Your phone may take good pictures, but it doesn’t take the kind of pictures you’d want to blow up, frame and hang on your wall. For that you need a digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Something like the new Canon EOS 6D Mark II, which makes a triumphant return to form with its second generation debut.

The difference boils down to physics. The big CMOS sensor in the Canon has not just more pixels, but bigger pixels. Coupled with a high quality lens, that means more light is gathered for every photo. Exposure times are lower, so photos taken in low light have none of that grainy, noisy appearance. Movement is captured more clearly and with less blur, and no details are washed out or lost in the shadows.

The Canon EOS 6D Mark II has a 26.2 megapixel sensor. That’s impressive, although a few other cameras have more. What distinguishes this camera though is its low light capability. ISO settings from 100 to 40,000 make it perfect for shooting at indoor events as well as portraiture, sports and wildlife photography.

Other features include fast, consistent auto focus and a panning function that emphasizes speed as your subject moves past. Weighing under two pounds, (with battery, minus lens,) this camera is the one you carry on every outing. With the Canon EOS 6D Mark II weddings, sporting events and the countryside are all opportunities for that great picture.