I’d hesitate to use it for fast-moving sports at full-frame, but it’s very minimal in cropped 1.6x mode. Rolling shutter is well controlled, about half that of the original R6 and significantly less than the A7 IV, as you can see in tests performed by Gerald Undone. The idea, of course, is that if you weren’t quite quick enough, you’ll still get a shot. Then, when you full-press the shutter button, you’ll capture a few seconds of action that occurred right before you did so. If you activate that setting and half press the shutter button, it will continuously record and store several seconds worth of photos in the buffer. Speaking of the buffer, an interesting new feature is the Pro Capture mode. In mechanical shutter mode, by contrast, you can shoot around 1,000 compressed RAW/JPEG frames before it stops, or about 140 uncompressed RAW photos. You can get about 75 compressed RAW/JPEG frames before the buffer fills, and fewer with uncompressed RAW. Using electronic mode means you’ll shoot fewer shots though (it also impacts the quality, but more on that shortly). However, switching to electronic mode brings that pace up to a frenzied 40 fps, making it the sportiest full-frame camera in this price category by far. It can fire bursts at 12 fps with the mechanical shutter, which is already a touch faster than the A7 IV. PerformanceĪs I saw in San Diego while shooting sports, the R6 II is fast. It also offers Bluetooth 5 and 5GHz Wifi, and you can use it directly as a PC or Mac webcam over USB-C using the built-in industry-standard UVC and UAC video and audio drivers built into Windows and MacOS. In terms of connectivity, you can run the camera off the USB-C via the power delivery feature. That’s unfortunate considering the RAW video output, as micro HDMI cables (and ports) tend to be fragile and finicky. Sadly, it uses a fragile micro instead of a full HDMI port. Naturally, it has microphone and headphone ports, along with a “next-generation” 21-pin digital interface at the hot shoe (Canon has shown images with the Tascam XLR2d-C audio interface and its newly launched Speedlite EL-5). I’ve taken well over 2,000 shots in a day (with a mix of electronic and mechanical shutter), and shot video for nearly two hours. ![]() It uses the same LP-E6NH battery as before, but endurance is up significantly from 510 shots max on the R6 to nearly 760 on the R6 II. Unlike the A7 IV or Panasonic GH6, though, it lacks any kind of a CFexpress card slot which does affect burst speeds and video capture options. ![]() Where the R6 had a single fast UHS-II card slot and a slower UHS-I slot, the R6 II now has two UHS-II slots. It’s not quite as sharp as the 5.76-million dot EVF on the X-H2S, for instance, but it’s relatively sharp and fast with a 120 fps refresh rate. And Canon has updated the EVF from 2.36-million to 3.67-million dots, matching the A7 IV and getting rid of one of my biggest complaints about the original R6. All other settings, though, remain separate.Īs before, it has a fully-articulating 1.62-million dot display that makes the R6 II useful for vlogging, selfies, etc. If you flip from photos to video, though, it uses whatever is set on the mode dial (M, S, A, P, etc.), so you have to remember to change that. Flipping it changes all the settings for each button, as well as the main and quick menus. The power switch is now at right for easier access, with a “lock” setting that prevents accidental control activation (you can specify which controls to lock out).Ĭanon also introduced a dedicated photo and video switch. There are a few welcome changes over the R6, though. The grip is big, comfortable and has a rubber-like material, giving a sure hold with no discomfort even after a day’s use. Fortunately, the R6 II uses Canon’s tried and tested form factor, with buttons, dials and the joystick right where you’d expect to find them. ![]() Body and handlingĬanon has experimented with the controls of past cameras, introducing things like a touch bar, but users didn’t like it. Can it keep up with the competition, and are the overheating issues solved? I tried it in a variety of shooting situations to find out. I saw the R6 II last last year in prototype form, but I’ve now got my hands on the final version.
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