topic Re: 6D mark II VF Grid options in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

6D mark II VF Grid options

slevin_grey — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:12:03 GMT

Hi,

I recently bought a 6D mark 2 body and trying to set a 3x3 grid in the view finder like in Nicon cameras. I've dug through the manual and only found the live view option for displaying 3 by 3 grid but not for the VF. Is there an option to set such a grid in a view finder?

I'm running firmware 1.0.5 and didn't see any change logs fixing this for the 1.1.0 version on the canon site, so doubt that the update will help.

Re: 6D mark II VF Grid options

Waddizzle — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:33:20 GMT

You can enable a grid in the OVF, but there is only one option and it is not 3x3. A 3x3 option is available in Live View mode. I recommend that you visit the Canon Support Page for the 6D2 and download documentation and software.

If you purchased a used camera it is a very good idea to go through all of the menus and reset everything you can find back to its factory default. You want to start with the camera in a known state.

Re: 6D mark II VF Grid options

shadowsports — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:00:20 GMT

Indeed. Page 79

eos6d-mk2-im4-en.pdf (c-wss.com)

Re: 6D mark II VF Grid options

kvbarkley — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:33:18 GMT

Remember, the 6D viewfinder is not a digital image, but a live image from the mirror. Adding lots of stuff to the display is not nearly as easy as for a mirrorless camera's viewfinder.