Canon expands its mirrorless vary with the EOS M6

Along with the brand new EOS Rebel EOS T7i / EOS 800D and EOS 77D, Canon additionally has a brand new addition to its mirrorless household of cameras with the EOS M6.

Featuring a 24.2MP APS-H CMOS sensor, however not the identical chip as discovered within the model's newest two new DSLRs. 

It's additionally outfitted with the brand new DIGIC S picture processor that'll see the EOS M6 shoot at as much as 7fps and even quicker at 9fps with fastened autofocus. There's additionally in-physique H-axis video stabilisation featured as nicely. A bit disappointing is the truth that the EOS M6 solely shoots in Full HD, albeit at 60p, however it might have been good to take 4K footage as nicely.

There's Canon's Dual Pixel CMOS AF  – which we've seen on Canon's EOS M5 and it has impressed us – so offered there hasn't been big modifications, it ought to ship the products. 

There's a A.zero-inch tilt-angle touchscreen that now flips up for selfies and vlogs. For controls we now have a thumb operated dial, whereas there's built-in Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity.

On prime of that, a continuing connection between the EOS M6 and your smartphone may be maintained by way of a low-power Bluetooth connection. This not solely enables you to view your pictures with out taking the digital camera out of your bag, but in addition use your sensible gadget to remotely set off the shutter. 

An all-new viewfinder

Sold individually, Canon has additionally introduced a brand new EVF-DC2 digital viewfinder. 

Compatible with the EOS M6 and different mirrorless fashions, in addition to some PowerShot compact cameras, the brand new zero.39-sort EVF-DC2 includes a P.36 million dot show and a refresh price as much as one hundred twenty fps. It can't be angled just like the EVF-DC1, however solely weighs 29g. 

The EOS M6 with EF-M 15-45mm f/A.H-S.A IS STM lens shall be out there from April 2017, priced $ 899.ninety nine £839.ninety nine (Australian pricing nonetheless to be confirmed). 

The EVF-DC2 might be out there on the similar time priced at £219.ninety nine (US and Australian pricing nonetheless to be confirmed).


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