Canon EOS M6 Hands-On Preview

The Canon EOS M6 is Canon's latest mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, updating the EOS M3, which will eventually leave the market. The M6 features a new 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor, a 3inch tilting touch-screen, FullHD video recording at 60p, plus built-in Wi-Fi, NFC, and Bluetooth. The M6 will be available in silver and black, or just black. The camera offers Improved speed over the M3, plus, 7-9fps continuous shooting with C-AF or fixed AF. 

The M6 is introduced with a new EVF-DC2 electronic viewfinder (EVF), this is an OLED EVF, 2.36m dots, 0.39-type, and it is also backwards compatible, whilst being smaller, and lighter than the previous EVF. The refresh rate is 120fps. Canon did not take this opportunity to announce any new EF-M lenses. 

Canon EOS M6 Key Features

• 24mp APS-C CMOS sensor (New)
• Dual Pixel AF 
• DIGIC 7 image processor
• 3inch tilting touch-screen
• ISO100-ISO25600
• 9fps continuous shooting, 7fps with C-AF
• FullHD video at 60fps, stereo sound
• In-camera 5-axis electronic stabilisation (for video)
• Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth
• Flash hot-shoe
• Available in black or silver/black

There is a microphone socket on the side, a flash hot-shoe on top, plus a built-in pop-up flash. The 3inch tilting touch-screen can be tilted forwards so that it can be used as a selfie screen. 

Canon EOS M6 Hands-On Photos of Equipment

Find out more in the Canon EOS M6 Announcement.