Canon EOS 5D Mark IV vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and Canon EOS M6 Mark II. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.6 cm 7 cm
Width 15.1 cm 11.96 cm
Depth 7.59 cm 4.92 cm
Weight 800 g 361 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 408 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/Michibiki receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 30.4 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 30,400,000 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Image Processor DIGIC 6+ DIGIC 8
LENS Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 143
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, metering system, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, JPEG/RAW -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Native ISO 100-32000 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-32000 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.6%), partial (4.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 252 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Fine Detail Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 4.6
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 5040 x 3360
RAW 3360 x 2240
JPEG 6720 x 4480
JPEG 4464 x 2976
JPEG 3360 x 2240
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5952 x 4480
JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 2976 x 2240
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 6720 x 3776
JPEG 4464 x 2512
JPEG 3360 x 1888
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 4480 x 4480
JPEG 2976 x 2976
JPEG 2240 x 2240
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps - 500Mbps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps - 500Mbps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
MOV - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Battery Type Canon LP-E6, Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 900 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 850 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 7 frames per second 14 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Scene Intelligent Auto technology, distortion control, Dual Axis Electronic Level, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction, HDR Movie mode, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, interval shooting mode, Video Snapshot mode, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, 4K time-lapse movie recording, Lens Shading Correction, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS
OTHERS Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Map Utility Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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