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Canon EOS R6 Mark II to Google Drive: auto-upload as you shoot

Tether your Canon EOS R6 Mark II to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and deliver every shot straight to Google Drive the instant you press the shutter — no laptop, no SD-card import. Shared Drives for teams already on Google Workspace.

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Canon EOS R6 Mark II setup About Google Drive

By the CloudTether team · Updated 9 Nov 2026

An event photographer shooting from the floor at a concert — the kind of shoot where Canon EOS R6 Mark II photos go live to Google Drive — Photo: Johnny Sántiz / Pexels

How it works for Canon EOS R6 Mark II → Google Drive

Your phone sits between the camera and Google Drive: no laptop, no card reader.

Step 1
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Connect it to your phone with a USB-C data cable or over Wi-Fi, then shoot as normal.
Step 2
Your phone
CloudTether copies each full-resolution photo off the camera seconds after the shutter and uploads it once.
Step 3
Google Drive
Every shot lands in Google Drive while you keep shooting — and in any other destination on the shoot.

How to live-upload Canon EOS R6 Mark II photos to Google Drive

Connect your Canon EOS R6 Mark II to your phone and every shot lands in Google Drive live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:

1
Connect your Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Connect over USB with the camera set to PC/tether mode for the most reliable, fastest link. Or go wireless with the camera's “Remote control (EOS Utility)” Wi-Fi function — not “Connect to smartphone” — on the camera's own network, your phone's hotspot or a shared router. On a first wireless connection, approve the link on the camera body when prompted.
2
Connect Google Drive
Connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose. Pick where photos should land — route per-session folders into a Shared Drive so the whole team has instant access.
3
Shoot as normal
Every frame your Canon EOS R6 Mark II captures is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting — JPEG, or RAW.
4
Photos deliver to Google Drive
Each photo uploads from your phone once and lands in Google Drive live, seconds after the shutter — and fans out to any other destinations on the session too.

Google Drive in the CloudTether app

Connect Google Drive once, then every shoot from your Canon EOS R6 Mark II can deliver to it.

CloudTether Deliver tab with Google Drive among the connected services — Connect Google Drive once in the Deliver tab.

CloudTether delivery receipt: 1,228 photos delivered to Google Drive in a folder named after the shoot, with an Open link — Each shoot gets its own folder in Google Drive; the receipt links straight to it.

Connecting the Canon EOS R6 Mark II

The EOS R6 Mark II connects over its USB-C port with a single data cable to a USB-C phone or iPad (a Lightning iPhone needs Apple's camera adapter). As on every EOS body there's no USB mode to set: turn the camera's Wi-Fi off, don't leave it in a webcam or streaming mode, raise Auto power off so it doesn't sleep between sets, and plug in.

Wirelessly, use the camera's EOS Utility connection in its communication menu — not “Connect to smartphone(tablet)”, which only pairs with Canon's own app — on the same network as the phone or the phone's hotspot, and approve the pairing on the camera. It's the same protocol we've verified on the EOS R7, but we haven't tested the R6 Mark II's Wi-Fi, so try it before a job.

It's a favourite for weddings and receptions, where bursts in low light can produce a lot of frames. C-RAW keeps CR3 files smaller, and rated send lets you push only your starred frames: rate in playback during a lull and they're delivered seconds later.

Its CR3 files are smaller than a high-resolution body's, so sending RAW over mobile data is more practical than on an EOS R5. Still, at a reception with hundreds of frames an hour, JPEG only or rated send keeps a live gallery current without the phone falling behind.

Getting the most out of Google Drive

Google Drive stores every file untouched — CR3, NEF, ARW, RAF and JPEG — in a folder you choose, with a folder per shoot inside it, and CloudTether's Google access is scoped to that folder. Teams on Google Workspace can route shoots into a Shared Drive, so editors, producers and the client's comms team all see each frame without being invited file by file.

Drive previews JPEGs instantly in a browser or the Drive app; RAW files are there to download into Lightroom or Capture One later. If people will look at photos on their phones during the event, send JPEGs or 2048 px copies to that folder and keep the RAW in a separate backup.

For a press office or agency, a Drive folder is often the hand-off the client already uses: editors open it in a browser, search by name or date and download what they need. Because each shoot gets its own folder inside the one you picked, a multi-day conference stays organised by day without sorting afterwards. If the organisation restricts third-party apps, a Workspace admin may need to allow CloudTether before you can pick a Shared Drive.

Share the parent folder once — shoot folders created inside it inherit its sharing.
Uploads count against the Google account's or Shared Drive's storage.
Drive works over mobile data, so no venue Wi-Fi is needed.

A typical Canon EOS R6 Mark II to Google Drive workflow

For a corporate event, choose the organiser's Google Drive folder or Shared Drive as the destination before you arrive.
Tether the R6 Mark II over USB-C, shoot RAW+JPEG and send 2048 px JPEGs to that folder so the social team can post during the event.
Rate the keynote shots you want on the camera; with rated send on, only those reach Drive, and the full set stays on your card.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II to Google Drive: what to know

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a full-frame body — wedding and event shooters who want speed and low-light performance. CloudTether pulls each frame off it the moment you shoot and delivers it to Google Drive: the JPEG, the CR3 RAW, or both, exactly as the camera wrote them.

CR3 files are far larger than JPEGs, so if your Google Drive recipients only need to view or pick images, deliver JPEG for the fastest turnaround and keep the CR3 originals on the card or in a second destination.

How photos route to Google Drive

Route per-session folders into a Shared Drive so the whole team has instant access.

How it connects

Connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II to Google Drive — FAQ

Can I upload Canon EOS R6 Mark II photos to Google Drive automatically?

Yes. Tether your Canon EOS R6 Mark II to your phone with CloudTether over USB or Wi-Fi, and every shot uploads to Google Drive live as you shoot — no card offload and no card import.

Can I send Canon EOS R6 Mark II photos to Google Drive live while I'm shooting?

Yes — each frame lands in Google Drive seconds after the shutter, live, while you keep shooting. There's no SD-card step in the middle.

How does CloudTether connect my Canon EOS R6 Mark II to Google Drive?

Your Canon EOS R6 Mark II tethers to your phone over USB or its own Wi-Fi; connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose.

Do I need a laptop to send Canon photos to Google Drive?

No. CloudTether runs on your phone — your Canon EOS R6 Mark II connects to the phone and uploads straight to Google Drive over mobile data or Wi-Fi, anywhere you have signal.

Can I send RAW files from my Canon EOS R6 Mark II to Google Drive?

Yes. Google Drive receives the files exactly as your Canon EOS R6 Mark II wrote them — RAW, JPEG or both. To save mobile data, turn on JPEG only and leave RAW files on the camera.

How fast do EOS R6 Mark II photos reach Google Drive?

Over USB, Canon JPEGs reach the phone in a fraction of a second in our app logs; the Drive upload then depends on signal and file size. A 2048 px JPEG usually lands within a few seconds on decent 4G or 5G.