Canon M6 Mark II Field Tests

Imaging-resource has completed its Field test Part II on the Canon M6 Mark II.

At a glance the features of the M6 Mark II include;

32.5MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
DIGIC 8 Image Processor
UHD 4K30p & Full HD 120p Video Recording
3.0" 1.04m-Dot Tilting Touchscreen LCD
Dual Pixel CMOS AF with 5481 AF Points
Up to 14-fps Shooting, ISO 100-25600
Built-In Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
30-fps Raw Burst Pre-Shooting

Imaging-Resource recommends starting at its Part I, located here before reading the Part II. It's a bit confusing, but imaging-resource really does vet and document the cameras far more than most.

This image shows Canon's 30 fps raw burst and the M6 Mark II's ability to keep AF going on a fast moving target. I repeat, this is auto focus at THIRTY fps. This really starts to show how Canon could really do a 1 series RF camera body well, especially if a small diminutive M6 Mark II can do this.

(Image from Imaging-Resource)

Mike Tomkins who is reviewing the M6 Mark II was impressed by the auto focus, even with 30 fps burst mode.

I found myself both surprised and impressed by what a good job the M6 II's autofocus system did of tracking the go karts as they raced towards me down Xtreme Racing's back straight. (I've previously estimated the karts at this particular circuit to have a top speed of around 25 miles per hour -- well down from their claimed 40 mph, but nevertheless the fastest karts I've found in my area, and plenty fast enough to provide a good challenge when headed directly towards the camera.)

Burst after burst, the M6 II nailed the focus the overwhelming majority of the time. I have bursts as long as 70+ frames where the focus remains locked on the driver's helmet down almost the entire length of the back straight, with the kart literally filling the entire frame by the end of the sequence. Only a handful of those frames aren't spot on, focus-wise, and even when it did stray the AF system always corrected itself within just two or three frames, keeping losses to a minimum.