Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II

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Side by side comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm and Canon EOS 6D 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.

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Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 14-42mm lens Body only
Height 8.46 cm 11.05 cm
Width 12.245 cm 14.4 cm
Depth 7.14 cm 7.48 cm
Weight 340 g 685 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 685 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 765 g
Body Material - Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Sensor Resolution 16.05 Megapixel 26.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 18,310,000 pixels 27,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,050,000 pixels 26,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (MEGA O.I.S.) Electronic (5-axis)
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Image Processor Venus Engine DIGIC 7
LENS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Micro Four Thirds -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements -
Filter Size 52 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF
Features Aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE, Face Recognition Yes
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 98%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +4 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Battery status, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode, warning symbol
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.0
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000, ISO auto (100-40000)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (3.2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1728 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Dynamic B&W, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Sunshine, Toy Pop, Fantasy Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 120 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 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 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-18 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
Retouch Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, display contrast control, Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 8.3 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D 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 JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2336 x 1752
MPO 1824 x 1368 - 3D mode
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3264 x 2176
JPEG 2336 x 1560
MPO 1824 x 1216 - 3D mode
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3264 x 1840
JPEG 1920 x 1080
MPO 1824 x 1024 - 3D mode
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2448 x 2448
JPEG 1744 x 1744
MPO 1712 x 1712 - 3D mode
RAW 6240 x 4160
RAW 4680 x 3120
RAW 3120 x 2080
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 4Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 330 shots (with 14-42mm lens) Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), 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, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
Remote control
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 40 frames per second 6.5 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, Intelligent Scene Selector, in-camera film editing, takes photos while film recording, DLNA support, Motion Detection Technology, Subject Detection technology, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent D-range Control, HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), text stamp, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Light Speed AF, GPS via mobile, Creative Panorama function, Wi-Fi Direct Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction, Digital 5-axis Movie IS, 4K time-lapse movie recording
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix G DMC-G6K + 14-42mm Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, Loilo LoiLoScope (Trial), Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.2 Premium Edition Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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