Canon EOS M6 Mark II Excellent Vlog New Machine Evaluation

With the arrival of vlog era, mirrorless cameras have become the blue ocean of photography market. As one of the hottest photographic products at present, the mirrorless camera not only has its small and portable body design, but also has high performance, especially in video shooting, which has become one of the reasons why vlogger loves it. As early as 20 17, Canon released EOS M6 with pixel dual-core CMOS AF technology, which has great advantages in video recording. As the successor of EOS M6, EOS M6 Mark II has been fully upgraded in pixel and video resolution decoding. Because it integrates the best design and digital technology in the whole series, EOS M6 Mark II can also be regarded as the pinnacle of the whole M series at present.

Looking at this new EOS M6 machine in Mark II, Canon not only iteratively upgraded the existing products, but also made more attempts in the design of mirrorless cameras on the basis of steady upgrading.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II internal upgrade is not small. From pixel, image processor to continuous shooting speed, all the parameters directly related to taking pictures have been fully upgraded, and the video resolution has also been improved. Like M6, EOS M6 Mark II is an optional electronic viewfinder. When it is not installed, the screen can be folded to make it convenient for users to take selfies, and people can also record Vlog videos and record their lives.

Small and lightweight, it is easier to shoot with one hand.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II mirrorless camera has designed a detachable electronic viewfinder on its body. If you need to use the viewfinder to shoot, you can also choose the EVF-DC2 electronic viewfinder to connect through hot shoes.

Excluding EVF, the weight of the fuselage is only about 36 1g, and the volume is only about 1 19.6×70×49.2mm, which is similar to the size of ordinary mobile phones and wallets, and you won't feel the burden when you put it in a bag or carry it with you.

EOS M6 Mark II has a compact and lightweight body design, and offers black and silver colors according to users' different tastes. The version we received is silver, giving people the feeling of a traditional paraxial camera. In addition, the grip groove of the camera handle is deep, and the skin material which can effectively improve the grip feeling is used to wrap it, which improves the comfort and stability of the user holding the camera and is convenient for recording Vlog with one hand.

In order to minimize the size of the fuselage, Canon EOS M6 Mark II has fuselage interfaces on the left and right sides, unlike SLR cameras, which are concentrated on the left side, and all interfaces are protected by rubber baffles. The right side of the fuselage is designed with HDMI and data interface, which is convenient for users to use when connecting or transmitting. PD-E 1 power adapter also supports USB Type-C interface to charge the camera.

The left side of the camera is provided with a MIC microphone and a data cable interface, and a flash button is also set here. Press the switch and the flash will pop up automatically. When shooting Vlog, you can use a better microphone to receive sounds outside the MIC.

The back of the fuselage is mainly occupied by a 3.0-inch LCD. This screen uses a capacitive touch panel with about 1.04 million pixels, which supports multi-touch operation. You can raise 180 degrees or so and lower it by 45 degrees or so. Real-time display shooting can move the autofocus frame intuitively and adjust the parameters by operating the touch screen.

When the image is played back, the fingers slide and open on the LCD screen, and the touch panel electrodes under the protective layer can detect the number and actions of the fingers and make corresponding responses, so as to realize the operations such as image switching, image jumping, enlargement/reduction, index display, etc.

The suit I got this time is a lens version of 15-45mm, and the equivalent focal length of 35 is 24-72 mm If you travel with it, it is recommended to match the large zoom of 18- 150mm to facilitate traveling around the world.

The back of EOS M6 Mark II is different from the previous generation in that the focus mode switch is designed in the back position, and users can toggle the switch to select auto focus or manual focus.

Three-wave disc design is integrated at the top, which is convenient for us to adjust parameters such as aperture, shutter and sensitivity in different modes at the same time.

Moreover, each wheel has a shock absorption design, which has obvious shock absorption in actual use, but it is very smooth when rotating. I have to say that Canon's adjustment on the wheel really makes users feel comfortable when using it.

In terms of battery life, Canon EOS M6 Mark II mirrorless camera uses the same LP-E 17 battery as EOS M5 and EOS M3. Because the electronic viewfinder with large power consumption is cancelled, it lasts about 305 photos, which can meet everyone's daily shooting.

Excellent performance, easy-to-use Vlog

There are still some differences in the design between the first generation and the second generation of Canon EOS M6. EOS M6 pays more attention to self-timer and photo taking ability. EOS M6 Mark II not only improves the camera shooting ability, but also adds uncut 4K short films, giving consideration to the video ability, so that the camera is not limited to the camera shooting function.

When shooting video, Mark II's DIGIC 8 of EOS M6 provides good picture quality performance, especially when shooting in outdoor environment, the picture is also very clear and pure. When recording dynamic video, the camera will also carry out electronic anti-shake compensation, so in most cases, hand-held shooting can also take a stable picture.

In addition to automatic and manual exposure, EOS M6 Mark II also has HDR short film shooting function, which can restore the details of the bright and dark parts of the picture to a greater extent in the environment with large brightness contrast, so that the short film can obtain a wider dynamic range.

And EOS M6 Mark II's most practical upgrade in video shooting is the ability to shoot 4K video without editing. The camera uses the image sensor to record in 4K mode, so it can obtain a wide shooting angle consistent with the focal length of the lens, and the focal length will not become longer in the previous 4K mode.

ISO performance for measuring all levels of fuselage performance.

On the image processor, Canon EOS M6 Mark II is one generation behind EOS M6. Both low sensitivity and high sensitivity noise control have excellent performance. Of course, we are more concerned with the actual shooting. This time, we conducted a real shooting test on EOS M6 Mark II to see if the photosensitivity of the new machine will be improved on the original basis.

The test environment is a still life stage, the fixed tripod keeps the same position, and the shooting mode is 2s timing, so as to prevent the influence of hand shaking and strive for maximum objectivity.

As can be seen from the screenshot above, the available range of sensitivity of Canon EOS M6 Mark II's mirrorless camera is very high. In the range of ISO 100- 1600, the picture purity is very high, the details of the subject are well preserved, and there is no noise even in dark light. When the sensitivity is increased to ISO 1600-6400, visible noise gradually appears in the picture, and the details of the noise are reduced. Under normal use, there is no problem with computer viewing and network transmission under ISO 3200.

The watershed with obvious picture quality is after ISO6400. At this stage, the noise visible to the naked eye increases, and the loss of details begins to increase obviously. When ISO 25600, color noise appears and color shift begins.

High-speed continuous shooting RAW format up to 30 frames per second.

In addition, this time EOS M6 Mark II supports CR3' s new RAW format and C-RAW. The pixels of C-RAW are the same as RAW images, but the file size is smaller. Due to the faster stacked CMOS and the DIGIC 8 image processor with stronger data processing performance, and the new RAW format of CR3 is introduced into the camera, EOS M6 Mark II can continuously shoot at the highest speed of about 30 frames per second with the help of electronic shutter.

30 continuous shooting GIF pictures per second.

In addition, the Canon EOS M6 Mark II also has the preview function when the RAW continuous shooting mode is turned on, which can record the image about 0.5 seconds after the shutter button is half pressed and before the shutter button is fully pressed, so as not to miss the wonderful moment because of the inaccurate timing.

Monitor your eyes and concentrate.

EOS M6 Mark II adopts high-performance DIGIC 8 digital image processor, which supports face detection autofocus. Through the detection in face+tracking mode, the automatic focusing of eyes and faces can be realized, and the subject can continuously focus on faces and eyes during the movement.

Even if you don't press the shutter or other buttons, as long as the camera recognizes that someone's face appears in the picture, it will quickly focus on the person's eyes. Even after the person moves or turns around, as long as it reappears in the picture, the focus will fall on the eyes without delay.

Sample shooting

The following is a sample shot by the author with Canon EOS M6 Mark II EF-M 15-45mm lens. ISO selection is automatic, white balance is automatic, and the picture is in JPEG format.

Summary:

In daily shooting, the imaging quality of the camera is particularly important. Although EOS M6 Mark II has been miniaturized in size, it has not reduced the image quality. 32.5 million pixels with full-pixel dual-core focusing technology can not only ensure the image quality, but also provide users with fast and accurate focusing. The actual operation is very convenient. I always turn on the touch shutter setting when I use it. After adjusting the parameters, I can use EOS M6 Mark II to shoot like a mobile phone. This kind of experience is very suitable for novices with various intelligent modes in the machine.

This configuration is also more conducive to the shooting of Vlog video, and the performance of uncut 4K resolution will be better. If you plan to buy a user who can take good photos and has certain requirements for video shooting, especially Vlog shooting, then EOS M6 Mark II is definitely a good choice.