Canon EOS 6D Mark II Review

Type

Digital AF/AE single-lens reflex camera

Recording Media

SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

• SD speed class-compatible
• UHS speed class-compatible
• High-speed writing is supported when a UHS-I compatible SD card is used.
• Compatible with Eye-Fi cards.
• Multimedia cards (MMC) cannot be used (card error will be displayed).

Image Format

Approx. 35.9 x 24.0mm (Full-frame)

Compatible Lenses

Canon EF lenses (excluding EF-S and EF-M lenses)

Lens Mount

Canon EF mount

Type

CMOS sensor (supporting Dual Pixel CMOS AF)

Pixels

Approx. 26.2 megapixels

Pixel Unit

Approx. 5.67 µm square

Total Pixels

Approx. 27.1 megapixels

Aspect Ratio

3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)

Color Filter System

RGB primary color filters

Low Pass Filter

Installed in front of the image sensor, non-detachable

Dust Deletion Feature

1. Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
   • Removes dust adhering to the low-pass filter.
   • Self-cleaning can be done automatically when the power is turned on or off (taking about 2 sec. as indicated on the screen) or manually (taking about 9 sec. as indicated on the screen).
   • After manually activated cleaning, the camera will automatically restart (Power OFF to ON).
   • When you use Multi Shot Noise Reduction, “Clean now” cannot be selected.
2. Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending
   • The coordinates of the dust adhering to the low-pass filter are detected by a test shot and appended to subsequent images.
   • The dust coordinate data appended to the image is used by the provided software to automatically erase the dust spots.
3. Manual cleaning (by hand)

Recording Format

Compliant to Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 and Exif 2.3

Image Format

JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original)

File Size

3:2 Aspect Ratio
Large: 6240 x 4160
Medium: 4160 x 2768*
Small 1: 3120 x 2080
Small 2: 2400 x 1600
RAW: 6240 x 4160
mRAW: 4680 x 3120
sRAW: 3120 x 20804:3 Aspect Ratio*
Large: 5536 x 4160
Medium: 3680 x 2768
Small 1: 2768 x 2080
Small 2: 2112 x 1600
RAW: 5536 x 4160
sRAW: 2768 x 208016:9 Aspect Ratio*
Large: 6240 x 3504
Medium: 4160 x 2336
Small 1: 3120 x 1752
Small 2: 2400 x 1344
RAW: 6240 x 3504
sRAW: 3120 x 1752

1:1 Aspect Ratio
Large: 4160 x 4160
Medium: 2768 x 2768
Small 1: 2080 x 2080
Small 2: 1600x 1600
RAW: 4160 x 4160
sRAW: 2080 x 2080

• Values for Recording Pixels are rounded to the nearest 100,000.
• JPEG images are generated in the set aspect ratio.
• RAW images are generated in [3:2], and the set aspect ratio is appended.

* Indicate an inexact proportion.

File Numbering

File numbering can be set as follows:

1. File numbering methods
   • Continuous numbering
     • The numbering of captured images continues even after you replace the card.
   • Auto reset
     • When you replace the card, the numbering will be reset to start from 0001. If the new SD card already contains images, the numbering will continue from the last recorded image in the card.
2. Manual reset
   • Resets the file number to 0001, and creates a new folder automatically.

RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording

Possible

Color Space

sRGB/Adobe RGB

Picture Style

1. Auto
2. Standard
3. Portrait
4. Landscape
5. Fine Detail
6. Neutral
7. Faithful
8. Monochrome
9. User Defined 1-3
   • In Basic Zone modes, “Auto” will be set.
   • [Auto] is the default setting for [User Def. 1-3].

Settings

1. Auto (Ambience priority/White priority)
2. Daylight
3. Shade
4. Cloudy*
5. Tungsten light
6. White fluorescent light
7. Flash
8. Custom (Custom WB)
9. Color temperature

* Effective also in twilight and sunset.

Auto White Balance

Option between ambience priority and white priority settings

Color Temperature Compensation

Blue/amber bias: ±9 levels
Magenta/green bias: ±9 levels
Corrected in reference to the current WB mode’s color temperature.

Type

Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentaprism)

Coverage

At approx. 21mm eyepoint

Aspect ratio	3:2	Approx. 98% vertically/horizontally
	4:3	Approx. 98% vertically/horizontally
	16:9	Approx. 96% vertically Approx. 98% horizontally
	1:1	Approx. 98% vertically Approx. 97% horizontally

Magnification

Approx. 0.71x/33.3° (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 m^-1)

Eye Point

Approx. 21mm (at -1 m^-1 from eyepiece lens center)

Dioptric Adjustment Correction

Adjustable from approx. -3.0 to +1.0 m^-1 (dpt)

Focusing Screen

Fixed

Mirror

Quick-return all-surface half mirror

Viewfinder Information

Displayed with transparent liquid crystal

1. AF point information
2. Area AF frame
3. Spot metering circle
4. Electronic level (dedicated indicator)*
5. Grid*
6. Aspect ratio line
7. Battery (remaining capacity)*
8. Shooting mode*
9. AF operation*
10. Image quality (JPEG/RAW)*
11. Drive mode*
12. Metering mode*
13. Flicker detection icon*
14. Warning symbol

* You can select whether or not to display the asterisked items [Show/hide in viewfinder] or [Viewfinder display].

Depth Of Field Preview

Provided with depth of field preview button

Type

TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with AF-dedicated sensor

AF Points

Up to 45 points (cross-type AF points: max. 45)

AF Points and AF Patterns	AF Points (max.)
Dual cross-type AF points supporting f/2.8 and f/5.6	1
Cross-type AF points supporting f/5.6	45
AF points supporting f/8	27 (cross-type AF point 9)

• The number of AF points, cross-type AF points and dual cross-type AF points varies depending on the lens used.

AF Working Range

Conditions: One-Shot AF, at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100 (based on Canon’s testing standards and environment)

AF Point	Brightness
One center AF point focusing supporting f/2.8	EV -3 to 18
One center AF point focusing supporting f/5.6	EV -2 to 18
Peripheral AF points focusing supporting f/5.6	EV -0.5 to 18

Focusing Modes

1. Autofocus
   1. One-Shot AF
   2. Predictive AI Servo AF (AI Servo AF II)
   3. AI Focus AF
      • Switches between One-Shot AF and AI Servo AF automatically.
2. Manual focus

AF Point Selection

1. Single-point Spot AF (Manual selection)
2. Single-point AF (Manual selection)
   • The checkmark cannot be removed from this option.
3. Zone AF (Manual selection of zone)
   • All the AF points are divided into nine focusing zones.
4. Large Zone AF (Manual selection of zone)
   • All the AF points are divided into three focusing zones.
5. Automatic selection AF (45 points)

AF Assist Beam

1. Enable
2. Disable
3. IR AF assist beam external flash only

Metering Modes

7560-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor
63-zone (9 x 7) metering

1. Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
2. Partial metering (center, approx. 6.5% of viewfinder)
3. Spot metering (center, approx. 3.2% of viewfinder)
4. Center-weighted average metering

Metering Range

EV 1 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)

Exposure Control Systems

1. Creative Zone
   1. Program AE (shiftable)
   2. Shutter-priority AE
   3. Aperture-priority AE
   4. Manual exposure (including bulb)
2. Basic Zone
   1. Scene Intelligent Auto (Program AE/ non-shiftable)
   2. Creative Auto
   3. Special Scene
      1. Portrait
      2. Group Photo
      3. Landscape
      4. Sports
      5. Kids
      6. Panning
      7. Close-up
      8. Food
      9. Candlelight
      10. Night Portrait
      11. Handheld Night Scene
      12. HDR Backlight Control

Exposure Compensation

Manual	±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments*
AEB	±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

* For LCD panel and Live View shooting, exposure compensation can be set up to ±3 stops.

AE Lock

1. Auto AE lock
   • In the One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering, AE lock takes effect when focus is achieved.
2. Manual AE lock
   • In the P, Tv, Av and M modes, enabled with the AE lock button. (Press again to update.)
   • Enabled in all metering modes.

Type

Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically-controlled

Shutter Speeds

1/4000 to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)

Shutter Release

Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self Timer

10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay, continuous shooting (after 10 sec., 2 to 10 shots)

Shutter Lag Time

1. With SW-1 ON, time lag between SW-2 ON and start of exposure: approx. 0.060 sec.
2. Time lag between simultaneous SW-1/SW-2 ON and start of exposure: approx. 0.250 sec.
   • Time lag with the aperture stopped down by 3 stops or less from the open aperture. Excludes AF operation time.

Flash Metering

E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering and average flash metering)

Flash Exposure Compensation

±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

FE Lock

Provided

External Flash Settings

1. External flash control
   • Flash firing, E-TTL II metering, Flash synchronization speed in Av mode, Flash mode, Radio transmission wireless functions, Optical wireless functions, Flash zoom, Shutter synchronization, Flash exposure compensation, Flash exposure bracketing and Clear settings.
2. External flash Custom Function setting
   • The setting options for both (1) and (2) will differ depending on the Speedlite used.

Drive Modes and Continuous Shooting Speed during Viewfinder Shooting

1. Single shooting
2. High-speed continuous shooting
   • Max. approx. 6.5 shots/sec.
   • Maximum continuous shooting speed with 1/500 sec. or faster shutter speed, maximum aperture (varies depending on the lens), Anti-flicker shooting set to Disable, with a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N and at room temperature (73°F/23°C).
   • With the AF mode set to One-Shot AF and the Image Stabilizer turned off when using the following lenses: EF 300mm f/4L IS USM, EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
   • For anti-flicker shooting: max. approx. 5.6 shots/sec.
3. Low-speed continuous shooting
   • Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec.
   • In the Panning mode, the maximum speed is approx. 4.3 shots/sec.
4. Silent single shooting
5. Silent continuous shooting
   • Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec.
6. Self-timer: 10 sec./remote control
7. Self-timer: 2 sec./remote control
8. Self-timer: Continuous shooting (after 10 sec., 2 to 10 shots)

Shooting Modes

Still photo shooting and video shooting

Focusing

1. Dual Pixel CMOS AF
   • Dual Pixel CMOS AF is possible with all EF lenses.
   • Contrast AF is not provided.
2. Manual focus
   • Magnifying the image by 5x or 10x for manual focus possible.

Metering Modes

Real-time metering with image sensor

• AE lock possible. The metering timer can be changed.

1. Evaluative metering (315-zone)
2. Partial metering (center, approx. 6.3% of Live View screen)
3. Spot metering (center, approx. 2.7% of Live View screen)
4. Center-weighted average metering

Metering Range

EV 0-20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, evaluative metering)

Grid Display

1. Off
2. 3x3
3. 6x4
4. 3x3+diag

Exposure Simulation

Provided

Silent Shooting

Provided (Mode 1 and 2)

File Format

MP4
Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264

• Variable (averaged) bit rate

Audio: AAC
MOV
Motion JPEG (4K 29.97, time-lapse movies only)
ALL-I (FHD 29.97, time-lapse movies only)

Continuous Shooting Time

• If the recording time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting stops automatically.
• Movie shooting does not stop automatically even if the file size reaches 4GB. (When an SDXC card is formatted in exFAT, a movie will be recorded in a single movie file even if it exceeds 4GB.)

Focusing

1. Dual Pixel CMOS AF
   • Dual Pixel CMOS AF is possible with all EF lenses.
   • Contrast AF is not provided.
2. Manual focus
   • Magnifying the image by 5x or 10x for manual focus possible.

Range

Full range (0-255)

Exposure Control

^*1 ISO 200–25600 will be set if Highlight tone priority is set to Enable.
^*2 The maximum limit for ISO Auto can be set to ISO 6400, ISO 12800, H1 (ISO 51200) or H2 (102400).
^*3 According to the settings for [Range for ISO Auto], Maximum limit and Minimum limit.
^*4 Maximum limit settable within the range of ISO 400–25600 for ISO Auto in Time-lapse movies.

Exposure Compensation

±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

Type

TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor Size

3.0-inch (screen aspect ratio of 3:2)
Approx. 3.03 in./7.70cm diagonal (approx. 2.51 in./6.37cm width, approx. 1.67 in/4.25cm height)

Pixels

Approx. 1.04 million dots

Coverage

Approx. 100% vertically
Approx. 100% horizontally
(with aspect ratio of 3:2/JPEG Large/Fine)
Excluding when distortion correction is applied.

Brightness Control

Adjustable to one of seven brightness levels

Coating

Clear View LCD II

• Anti-smudge coating applied.
• Anti-reflection coating not applied.

Interface Languages

25 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)

Display Format

1. Single-image display
   • No information display
   • Basic information display
   • Detailed shooting information display
     • Basic shooting information
     • Lens information and RGB histogram
     • White balance
     • Picture Style and sharpness
     • Contrast, color saturation and color tone
     • Color space and noise reduction
     • Lens aberration correction
     • GPS information
2. Index display
   • 4-image
   • 9-image
   • 36-image
   • 100-image

Highlight Alert

Overexposed highlight areas with no image data will blink.

Histogram

Brightness and RGB

Items

Pressing the Quick Control button displays the Quick Control screen during viewfinder shooting, Live View shooting, movie shooting and playback.After selecting an item, you can select contents by operating the Main Dial.

Protection

1. Single image (select image)
2. Select range
3. All images in a folder
4. All images on card
5. All found images (only during image search)

Erase

Except protected images

1. Select image to erase
2. Select range
3. All images in a folder
4. All images on card
5. All found images (only during image search)

Compatible Printers

Images can be sent via Wi-Fi® to a PictBridge-compatible (Wireless LAN) printer and printed.

DPOF

Compliant to DPOF Version 1.1

Standards Compliance

IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Transmission Method

DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b)
OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g/n)

Transmission Range

Approx. 15 m/49.2 ft.
*When communicating with a smartphone
*With no obstructions between the transmitting and receiving antennas and no radio interference

Transition Frequency (Central Frequency)

Frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz
Channels: 1 to 11 channels

Connection Method

Camera Access Point Mode and Infrastructure mode

Security

Authentication method: Open system, Shared key, WPA/WPA2-PSK
Encryption: WEP, TKIP, AES

Communication with a Smartphone

Images can be viewed, controlled, and received using a smartphone.
Remote control of the camera using a smartphone is possible.
Images can be sent to a smartphone.

Transfer Images Between Cameras

Transferring one image, transferring selected images, transferring resized images

Connect to Connect Station

Images can be sent to and saved on Connect Station.

Remote Operation Using EOS Utility

Remote control functions and image viewing functions of EOS Utility can be used wirelessly.

Print from Wi-Fi® Printers

Images can be sent to a Wi-Fi® printer.

Send Images to a Web Service

Images in the camera or links to images can be sent to registered Web services.

Standards Compliance

NFC Forum Type 3/4 Tag compliant (dynamic)

Standards Compliance

Bluetooth® Specification Version 4.1 compliant (Bluetooth® low energy technology)

Transmission Method

GFSK modulation

Compatible

GPS satellites (USA), GLONASS satellites (Russia), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System

Satellites

(QZSS) MICHIBIKI (Japan)

GPS Signal Reception Modes

Mode 1, Mode 2

Geotag Information Appended to Image

Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Satellite signal acquisition status

Position Update Interval

1 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 5 min.

Time Setting

GPS time data set to camera

Log Data

One file per day, NMEA format
*Change in time zone creates another file.
*The log data saved in internal memory can be transferred to a card or downloaded to a computer as a log file.

Log Data Deletion

Possible

Custom Functions

28 Custom Functions settable with the camera

Custom Controls

• Shutter button (halfway pressing)
• AF-ON button
• AE lock button
• Depth of field preview button
• Lens AF stop button
• SET button
• Main Dial
• Quick Control Dial
• Multi controller

My Menu Registration

• Up to six items from the menu items and the top-tier items of Custom Functions can be registered to each tab.
• Up to five My Menu tabs can be added.

My Menu tab overall operations	Adding a tab Deleting tabs in a batch Deleting all tab items Setting the menu display
My Menu tab detailed operations	Selecting a registered item Sorting registered items Deleting selected registered items Deleting registered items in a batch Deleting tabs Changing a tab name (16 ASCII characters)

USB Terminal

Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)

• For PC communication
• For Connect Station connection

Video Out Terminal

Type C (Resolution switches automatically)

• Video is not displayed unless the video system is correctly set for the connected TV set, [NTSC] or [PAL].

Extension System Terminal

3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack

• Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1 or commercially available external microphone connectable.

Battery

Battery Pack LP-E6N (or LP-E6) x 1

• With the AC Adapter + DC Coupler, AC power drive is possible.
• When the Battery Grip BG-E21 is used, two battery packs (LP-E6N or LP-E6) can be installed.

Battery Life

Mode	Shooting Method	Battery	Temperature	Possible Shots (Approx.)
Camera body only	Viewfinder shooting	LP-E6N	At 73°F/23°C	1200
			At 32°F/0°C	1100
	Live View shooting	LP-E6N	At 73°F/23°C	380
			At 32°F/0°C	340
With Battery Grip BG-E21	Viewfinder shooting	LP-E6N x 2	At 73°F/23°C	2400
			At 32°F/0°C	2200
	Live View shooting	LP-E6N x 2	At 73°F/23°C	760
			At 32°F/0°C	680

Battery Check

Automatic battery check when the power switch is turned ON. Displayed in 6 levels.

• Battery level can be checked on the LCD panel and in the viewfinder.
• 6 level indicator displayed in use with LP-E6N and LP-E6 and the display for other power sources will differ.

Power Saving

Power automatically turns off after the set time (1, 2, 4, 8 or 15 min.) of non-operation elapses.

Date/Time Battery

Built-in secondary battery
When fully-charged, the date/time can be maintained for approx. 3 months

• Recharge time: approx. 8 hrs.
  • To become capable to maintain the right date/time for 3 months after main battery power depletion.

Start-up Time

Approx. 0.2 sec. (based on CIPA testing standards)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 5.67 x 4.35 x 2.94 in. (144.0 x 110.5 x 74.8mm)

• CIPA compliant.

Weight

Approx. 765g / 26.98 oz. (including battery and card)
Approx. 685g / 24.16 oz. (body only)

Working Temperature Range

32-104°F/0-40°C

Working Humidity Range

85% or less