprietor, you may really feel immediately at residence utilizing this new model. There are additionally no quirky multi-controllers or multi-function contact bars right here to impress controversy, with the R6 II having a way more standard management format that is very a lot within the lengthy custom of earlier EOS cameras, mirrorless and DSLR alike.

Regardless of the Canon EOS R6 Mark II utilising a principally polycarbonate physique, impressively it nonetheless provides the identical degree of weather-proofing because the EOS 6D Mark II and the 5D Mark IV DSLR cameras.

Subsequently it advantages from being each light-weight – 588g body-only or 670g with each a battery and reminiscence card fitted (10g lighter than the unique R6) – and absolutely weather-sealed. It measures 138.4 × 98.4 × 88.4 mm, making it a whopping 1mm greater than the R6!

The Canon R6 II advantages from having a really deep handgrip that comfortably accommodates 4 fingers, one thing that may’t be stated of a number of mirrorless cameras that endure from having too small a grip.

The minimalist entrance plate sports activities only a single management – the traditional Depth of Discipline preview button, which helps you identify what your photographs will seem like earlier than the picture is taken. There’s additionally a porthole for the AF help gentle and a lozenge formed button for releasing the lens.

On the coronary heart of the EOS R6 Mark II is a model new 24.2 megapixel CMOS sensor which provides a 20% improve in decision in comparison with its predecessor.

This could reply among the critics of the unique mannequin’s extra modest 20 megapixel sensor, though inevitably there can be requires much more decision to have been supplied.

We expect that 24 megapixels is the candy spot for this class of digital camera, although, particularly given the blistering burst capturing speeds that the R6 II provides.

The ISO vary nonetheless runs from 100-102,400, which could be additional expanded as much as ISO 204,800 and right down to ISO 50, similar to on the unique mannequin.

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II once more incorporates 5-axis In-Physique Picture Stabilisation (IBIS). It has been designed to work collaboratively with the IS system that is constructed into many RF-mount lenses, with the lens and the sensor working collectively to appropriate pitch and yaw and the sensor correcting the X-Y and roll actions.

This clever stabilisation system offers as much as a frankly unimaginable 8-stops of stabilisation when the digital camera is paired with sure lenses, permitting you to hand-hold the digital camera for as much as 4 seconds
and nonetheless get critically sharp outcomes.

Even some non-stabilised lenses such because the RF 85mm F1.2L USM or RF 28-70mm F2L USM supply 8 stops of stabilisation after they’re mounted on the EOS R6 Mark II, because of the massive 54mm diameter of the of the RF Mount.

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The EOS R6 Mark II may also stabilise older, non-IS lenses together with any EF lens that’s fitted to the R6 II through the Canon EF-EOS R mount adapter. The stabilisation system can even work with lenses from different producers – you simply must enter the focal size into the digital camera’s menu system.

In observe, the EOS R6 Mark II and the RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM lens that we had been despatched for testing supplied as much as the headline grabbing 8-stops of stabilisation – it actually is feasible to hand-hold this mix at beforehand impossibly gradual shutter speeds and nonetheless keep important sharpness.

The Canon R6 II now provides a class-leading burst capturing fee of 40fps with the digital shutter, double that of its predecessor. It may additionally shoot at 12fps with the mechanical shutter, each modes supporting full auto publicity (AE) and auto focus (AF) monitoring.

There is a tiny quantity of viewfinder and LCD blackout between every body when capturing at 40fps, nevertheless it’s barely discernible to the bare eye.

Extremely the R6 Mark II can document 1,000 or extra compressed uncooked pictures when capturing at 12fps earlier than its buffer turns into full. The buffer is way smaller when utilizing the 40fps mode at 190 JPEGs, 140 Compressed Raws, or 75 Uncompressed RAWs.

There’s additionally a brand new Uncooked burst mode during which the digital camera can shoot at 30fps with 0.5 seconds of pre-capture built-in which ought to assist much more with capturing that decisive sporting or wildlife second.

The R6 II is the primary Canon digital camera to characteristic the following era Twin Pixel CMOS AF II focusing system for each stills and video. Billed because the world’s quickest AF, the digital camera is able to focusing in as little as 0.05 seconds.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II

It provides 4,897 manually selectable and 1,053 mechanically selectable AF factors with 100% body protection.

Impressively the EOS R6 Mark II may also focus in gentle ranges as little as -6.5EV (when used with an F1.2 lens), which is an actual boon to low-light capturing/

Due to its Digic X processor and new sensor, the EOS R6 Mark II even higher deep-learning based mostly computerized face, eye and animal AF monitoring modes than the R6 Mark I.

The improved AI monitoring now moreover recognises horses, plane and trains in addition to the people, canines, cats and birds that the unique model might mechanically detect.

Cleverly, if the digital camera is ready to Face-only AF and the tracked topic exits the body, it will not mechanically then give attention to the background, as an alternative re-focusing on the face when it reenters the scene.

The newer mannequin additionally now contains a particular auto-select mode for topics, plus the identical Versatile AF mode from the EOS R3, and eye monitoring now features in all AF modes.

There is a new On/Off/Lock change on the suitable hand facet of the top-plate, with the digital camera leaping into life nearly immediately, and a brand new Digicam/Film change over on the left. The multi-controller on the rear has been subtly redesigned, and Canon’s newest multi-function shoe has been carried out.

In any other case you may really feel immediately at residence with the Mark II model for those who’re upgrading from the unique R6.

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There is a small however responsive shutter launch button on the high of the handgrip, with the tiny M-Fn behind it. This offers fast entry to among the digital camera’s key controls, together with ISO, steady capturing, AF, white stability and publicity compensation.

Behind that’s the entrance management dial for principally setting the aperture or shutter pace, with a small, pink one-touch film document button behind it sitting pleased with the digital camera physique.

The Lock button on the EOS R6 has now been included into the Off/Lock/On change on the brand new EOS R6 Mark II. As its title suggests, this locks the 2 management dials on high of the digital camera and the rear management wheel so as to’t unintentionally change the digital camera’s key settings.

Finishing the highest of the digital camera is the rear management dial that is ideally positioned for thumb operation and the brand new Digicam/Film change on the left, which makes it way more intuitive to change between these two capturing modes.

The Canon R6 II provides two model new capturing modes – a number of publicity mode (JPEGs solely) and a Panorama mode, as beforehand seen on the lately launched EOS R7. It additionally provides in-camera focus bracketing which can be an enormous pull for a lot of stills photographers.

Turning to the rear of the Canon R6 II, it provides an array of controls that can be immediately acquainted to anybody who has used an EOS 5-series DSLR digital camera earlier than, together with the traditional Canon management wheel. There’s additionally a barely redesigned joystick that is a bit more tactile than the one discovered on the EOS R6.

Alongside the Menu backside on the far left is the Fee button, which lets you assign star rankings to your pictures throughout playback (Off, 1-5 stars).

The EOS R6 Mark II has precisely the the 0.5-inch 3.69 million dot EVF because the EOS R6, which remains to be spectacular to look via, working as much as 120fps for minimal lag when capturing fast-moving topics.

The brand new mannequin now incorporates a particular OVF simulation mode, just like the one on the EOS R3, which makes use of HDR expertise to simulate a extra “real-world” view of the scene.

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One of many foremost management improvements on the EOS R6 Mark II is the inclusion of the traditional Canon management wheel with the SET button at its coronary heart, which can be immediately acquainted to anybody who has used a Canon EOS 5-series DSLR digital camera earlier than.

The one on the EOS R6 Mark II truly serves much less objective than the one on the EOS 5-series, although, just because there are already two management dials on high of the digital camera for setting the aperture and shutter pace, and one on the RF lenses which could be usefully configured to regulate the ISO pace, amongst different issues.

So the traditional Canon management wheel is principally used for rapidly scrolling via the menu system and through picture playback as an alternative. Because the digital camera additionally has a touch-screen, each of those features could be extra rapidly and intuitively managed through contact, which does beg the query as to why Canon determined to incorporate the management wheel in any respect.

The EOS R6 Mark II has precisely the identical 3-inch, 1.62 million dot, vari-angle LCD display screen as on the unique mannequin, which tilts out to the facet and faces forwards for extra handy vlogging and selfies. It will also be usefully folded flat in opposition to the again of the digital camera to guard it when in transit in a digital camera bag.

A proximity sensor is situated immediately beneath the viewfinder, which mechanically switches between the EVF and LCD display screen. When the LCD display screen is swung outwards, the EVF is cleverly turned off mechanically.

A tilting LCD display screen all the time helps to encourage capturing from artistic angles and it additionally helps make the EOS R6 Mark II ideally suited to movie-shooting.

As talked about above, the LCD display screen is touch-sensitive, permitting you to regulate every little thing from setting the AF level and firing the shutter, navigating the menu techniques and shopping your pictures throughout playback. It is a very exact, responsive system that is a veritable pleasure to make use of.

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Alongside the rear joystick are three traditional Canon controls – the AF-On button for individuals who desire back-button focusing, the Auto-exposure Lock button (denoted by a star) and the AF space choice button which makes it simpler to change the autofocus level when holding the digital camera to your eye.

Beneath the AF-On button are a cluster of three buttons – the Magnification button, Data Button and the Fast button which opens the Fast Management display screen, which offers prompt entry to 10 key digital camera controls.

Finishing the rear of the EOS R6 Mark II are the self-explanatory Playback and Delete buttons situated beneath the rear management wheel.

On the suitable hand-side of the digital camera is the reminiscence card compartment. The EOS R6 Mark II continues to help two SD UHS II playing cards through twin slots, and you’ll select to document to each playing cards concurrently.

On condition that it may well now shoot at 40fps, it might have been nice if the sooner CFExpress customary had been included, however perhaps that is one thing that we’ll see on a future Mark III.

On the left hand-side of the digital camera are three rubber flaps housing 5 totally different connections. The Canon EOS R6 Mark II has a microphone port, headphone jack, distant management port, USB-3 port and a mini HDMI connection – all of the issues that any fanatic photographer or videographer would want from a connectivity standpoint, aside from a full-size HDMI port.

The R6 II continues to make use of the identical LP-E6NH lengthy life battery that can also be equipped with the unique R6, however Canon have in some way managed to considerably prolong the CIPA-rated battery life from 380 pictures when utilizing the EVF to 450, and from 510 pictures when utilizing the LCD display screen to 760.

If one battery is not sufficient for you, the EOS R6 Mark II is suitable with precisely the identical BG-R10 Battery Grip that its predecessor supported, once more making upgrading simpler.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II

It provides customers the power to energy the R6 II utilizing two batteries (LP-E6/N/NH) and in addition provides duplicate controls for simpler vertical capturing. Notice that the batteries do should be charged while the grip is fitted on-camera.

The Canon EOS R6 II can document 4K video as much as 60p in 10-bit, achieved via oversampling from 6K, promising barely higher high quality than the unique R6 which oversampled from 5.1K. It additionally ups the ante considerably by providing 6K/60p ProRes Uncooked recording, however solely externally through HDMI relatively than internally.

1080p slow-motion recording remains to be accessible with AF help, however the most body fee has been elevated as much as 180fps on the brand new mannequin. There’s additionally now not a 30-min time restrict on recording as on the unique R6 and Canon declare that rolling shutter has been lowered.

Cleverly, if the digital camera is ready to Face-only AF and the tracked topic exits the body, it will not mechanically then give attention to the background, as an alternative re-focusing on the face when it reenters the scene.

The Mark II R6 additionally provides a number of new video options like focus respiratory correction, a false color publicity support, a 3/5 second pre-recording operate, CLog3 profile, and a fast management display screen only for video.

With built-in up to date Bluetooth v.5 and Wi-Fi (5GHz) help, the EOS R6 Mark II could be simply related to a smartphone and networks permitting high-speed file sharing and FTP/FTPS switch.

The R6 II will also be remotely managed utilizing Canon’s Digicam Join 3.0.0 and EOS Utility apps and tethered to a PC or Mac through Wi-Fi or high-speed USB 3.2. It additionally now provides the power to function each as a webcam or for stay streaming through UVC/UAC.

Picture High quality

The entire pattern pictures on this assessment had been taken utilizing the 24 megapixel Effective JPEG setting, which supplies a median picture measurement of round 8Mb.

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II produced nonetheless pictures of excellent high quality in the course of the assessment interval.

This digital camera produces noise-free JPEG pictures from ISO 50 all the best way as much as ISO 12800, with noise first showing at ISO 25600. The sooner settings of 51200 and 102400 show various noise, however they’re nonetheless positive to make use of for making smaller prints and net pictures. Even the quickest expanded setting of ISO 204800 can be utilized at a push.

The EOS R6 Mark II proved to be very succesful in low-light, with the utmost shutter pace of 30 seconds and the Bulb mode permitting you to seize sufficient gentle in all conditions.

The varied totally different Image Kinds and Artistic Results are an actual profit, all of which could be previewed earlier than you’re taking the shot, as are the HDR settings, focus stacking and a number of publicity modes.

Help for the newest HEIF 10-bit file format remains to be a bit skinny on the bottom, however ought to supply a level of future-proofing if it is extra broadly adopted.

Noise

ISO sensitivity could be set between ISO 50 and ISO 204800 in full-stop increments. Listed below are some 100% crops which present the noise ranges for every ISO setting, with JPEG on the left and RAW on the suitable.

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ISO 50 (100% Crop)

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ISO 100 (100% Crop)

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ISO 200 (100% Crop)

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ISO 400 (100% Crop)

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ISO 800 (100% Crop)

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ISO 1600 (100% Crop)

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ISO 3200 (100% Crop)

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ISO 6400 (100% Crop)

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ISO 12800 (100% Crop)

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ISO 25600 (100% Crop)

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ISO 51200 (100% Crop)

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ISO 102400 (100% Crop)

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ISO 204800 (100% Crop)

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File High quality

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II has three totally different file high quality settings – Uncooked, Effective and Regular. Listed below are some 100% crops which present the distinction.

Effective (8.1Mb) (100% Crop)
Regular (4Mb) (100% Crop)

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RAW (25.9Mb) (100% Crop)

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JPEG vs HEIF

In contrast with the 8 bits (256-level greyscale) of the JPEG format, HEIF is able to storing picture knowledge at 10 bits (1024-level greyscale) or larger, and in addition helps the Rec. 2020 customary, which boasts a particularly large shade gamut.

What’s extra, HEIF is suitable with the HEVC (H.265) codec, which provides the next compression effectivity in storage in contrast with JPEG recordsdata of the identical picture high quality.

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HEIF

HDR

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II’s HDR Mode captures three totally different exposures and combines them into one, retaining extra shadow and spotlight element, with an Auto mode, three totally different strengths and a number of other varieties of HDR fashion accessible.

A number of Publicity

The EOS R6 Mark II’s a number of publicity mode permits you to take between two and 9 pictures and merge them right into a single picture in-camera.

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Image Kinds

Canon’s Image Controls are preset mixtures of various sharpness, distinction, saturation and color tone settings. The EOS R6 Mark II’s seven accessible Image Controls are proven beneath within the following collection, which demonstrates the variations. There are additionally three Person Outlined styes so as to create your personal look.

Customary

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Portrait

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Panorama

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Effective Element

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Devoted

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Impartial

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Monochrome

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Artistic Filters

The Artistic Filters capturing mode provides 10 totally different choices to assist boost your JPEG pictures.

Pattern Photographs

This can be a choice of pattern pictures from the Canon EOS R6 Mark II digital camera, which had been all taken utilizing the 24 megapixel Effective JPEG setting. The thumbnails beneath hyperlink to the full-sized variations, which haven’t been altered in any method.

Pattern RAW Photographs

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II permits customers to seize RAW and JPEG format recordsdata. We have supplied some Canon RAW (CR3) samples so that you can obtain (thumbnail pictures proven beneath usually are not 100% consultant).

Pattern Films & Video

This can be a pattern 4K film on the high quality setting of 3840×2160 at 50 frames per second. Please word that this 20 second film is 595Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern 4K film on the high quality setting of 3840×2160 at 50 frames per second. Please word that this 15 second film is 613Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern 4K film on the high quality setting of 3840×2160 at 50 frames per second. Please word that this 16 second film is 633Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern 4K film on the high quality setting of 3840×2160 at 50 frames per second. Please word that this 16 second film is 632Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern 4K film on the high quality setting of 3840×2160 at 25 frames per second. Please word that this 15 second film is 314Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern slow-motion film on the high quality setting of 1920×1080 at 180 frames per second. Please word that this 26 second film is 99Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern slow-motion film on the high quality setting of 1920×1080 at 180 frames per second. Please word that this 22 second film is 82Mb in measurement.

This can be a pattern slow-motion film on the high quality setting of 1920×1080 at 180 frames per second. Please word that this 25 second film is 95Mb in measurement.

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Conclusion

The brand new Canon EOS R6 II is a stable relatively than spectacular improve of the 2-year-old authentic R6., however contemplating that the 2020 mannequin was already so good, that is actually no unhealthy factor.

Canon have sensibly chosen to refine, relatively than revolutionize, what was already a really succesful digital camera, principally bettering its burst capturing capabilities and auto-focus system together with incorporating 20% extra decision, extra succesful video and improved connectivity.

Canon have tweaked just a few issues externally, most notably implementing the brand new On/Off/Lock and Digicam/Film switches, however in any other case the 2 fashions are nearly indistinguishable, which isn’t any unhealthy factor for those who’re upgrading from the already logically thought out authentic.

With the sports-focused EOS R3 and 8K-shooting R5 positioned above it within the Canon hierarchy, it is maybe simple to miss the R6 II, however it might be a mistake to try this as that is essentially the most well-rounded mannequin within the line-up.

The R6 continues to be a way more inexpensive proposition that also delivers nearly every little thing that an fanatic photographer or videographer might probably need, buoyed by the addition of the brand new sensor, 40fps burst capturing, extra versatile auto-focusing and limitless video recording.

General, the brand new R6 Mark II is a smart evolution of a an already nice digital camera, including sufficient new options and additional efficiency to maintain it each aggressive and nonetheless worthy of our highest 5-star Important award.

5 stars

Scores (out of 5)

Design
5

Options
5

Ease-of-use
4.5

Picture high quality
5

Worth for cash
4.5

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Review Roundup

Reviews of the Canon EOS R6 Mark II from around the web.

What didn’t Canon include in this camera? It has 6K video, an EOS R3-beating shooting speed, the best IBIS in the business, and astounding brand-new AI autofocus modes. This is hands-down the best camera you can buy right now in this price range. It is even nipping at the heels of its big brother the Canon EOS R5. In fact, only its lower megapixel count and its slower SD cards are holding it back from being a true challenger.

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The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a high-performing, mid-priced digital camera physique that delivers excellent full-frame picture high quality at medium-high decision. This digital camera targets content material creators, these at the moment utilizing a DSLR, and people in search of a general-purpose digital camera that does every little thing effectively, together with preserving household reminiscences.

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Specs

Picture Sensor

  • Kind 35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS
  • Efficient Pixels Approx. 24.2megapixels
  • Whole Pixels Approx. 25.6 megapixels
  • Facet Ratio 3:2
  • Low-Go Filter Constructed-in/Mounted
  • Sensor Cleansing EOS built-in cleansing system
  • Color Filter Kind Main Color
  • Sensor Shift-IS Sure, as much as 8-Stops benefit relying on the lens used 1

Picture Processor

Lens

  • Lens Mount RF (EF and EF-S lenses could be connected utilizing: Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, Management Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) EF-M lenses usually are not suitable
  • Focal Size Equal to 1.0x the focal size of the lens with RF and EF lenses 1.6x with RF-S and EF-S

Focusing

  • Kind Twin Pixel CMOS AF II
  • AF System / Factors 100% horizontal and 100% vertical with Face + Monitoring and Auto Choice modes 100% horizontal and 90% vertical with guide choice and huge zone modes 2
  • AF Working Vary EV -6.5 – 21 (at 23°C & ISO100) 3
  • AF Modes One Shot, Servo AF, AI Focus AF
  • AF Level Choice Automated choice: 1053 Obtainable AF areas when mechanically chosen,
    Guide choice: 1-point AF (AF body measurement could be modified) 4897 AF positions accessible stills ( 4067 Films)
    Guide choice: AF level Enlargement 4 factors (up, down, left, proper)
    Guide choice: AF level Enlargement surrounding
    Guide choice: Versatile Zone AF 1-3 (all AF factors divided into minimal 9 to 999 most focusing zones)
  • AF Monitoring People, Animals (Canine, Cats, Birds and horses) or Automobiles (Racing automobiles or Motor bikes, Plane and Trains)
  • AF Lock Locked when shutter button is pressed midway or AF ON is pressed in One Shot AF mode. Utilizing customised button set to AF cease in AI servo
  • AF Help Beam Emitted by inbuilt LED or non-compulsory devoted Speedlite (flash)
  • Guide Focus Chosen on lens

Publicity Management

  • Metering Modes Actual-time with picture sensor, 384-zone metering.
    (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF factors)
    (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.9% of viewfinder at centre)
    (3) Spot metering: Centre spot metering (approx. 3% viewfinder at centre)- AF point-linked spot metering not supplied
    (4) Centre weighted common metering
  • Metering Brightness Vary EV -3 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO100, with evaluative metering)
  • AE Lock Auto: AE lock takes impact when focus is achieved
    Guide: By AE lock button in P, Av, Fv, Television and M modes
  • Publicity Compensation +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 cease increments (could be mixed with AEB)
  • AEB +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 cease increments
  • Anti-flicker Capturing Sure. Flicker detected at a frequency of 100 Hz or 120 Hz. Most steady capturing pace might lower accessible with each digital and mechanical shutter
    Excessive Frequency anti flicker capturing for M and TV modes
  • ISO Sensitivity
    Open
    Auto 100-102400 (in 1/3-stop or 1 cease increments) ISO could be expanded to L:50, H:204,801

Shutter

  • Kind Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter and Digital shutter operate on sensor
  • Pace Mechanical: 30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 cease increments), Bulb
    Digital: 30-1/16000 (1/2 or 1/3 cease increments as much as 1/8000 then 1 cease to 1/16000) (Whole shutter pace vary. Obtainable vary varies by capturing mode) 4
  • Shutter Launch Smooth contact electromagnetic launch

White Steadiness

  • Kind Auto white stability with the imaging sensor
  • Settings AWB (Atmosphere precedence/White precedence), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten gentle, White Fluorescent gentle, Flash, Customized, Color Temperature Setting
    White stability compensation:
    1. Blue/Amber +/-10
    2. Magenta/Inexperienced +/-11
  • Customized White Steadiness Sure, 1 setting could be registered – From picture or Dwell View
  • WB Bracketing +/-3 ranges in single degree increments 3, 2, 5 or 7 bracketed pictures per shutter launch
    Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Inexperienced bias

Viewfinder

  • Kind 0.5-inch OLED color EVF
  • Dot Rely 3.69 Million dots
  • Protection (Vertical/Horizontal) Approx. 100%
  • Magnification Approx. 0.76x 5
  • Eyepoint Approx. 23mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
  • Dioptre Correction -4 to +2 m-1 (dioptre)
  • Show Efficiency Energy saving: 59.94 fps Clean 119.98 fps , supress low body fee 60 -119.8fps 6
  • Viewfinder Data Shutter pace, Aperture, ISO pace, AF level data, Publicity degree indicator, Variety of remaining exposures, Publicity compensation, Battery degree, Digital shutter, HDR capturing, Spotlight tone precedence, A number of-exposure capturing, Self-timer capturing mode, Most burst, AF technique, Topic to Observe setting, Publicity simulation, Drive mode, AEB, Metering mode, FEB, Anti-flicker capturing, Nonetheless/video cropping, Capturing mode, Facet ratio, Scene icons Auto Lighting Optimizer, AE lock Image Model, Flash-ready, White stability, FE lock, Picture High quality, Excessive-speed sync, Bluetooth operate, Wi-Fi on/off, Histogram, Digital degree, Focus distance scale in guide focus, SA management ring setting, IS system.
    Audio Degree – Guide (video), recording time remaining (video), headphone degree (video), Video recording decision body fee and compression (video) Rec indicator (video), Overheat indicator ( Video)
  • Depth of Discipline Preview Sure, through customised button or with “Publicity +DOP” ( as much as F8)
  • Eyepiece Shutter N/A

LCD Monitor

  • Kind 7.5cm (3.0″) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1.62 million dots
  • Protection Approx. 100%
  • Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically) Approx. 170° vertically and horizontally
  • Coating Anti-smudge.
  • Brightness Adjustment Guide: Adjustable to considered one of seven ranges Color Tone Adjustment: 4 settings
  • Contact Display Operations Capacitive technique with menu features, Fast Management settings, playback operations, and magnified show. AF level choice in nonetheless and Films, contact shutter is feasible in nonetheless picture capturing.
  • Show Choices (1) Fundamental Digicam settings
    (2) Advance Digicam settings
    (3) Digicam settings plus histogram and twin degree show
    (4) No data
    (5) Fast Management Display

Flash

  • Modes E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Guide
  • X-Sync 1/200sec mechanical shutter / 1/250th digital 1st curtain
  • Flash Publicity Compensation +/- 3EV in 1/3 or 1/2 cease increments with EX collection Speedlite flashes
  • Flash Publicity Bracketing Sure, with suitable Exterior Flash
  • Flash Publicity Lock Sure
  • Second Curtain Synchronisation Sure through Speedlite
  • HotShoe / PC Terminal Sure/No
  • Exterior Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX / EL collection Speedlite, wi-fi multi-flash help
  • Exterior Flash Management through digital camera menu display screen

Capturing

  • Modes Stills; Scene Clever Auto, Versatile precedence AE, Program AE, Shutter precedence AE, Aperture precedence AE, Guide, Bulb and Customized (x3)
    Film: Auto Publicity, TV, AV Guide and Customized (x3)
  • Image Kinds Auto, Customary, Portrait, Panorama, Effective Element, Impartial, Devoted, Monochrome, Person Outlined (x3)
  • Color House sRGB and Adobe RGB
  • Picture Processing Spotlight Tone Precedence (2 settings)
    Auto Lighting Optimizer (3 settings)
    Lengthy publicity noise discount
    Readability
    Excessive ISO pace noise discount (4 settings) (stills and video)
    Lens optical correction
    – Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction Distortion correction (throughout/after nonetheless picture capturing, throughout video solely)
    Diffraction correction,
    Digital Lens Optimizer (throughout/after nonetheless picture capturing solely)
    Focus Bracketing together with picture compositing
    Resize to M, S1, S2
    Cropping of pictures (JPEG/HEIF)
    – Facet ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 x1.6crop
    – Swap between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation
    – Picture straightening
    – Cropping body could be moved utilizing contact display screen operation
    RAW picture processing
    Twin Pixel RAW – Portrait Relighting, Background Readability ( in digital camera)
    Uncooked Cloud processing
    A number of publicity
    HDR – with shifting topic supression
    HEIF to Jpeg conversion (single or batch)
  • Drive Modes Single, Steady Excessive+, Steady Excessive, Steady Low, Self timer (2s+distant, 10s+distant)
  • Steady Capturing Max. Approx. 12fps. with Mechanical shutter, pace maintained for 1000+ JPEG or 110 RAW 1000 CRAW pictures.Max. Approx. 40fps. with Digital shutter 7, 8 pace maintained for 190 JPEG or 75 RAW, 140 CRAW pictures
    RAW Burst 30fps with 0.3 or 0.5 seconds pre document for max approx 191 frames
  • Interval Timer In-built

File Kind

  • Nonetheless Picture Kind JPEG: 2 compression choices
    RAW: RAW, C-RAW 14 bit (14-bit with Mechanical shutter and Digital 1st Curtain, 12-bit A/D conversion with Digital shutter, Canon authentic RAW third version)
    HEIF: 10bit HEIF is obtainable in HDR capturing with [HDR PQ] set to [Enable]
    Complies with Exif 2.31 and Design rule for Digicam File system 2.0
    Complies with Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Model 1.2
  • RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording Sure, any mixture of RAW + JPEG or RAW + HEIF doable
  • Picture Measurement 3:2 ratio (L, RAW, C-RAW) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976x 11984, (S2) 2400 x 1600
    1.6x (crop) (L) 3744 x 2496, (S2) 2400 x 1600
    4:3 ratio (L) 5328 x 4000, (M) 3552 x2664 (S1) 2656 x 1992 (S2) 2112 x 1600
    16:9 ratio (L) 6000 x 3368, (M) 3984 x 2240, (S1) 2976 x 1680, (S2) 2400 x 1344
    1:1 ratio (L) 4000 x 400, (M) 2656x 2656, (S1) 1984 x 1984, (S2) 1600 x 1600
  • Folders New folders could be manually created, named and chosen
  • File Numbering File Numbering
    (1) Consecutive numbering
    (2) Auto reset
    (3) Guide reset
  • File Naming 3 Person presets

EOS Film

  • Film Kind MP4 Video: 4K UHD, Full HD (16:9) 9 Audio: Linear PCM / AAC
  • Film Measurement 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98fps) inter body (IPB) / (IPB Gentle) 10
    4K UHD Timelapse (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25fps) intra body (All-I)
    Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (179.82, 150, 119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98fps) inter body (IPB) / (IPB Gentle) 11
    Full HD Timelapse (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) intra body (All-I), Full HD HDR (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25fps) intra body (All-I) 12
  • Color Sampling (Inner Recording) 4K/ Full HD – YCbCr4:2:0 8-bit or YCbCr4:2:2 10bit
  • Canon Log Sure, Canon Log 3
  • Film Size Max period 6 hours (excluding Excessive Body Fee motion pictures, and energy and storage limitations ). 13
    Upto 5 seconds pre document doable.
    No 4GB file restrict with exFAT formatted SD card.
  • Excessive Body Fee Film Full HD at 180fps, 150fps, 100fps or 119.9fps 14
    Recorded as 1/6-speed gradual movement film
    Single scene most recording as much as approx 1 hour 180/150fps 1hour 30mins 120/100fps
  • Body Seize 8.3-megapixel JPEG/HEIF nonetheless picture body seize from 4K UHD film doable (HEIF solely doable when HDR PQ is ready) >15
  • Bitrate / Mbps MP4 H.264 Canon Log Off
    4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 230 Mbps
    4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Gentle ) Approx. 120 Mbps
    4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB Approx. 120 Mbps
    4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB (Gentle ) Approx. 60 Mbps
    4K Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 470Mbps
    Full HD (179.82p/150.00p): IPB Approx. 180 Mbps
    Full HD (179.82p/150.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 105Mbps
    Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB Approx. 120 Mbps
    Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 70 Mbps
    Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 60 Mbps
    Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 35 Mbps
    Full HD (29.94p/25.00p/23.93p): IPB Approx. 30 Mbps
    Full HD (29.94p/25.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 12 Mbps
    Full HD Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 90Mbps
    Full HDR Films (29.97, 25fps) IPB Approx. 30 Mbps
    MP4 H.265 Canon Log / HDR PQ: On
    4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 340 Mbps
    4K (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 170 Mbps
    4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB Approx. 170 Mbps
    4K (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 85 Mbps
    4K Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 470Mbps
    Full HD (179.82p/150.00p): IPB Approx. 270 Mbps
    Full HD (179.82p/150.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 150 Mbps
    Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB Approx. 180 Mbps
    Full HD (119.88p/100.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 100 Mbps
    Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB Approx. 90 Mbps
    Full HD (59.94p/50.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 50 Mbps
    Full HD (29.94p/25.00p/23.93p): IPB Approx. 45 Mbps
    Full HD (29.94p/25.00p): IPB (Gentle) Approx. 28 Mbps
    Full HD Timelapse (29.97, 25fps) All-I Approx. 135Mbps
  • Twin Card Recording sure
  • Microphone Constructed-in stereo microphone (48 Khz, 16-bit x 2 channels), exterior mic or Multi-Operate shoe together with XLR through Tascam CAXLR2dC
  • HDMI Show Output to exterior monitor solely (output of pictures and capturing data, pictures are recorded to the cardboard)
  • HDMI Output Digicam display screen and Exterior Monitor output (no recording to the cardboard, digital camera display screen exhibits pictures with capturing data)
    4K (UHD) 59.94p / 29.97p / 23.98p,
    Full HD 59.94p / 59.94i, 50.00p / 50.00i
    480p 59.94p
    576p 50p
    Uncompressed YCbCr 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, sound output through HDMI can also be doable
    6k upto 60p RAW to Atomos Ninja V+ recorded as ProRes RAW or 3.7k RAW with crop
  • Focusing Twin Pixel CMOS AF with Eye/Face Detection, Face solely and Animal Monitoring AF, Film Servo AF
    Guide Focus (Peaking and Focus Information accessible)
  • ISO Auto: 100-6400, H: 204800
    Guide: 100-25600, H: 204801

Different Options

  • Customized Features 22 Customized Features
  • Metadata Tag Person copyright data (could be set in digital camera)
    Picture ranking (0-5 stars)
    IPTC knowledge (registered with EOS Utility or Cell File Switch app)
    Picture switch with caption (Caption registered with EOS Utility)
  • LCD Panel / Illumination No/No
  • Water/Mud Resistance Sure 16
  • Voice Memo No
  • Clever Orientation Sensor Sure
  • Playback Zoom 1.5x – 10x in 15 steps
  • Show Codecs (1) Single picture
    (2) Single picture with data (2 ranges)
    Fundamental – Capturing data (shutter pace, aperture, ISO and Picture high quality)
    Detailed – Capturing data (shutter pace, aperture, ISO, metering Picture, high quality and file measurement), Lens data, Brightness and RGB histogram, White stability, Image Model, Shade house and noise discount, Lens optical correction, GPS data, IPTC data
    (3) 4 picture index
    (4) 9 picture index
    (5) 36 picture index
    (6) 100 picture index
    (7) Leap Show (1, 10 or 100 pictures, begin of burst sequence, Date, Folder, Films, Stills, Protected pictures, Score, )
    (8) Film edit
    (9) RAW processing
    (10) Score
  • SlideShow Picture choice: All pictures, by Date, by Folder, Films, Stills, Protected pictures or Score
    Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds
    Repeat: On/Off
  • Histogram Brightness: Sure
    RGB: Sure
  • Spotlight Alert Sure
  • Picture Erase Single picture, choose vary, Chosen pictures, Burst sequence Folder, Card
  • Picture Erase Safety Erase safety of Single picture, Folder or Card all discovered pictures (solely throughout picture search)
  • Self Timer 4 or 10 sec.
  • Menu Classes (1) Capturing menu
    (2) AF Menu
    (3) Playback menu
    (4) Community
    (5) Setup menu
    (6) Customized Features menu
    (7) My Menu
  • Menu Languages 30 Languages
    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese language, Conventional Chinese language, Korean, Malay, Indonesia and Japanese
  • Firmware Replace Replace doable by the consumer (Digicam, Lens, Exterior Speedlite, BLE distant management, Lens adapter) through card or Digicam join app

Interface

  • Laptop SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB C connector UVC/UAC help Home windows / Mac OS suitable with Zoom / Skype / Groups / Meet / Webex
  • Wi-Fi Wi-fi LAN (IEEE802.11AC/ab/g/n) (5/ 2.4 GHz), with Bluetooth v5.0 help Options supported – EOS Utility, Smartphone, Add to Net 17
  • Different HDMI micro out (Kind D), Exterior Microphone In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), E3-type terminal (distant management terminal), Multi-Operate shoe

Direct Print

  • Canon Printers Direct Print
  • PictBridge Not supported

Storage

  • Kind 2x SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-II

Supported Working System

  • PC Home windows 8.1 and Home windows 10, Home windows 11 (pill mode not supported)
  • Macintosh OS X v10.12, 10.13, 10.14,10.15, OS 11.x

Software program

  • Picture Processing Digital Picture Skilled 4.17. or later, Digital Picture Skilled Categorical cell app ( iOS solely) (RAW Picture Processing not DUAL PIXEL RAW on DPP Categorical moible)
  • Different EOS Utility 3.16 or later (incl. Distant Seize), Image Model Editor, EOS Lens Registration Device, EOS Net Service Registration Device, Canon Digicam Join V3.0 app, Cell File Switch app and picture.canon app (iOS/Android)

Energy Supply

  • Batteries Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6NH (equipped)/LP-E6N
  • Battery Life With LCD Approx. 760 pictures (at 23°C)
    With Viewfinder Approx. 450 pictures (at 23°C) 18
  • Battery Indicator 7 ranges + share
  • Energy Saving Energy turns off after 30 seconds, 1, 3, 5, 10 or 30mins
  • Energy Provide & Battery Chargers Battery charger LC-E6E (equipped), AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Package ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Automotive Battery Charger CBC-E6, PD-E1 USB energy adapter

Equipment

  • Wi-fi File Transmitter N/A
  • Circumstances / Straps N/A
  • Lenses All RF lenses (EF & EF-S through Lens adapters)
  • Lens Adapters Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
    Management Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
    Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
  • Flash Canon Speedlite (EL-1, SPEEDLITE EL-5, EL-100, 90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 470EX-AI, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-26EX Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT,Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT V2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E10)
  • Distant Controller / Swap Distant management with E3 kind socket and Wi-fi Distant Management BR-E1
  • Different BG-R10 battery grip, GP-E2 GPS receiver (digital compass not supported), Stereo Microphone DM-E1 / DM-E100, Multi-Operate Shoe Adapter AD-E1, Multi-Operate Shoe Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1D, Multi-Operate Shoe Adapter for Smartphone Hyperlink AD-P1 for Android, Tascam CA-XLR2d-C XLR microphone adapter

Bodily Specs

  • Physique Supplies Magnesium Alloy chassis, outer panels are polycarbonate resin with glass fiber
  • Working Surroundings 2 – 40 °C, 85% or much less humidity
  • Dimensions (W x H x D) 138.4 × 98.4 × 88.4 mm
  • Weight (Physique Solely) Approx. 588 g (670 g with card and battery)

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