Here are some features I discovered while reading through the owners manual that absolutely make this camera for me. I hope it can help others.
1.) Silent shutter: the shutter can be switched to electronic shutter versus mechanical shutter and makes no sound when taking an image. This can also be used with fully manual settings, and in high burst rate of 14fps. (It appears it's only single shot or 30fps and nothing in between...because Canon.) It can also shoot 30fps with autofocus at a 17.9mp crop. The M50's silent shooting mode is fully automatic and only single shot.
2.) Auto Exposure Bracketing: this camera is the first M series camera that can take up to 7 shots during exposure bracketing. It can also be done 3 stops under and overexposed! This is fantastic for real estate photography or static images like landscapes with large amounts of dynamic range. All previous M series cameras were limited to just 3 images and 2 stops of exposure separation.
3.) Auto ISO: you can now set the minimum shutter speed for Auto ISO!!! Finally!! No M camera has ever had this feature.
4.) Lens Profile Correction: the M5/M6 does not allow for distortion correction, the M6 Mark II does. Also great for landscape and real estate photographers.
5.) Setting the Initial Servo AF Position: you can now have a box on the screen that lets you manually choose where to start tracking during the face and object tracking autofocus mode. Previously, you would not be allowed to select the point, the camera would.
6.) Build Quality: this bad boy has a magnesium alloy internal chassis now and a thermoplastic exterior. It should be considerably more rigid than any other M camera.
7. 14-Bit RAW in maximum frame rate. The M5, M6, and M50 revert to 12-bit during high speed shooting.
Is the camera perfect? Certainly not. I'm really not very happy it's been all but confirmed the M6 Mark II is replacing the M5 and M6 model lines. I would have preferred an M5...but honestly, I may end up loving it more because I've never used the M5 with a flash and now I have the option to make the camera that much smaller and easier to travel with - the best features of this camera system IMO.
1.) Silent shutter: the shutter can be switched to electronic shutter versus mechanical shutter and makes no sound when taking an image. This can also be used with fully manual settings, and in high burst rate of 14fps. (It appears it's only single shot or 30fps and nothing in between...because Canon.) It can also shoot 30fps with autofocus at a 17.9mp crop. The M50's silent shooting mode is fully automatic and only single shot.
2.) Auto Exposure Bracketing: this camera is the first M series camera that can take up to 7 shots during exposure bracketing. It can also be done 3 stops under and overexposed! This is fantastic for real estate photography or static images like landscapes with large amounts of dynamic range. All previous M series cameras were limited to just 3 images and 2 stops of exposure separation.
3.) Auto ISO: you can now set the minimum shutter speed for Auto ISO!!! Finally!! No M camera has ever had this feature.
4.) Lens Profile Correction: the M5/M6 does not allow for distortion correction, the M6 Mark II does. Also great for landscape and real estate photographers.
5.) Setting the Initial Servo AF Position: you can now have a box on the screen that lets you manually choose where to start tracking during the face and object tracking autofocus mode. Previously, you would not be allowed to select the point, the camera would.
6.) Build Quality: this bad boy has a magnesium alloy internal chassis now and a thermoplastic exterior. It should be considerably more rigid than any other M camera.
7. 14-Bit RAW in maximum frame rate. The M5, M6, and M50 revert to 12-bit during high speed shooting.
And for the people shooting RAW: unlike the M5, M6 and M50, the hi-speed drive modes all give you a proper, 14-bit RAW as opposed to a 12-bit RAW. The only mode where it drops down to 12-bit is during the 30fps burst feature.
Is the camera perfect? Certainly not. I'm really not very happy it's been all but confirmed the M6 Mark II is replacing the M5 and M6 model lines. I would have preferred an M5...but honestly, I may end up loving it more because I've never used the M5 with a flash and now I have the option to make the camera that much smaller and easier to travel with - the best features of this camera system IMO.
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