Canon EOS M6 Mk2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

6
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Monster 32.5MP APS-C sensor, 14fps continuous / 30fps burst, Uncropped 4K with Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Travel and everyday photography
Small size, Fantastic feeling in the hand, Beautiful image quality, Reliable autofocus, Good battery life.

Cons:

Sports or wildlife photographers
I wish it had weather sealing, Despite the Canon EOS M6 Mk II not having weather sealing, I'm pleased with the camera. It just means that you need to be a tad more careful with it. Photographers who are hobbyists will seriously enjoy it. But in addition t...

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Last revision on August 4, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Monster 32.5MP APS-C sensor, 14fps continuous / 30fps burst, Uncropped 4K with Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Travel and everyday photography
Small size, Fantastic feeling in the hand, Beautiful image quality, Reliable autofocus, Good battery life
Significant upgrade in many ways over previous Canon mirrorless cameras, Offers 32.5 megapixels of resolution, Autofocus performance is fast and accurate, Offers a burst mode shooting speed up to 14 fps, Delivers 4K video recording at up to 30 fps, Excell
Decent handling, Blazing shooting speeds, Good autofocus performance, Detailed and color-accurate images

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sports or wildlife photographers
I wish it had weather sealing, Despite the Canon EOS M6 Mk II not having weather sealing, I'm pleased with the camera. It just means that you need to be a tad more careful with it. Photographers who are hobbyists will seriously enjoy it. But in addition t
Pricey camera kit, Detachable EVF screen isn't as sharp as we'd like to see, EVF is not built into the camera body, Can't use an external flash and the external EVF at the same time, 4K video quality isn't quite as sharp as some competitor cameras, Camera

Expert reviews and ratings

Where its predecessor was capable as a compact system camera, the Canon EOS M6 Mark II is a potent primary camera – regardless of category. Its powerhouse 32.5MP sensor sets a new benchmark for APS-C systems, along with ferocious 14fps continuous...

By digitalcameraworld.com on February 03, 2020

SPECSImage sensor: 22.3 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor with 34.3 million photosites (32.5 megapixels effective), Primary Colour filterImage processor: DIGIC 8A/D processing: 14-bitLens mount: Canon EF/EF-SFocal length crop factor: 1.6xImage formats: Stills:...

By Photo Review Australia on November 26, 2019

The EOS M6 Mark II is one of our favorite APS-C cameras of 2019 - it may not be the very best at any one thing, but it's very good at many things.Read moreSample galleriesWe had the chance to shoot with the M6 Mark II and have some sample images to show...

By Digital Photography Review on November 25, 2019

PerformanceThe Canon EOS M6 II features a 32.5mp APS-C CMOS sensor, the highest resolution APS-C sensor available in any camera, and the same sensor as found in the Canon EOS 90D DSLR. The sensor and camera give high resolution, high-speed continuous...

By ePHOTOzine on November 15, 2019

The Canon EOS M6 Mk II is a small mirrorless camera with the most megapixels on an APS-C sensor on the market. Sharing the same sensor with the Canon EOS 90D, I was sort of skeptical of how it would perform. But in real-life testing, I was pleasantly...

By thephoblographer.com on November 14, 2019

It might be small, light and consumer-friendly, but we can see the M6 Mark II being comfortable in the bag – or indeed pocket – of many professionals. Good enough to pop off the odd still for social media and easily capable of great-looking video, it's...

By Expert Reviews on November 11, 2019

While Canon's M-series cameras have always had good sensors and been able to deliver high-quality images, the AF systems in the first few were hopelessly slow. Thankfully, Canon has made great strides in this area. In fact, and the EOS M6 Mark II has a...

By CameraJabber on October 28, 2019

For every positive of Canon's $850 M6 Mark II, it seems like there's an accompanying downside. With a 32.5-megapixel sensor, it has more resolution than any other APS-C camera, but many of the native lenses can't handle the resolution. You can shoot...

By Engadget on October 23, 2019

It would be very easy to dismiss the Canon EOS M6 Mark II as a camera with limited appeal, given its small body and lack of a viewfinder.However, if you spend some time looking at the specifications, you begin to realize that this is actually a very...

By TechRadar on October 11, 2019

Coming a year after Canon came up with its RF-mount mirrorless cameras, the new M system is yet another option from the Japanese camera maker in a growing mirrorless camera market.Not to be confused with Leica's M rangefinder camera, the Canon M...

By techgoondu.com on February 02, 2020

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