Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Real Sensor Data
- Brand
- Canon
- Sensor Format
- Full Frame
- Resolution
- 26.2 MP
- Pixel Pitch
- 5.74 microns
- Circle of Confusion
- 0.0288 mm
- Crop Factor
- 1.00x
- Announced
- 2017
Released in 2017, the EOS 6D Mark II was Canon's more affordable full-frame DSLR alongside the higher-end 5D Mark IV, built around a 26.2-megapixel sensor that the company later reused, essentially unchanged, in the entry-level EOS RP mirrorless body two years later — a genuine cross-generation sensor carryover between a DSLR and its mirrorless successor line.
Canon EOS 6D Mark II sensor specs
- Sensor
- Full Frame
- Resolution
- 26.2 MP
- Pixel dimensions
- 6,269 × 4,179 px
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
- Pixel pitch
- 5.74 µm
- Crop factor
- 1.00x
- Circle of confusion
- 0.0288 mm
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A notable omission at launch drew real criticism from reviewers: the 6D Mark II shipped without 4K video recording at a time when several competing full-frame DSLRs already offered it, limited instead to Full HD — a deliberate cost and processing tradeoff Canon made for this body's price tier, even as its Dual Pixel autofocus system remained genuinely strong for Live View stills and Full HD video work.
Canon paired the 6D Mark II with a fully articulating touchscreen, unusual for a full-frame DSLR of its era, a genuine ergonomic feature most competing full-frame DSLRs at the time didn't offer. A real, tangible handling advantage over its DSLR-era peers.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the 6D Mark II's sensor the same as the EOS RP's?
Yes, in every optical respect — the 26.2-megapixel chip carried straight across from this DSLR into the RP, so pixel pitch and circle of confusion match exactly; what differs is body style, autofocus system and roughly two years of processing improvements.