Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs Canon EOS 6D Compare

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Cameras which are being compared are Professional DSLR cameras.

EOS 6D Mark II vs EOS 6D - Side by side

Learn more about compared cameras specifications below.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs Canon EOS 6D Specs

EOS 6D Mark II

  • Introduced in June 2017
  • Professional DSLR
  • Sensor: Full frame
  • 26 megapixel
  • 6 frames/second
  • 100 – 40000 ISO
  • 1920 x 1080 Video
  • Viewfinder: Optical (Penta prism)
  • 76.00mm (3.0″) Monitor, articulated
  • Lens mount EF
  • WiFi built-in
  • 144 x 110.5 x 74.8mm³ (5.7″ x 4.4″ x 2.9″)
  • 765g (24.7 oz.)

All specs: Main page for EOS 6D Mark II

EOS 6D

  • Introduced in September 2012
  • Professional DSLR
  • Sensor: Full frame
  • 20 megapixel
  • 4 frames/second
  • 100 – 25600 ISO
  • 1920 x 1080 Video
  • Viewfinder: Optical (Penta prism)
  • 81.00mm (3.2″) Monitor
  • Lens mount EF
  • WiFi built-in
  • 144.5 x 110.5 x 71.2mm³ (5.7″ x 4.4″ x 2.8″)
  • 755g (24.4 oz.)

All specs: Main page for EOS 6D

EOS 6D Mark II vs EOS 6D Sensors

On the pictures below the sensor areas of cameras are highlighted.

This infographic highlights the sensor areas of both models compared to other common sensor formats:

Info graphic: EOS 6D Mark II an EOS 6D sensor comparison

EOS 6D Mark II vs EOS 6D: Viewfinder

EOS 6D Mark II has an optical viewfinder with penta prism. It has magnification of 0.71x and covers 98% of view field.

The EOS 6D has an optical viewfinder with a penta prism. It’s magnification is 0.71x covering 97% of view field.

Viewfinder magnifications of compared cameras. The black area shows a magnification of 1x, relative to native size; in red is a magnification of 0.85x.

EOS 6D Mark II (0.71x)

EOS 6D (0.71x)

Better choice: Draw

Canon EOS 6D Mark II VS Canon EOS 6D Other Specs Comparison

Why is Canon EOS 6D Mark II a better choice

EOS 6D Mark II

EOS 6D

Wider resolution (5, megapixel)

26.20 20.40
Higher speed (4, frames/second)

6 4
Auto Focus points (4)

45 11
Better sensibility (4)

100 – 40000 ISO 100 – 25600 ISO
Articulated monitor (2)

Touch screen (2)

Longer battery life (3, photos)

1200 1090

Conclusion: Advantages of the EOS 6D Mark II are the higher resolution, that the camera is faster and the faster and more accurate auto focus. Additional pros for the Canon are the larger sensitivity, the articulated display and the rather comfortable touch screen. A recommendation of the EOS 6D Mark II is made easy by that the battery has more stamina.

The EOS 6D Mark II scores 24 points.

Otherwise why to choose Canon EOS 6D

No advantage for the Canon EOS 6D compared to Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Common Specs for both cameras compared

EOS 6D Mark II

EOS 6D

Sensor format

Full frame Full frame
Sensor cleaning

Lens selection

200 200
Sensor resolution (MP)

1.04 1.04
Video resolution

1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
External microphone

Similar weight

765g 755g
Similar size

1190cm³ 1137cm³
WiFi

GPS

Canon EOS 6D Mark II VS Canon EOS 6D Dimensions

Look at front view of the EOS 6D Mark II and EOS 6D

Top view of cameras

Total scores

Here’s the total score according to comparison above:

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

Canon EOS 6D

24
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We recommend Canon EOS 6D Mark II as better choice.