The Canon EOS M6 Mark II is a digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera announced by

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on August 28, 2019, and released in September 2019. As with all of the Canon EOS M series cameras, the Canon EOS M6 Mark II uses the

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. The M6 Mark II is the successor of both the M5 (2016) and the M6 (2017). The characteristic basic features are the same as with the M6: the camera lacks a built-in viewfinder. Users can purchase an additional electronic viewfinder (Canon EVF-DC1 or -DC2) which costs 200 euros or more; it is included in some bundles with body and kit lens. The camera has a tilt screen. It can be articulated upwards, so that the user can see themselves in the screen. For sound, the camera has dual microphones equating to stereo audio recording but it also has a 3.5 mm

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connection for external microphones, but no headphone port. The Canon EOS M6 Mark II can record video with 4K up to 29.97 fps and

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at up to 119.88 fps but in this mode the cameras dual-pixel auto-focus is unavailable. When released, the camera could not record 24 (23.97) fps 4K video; this was added in a firmware update. Older production cameras can be updated with a free download from Canon's website.

Key features

* 32.5 megapixel dual-pixel, APS-C,

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* Video can be recorded with 4K at 29.97 fps,

up to 119.88. *

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100 – 25600 (extended to 51200) * Dual Pixel CMOS

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* 1.04M-dot tilting rear articulating

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input ( 3.5mm) *

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port ( 2.5mm) *

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Data Transfer port

References

External links

EOS M6 Mark II EF-M 15-45mm IS STM Kit Black

Canon EOS M6 II initial review: What's new and how it compares
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