Canon's mirrorless development doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon, and just two years after the Canon EOS R6 was announced, rumors have been circulating about the release of its successor, the Canon EOS R6 Mark II.
Originally launched in July 2020, the Canon EOS R6 (opens in new tab) was and still is one of the best Canon camera (opens in new tab)s you can buy. Why? With a full-frame sensor, pro-grade burst shooting, and excellent 4K video, it's an advanced mirrorless camera (opens in new tab) packing both stills and video capabilities, at a lower price than the higher-resolution EOS R5 (opens in new tab).
At only two years old, is the Canon EOS R6 dead (opens in new tab) already? According to the popular rumors site Canon Rumors (opens in new tab), it's about to be superseded by an EOS R6 Mark II that'll feature a megapixel boost from 20.1 to 24.2MP. Canon Rumors' list of speculations suggests that the Mark II's new 24MP full-frame CMOS sensor could be the same as the pro-level Canon EOS R3 (opens in new tab) – a stacked, backside illuminated sensor that's capable of super-fast readout speeds.
We could also see Dual Pixel Raw mode (already found in the EOS R5), which allows photographers to make adjustments to sharpness, bokeh, and lighting in images – after they’ve shot them. Cloud RAW processing has also been mentioned, a service that allows photographers to send RAW images to Canon from the camera, and it will process them using deep learning technology in the cloud.
Is the megapixel boost enough for an upgrade?
For now, it sounds like the upgraded sensor type and hike in megapixels is the main upgrade to the rumored Canon EOS R6 Mark II. I've just bought the Canon EOS R6, despite all of the negative press around its "low" resolution, and I'm wondering when we're going to realize that there's more to camera resolution than megapixels (opens in new tab).
Is more always better? If the rumored specs on the Canon EOS R6 Mark II are true, they're not enough to tempt me – or I suspect many others – to upgrade. That said, a Canon EOS R6 Mark II could be a fantastic upgrade for current EOS R users, or those making their first move to a mirrorless camera.
Of course, we don't know enough yet to make proper judgments, but we'll be updating this story as we know more.
Where would the EOS R6 Mark II fit in Canon's lineup?
The current Canon EOS R6 sits below the flagship EOS R5 in Canon's full-frame mirrorless lineup, and we'd expect the Canon EOS R6 Mark II to take a similar position. With the rumored Canon EOS R8 and R9 coming soon too, Canon needs to leave space for that underneath.
The most likely scenario is that Canon will release the Canon EOS R6 Mark II as a modest upgrade over its predecessor, aiming it at enthusiasts and pros who don't want or need everything the R5 can offer.
In terms of pricing, we can guess it'll be similar to the EOS R6 on release ($2,499 / £2,499 / AU$4,499), but it will have to remain competitive if it wants to go up against the rumored Fujifilm X-T5 (opens in new tab) and Sony A9 II (opens in new tab) for hybrid shooters.
Canon's current full-frame mirrorless lineup
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