Product Comparison: Canon EOS M5 vs Canon EOS M6 Mark II

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Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless Camera

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Canon EOS M6 Mark II Body Only Mirrorless Camera

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General Specifications

Brand

Canon

Model

EOS M5

EOS M6 Mark II

Origin

Japan

About the Product

A powerful companion in your pursuit of the perfect shot, the EOS M5 distils the best of Canon compacts and DSLRs to perfectly balance high performance and authentic EOS handling with small size.

Capture fleeting moments in time with a camera that’s lightning fast to respond, focus and shoot at up to 14fps. The EOS M6 Mark II’s portable design can be taken virtually anywhere, making this the perfect photographic tool with which to document your life and explore everyday creative moments.

Key Specs

Sensor Resolution

24.2 MP

32.5 MP

Sensor Type

CMOS

Lens

Body

Viewfinder

0.39" Electronic (2360K dots)

No, Live View via LCD screen

Sensor Resolution

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Size & Weight

Height

3.51 in.

2.75 in.

Width

4.55 in.

4.7 in.

Depth

2.38 in.

1.93 in.

Weight

15.02 oz.

14.39 oz.

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless Camera

It's incredibly compact.
The camera is compact, high performance.
Really good image quality in a small compact camera body.
Cool little camera for a light travel or gimbal camera.
Great little camera. Highly recommend.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II Body Only Mirrorless Camera

The M6 is a high quality compact body.
It is a very high quality compact device.
It is very light and compact.
It's very compact, and you can get the EF-M adapter to use Canon EF lenses.
It is incredibly compact and easy to travel with.

Imaging

ISO Settings

100 - 25600

100 - 25600, Extended: 100 - 51200

Burst Mode

Yes

Low Light/High Sensitivity

Yes

Face Detection

Yes

Image File Format(s)

JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG

Low Light/High Sensitivity
Face Detection

What customers say about "Imaging"

Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless Camera

Image quality is nice.
This camera is a great travel camera with top quality image and all the controls you need.
This is a great camera, its tiny, great image quality.
The M5 has digital image stabilization on the camera.
Excellent for travel, video and the image quality is crazy amazing!

Canon EOS M6 Mark II Body Only Mirrorless Camera

The image and video quality are all great.
Pictures look absolutely amazing!
Perfect image stabilization and picture quality is perfect.
The images are very sharp and the exposures are good.
The image quality is phenomenal. Pictures and videos are crisp and clear and look phenomenal.

Display

Display Type

LCD

Touch Screen

Yes

Screen Size

3.2 in.

3 in.

Screen Resolution

1620000 dots

1040000 dots

Vari-angle Display

Yes

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

What customers say about "Display"

Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless Camera

The back screen and viewfinder are super sharp and bright.
Very responsive focus pull while using the touch screen even when using the EVF.
It has a flip screen. I would have preferred fully articulating screen like the one in 80D but it's better than nothing.
Excellent screen quality.
Not fully articulating screen.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II Body Only Mirrorless Camera

I love how smoothly and fast the touchscreen works!
Touch Screen is very smooth overall it’s amazing product.
The flip-out screen is so nice to have.
Amazing touch screen, and of course the canon colors in the photos and videos.
The touch screen makes the menu and options simple to navigate.

Features

Water Resistant

Shock Resistant

Panorama Mode

Yes

Shooting Modes

Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, Scene Selection, Creative Filters, Program, Aperture Priority, Manual, Shutter Priority, Custom

Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Creative Assist, Scene Selection, Creative Filters, Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority, Movie

White Balance Modes

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature

Shutter Speeds

30 - 1/4000

Water Resistant
Panorama Mode

What customers say about "Features"

Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless Camera

The build quality of the camera is fine.
The camera feels great in my hands.
Full featured camera, with direct access dials for primary functions.
Very, very, plasticky body. No hint of metal.
Cannot re-assign buttons when in "auto" mode.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II Body Only Mirrorless Camera

The image stabilization feature is my favorite part!
Beautiful and sturdy, great grip, fits perfectly into my hand.
Easy to use dials for manual control.
I'm very pleased with this camera, the picture quality, the autofocus, the touch-screen, everything is great.
It's great quality and features.

Connectivity

PictBridge Enabled

Yes

NFC Enabled

Yes

Integrated GPS

Yes

Output(s)

USB, Microphone Jack, Micro HDMI

USB, Micro HDMI

Number Of Memory Card Slots

Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless Camera

The Android app for remote shooting and wireless transfer is very responsive.
Great camera! Amazing connectivity.
The WiFi/Bluetooth integration is great.
Can't charge through USB.
No PC-tethered remote shooting.

Canon EOS M6 Mark II Body Only Mirrorless Camera

The connection process has worked every time and is pretty simple.
USB-C for charging and connecting it to the computer.
WiFi and Bluetooth are built in, so you can control the camera remotely, or send pictures directly to your smartphone.
It does not come with a USB-C cable for connecting the camera directly to a computer.
The WIFI file transfer is a joke.

Power

Battery Model

LP-E17 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Battery life

295 frames

305 frames