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Canon EOS M6 Compared to the Canon EOS 80D
| Specifications | Canon EOS M6 | Canon EOS 80D |
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| Year Introduced | 2017 | 2016 |
| Megapixels | 24.2 | 24.2 |
| Total Pixels | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9mm | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 6000 x 4000 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Pixel Size | 3.72µm | 3.72µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/6.0 | f/6.0 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | ||
| Sensor Stabilization | N | N |
| Lens Mount | EF-M (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E lenses compatible via Mount Adapter EF-EOS M) | EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E |
| FOVCF | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC7 | DIGIC 6 |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face+Tracking AF, 1-point AF) with 5-axis Digital IS | TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with AF-dedicated CMOS sensor |
| Points | Maximum 49 AF points (Fixed location on 7x7 grid) via camera automatic selection Freely position 1 AF point/ 1 AF Zone (9 points, 3x3 grid) via manual selection | 45 cross-type AF points (45 f/5.6 cross-type AF points, 27 f/8 points [9 cross-type], centre point is f/2.8 and f/5.6 dual cross-type) |
| Working Range | EV -1 - 18 (at 23 °C, ISO 100, with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM) | EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100) |
| Point Selection | Face + Tracking: Face and subject tracking via automatic recognition/ manual selection via touchscreen. Automatic selection over 49 AF points when no face recognised within frame. Smooth Zone AF: Manual zone selection, plus automatic selection over 9 AF points within selected zone 1-point AF: Manual selection via touchscreen/ buttons | Automatic selection: 45 point AF Manual selection: Single point AF Manual selection: Zone AF Manual selection: Large Zone AF AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting |
| Microadjustment | No | C.Fn II-16 +/- 20 steps (wide and tele setting for Zooms) Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 40 lenses individually Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number |
| Touch & Drag AF | ||
| Eye Detection AF | ||
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | ||
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | Real-time metering from the image sensor (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones) (2) Partial metering at center (approx. 10% of Live View Screen) (3) Center weighted average metering (4) Spot metering (approx. 2% of Live View Screen) | 7560-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor Metering with the area divided into 63 segments (9×7) (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.0% of viewfinder) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder) (4) Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | Still image: EV 1 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100) Movie: EV 2 - 20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100) | EV 1 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Comp | +/-3 EV in 1/3 stop increments | ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AEB | 3 shots, +/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments (can be used together with Exposure Compensation) | 2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | ||
| Intervalometer | ||
| ISO Sensitivity | ISO AUTO (100 - 25600), 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stop increments Movie: ISO AUTO (100 - 6400), 100 - 12800 in 1/3-stop increments | Auto (100-16000), 100-16000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600 During Movie shooting: Auto (100-12800), 100-12800 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25,600 |
| Shutter Speed | 30-1/4000 sec in 1/3 stop increments (Available range varies by shooting mode) | 30 - 1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode) |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1, EVF-DC2 | Pentaprism |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. | Approx. 0.95x |
| Eyepoint | Approx. | Approx. 22mm |
| 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 Customizable settings: Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio | AF information: AF points, focus confirmation, AF area selection mode Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light. Image information: Card information, maximum burst Other information: Flicker Detection |
| DOF Preview | Yes, via customizable buttons | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| LCD | ||
| Type | Touchscreen, Tiltable (180° up, 45° down) 3.0” (7.5 cm) 3:2 ClearView II TFT, approx. 1,040k dots | Touch screen Vari angle 3.0" (7.7cm) 3:2 Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots |
| Coating | Anti-reflection, Solid Structure and Anti smudge | |
| Brightness Adj | Adjustable to one of five levels | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | Customizable and toggle via INFO. Button (1) Live View image with basic info (2) Live View image with full info (3) Live View image with no information (4) Quick Control Screen Customizable settings: Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio | (1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Electronic Level |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in GN | 5 (ISO 100, meters) | 12 (ISO 100, meters) |
| Built-in Coverage | Up to 15mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm) | Up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 28mm) |
| Built-in Recycle Time | Approx. 3 seconds | Approx. 3 seconds |
| Modes | Auto (E-TTL II), Manual Flash On/Off (3 flash power output settings) | Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter |
| X-Sync | 1/200 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2 EV in 1/3 increments | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / No | Yes / No |
| External Flash Comp | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, SCN(Self-Portrait, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Food, Panning, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Creative Filters (Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect (Stills and Movie), High Dynamic Range), Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure, Custom (x2), Movie (Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure, Time-lapse movie) | Scene Intelligent Auto (Stills and Movie), No Flash, Creative Auto, SCN(Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Food, Kids, Candlelight), Creative filters, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb, Custom |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1–3 | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral,Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Image Processing | Highlight Tone Priority 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: Background Blur (5 settings) Brightness (19 levels) Contrast (9 levels) Saturation (9 levels) Color Tone (19 levels) Monochrome (Sharpness Strength / Sharpness Fineness / Sharpness Threshold / Contrast (9 levels) / Filter effect (Ye - Yellow / Or - Orange / R - Red / G (Green) / Toning effect (S - Sepia / B - Blue / P - Purple / G - Green)) | Highlight Tone Priority Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Multi Shot Noise Reduction Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination and Chromatic aberration correction Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect,Miniature effect) Multi-exposure RAW image processing - during image Playback only Resize to M or S1, S2, S3 |
| Abberration Corrections | ||
| Drive Modes | Single, High-Speed Continuous, Low-Speed Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, Custom, Remote) | Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting |
| Continuous Shooting | Fixed AF: Approx. 9 shots/s for up to 26 frames in JPEG and 17 frames in RAW With AF: Approx. 7 shots/s | Max. Approx. 7fps. (speed maintained for up to 110 images (JPEG)(with UHS-I card), 25 images (RAW)(with UHS-I card)) |
| Shutter Lag | 60ms | |
| Viewfinder Blackout | N/A | N/A |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | 30 fps | |
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face Detection and Tracking AF) | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any pointon screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single), Tracking sensitivity (-3 to +3) and Movie Servo AF Speed (-7 to +2) |
| Metering | Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor. Evaluative metering, partial metering, spot metering,center-weighted average metering. | |
| Display Options | Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio | Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Electronic level |
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0) RAW: RAW (14-bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant |
| Image Size | RAW: (3:2) 6000 x 4000, (4:3) 5328 x 4000, (16:9) 6000 x 3368, (1:1) 4000 x 4000 JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976 x 1984, (S2) 2400 x 1600 JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328 x 4000, (M) 3552 x 2664, (S1) 2656 x 1992, (S2) 2112 x 1600 JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000 x 3368, (M) 3984 x 2240, (S1) 2976 x 1680 (S2) 2400 x 1344 JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000 x 4000, (M) 2656 x 2656, (S1) 1984 x 1984, (S2) 1600 x 1600 In-camera RAW processing & Image Resize available in playback | JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976 x 1984, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480 JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480 JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x408 JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480 RAW: (RAW) 6000x4000, (M-RAW) 4500x3000, (S-RAW) 3000x2000 |
| Movie Type | MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)] | MOV / MP4 (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM / AAC, recording level can be manually adjusted by user) |
| Movie Size | Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) HD - 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) VGA - 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame 1280 x 720 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame |
| Movie Length | Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB (If file size exceeds 4GB a new file will be created automatically) | Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB (If file size exceeds 4GB a new file will be created automatically) |
| Other Information | ||
| Wireless Features | Built-in Wi-Fi, NFC and Low-Energy Bluetooth | Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC |
| GPS | via optional GP-E2 GPS Receiver | |
| Custom Functions | 13 Customizable Buttons/ dials | 26 Custom Functions |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | No / No | Yes / Yes |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Yes | |
| Sound Memo | No | No |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | Hi-Speed USB (Micro USB connector) | Hi-Speed USB |
| Other Interface | Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only, 1-11 ch), with Dynamic NFC support Bluetooth (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) HDMI (Micro - Type-D connector) External microphone (3.5mm stereo jack) | Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack) |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I) | SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I) |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Battery Pack LP-E17 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N |
| Battery Life | Approx. Approx: 295 shots (425 shots with Eco Mode On) | Approx. Approx: 960 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) Approx. 860 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | Battery charger LC-E17E Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DC Coupler DR-E17 | AC Adapter AC-E6(N), DC coupler: DR-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6 |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Polycarbonate resin with glass fiber | |
| Shutter Durability Rating | 100,000 | |
| Operating Environment | 32–104°F / 0–40°C | 32–104°F / 0–40°C, 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions Inches | 4.4 x 2.7 x 1.8" (112.0 x 68.0 x 44.5mm)) | 5.47 x 4.14 x 3.09" (139.0 x 105.2 x 78.5mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 13.8 oz (390g) | 25.75 oz (730g) |
| 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 | Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built in | Built in |
| Compatible Lenses | EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M) | All EF, EF-S, TS-E and MP-E lenses |
| Battery Grip | BG-E14 Buy ► | |
| Remote | Remote Switch RS-60E3 Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (Requires Remote Controller Adapter RA-E3) Remote Controller RC-6 | Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6 |
| Other | Interface cable IFC-600PCU | Hand Strap E2, GP-E2 |
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