I get it, wireless communication has always been a struggle for Canon, but the R6 Mark II reaches a new low. Despite having both the latest firmware and an 802.11ac chipset capable of connecting at 5Ghz with a single-stream speed of 433Mbps, the R6 Mark II connects to mobile devices using 2.4Ghz 802.11n (notice WiFi 4 in the image below which is 802.11n) and offers devices 1Mbps transmission speeds! It's no wonder the R6 Mark II is dramatically slower than my 2 6D Mark IIs. There can simply be no excuse for this. I've tested this with multiple devices and get the same horrible image download speeds.
I’ve tested this with a Bluetooth default setup where Canon Connect swaps over to WiFi (which works maybe ½ the time) and with an Advanced Connection setup as WiFi direct between the phone and camera. Both result in the same unacceptable speeds.
BTW, remote shooting also lags to the point where it’s almost useless. The same devices connected to either of my 6D Mark IIs do not have this issue so it’s not my mobile devices.
I even had one Canon tech tell me I should be carrying a USB-C cable and using that to download photos from my R6 Mark II. Simply put, I’m not going to do that nor should I have to. Also, using a USB-C cable to facilitate remote shutter releases defeats the purpose of a remote shutter release where the camera has nothing that could potentially move it for long-exposure photography.
Anyway, has anyone figured out a way to actually get a decent, reliable connection that comes even close to the specs listed in the spec sheet of the R6 Mark II? They claim IEEE 802.11ac at up to 433.3Mbps in ART182215, what I’m seeing is 802.11n at speeds 1/10th that of 802.11b. Thanks…
