Canon EOS 6D Mark II to feature Dual Pixel Auto-Focus (DPAF) [CW4]

After yesterday‘s bits about the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, we have a small addition today.

I have been told (thanks) by a good source that the Canon EOS 6D Mark II will have Canon’s first tier sensor based Auto-Focus system on board, Dual Pixel AF.

DPAF was first featured on the [shoplink 14246]Canon EOS 70D[/shoplink]. It’s available on the [shoplink 37471]Canon EOS 80D[/shoplink], [shoplink 40051]EOS 5D Mark IV[/shoplink], [shoplink 40697]EOS M5[/shoplink], [shoplink 22664]EOS 7D Mark II[/shoplink], [shoplink 37157]EOS-1D X Mark II[/shoplink], and on some Canon Cinema cameras.

CW’s take: the rumor has a good chance to be reliable. I think a Canon EOS 6D Mark II without DPAF would not make much sense for Canon. For the time being these are the rumored Canon EOS 6D MArk II specs:

• 24MP or 25MP sensor
• Dual Pixel AF
• Dual SD card slots
• NO 4K
• Full tiltable display
• New AF system
• Slightly smaller and lighter
• Announcement expected Q1 2017

Stay tuned…