Canon EOS M6 vs. Canon EOS R7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS M6 and Canon EOS R7. 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 M6 vs. Canon EOS R7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.8 cm 9.04 cm
Width 11.2 cm 13.2 cm
Depth 4.45 cm 9.17 cm
Weight 390 g 530 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 343 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 390 g
Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black -
Protection - Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Electronic (5-axis) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Image Processor DIGIC 7 DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF-M Canon RF
FOCUSING Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 651
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 1.15x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +2
Image Aspect Ratio 4:3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.6
Interchangeable Yes -
Features Auto eye sensor, hot shoe mountable -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-6400 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 384 384
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 Flash Exposure Bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Neutral, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard, Fine Detail Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
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 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec, 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control
FLASH Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Digital Video Format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3368
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
6960 x 4640
4800 x 3200
3472 x 2320
2400 x 1600
6160 x 4640
4256 x 3200
3072 x 2320
2112 x 1600
6960 x 3904
4800 x 2688
3472 x 1952
2400 x 1344
4640 x 4640
3200 x 3200
2320 x 2320
1600 x 1600
Video Capture 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 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 295 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 425 shots (ECO mode)
Photo shooting - 290 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 770 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 7 frames per second 15 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, colour control, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable, Canon Log 3
OTHERS Canon EOS M6 Canon EOS R7
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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