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Specifications	Canon EOS 6D Mark II	Canon EOS 6D

Year Introduced	2017	2012
Megapixels	26.2	20.2
Total Pixels	27.1	20.6
Sensor Size	35.9 x 24.0mm	35.8 x 23.9mm
Pixel Dimensions	6240 x 4160	5472 x 3648
Pixel Size	5.75µm	6.54µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/9.3	f/10.5
Sensor Readout Speed (ms)
Sensor Stabilization	N	N
Lens Mount	EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E	EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E
FOVCF	1.0x	1.0x
Image Processor	DIGIC 7	DIGIC 5+

Autofocus
Type	TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with Dual Pixel & AF-dedicated sensor	TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor
Points	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)	11 points (f/5.6 cross type at center, extra sensitivity at f/2.8)
Working Range	EV -3 - 18 (at 23 °C & ISO 100)	EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
Point Selection	Via optical viewfinder: Automatic selection: 45 point AF, Manual selection: Single point/ Spot AF, Manual selection: Zone AF, Manual selection: Large Zone AF, AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting Via LCD screen: Automatic selection: Face AIAF + Tracking, up to 63 AF points when no subject/ face detected, Manual selection via touch screen or freely position 1 AF point/ 1 AF Zone (9 points, 3x3 grid)	Automatic selection Manual selection AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting
Microadjustment	Yes	C.Fn II-9 +/- 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	Via optical viewfinder: 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. 6.5 % of viewfinder) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.2 % of viewfinder) (4) Center-weighted average metering Via liveview on LCD screen: (1) Evaluative metering (315 zones) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.3 % of LCD screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.7 % of LCD screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering	TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone Dual Layer SPC (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 8% of viewfinder at centre) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.5% viewfinder at centre) (4) Centre weighted average metering
Metering Range	EV 1 - 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)	EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
Exposure Comp	+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).	+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
AEB	2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments	2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
Light Flicker Mode
Intervalometer
ISO Sensitivity	Stills: Auto (100 - 40000), 100 - 40000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), Manual ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400 Movie: Auto (100 - 25600), 100 - 25600 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), Auto ISO/ Manual ISO settings can be expanded to H1: 51200. H2: 102400	Auto (100-25600), 100-25600 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400 During Movie shooting: Auto (100-12800), 100-12800 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600
Shutter Speed	30-1/4000 sec in 1/3 stop increments (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)	30 - 1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

Viewfinder
Type	Pentaprism	Pentaprism
Coverage	Approx. 98%	Approx. 97%
Magnification	Approx. 0.71x	Approx. 0.71x
Eyepoint	Approx. 21mm	Approx. 21mm
Information	AF information: AF points, focus confirmation, AF area selection mode, AF mode Exposure information: Exposure mode, Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level/compensation, Metering mode, 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 (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+). Composition information: Grid, Electronic level, Aspect Ratio Other information: Drive mode, Battery level, Alert symbol, Flicker Detection, Image Quality (RAW/ JPEG)	AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light. 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. Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), maximum burst (2-digit display), card information Battery check: Composition information Electronic level Warning symbol: Displayed if any of the following is set: Monochrome, white balance correction, expanded ISO speed, or spot metering.
DOF Preview	Provided with depth of field preview button	Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

LCD
Type	Touch screen Vari angle 7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots	3.0" (7.7cm) Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots
Coating	Anti-smudge coating applied.	Dual Anti-reflection
Brightness Adj	Adjustable to one of seven levels	Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Electronic Level	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Electronic Level

Flash
Built-in GN	N/A (ISO 100, meters)	N/A (ISO 100, meters)
Built-in Coverage	N/A	N/A
Built-in Recycle Time	N/A	N/A
Modes	Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter	E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual
X-Sync	1/180sec	1/180sec
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps)	+/- 3EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
Hot Shoe/PC Terminal	Yes / No	Yes / No
External Flash Comp	E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless optical multi-flash support	E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

Shooting
Shooting Modes	Scene Intelligent Auto, Creative Auto, Special Scene (Portrait, Group Photo, Landscape, Sports, Kids, Panning9, Close-up, Food, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom (C1/C2)	Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual
Picture Styles	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1–3	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, 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 Noise Reduction) Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination, Distortion correction, Chromatic aberration correction and Diffraction correction Multi-exposure HDR Mode RAW image processing - during image Playback only Resize to M or S1, S2	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 Chromatic aberration correction Resize to M, S1, S2 or S3 RAW image processing - during image Playback only Multiple exposure HDR images
Abberration Corrections
Drive Modes	Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s + Remote, 10s + Remote, Continuous), Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting	Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continous shooting
Continuous Shooting	Max. Approx. 6.5 fps. (speed maintained for up to 150 images in JPEG, 21 images in RAW)	Max. Approx. 4.5fps. (speed maintained for up to 1250 images (JPEG) or 17 images (RAW)) (with UHS-I card)
Shutter Lag	60ms	<60ms
Viewfinder Blackout		N/A

Live View
FrameRate	29.97 fps	30 fps
Focusing	Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF, Tracking sensitivity (-3 to +3) and Movie Servo AF Speed (-7 to +2)	Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode
Metering	Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor Active metering time can be changed	Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor Active metering time can be changed
Display Options	Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios, Electronic Level	Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios, Electronic Level

File Information
Still ImageType	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	JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [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	JPEG 3:2: (L) 6240 x 4160, (M) 4160 x 2768, (S1) 3120 x 2080 (S2) 2400 x 1600 JPEG 4:3: (L) 5536 x 4160, (M) 3680 x 2768, (S1) 2768 x 2080, (S2) 2112 x 1600 JPEG 16:9: (L) 6240 x 3504, (M) 4160 x 2336, (S1) 3120 x 1752, (S2) 2400 x 1344 JPEG 1:1: (L) 4160 x 4160, (M) 2768 x 2768, (S1) 2080 x 2080, (S2) 1600 x 1600 RAW: (RAW) 6240 x 4160, (M-RAW) 4680 x 3120, (S-RAW) 3120 x 2080	JPEG: (L) 5472x3648, (M) 3468x2432, (S1) 2736x1824, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480 RAW: (RAW) 5472x3648, (M-RAW) 4104x2736, (S-RAW) 2736x1824
Movie Type	MOV / MP4 (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM / AAC, recording level can be manually adjusted by user) Note: MOV recording only available during time-lapse capture.	MOV (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)
Movie Size	1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) IPB (Standard) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) IPB (Standard / Light) 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) IPB (Standard) 1280 x 720 (29.97, 25) IPB (Light)	1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or inter frame 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) 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

Other Information
Wireless Features	Built-in Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth	Built-in Wi-Fi
GPS	Built-in	Built-in
Custom Functions	28 Custom Functions settable with the camera	21 Custom Functions
LCD Panel / Illumination	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
Water & Dust Resistance	Yes (equal to EOS-1N)	Yes (equal to EOS-1N)
Sound Memo	No	No

Interface
Computer Interface	Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)	Hi-Speed USB
Other Interface	Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI micro out, External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack)	HDMI mini output, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), External microphone (Stereo mini jack)

Memory
Memory Type	SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I) card	SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I) card

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied) / LP-E6	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied)
Battery Life	Approx. 1200 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) Approx. 1100 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)	Approx. 1090 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 980 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Power Supply Battery Chargers	AC Adapter AC-E6(N), DC coupler: DR-E6, Battery charger LC-E6E, Car Battery charger CBC-E6	AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Chassis: Aluminum alloy and polycarbonate resin with glass fiber Body: Polycarbonate resin with special conductive fiber & Polycarbonate resin with glass fiber on some parts	Magnesium Alloy front and rear body covers. Polycarbonate top cover
Shutter Durability Rating		100,000
Operating Environment	32–104°F / 0–40°C	0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions Inches	5.67 x 4.35 x 2.94" (144.0 x 110.5 x 74.8mm)	5.7 x 4.4 x 2.8" (144.5 x 110.5 x 71.2mm)
CIPA Weight	26.98 oz (765g)	26.6 oz (755g)

Accessories
Viewfinder	Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C	Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15, Focusing Screens Eg (with Grid Eg-D, Super Precision Matte Eg-S), Angle Finder C
Wireless File Transmitter	Built-in	Built in
Compatible Lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses
Battery Grip	BG-E21 Buy ►	BG-E13 Buy ►
Remote	Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5 and Speedlite 600EX-II-RT	Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6
Other	Hand Strap E2 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1	Hand Strap E2, GP-E2

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