weak points of Canon M6

Helen wrote:

plantdoc wrote:

M cameras can have shorter battery life because they want to stay on with IS running. Depends on the model and setups but the eye sensor is a frequent culprit. If your body or bag activates the sensor, the battery will drain. Also, the battery is fairly small.

Greg

Whilst all the above is true, I’m always baffled by people like the OP who complain about the battery life of their first mirrorless camera compared to their DSLR, because they overlook the main reason for the difference - the DSLR’s battery life would be much closer to that of the mirrorless if they used the DSLR in its live view mode all the time (which I wouldn’t recommend).

Yes, but even given that, I find the M6 battery life to be the weakest point of the camera. Marco talks of 3000 shots on a battery; I've never got a tenth of that. I find that when I'm shooting all day with the M6, I use 2.5 batteries, pretty much regardless of how many shots I take. That said, I know a fair bit of that is down to how I choose to use the camera; with the EVF-DC1, reviewing a fair few shots over the course of the day (not chimping, but having a proper sit-down review in a cafe, bar, or even a church pew). I don't always turn it off when walking around. I don't have it set up to minimise battery use. I know and understand the issues, and I'm not prepared to compromise on the way I use the camera just to increase battery life. LP-E17s are pretty small, so carrying 2 spares isn't hard, and so is the double USB charger I use along with a power bank to make sure that in the event I go over 3 batteries for the day, I'll have some power. My wife uses an M5, so if we're off together I carry 4 spares, but it's rare she needs more than 1 replacement in a day. I think my M6 is thirstier for juice than her M5, I get typically 150-225 shots per battery. I think it's the biggest issue with the M6, and I still don't think it's a serious problem.
My only other real issue is with the EVF-DC1. I agree with the OP that it tends to get moved out of normal shooting position far too easily, but again, it's not exactly a huge problem - and it's not an issue at all if you buy the DC2 that was launched with the M6 instead. Sure, that can't be bent to different angles, but I've never actually done that in anger anyway on the M6 or M3 before it. Far worse is the fact that it's overly contrasty in bright light, but it was the first EVF I found that I could actually use at all, so I'll forgive it quite a lot - especially for the convenience of being able to remove it for an even smaller package.
The OP's other gripes are all valid, but there are perfectly reasonable workarounds for them in terms of setting the camera up that I would have thought most users would find in their first couple of weeks with the camera.

I really, really like the M6 and the pictures it produces.