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

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M10 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus OM-D E-M10 vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8.23 cm 7 cm
Width 11.91 cm 11.96 cm
Depth 4.59 cm 4.92 cm
Weight 350 g 361 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 408 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Black
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 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
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
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Image Processor TruePic VII DIGIC 8
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 81 143
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.15x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, aperture, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, battery status, AF lock, AF point, electronic level -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control, auto eye sensor, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 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, Dynamic Range Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, night portrait, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, Underwater, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight, digital IS Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Frames, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone, Image Overlay, Key Line, Star Light, White Edge Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 2000K - 14000K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 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, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M10 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
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
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 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 24Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 8Mbps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
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 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 - 320 shots 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 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, 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 Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M10 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second 14 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), 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 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Olympus Viewer 3 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
Other projects: