topic Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg? in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:33:43 GMT

What is the rationale for Canon changing this? I would think they would encourage creativity rather than restrict it. I am glad that my R6mii allows me to finally use my RF24-240 to take multiple exposures, but the fact that I now only have a .jpg to process afterwards almost makes it useless. Is there any hope that Canon will change this or a way to let Canon know that it was a poor move to change it? #R6mii #multipleexposure

Re: R6 mii only records multiple exposures as jpg?

shadowsports — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:45:28 GMT

Greetings,

This is expected behavior. Please see this article. The answer to your question is about 3/4 of the way down the page.

https://support.usa.canon.com/kb/s/article/ART182174

Re: R6 mii only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:39:05 GMT

Thank you for your response. However as “expected” as the behavior is, it is a change from the behavior of the original R5 and R6 and is a downgrade in quality. It is useless for dedicated multiple exposure photographers to have their in-camera output be a .jpg and takes away much of the versatility of the camera for that use. My question was more to ask how can I contact canon to register my displeasure at this. No one buys a camera of any quality and expects that the functions will be downgraded not upgraded.
thank you again for your quick response

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

stevet1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:37:55 GMT

Ms2thdr,

I could be wrong, but it seems like with Canon, any time you combine images the resulting output is a jpg.

At least , on my camera, a T8i, if I use the "special modes" (Highlight Back Control or HDR) the resulting output is a jog.

Steve Thomas

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

shadowsports — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:48:58 GMT

Greetings,

To make a feature request or leave product feedback, please visit the Canon USA home page. Click [+]Feedback. This is in the upper right hand corner, or at the bottom of the page. Select Product, then leave your feedback or request. This gets your request or feedback to the correct team.

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Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Waddizzle — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 18:39:17 GMT

“ What is the rationale for Canon changing this? I would think they would encourage creativity rather than restrict it. “

Because a multiple exposure is a type of print. A JPG file is a digital print. A RAW file is a digital equivalent of a film negative.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Peter — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:08:00 GMT

My 6D merged the files into a CR2. But I don't remember if that CR2 contains raw data.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Waddizzle — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:51:10 GMT

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My 6D merged the files into a CR2. But I don't remember if that CR2 contains raw data. “

Multiple exposures? Or HDR shots? I am not sure what type of end result the OP Is referring to. I don’t have my 6D anymore, and never tried to make double / multiple exposures with it. My recollection is that the end result was always a JPG “print”.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Waddizzle — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:56:10 GMT

“ My 6D merged the files into a CR2. But I don't remember if that CR2 contains raw data. “

The end result could be a product of images captured at different times, exposure, lens, white balance, etc.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Peter — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 22:58:36 GMT

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Waddizzle — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:49:22 GMT

While you cannot merge existing image files into a single multiple exposure, you can select an existing image file to be merged with a photo that you are about to capture.

You have reminded me about posts that asked about why multiple exposure RAW files didn’t contain EXIF data.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:34:30 GMT

Yes, that is true for many things, especially HDR, but it wasn't true for multiple exposures. Up until the R6ii multiple exposures were recorded as .tif files. I have hundreds of them to attest to that. It's just that this is a big change and I don't understand the rationale behind it.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:34:43 GMT

Thank you, I've done that.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:36:47 GMT

So if this is the case, then why was it never like this before? And a multiple exposure is definitely not like a print. If you've never done a multiple exposure in camera you would think that, but for those of us who have we know that they need contrast, color and other changes to make them look right. Just like a regular image that is shot in RAW. I'm not asking that it is saved in RAW, that would be silly, I'm just saying that it is a change and for the worse not the better.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:37:19 GMT

I think, even with the 6D it depended on whether or not you saved your raw files.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:39:36 GMT

And that's yet another thing. Before this change you could select RAW files as a base image for the Multiple exposure, now you can only choose .jpg. Which is absolutely crazy for those of us who don't ever create images in .jpg in camera. (Unless we are being forced to).

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Peter — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:52:20 GMT

I notice, the CR2 from my 6D still has the Bayer pattern, but the white balance is baked-in.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Waddizzle — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:33:51 GMT

@Ms2thdr wrote:

And that's yet another thing. Before this change you could select RAW files as a base image for the Multiple exposure, now you can only choose .jpg. Which is absolutely crazy for those of us who don't ever create images in .jpg in camera. (Unless we are being forced to).

I have already explained why. The end result is a digital print. Just because I have no interest in capturing does not mean I do not understand how multiple exposures work. I also noted that it was not clear what type of multiple exposure you were creating.

The end result of multiple exposure is an image with undefined EXIF data. You can create a multiple exposure image from an existing file and one you are about to capture. The two files could have different times/dates, lens, exposure, WB, AEC, etc. Tell me,, what data should go in the EXIF?

The screenshot is about using an existing file on the memory card. You could take a RAW photo today. Turn off the camera. Go capture another RAW photo the next day in a different location using a different lens, exposure, etc.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Waddizzle — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 17:36:31 GMT

@Peter wrote:

I notice, the CR2 from my 6D still has the Bayer pattern, but the white balance is baked-in.

If the WB is baked in, then the file is no longer a RAW file.

Re: EOS R6 Mark II - only records multiple exposures as jpg?

Ms2thdr — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:42:20 GMT

I am going to drop this now since you don't seem to be understanding the point I am making. It's not about the EXIF data, apparently, that wasn't a problem in the DSLR cameras and the early Mirrorless cameras, since they recorded the multiple exposure images as RAW files. The issue *is* about the fact that they CHANGED it. You seem to be stuck on the fact that they can't do it when they did it very well for many years going back as far as the 5D series. Here are screenshots from the user manuals so you can see that the R5 saved the images as RAW even with 2 or up to 9 images worth of EXIF data in it, and the R6Mii can only save it as JPG. In addition the R5 (and original R6 and all the 5D series) could use RAW images as the base image where as all the current cameras can not. I have been doing photography as long as you, maybe I don't participate in forums like this but I do know what I'm talking about. All I'm saying here is that it is a degradation in the camera's usefulness for those of us who don't just take single images and there doesn't seem to be a good reason!

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