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Canon EOS M6 Mark II Compared to the Canon EOS R100
| Specifications | Canon EOS M6 Mark II | Canon EOS R100 |
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| Year Introduced | 2019 | 2023 |
| Megapixels | 32.5 | 24.1 |
| Total Pixels | 34.4 | 25.8 |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9mm | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 6960 x 4640 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Pixel Size | 3.20µm | 3.72µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/5.2 | f/6.0 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | 78 | |
| Sensor Stabilization | N | N |
| Lens Mount | EF-M (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E lenses compatible via Mount Adapter EF-EOS M) | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) |
| FOVCF | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC 8 | DIGIC 8 |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face+Tracking AF, Spot AF, Zone AF, 1-point AF) | Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF) |
| Points | Maximum 143 automatically selected
Maximum 5481 manually selectable positions | 3,975 (Stills) or 3,375 (Video) Selectable AF Points |
| Working Range | EV -5–18 (at room temperature, ISO 100, f/1.4, center AF point, One-Shot AF) | EV -4 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C & ISO100) |
| Point Selection | Single-point AF (5,481 selectable AF points), Zone AF (5x5, 25 points), Face + Tracking AF (13x11, 143 points), and Single-point Spot AF | Face+Tracking AF, Spot AF, 1-point AF, Zone AF |
| Microadjustment | No | |
| Touch & Drag AF | N | |
| Eye Detection AF | Y | |
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | ||
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | Real-time metering using the image sensor (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones 24 x16) (2) Partial metering (approx. 4.5% of screen, at center) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.6% of screen, at center) (4) Center-weighted evaluative metering | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | Still image: EV -2–20 Movie recording: EV 0–20 | EV -2 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Comp | +/-3 EV in 1/3 stop increments | +/-3 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| AEB | +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2-stop increments | 3 shots, +/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | N | |
| Intervalometer | N | |
| 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, 100–12800 (in 1/3- or 1-stop increments), H (25600) |
| Shutter Speed | 30-1/4000 sec (1/3 stop increments) (Available range varies by shooting mode), 1/16000 with Electronic Shutter | 1/4000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments) |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | Optional Electronic Viewfinder EVF-DC1, EVF-DC2 | 0.39" (9.9mm) OLED color EVF, 2.36 Million dots |
| 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 | Viewfinder sensor: provided Vertical display for Stills only. Exposure Simulation Customizable 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: Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB) Viewfinder Brightness: Manually adjustable 1-5 |
| DOF Preview | Yes, via customizable buttons | Yes |
| LCD | ||
| Type | Touchscreen, Tiltable (180° up, 45° down) 3.0” (7.5 cm) 3:2 ClearView II TFT, approx. 1,040k dots | 3.0” (7.5 cm) TFT LCD, 3:2 aspect ratio, approx. 1,040,000 dots. (not Vari-Angle or Touchscreen) |
| Coating | No | |
| Brightness Adj | Adjustable to one of seven levels | Manual: 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 | Customizable 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: Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB) |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in GN | 4.6 (ISO 100, meters) | 6 (ISO 100, meters) |
| Built-in Coverage | Up to 15mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm) | Approx. 18mm angle of view (35mm equivalent: 24mm) |
| Built-in Recycle Time | Approx. 4 seconds | Approx. 5 sec. |
| Modes | Auto (E-TTL II) | Auto, Fire, Off, E-TTL II flash metering (Evaluative (Face Priority) / Evaluative / Average) |
| X-Sync | 1/200 sec | 1/250 |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | +/- 2EV in 1/3-stop increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / No | Yes / No |
| External Flash Comp | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support | EL and EX Speedlites / Macrolite, Transmitter ST-E3-RT II / ST-E3-RT / ST-E2, Cord OC-E3 |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, SCN (Self-Portrait, Portrait, Smooth Skin, Landscape, Sports, Close-up, Food, Panning, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Creative Filters (Grainy B/W, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR Art standard, vivid, bold, embossed), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Flexible Priority (FV), Manual exposure, Movie (Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exposure, HDR movies, Movie creative Effects, Time-lapse movie (3 scenes and custom)) | Still Photo Shooting: (1) Scene Intelligent Auto (2) Hybrid Auto (3) Special Scenes (4) Creative Filters (5) Program AE (6) Shutter-priority AE (7) Aperture-priority AE (8) Manual Exposure (9) Bulb Exposure Movie Recording: (1) Movie auto exposure (2) Movie manual exposure |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Image Processing | Highlight Tone Priority (standard and enhanced) 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: Presets Background Blur (5 settings) Brightness (19 levels) Contrast (9 levels) Saturation (9 levels) Color Tone 1 & 2 (9 levels) Monochrome (Off/Black and white/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green) | Highlight Tone Priority (standard and enhanced) 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 Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO) Creative Assist: Presets Background Blur (5 settings) Brightness (19 levels) Contrast (9 levels) Saturation (9 levels) Color Tone 1 & 2 (19 levels) Monochrome (Off/Black and white/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green) |
| Abberration Corrections | Peripheral Illumination, Distortion, Chromatic Aberration, and Diffraction along with DLO (Digital Lens Optimizer) | |
| Drive Modes | Single, High-Speed Continuous, Low-Speed Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, Custom, Remote) | Single, Continuous, Self-timer (2s, 10s, Continuous) |
| Continuous Shooting | One shot / Servo AF: Approx. 14 shots/sec for up to 54 frames in JPEG and 23 frames in RAW or 36 in CRAW | Max. approx. 3.5 fps or 6.5 fps for 100 JPEG, 6 RAW, or 17 CRAW images without AF Tracking, continuous shooting not available with Electronic Shutter |
| Shutter Lag | 53ms | |
| Viewfinder Blackout | N/A | |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | ||
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face detection and Tracking AF, Eye AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single) | |
| Metering | Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor. Evaluative metering, partial metering, spot metering, center-weighted average metering. | |
| Display Options | Customisable and toggle via INFO. Button (1) basic info (2) full info (3) screen buttons Customisable settings: Shooting Info, Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/RGB), Electronic Level, Aspect Ratio | |
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.31 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0) RAW: RAW (CR3 14-bit) Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant | JPEG/RAW/C-RAW |
| Image Size | RAW: (3:2) 6960 x 4640, (4:3) 6160 x 4640, (16:9) 6960 x 3904, (1:1) 4640x 4640 JPEG 3:2 (L) 6960 x 4640, (M) 4800 x 3200, (S1) 3472 x 2320, (S2) 2400 x 1600 JPEG 4:3 (L) 6160 x 4640, (M) 4256 x 3200 (S1) 3072 x 2320 (S2) 2112 x 1600 JPEG 16:9 (L) 6960 x 3904, (M) 4800 x 2688 (S1) 3472 x 1952 (S2) 2400 x 1344 JPEG (1:1) (L) 4640 x 4640, (M) 3200 x 3200, (S1) 2300 x 2300 (S2) 1600 x 1600 In-camera RAW processing & Image Resize available in playback | RAW / C-RAW: 24.0 megapixels (6000 x 4000) JPEG 3:2: L 24 megapixels (6000 x 4000) M 10.6 megapixels (3984 x 2656) S1 5.9 megapixels (2976 x 1984) S2 3.8 megapixels (2400 x 1600) JPEG 4:3: L 21.3 megapixels (5328 x 4000) M 9.5 megapixels (3552 x 2664) S1 5.3 megapixels (2656 x 1992) S2 3.4 megapixels (2112 x 1600) JPEG 16:9: L 20.2 megapixels (6000 x 3368) M 8.9 megapixels (3984 x 2240) S1 5.0 megapixels (2976 x 1680) S2 3.2 megapixels (2400 x 1344) JPEG 1:1: L 16.0 megapixels (4000 x 4000) M 7.1 megapixels (2656 x 2656) S1 3.9 megapixels (1984 x 1984) S2 2.6 megapixels (1600 x 1600) |
| Movie Type | MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)] | MP4, 8 bits, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, YCbCr 4:2:0, Rec.709, AAC |
| Movie Size | 4K - 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25 fps) Full HD - 1920 x 1080 (119.88, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 fps) HD - 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) HDR - 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25 fps) 4K Timelapse - 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25 fps) | 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD, 23.98 fps) 1920 x 1080 (Full HD, 59.94 fps / 29.97 fps / 23.98 fps) 1280 x 720 (HD, 59.94 fps / 29.97 fps / 23.98 fps) |
| 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, Bluetooth | Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz only), Bluetooth |
| GPS | N | |
| Custom Functions | 9 Customizable Buttons / 3 dials | |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | Yes / Yes | No / No |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Not Specified | |
| Sound Memo | No | No |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | USB Type C (Speed equivalent to High-speed USB 2.0) | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 USB Type-C (charging and powering not supported) |
| Other Interface | Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only, 1-11 ch) Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) HDMI (Micro - Type-D connector), Output options include [With info], [Clean / 4K output], and [Clean / FHD output]. HDR output to compatible TV supported | HDMI Micro out (Type D, HDMI-CEC not supported) External Microphone In (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-II) | SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-I Supported |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Battery Pack LP-E17 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17 |
| Battery Life | Approx. Approx. 305 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) Eco Mode: Approx. 410 shots Movie Recording: Approx. 80 mins Playback time when playing back a slideshow of still images: Approx. 4 hrs | Approx. Stills: EVF – 340 shots (no flash), 320 shots (50% built-in flash) LCD – 430 shots (no flash), 400 shots (50% built-in flash) (power saving), 320 shots (smooth) Bulb – 3 hours 20 minutes Video: 4K, 24p – approx. 1 hour 50 min., Full HD, 30p – approx. 2 hours 40 min. |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | Battery charger LC-E17E Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DC Coupler DR-E17 | Battery charger LC-E17E Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DC Coupler DR-E17 |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Polycarbonate resin with glass fiber that incorporates an aluminum alloy | |
| Shutter Durability Rating | ||
| Operating Environment | 32–104°F / 0–40°C | 32–104°F (0 – 40 °C), 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions Inches | 4.71 x 2.76 x 1.94" (119.6 x 70.0 x 49.2mm) | 4.58 × 3.37 × 2.71" (116.3 x 85.5 x 68.8mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 12.73 oz (361g) | 12.6 oz (356g) |
| 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 | |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built in | Built-in |
| Compatible Lenses | EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M) | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter) |
| Battery Grip | N/A | |
| Remote | Bluetooth Remote BR-E1 | Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 Tripod grip HG-100TBR Remote Switch RS-60E3 |
| Other | Interface Cable IFC-100U, IFC-400U Mount Adapter EF-EOSM USB Power Adapter PD-E1 | Interface cable IFC-100U Interface cable IFC-400U Mount Adapter EF-EOS R |
| Review | Canon EOS M6 Mark II | Canon EOS R100 |
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