Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II

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In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Canon EOS M6 Mark II. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8.36 cm 7 cm
Width 12.15 cm 11.96 cm
Depth 4.95 cm 4.92 cm
Weight 362 g 361 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 362 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 410 g
Camera body only: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 408 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 17,200,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Image Processor TruePic VIII DIGIC 8
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 143
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.23x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-6400 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.6%), partial (4.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 324 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, white balance bracketing 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, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, 2000K - 14000K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/4000 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Colour control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5.8 4.6
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Memory Card Slot SD card 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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 4608 x 3456 - 17 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 7.5 MB
JPEG 4608 x 3456 - 3.5 MB
JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.4 MB
JPEG 640 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 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 24 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 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Battery Type Olympus BLS-5 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLS-5 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (50% with Live View)
Video recording - 1.3 hours
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning 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
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8.6 frames per second, 4.8 frames per second 14 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera RAW processing, high-speed recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, GPS via mobile 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 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software - 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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