Olympus OM-D E-M1X vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Olympus OM-D E-M1X and Canon EOS M6 Mark II. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus OM-D E-M1X vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 14.68 cm 7 cm
Width 14.44 cm 11.96 cm
Depth 7.54 cm 4.92 cm
Weight 849 g 361 g
Weight Details Camera with battery: 849 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 997 g
Camera body only: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 408 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, freezeproof, dust-resistant, IPX1 -
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 20.4 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,770,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,400,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (4/3") APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Barometer, magnetometer, temperature Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Image Processor Dual TruePic VIII DIGIC 8
LENS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Micro Four Thirds Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 121 143
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Frequency Accelerating Sensor Technology (F.A.S.T.) AF system Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Subject detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - LCD -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.65x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -
Field of View Crop Factor 2 1.6
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 200-25600 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 64 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 64, ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 200-25600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.6%), partial (4.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 324 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Art Filter bracketing, focus bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin
Special Effects - Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, sunlight, Flash, shade, Underwater, 3000K - 7500K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,037,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 4.6
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3888
RAW 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode
JPEG 8160 x 6120 - High Resolution Mode
JPEG 5760 x 4320 - High Resolution Mode
RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture - H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Battery Type Olympus BLH-1 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details 2 x Olympus BLH-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1720 mAh (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 2580 shots (quick sleep mode)
Photo shooting - 870 shots
Video recording - 170 minutes
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, QR code scanning Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (sub-mini phone 2.5 mm)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second, 60 frames per second 14 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, auto power save, relay recording, USB charging, high-speed recording, Time-Lapse recording, Focus Stacking, Flickering Reduction function, 50-megapixel High Resolution mode Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, interval shooting mode, Video Snapshot mode, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, 4K time-lapse movie recording, Lens Shading Correction, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS
OTHERS Olympus OM-D E-M1X Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, eyecup, cable clip, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable, battery holder Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 2 years
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