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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV vs Canon EOS 6D Mark II: which is better?

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and Canon EOS 6D Mark II compared side by side across 123 specs and 18 scored categories — every winner highlighted, so the right pick is obvious.

2 PRODUCTS · 123 SPECS · 18 SCORED CATEGORIES · LIVE RE-RANKING

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CANON

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

$2,499

BEST OVERALL

CANON

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

$1,399

BEST VALUE

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⚡ COMPARZONE VERDICT

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV takes the overall win.

Highest composite at 8.9/10 — 0.7 ahead of the Canon EOS 6D Mark II. Tightest race: battery, just 0.1 apart. Scroll for the category-by-category breakdown.

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CATEGORY WINS · 18 SCOREDTIES SHOWN GREY

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BATT

BUIL

DESI

DOXM

FEAT

IMAG

OPTI

PERF

THEV

USER

VIDE

DESI

FEAT

BATT

PERF

VIDE

VALU

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV×13

Canon EOS 6D Mark II×5

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR CameraBEST OVERALL

Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR CameraBEST VALUE

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

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LARGEST GAPUSER REVIEWS — Canon EOS 5D Mark IV leads by 9.0

TIGHTESTBATTERY — only 0.1 between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

MARK IVMARK II

AutofocusiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.8

MARK IV8.8

MARK II8.0

BATTERYiCanon EOS 6D Mark II · +0.1

MARK IV8.9

MARK II9.0

BuildiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.7

MARK IV9.2

MARK II8.5

DESIGNiCanon EOS 6D Mark II · +0.5

MARK IV8.0

MARK II8.5

DOXMARKiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +8.9

MARK IV8.9

MARK II0.0

FEATURESiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.5

MARK IV8.5

MARK II8.0

Image QualityiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.3

MARK IV9.1

MARK II8.8

OPTICSiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +8.7

MARK IV8.7

MARK II0.0

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.7

MARK IV8.9

MARK II8.2

THE VERDICTiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +8.9

MARK IV8.9

MARK II0.0

USER REVIEWSiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +9.0

MARK IV9.0

MARK II0.0

VIDEOGRAPHYiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +2.0

MARK IV8.5

MARK II6.5

DesigniCanon EOS 6D Mark II · +0.5

MARK IV8.0

MARK II8.5

FeaturesiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.5

MARK IV8.5

MARK II8.0

BatteryiCanon EOS 6D Mark II · +0.1

MARK IV8.9

MARK II9.0

PerformanceiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.7

MARK IV8.9

MARK II8.2

VideographyiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +2.0

MARK IV8.5

MARK II6.5

ValueiCanon EOS 6D Mark II · +8.5

MARK IV0.0

MARK II8.5

03 · VALUE MAP

Price vs performance

TOP-LEFT IS THE SWEET SPOT

SCORE PER $100 · RANKED

01Canon EOS 6D Mark II0.59BEST DEAL

02Canon EOS 5D Mark IV0.36

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04 · THE FULL SHEET

Full specifications

123 SPECS · ALL SHOWN

SPECS

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV$2,49922W8.9

Canon EOS 6D Mark II$1,3996W8.2

AF Pointsi

61← BEST +36%

Subject Detectioni

Human, Face

Human

Burst RateFPSi

7 fps← BEST +8%

6.5 fps

Battery HealthWHi

14 Wh

13.4 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHi

1865 mAh

1865 mAh mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

Approx. 900 shots (OVF)

1200 shots

Battery VoltageViSAME

7.2 V

Battery ModeliSAME

LP-E6N

Card Slotsi

1x CF, 1x SD/SDHC/SDXC

Single SD/SDHC/SDXC

Weather SealingiSAME

Yes

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

900 shots

1,200 shots← BEST +33%

WeightGi

890 g

765 g← 14% lighter

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )iSAME

Yes

Screen Resolutioni

1,620,000 dots

1.04M dots

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System Camerai

Yes

DSLR

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

—

0 m dots

Screen SizeINCHi

3.2 inch← BEST +7%

3 inch

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out Screeni

Yes← BEST

VolumeCM³i

1,371 cm³

1300 cm³

Lowest Potential Operating Temperature°CiSAME

0 °C

Tilting ViewfinderiSAME

EVF Refresh Rate ( Max )HZiSAME

0 Hz

WidthMMi

150.7 mm← BEST +5%

144 mm

HeightMMi

116.4 mm← BEST +5%

110.5 mm

Maximum Operating Temperature°CiSAME

40 °C

Waterproof Depthi

0 m

Thicknessi

75.9 mm

74.8 mm

Dxomark Sensor Scorei

91← BEST +7%

Dxomark Sports Scorei

3,266← BEST +39%

2,356

Dxomark Landscape ScoreiSAME

13.6

Dxomark Portrait Scorei

24.8← BEST +1%

24.6

Bluetooth Versioni

—

4.1

TypeiSAME

DSLR

Viewfinderi

Optical (Pentaprism)

Optical

Viewfinder Coveragei

100← BEST +2%

WeightGi

890 g← BEST +16%

765 g

Processori

DIGIC 6+

DIGIC 7

Release Datei

2016-08-25

2017-06-29

Wi-Fi SupportediSAME

Yes

Bluetooth Supportedi

Yes← BEST

Dual Card Slotsi

Yes← BEST

Pixel Shift Shoti

N/A

Shoots RawiSAME

Yes

Supports Lossless Compressed Rawi

Yes

Wi-Fi VersioniSAME

802.11b/g/n

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS SupportiSAME

Yes

Support Live Streamingi

—

Advanced Hot Shoei

Standard

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI Versioni

Type C (Mini)

Type C

Internal Storage SizeiSAME

0 GB

NFC SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Type-CiSAME

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

SensoriSAME

Full-frame CMOS

ResolutionMPi

30.4 MP← BEST +16%

26.2 MP

ISO Rangei

100-32000 (expandable to 50-102400)

100-40000 (expandable to 50-102400)

Dynamic RangeSTOPSi

13.6 stops← BEST +14%

11.9 stops

Stabilizationi

Lens-based (Optical IS)

Digital IS for video

Sensor Sizei

36 x 24 mm

35.9 x 24.0 mm

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

30.4 MP

26.2 MP

Maximum ISOi

32,000

40,000← BEST +25%

Sensor Shift StabilizationiSAME

Continuous Shootingi

7 fps

6.5 fps

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8000 sec

1/4000 s

Focus Pointsi

61 (41 cross-type)

45 (all cross-type)

Maximum Expanded ISOiSAME

102400

AF TrackingiSAME

Yes

Manual FocusiSAME

Yes

Touch AutofocusiSAME

Yes

Manual Shutter SpeediSAME

Yes

BSI SensoriSAME

Manual ExposureiSAME

Yes

Serial Shot ModeiSAME

Yes

CMOS SensoriSAME

Yes

Built In HDR ModeiSAME

Yes

Two Stage ShutteriSAME

Yes

Manual ISOiSAME

Yes

Flash Sync Speedi

1/200 sec

1/180 s

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30 - 1/8000 sec

30-1/4000 s

Image Stabilization RatingiSAME

6.9

Maximum Electronic Shutter SpeediSAME

Can Combine Image Stabilizationi

N/A

Can Create Panoramas In CameraiSAME

Stacked Cmos SensoriSAME

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.0

2.0

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )i

5.36 µm

5.75 µm

Build Qualityi

9.2← BEST +8%

8.5

Controlsi

9← BEST +6%

8.5

Autofocus Pointsi

8.8← BEST +10%

Image Qualityi

9.1← BEST +3%

8.8

Video Qualityi

8.5← BEST +31%

6.5

Battery Lifei

8.9

9← BEST +1%

Low Light Performancei

9← BEST +6%

8.5

The Verdicti

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a highly capable and durable full-frame DSLR, offering a superb balance of image quality, autofocus performance, and video capabilities. It's a highly dependable camera for

The Canon EOS 6D Mark II remains a solid choice for photographers seeking a full-frame DSLR with a vari-angle screen and reliable autofocus, especially those invested in Canon's EF lens system. It delivers excellent stills performance and a comfortable shooting experience.

CommentsiSAME

—

Overall Ratingi

9.2← BEST +5%

8.8

Color Combinationi

9.7← BEST +15%

8.4

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

DCI 4K

1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio Jacki

Yes← BEST

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

500 Mbps (4K)

Up to 90 Mbps (IPB)

24p Cinema ModeiSAME

Yes

Supports Slow Motion Video RecordiSAME

Yes

Continuous Autofocus When Recording MoviesiSAME

Yes

Stereo MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

Max Videoi

4096 x 2160 (DCI 4K) @ 30p

Full HD (1080p)

Internal ColoriSAME

8-bit 4:2:0

ROW WINS

05 · WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU

Pick by persona

RE-RANKS LIVE AS YOU ADD OR REMOVE PRODUCTS

THE ALL-ROUNDER

Best overall

Canon EOS 5D Mark IVCANON8.9

ALL GROUPSEQUAL WEIGHT

Best total score across weighted category factors.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS 6D Mark II (8.2)

FOR VALUE SEEKERS

Best bang for buck

Canon EOS 6D Mark IICANON8.2

SCORE ÷ PRICELIVE PRICES

Strongest score-to-price ratio from the available price data.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (0.4)

PRIORITY · USER REVIEWS

Best for user reviews

Canon EOS 5D Mark IVCANON9.0

USER REVIEWS WEIGHTEDCONF 86%

Best visible score in the user reviews category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS 6D Mark II (0.0)

PRIORITY · DOXMARK

Best for doxmark

Canon EOS 5D Mark IVCANON8.9

DOXMARK WEIGHTEDCONF 85%

Best visible score in the doxmark category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS 6D Mark II (0.0)

06 · BOTTOM LINE

Why pick each

STRENGTHS · AND ONE HONEST TRADE-OFF

#1CANON0.0

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

“The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a versatile full-frame DSLR camera, ideal for professional photographers seeking high resolution, robust build, ”

Build 9.2

Image Quality 9.1

Wins Image Quality

Wins Overall Rating

TRADE-OFFFixed LCD screen, not articulating

BEST OVERALLFull review →

#2CANON0.0

Canon EOS 6D Mark II

“The Canon EOS 6D Mark II is a versatile full-frame DSLR camera, offering excellent image quality and advanced autofocus for enthusiasts and ”

Battery 9.0

Image Quality 8.8

Wins EVF Resolution

Wins Flip Out Screen

TRADE-OFFLacks 4K video recording

BEST VALUEFull review →

Still deciding? The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is the safest pick.

COMPOSITE 8.9/10 · WINS 13 OF 18 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera vs Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera: which is better?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera is our overall pick, scoring 8.9/10 against 8.2/10 for the Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera — a 9% edge. Current starting prices span $1,399–$2,499. The score weighs category-specific cameras attributes, spec wins, price signals, and data confidence — not sponsorships.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera leads overall with a 8.9 total score.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera wins 68 comparable specs with a 61% weighted win rate.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera has the strongest high-impact advantage in Image Quality.
Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera has the best visible score-to-price balance based on available starting price.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR CameraWINNER 8.9/10

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a versatile full-frame DSLR camera, ideal for professional photographers seeking high resolution, robust build, and reliable performance across various demanding scenarios.

Pros

+ Excellent 30.4MP full-frame sensor
+ Reliable 61-point autofocus system
+ DCI 4K video recording with Dual Pixel AF
+ Robust, weather-sealed build quality

Cons

− Fixed LCD screen, not articulating
− No in-body image stabilization
− 4K video has 1.64x crop

Best for: Professional portrait photographers · Wedding and event shooters · Landscape and studio work

“Verdict: The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV remains an outstanding full-frame DSLR, offering a superb balance of image quality, autofocus performance, and video capabilities. It's a highly dependable camera for professionals and serious enthusiasts…”

Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera8.2/10

The Canon EOS 6D Mark II is a versatile full-frame DSLR camera, offering excellent image quality and advanced autofocus for enthusiasts and professionals.

Pros

+ Excellent full-frame image quality
+ Fast, accurate 45-point AF system
+ Vari-angle touchscreen LCD
+ Robust weather-sealed build

Cons

− Lacks 4K video recording
− Limited dynamic range at base ISO
− Single SD card slot

Best for: Portrait and wedding photographers · Landscape and travel photography · Enthusiasts upgrading to full-frame

“Verdict: The Canon EOS 6D Mark II remains a solid choice for photographers seeking a full-frame DSLR with a vari-angle screen and reliable autofocus, especially those invested in Canon's EF lens system. It delivers excellent stills…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera or Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera?

By ComparZone's weighted scoring of category-specific cameras specs, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera scores highest overall (8.9/10, 0.7 points ahead of the Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera). It is the better all-round pick, but the right choice depends on your priorities — the spec table above shows exactly where each one wins.

What are the main differences between Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera and Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera?

The biggest measurable differences are Image Quality, Overall Rating, AF Points — with the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera leading on Image Quality. The grouped spec sheet above marks the winner of every comparable spec.

Is the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera better value than the Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera starts around $2,499 and the Canon EOS 6D Mark II DSLR Camera around $1,399. Weigh the score gap against the price gap: a small score lead rarely justifies a large premium unless it comes from the specs you personally care about.

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