Big test
PERFORMANCE: IMAGE STABILISATION With eight stops of image
0.6sec
1.3sec
stabilisation at your disposal, the R6 Mark II is fine for those who like to shoot handheld when the light gets low. With a good IS system, I can typically get shake- free results around 1/4sec – my wrists have never been the same since I rearranged them falling off a motorbike. With the Canon, however, I managed to get sharp results at 0.6sec, which breaks new ground for me. With some practice, I’d suggest one-second exposure is achievable, but those with more steady hands might be able to go even slower. As the second image on the right shows, 1.3secs was a step too far for me on this dreary day.
SPECS › Price Body only £2779.99 › Sensor CMOS Digic X › Sensor format 24.2 megapixels, 35.9x23.9mm › Lens mount Canon RF (EF and EF-S lenses will fit with adapter) › ISO range 100-102,400; expanded range 50-204,801 › Shutter range Mechanical shutter: 30secs to 1/8000sec, Bulb; X-Sync: 1/200sec mechanical shutter, 1/250th electronic 1st curtain; Electronic shutter: 30secs to 1/16,000sec › Drive modes Mechanical shutter up to 12fps, approximately 40fps for electronic shutter, Raw Burst mode at 30fps with 0.3sec or 0.5sec pre-record for up to 191 frames › Exposure system Stills: Scene Intelligent Auto, Flexible priority AE, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Bulb and Custom (x3); Movie: Auto Exposure, TV, AV Manual and Custom (x3); 384-zone metering › Exposure compensation +/-3EV in 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps › Monitor Touchscreen three-inch Clear View LCD II, 1.62m dots › Viewfinder OLED 3.69m dots › Focusing Dual Pixel CMOS AF II down to -6.5EV; AF tracking for humans, dogs, cats, birds, horses, cars, bikes, aircraft and trains. One shot, Servo AF and AI Focus AF › Focus points 1053 › Image stabiliser Five-axis sensor shift, up to 8EV benefit › Video 6K 60p ProRes Raw possible to external recorder 4K 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p Full HD 180p/150p/120p/60p/30p › Connectivity HDMI Type D, mic in (3.5mm jack), 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, USB 3.2, Bluetooth › Storage media 2x SD/SDHC/ SDXC and UHS-II › Dimensions (wxhxd) 138.4x98.4x88.4mm › Weight 670g body with battery and card › Contact canon.co.uk
While we’re on the subject of low-light capabilities, it’s worth mentioning that the R6 Mark II offers a top native ISO of 102,400, which can be expanded to 204,801. At the other end, native ISO goes down to 100, with 50 available in the expanded setting. Beyond these numbers, the image quality at higher ISOs is impressive, with usable images well into five-figure ISO settings. If you’re an existing EOS R6 user, you’re probably wondering what all the fuss is about with the R6 Mark II. Some of the features we’re discussing are exactly the same as the first incarnation – the ISO and image stabilisation capabilities, for example. But I have covered some of the big changes as well – more megapixels, faster frame rates – and there are more to come. The body design, for example, sports some subtle enhancements. Both R6 models are weather sealed (which was handy during my test period), but the Mark II is 10g lighter – probably not a big deal in the “I MANAGED TO GET PIN-SHARP SHOTS AS LOW AS 0.6SEC, WHICH I’VE NEVER ACHIEVED WITH ANOTHER CAMERA” ALL-ROUNDER As well as its impressive stills credentials, the R6 Mark II can record 4K/60p video internally
ON A PLATE Top-plate design has minor changes to the Mark I. Battery power is the same, but gives more images per charge
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